Whetting Your Information Source Before Using it in the Homeschool Classroom
A lot of information is available in the world wide web today. Unfortunately not all of it can be trusted to be true. What you read on social media websites is always slanted to make the person writing the post appear in a positive light. When you need to find out...
Building Up the Confidence of a Slow Learner
A homeschool student can have a number of reasons to be a slow learner. Most homeschool parents may miss learning disabilities in their children if they do not have older children to compare them to. Meeting milestones is a good way to keep a check of your primary...
When to use Right Brain Teaching in the Homeschool Classroom
The majority of our school curriculum is based on typical Left Brain learning techniques. There is an emphasis on doing things in an ordered structure. Read the text book, do the exercises and then follow it up with a review of what has been taught. While this...
Is Your Homeschool Student a Left Brain or Right Brain Learner?
Studies have shown that the left brain is used for organization and structure while the right brain is used for creativity and flow. Some people have a natural tendency to prefer going sequentially and learning while others like to go with whatever interests them at...
Checklist for Homeschool Teachers with Struggling Learners
Teaching your child at home is tough enough without adding a learning disability to the mix. No one wants to think about their child having problems with learning. However when your homeschool student is struggling more often than not, you may want to take a closer...
Finding Projects for Homeschool Students
Keeping homeschool students busy with projects that they can make is a difficult task. From arts and craft projects to science projects, there is a lot that is required in the homeschool classroom. Not everyone is creative enough to come up with so many new project...
Tips for Test Taking
The standard homeschool classroom does not pay much attention to formal tests. However your state regulations may require your homeschool student to undergo standardized testing. In order for them to handle the tests with ease it is a good idea to give them a bit of...
What to Teach First in the Homeschool Classroom: Easy or Tough Stuff
Every homeschool student is different and their interests will also vary. Depending on their aptitude they will find some stuff easy and other stuff tough to learn. As a homeschool teacher what should you make them focus on first? A couple of factors need to be...
Reinforcing Material in Home School Students Using Testing
Learning new study material by reading it is not the best way to reinforce it in your long term memory. When you try to test your homeschool students after teaching them something new, they will retain that knowledge for much longer. Here are some tips that you can...
Homeschoolers and Group Study
There may not be a great many students in your homeschool classroom but getting them to study together may not be the easiest task. First off you have homeschool students who are not in the same grade. Secondly sibling rivalry may rear it's head when the children are...