Background For eight years, I homeschooled history on a classical calendar of ancients to modern in four years. After two cycles, I must admit, I was a little bored. I was also concerned that my high schoolers did not have a good grasp of American history since it was taught to them as part of a world history curriculum. Additionally, since… (more…)
A support structure is always important for parents and families. It is nice to have a safe place to share frustrations, joys and accomplishments and enjoy fellowship. Homeschooling families greatly benefit from support groups. Homeschool support groups offer relationships and connections that are hard to find anywhere else. Members can pool resources for field trips, co-op classes, physical education, curriculum and… (more…)
I just found a free, easy homeschool planner and calendar generator. You can quickly generate: Weekly assignment sheets, including customized subjects Single and multi-page calendars Sequential Weeks of Numbered Days Bible Reading Record The generator is located here: http://homeschoolclassifieds.com/planner_form.asp In addition, this generator is located on the HomeschoolClassifieds.com site. I will soon be posting about several great options available for buying… (more…)
After a very busy school year wrap up for my family, I wanted to post about something I’ve learned is very important for homeschoolers: taking breaks. I know there are homeschooling families that are able to take guilt free breaks, but most of the homeschooling moms I know are overachievers. They are constantly fighting the worry and guilt that they… (more…)
I’m going to be writing a series of posts about testing homeschoolers. This first post is a list and some basic information about mail-in testing services. But let me comment on a couple of things first: 1. Check with your state requirements for homeschool testing. I live in Arizona where there are absolutely no requirements for standardized or achievement testing. I do choose to… (more…)
It’s always nice when companies offer the same education incentives to homeschoolers as they do for public and private schools. One of those incentives program is the Pizza Hut Book-It program. If you decide to participate, you sign up your own homeschool and the number of K-6th grade kids in your household that would like to participate in the program. Currently, the… (more…)
This video shows a very clever reenactment of the Battle of Hastings from the Norman’s point of view using an animation of the Bayeux Tapestry.
Google Docs is basically a simple online word processor. It has all of the same very basic functions as Microsoft Word. The difference is that a document is stored and edited online. This is what makes Google Docs a powerful tool in my homeschool.
If you are a parent of elementry aged students, you have probably already heard about Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House Series so you can probably skip the next section (FYI Mary Pope Osborne has some other books that are ideal for classical homeschools but I’ll save that for a later post). If you haven’t heard about the series, let… (more…)
One extremely valuable homeschool resource I use over and over again is Donna Young’s site appropriately called http://donnayoung.org/index.htm.