Is it enough to give the homeschool student a textbook, some explanation and a couple of worksheets to make them learn successfully? Those are the basics, but sometimes children need a little bit more to feel confident about what they are studying. Monitor Their...

There is a natural tendency for girls to become disenchanted with science somewhere along the 4-6th grade. The disinterest at this stage leads to them moving further away from the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) career choices later in life. Now, it...

There is a healthy debate on what skills are considered absolutely essential and which may be sidelined for a while. Yet there are some basic skills that just about any educator from regular school or from a homeschool community will agree are essential. Here we list...

There are a number of life skills that a child can only ever learn if he does them himself. Think back to when your baby did not know how to walk, he tried to balance himself but fell on his bum more often than not. Did you tell him at that point of time that he did...

There is a need to maintain a balance in all aspects of your life when you are a homeschooling parent. Having the homeschool material organized and ready to use each day, making sure that your homeschool students do their required quota of studies to cover the...

We have previously discussed how the smartphone is now a part of our lifestyles and how much the apps there on can help us in our day to day activities. Here are some apps that simplify life and make it easier for the homeschool parent to function. Clear  Have you...

The smartphone is not just a part of your life, it can actually be a very helpful gadget in the homeschooling classroom. There are a number of apps on both iPhone and Android which can be used effectively as aids to teach your children in the homeschool way of life....

If your state legally  requires you to give your homeschool students four to five hours of education per day, you may be going just a little crazy trying to fit that much time in to a multi grade homeschool classroom. Here is a simple secret. You don't need to...

The primary goal when you are scheduling multi grade school days in your homeschool classroom is to keep it as simple as possible. Naturally the better you organize your plan and study materials the day before, the easier it will be for you to handle every thing that...

Geology is an earth science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change. In essence this is the easiest science project that you can pick up as a homeschooling family. Basically you are studying,...