There is a limit to how much you can teach your homeschool student as the grades progress. While teaching your own core subjects from school may not be an issue, some other courses that you child wants to take and you are not too knowledgeable about may prove...

For a young child to speak out what he needs to say may be difficult at first because he does not have the vocabulary to speak up what he wishes to share. Later even as he builds up his words the parents continue to speak up on his behalf to teachers at school, at the...

The purpose of education is to prepare children for adulthood. Optimism is the lever that helps us push ourselves into a positive future. So if you are homeschooling your children and want them to be happy and well adjusted adults, it would make sense to give them the...

While most states allow dual enrollment for homeschool students who are in high school, it is a good idea to check with your local homeschool support group about the legalities of such a move. In any case, even if the child may not be able to use the college classes...

If you are teaching a teenager High School classes, there is a chance that he or she is interested in taking up subjects that you may not be too conversant with. Rather than getting your act together and studying up on a topic that may not interest you as much as it...

A few weeks ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go to Los Angeles on a quick weekend trip to Griffith Observatory. Boy was I ever wrong...it wasn't just a good idea, it was a FANTASTICALLY GREAT idea! My family (all six of us) traveled about 4 hours to arrive at...

Making up a story is easy when you are just speaking about it. However to describe things in a more academic setting requires considerable practice for your homeschool student to get it right. Here are some writing prompts that can be used to help your budding teenage...

While written expression usually focusses on finding the "voice" of the homeschool student, in high school the student must also learn the four different types of writing styles that are expected in different types of academic assignments. The four different styles of...

There are a number of websites on the net which allow children to explore their school curriculum online. Given here are the names of a couple such online websites which handle multiple subjects and can be used in conjunction with regular homeschooling classes for the...

Spending time giving your child external stimulus makes it that much more possible for your child to learn about their world faster. It may even affect their IQ levels if some researcher's theories are to be believed. Here are some toys that you can give as a...