Without a Homeschooling Curriculum Are There Gaps in Education?
As a homeschooling parent you have the option to follow a homeschool curriculum from a formal source or make up one of your own based on what you feel is best. In case you choose to make up your own curriculum there may be this nagging little voice in the back of your...
Fun with Static Electricity
Static electricity is all about charge and the forces that happen because the charges are not in balance. It’s what happens when you separate the plus and minus charges, and you can get objects to move even when they are not touching each other. I've got two different...
Make Homeschooling Normal, Calm and Fun
There are many different ways to homeschool and the best part is that you don't have to conform to someone else's norm. For parents new to homeschooling, the most difficult part is figuring out just what their homeschooling system should and should not have. Remember...
Extend Your Homeschool Support System to Include a Homeschool Buddy
It's always a little difficult for homeschooling mothers to speak about all the little things that excite them in a homeschooling day to their husbands or parents. While family may love you and appreciate that you are happily homeschooling your children, they are may...
Homeschooling is Constant Learning
If you are just getting started with homeschooling you may have visited online forums where other homeschooling teachers say that they are constantly teaching their children. When you are currently struggling to get that first month’s lesson plans in order, this may...
Before Homeschooling Starts, Have You Done This?
If you are serious about homeschooling, there is a considerable amount of advance planning that you need to do. There are also some other basic things that you should consider doing if you have not done already. Get Involved with the Local Homeschool Community This...
More Tools from Google that Homeschoolers Can Use
Google is a blessing for homeschooling families on a budget. The Google search engine allows you to hunt for free homeschooling resources, the Google Alerts app allows you to stay on top of new blog posts and news, the Google Calendar is a fantastic scheduling...
Superconductor Roller Coaster
I have to tell you a secret... when I was in 10th grade, my geeky girlfriend and I designed what we thought was pretty clever: a superconductor roller coaster, which we imagined would float effortlessly above its magnetic track. Of course, our roller coaster existed...
Useful Tools for Homeschooling from Google
Say the word Google and you will probably think of its most famous tool, the search engine. However Google has a great many apps that you can use in the homeschool classroom with great ease to increase your efficiency. Here are some Google apps that you may like to...
Setting a Homeschool Schedule that Suits You
There are a certain number of instructional days per year required of you legally in each state when you homeschool your children. What is important for a homeschooling parent to remember is that there is no restriction on when these instructional days should take...
