More Weekly Inspiration Topics for Homeschoolers
We spoke of Mythology, Video production and Sports as possible weekly projects for exploring new horizons in the last blog post. In continuation of the same theme we look at some other activities that can be done each week during the homeschool year besides the...
Exploring New Horizons Each Week with Homeschoolers
Look beyond the curriculum books that you have been using to expose your homeschool students to a whole new world. Exploring new horizons each week with a different field of focus can be a great idea. Here are some ideas based on what your children's interest lie in....
Plan a Great Homeschool Year
If you follow a curriculum you have a fairly good idea about what you have to cover in each subject during the year, but to have a great year of homeschooling you need more. You need fun activities that both the homeschool teacher and students enjoy. You need to...
Helping Homeschoolers Get Multi Lingual with Duolingo
Learning new languages is a great way to spark interest in a child. It can be difficult for a homeschool teacher to teach a language that they do not know and in this case you can use language software to help. In case your homeschool student shows an aptitude for...
Home Management for Home Schooling Families
When you start homeschooling your children you go from being just a parent to a parent and a teacher. The charter of duties for you just doubled and if you do not get help from the rest of the family it will overwhelm you. So here is how you can get your children and...
Kindle is a Homeschooling Family’s Friend
Amazon gave the most important boost to the ebook market when it launched its hand held ebook reader - Kindle. Suddenly there was a whole new world of publishing that had opened up vast fields of knowledge at extremely affordable rates. Any one who is fond of reading...
Homeschool Handwriting Improvement Resources
The present generation of children has had no opportunity to practice their writing because everything is done by typing out the words on a computer keyboard or a handheld tablet. As a result their handwriting is not exactly the best around! Whether it is getting your...
How to Fit in Everything in Your Homeschool Schedule
Time can be a spoiler when it comes to planning your homeschool schedule. Do you feel you do not have enough time to cover all that you would like to? When you write down your homeschool goals you have a large number of activities corresponding to achieving these set...
The Week Ahead In Your Homeschool Classroom
Setting a Homeschool Schedule for the academic year can be a daunting and often time consuming task. What makes it worse is after you have decided just what you are going to do each hour in the homeschool classroom, you realize that the schedule needs constant...
Helping Your Homeschool Student Face Exams
Testing is a relatively ignored concept in homeschooling. As long as a visible difference in skill sets is seen by the parent the child is not usually subjected to tests and exams. However as the grades increase there are a set of formal exams that your homeschool...