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Surviving the Home Schooling Life

Homeschool Lessons From Nature - Teenage Girls Are Like Hummingbirds!
6 Jun 2010 at 9:58am
Hummingbirds are like teenage girls. Have you ever watched a hummingbird? They are so petite, and feminine-looking. Beautiful colors and so soft they seem to even FLY softly. I was watching hummingbirds from a restaurant window once, and the waiter let me in on a little secret.

The Pros and Cons of Homeschooling - Keep Them in Mind
5 Jun 2010 at 6:52am
You want to homeschool your children. It is better to look before you leap with regard to homeschooling. Weigh your options and know what is involved.

Fire Pits and Home Schooling
4 Jun 2010 at 8:40pm
At the end of the day home education is about family relationships. Home school families are vocal about the benefits of educating at home and the strong relationships that homeschooling encourages between parents and children is right at the top of a long list.

Beginning Homeschooling - Start With the End in Mind
4 Jun 2010 at 1:11pm
What is it you really want your children to learn? Are you preparing them for life as a student or life as an adult? This article will help you keep the truly important lessons in mind as you homeschool your child.

Homeschooling High School - How to Search For Colleges
4 Jun 2010 at 7:03am
Preparing your high school kids for college is one of the very best things you can do for your children. I did that to my two boys who are now enrolled in their first choice college. The best part is they were admitted to college with full-tuition scholarships.

Homeschool Lessons From Nature - Bluejays Are Like Boys
4 Jun 2010 at 6:31am
Blue jays are like teenage boys. I was watching some gorgeous Blue Jays in my backyard. They are remarkably blue, and fairly large birds about the size of crows. Three of them were making a lot of noise together, when suddenly one of the birds started acting funny.

Swiss Family Robinson For Homeschoolers
4 Jun 2010 at 6:13am
When we read Swiss Family Robinson, the children gained a greater love for the wilderness. We learned how to make signs with sticks and stones to indicate where we were. We learned how to make emergency shelters. We found out what wild foods were edible, and which weren't. We made traps for catching wild animals.

Online Home School Curriculum For Your Child
3 Jun 2010 at 2:23pm
Making the decision to home school your children involves quite a few things. Parents should consider the time and preparation involved before committing to this daunting task.

Activity Tables For the Comfort of Learning
3 Jun 2010 at 2:04pm
Day care centers are there to help kids develop their senses together with their physical, mental, social and emotional skills starting at a young age, because it always best to start fresh. When kids are at their day care centers they get the chance to interact with other kids and get the chance to play things that could help them learn at the same time.

How Can Homeschoolers Find a College?
3 Jun 2010 at 9:16am
One of the challenges that homechooling parents are facing is how to help their high school children find the college that best suits their needs. This task will however become simpler if parents have previously prepared and made extensive research on the kind of colleges that approximate and match their children's interests. In most cases however, homeschooling parents refer to college comparison books like US News and World Report and Peterson's.

How To Draw a US Map Step By Step
3 Jun 2010 at 9:02am
It may seem impossible to be able to draw the US map step by step. There are 50 states.

Beginning Homeschooling - What About Socialization?
3 Jun 2010 at 8:33am
As a beginning homeschooler you have probably been asked about "socialization" more than once. This article will show you what your child will "miss" by not attending school and give you some suggestions for creating a socially rich environment for your child.

Beginning Homeschooling - Relax, It's Not As Hard As You Think
3 Jun 2010 at 8:21am
If you are considering beginning homeschooling, you may be thinking that teaching your kids at home is beyond you. You may believe that some special knowledge or skill is involved. Perhaps you suspect that because you don't have a teaching certificate or a lot of education you should leave it up to the professionals.

Summer Learning Loss - Tips on How to Avoid It
3 Jun 2010 at 7:31am
Summer learning loss is a phenomenon experienced by kids and students of all ages. Kids forget much of what they learned in the previous school year over the summer months.

Cartooning and Comics in Your Homeschool Curriculum
3 Jun 2010 at 7:09am
Cartooning or drawing comics can be part of your child's homeschool curriculum if you see it as more than just doodling. It may actually be a skill or talent that your child has, which can be developed into a semester-long assignment or something even bigger. In the process of cartooning, your child is expressing herself, visualizing, and telling stories through her drawing.

Former Homeschooler's Advice - Further Considerations Before Homeschooling - ...
2 Jun 2010 at 6:05pm
This article, Part Three of Four, contains a few topics to be considered before you pledge to teach your child(ren) at home. Every school year, we evaluated whether or not we wanted to continue homeschooling. Since you have positioned yourself as educator, you must be persistent and consistent. While teaching my son, I found a reliable substitute teacher for testing and outsourcing.

Do Homeschoolers Need to Get Their Transcripts Accredited?
2 Jun 2010 at 5:18pm
Some homeschoolers are asking if they have to have an "accredited" transcripts to get into college. They also asked if the transcripts they have prepared for their homeschooled high school are "official" and can be used to enroll their children in college. Homeschoolers should understand the difference between "accredited" transcripts and "official" ones.

Serious No No's For Homeschooling Parents - Part Four of Four Part Series
2 Jun 2010 at 2:53pm
In order to avoid a lot of headaches, I have listed things you should avoid as a homeschooling family. Look into all local and state laws and ordinances regarding schooling your child at home. Keep it as low key as possible and ask around with any homeschooling groups in your area.

Homeschooling High School - Do You Feel Alone?
2 Jun 2010 at 2:35pm
I have telephone conversations with parents from remote households across the nation. They say they are committed to homeschooling their high school children yet they feel isolated. Part of the reason why they feel this way is because they may be the only homeschooling family in their community and they have no one to whom they can share their experiences or get counsel.

See the Benefits of Homeschooling Through the Eyes of an Experienced Homescho...
2 Jun 2010 at 2:19pm
As a former homeschooler of nine years, I take pleasure in reflecting upon the times spent as my son's teacher. Teaching your child builds a strong relationship. While you are working closely every day with your child, you will find out where they excel.