There is a lot to be said about actually seeing and doing things, as compared to simply reading about them or speaking about them. You can create an interesting learning experience for homeschool students by creating field trips at everyday places that they are...

With the smartphone becoming an inevitable part of our lives, it is necessary to harness it's power in the homeschool classroom. Most children can spend a lot more time sitting on an app on the phone than they can when given a book to read. The multimedia nature of...

In most families the father is not the primary homeschool teacher. The day to day studies is left to the mother to handle. However that does not mean that the homeschool father has no role in the homeschool classroom. Depending on the amount of time that the father...

Surviving on a single income is made easier when you know what expenses you need to plan ahead for. Here are some heads of expenses that most families are likely to face. You can add or deduct ones that your own homeschool family is likely to have. Curriculum and...

Crafting a realistic budget is important when homeschooling. Finances are usually tight for homeschooling families and it makes sense to work on a shoestring budget. The beauty of homeschooling lies in the freedom afforded to the homeschool parent in picking and...

A convention is something that sounds like a set of doctors or politicians may attend, so what's it got to do with homeschooling? Apparently there are regularly organized homeschool conventions that are focused on helping out homeschooling families in their journey....

Children with special needs often find it nearly impossible to benefit from the regular school system. That is when their parents often step in with the option of homeschooling. Unfortunately the issues that the child has, do not change. This means that the parent who...

Notebooking is a method in which the homeschool student maintains a written record of what they have been taught in class. The child has the option of writing down facts accompanies with their own opinions and then decorating the whole thing. Here are some more...

Writing work can take many forms in the hoemschool classroom. You can have your homeschool students fill out worksheets based on what they have just been taught, or you could introduce them to Notebooking. This is an interesting concept which tends to involve the...

A Homeschool Curriculum Spine is a quick reference tool for all that you intend to do in a specific subject, for a specific grade. There are a number a items that may be added to the Spine. Here is an indicative list of stuff that you can put into it. Identify Your...