When you first consider homeschooling your children you probably don't want to invest a lot of money. These tips for How To Homeschool For Free are tried and true options that many of my friends who homeschool have used for years. You can easily provide education at home without spending a ton of money out of pocket. How To Homeschool For Free Take advantage of the online free curriculum: There are tons of great options online for totally free curriculum. In fact, if you want to learn how to homeschool for free, this is the number one suggestion. You can truly find almost everything you need online already. Some great options for starting: Easy Peasy All In One Homeschool is a complete homeschool curriculum sorted by grade Donna Young Charlotte Mason Style Learning Notebooking Fairy for lap book and note booking unit study Teachers Pay Teachers for free printables and lesson plans (this site has many paid options as well) Kahn Academy for great … [Read more...]
Why You Should Travel With Your Home-schooled Child
There are so many advantages to homeschooling your children but my favorite perk would probably have to be the fact that because you are homeschooling them, they don't need to be in one spot at all time. Why You Should Travel With Your Home-schooled Child? This opens up opportunities beyond belief. I personally believe that you should take advantage of this and see the world. I think that every person in the world should have the opportunity to see new places and learn about the rest of the world, and I personally believe that seeing all of these sights as you are in school and learning about these things is the best time to do so! Today I will be sharing with you a few reasons that traveling with your home schooled children can really benefit them. Now, before y'all say anything - I know. Miss Sarah goes to public school. I am a firm believer that PARENTS are in charge of their child's education and we PARTNER with their teachers/schools. Traveling can be fun AND educational, like … [Read more...]
5 Homeschool Curriculum Options to Choose From
Homeschooling your kids can be a very daunting task. You have to choose a curriculum, pick up supplies, lesson plan and more. It’s quite easy to get lost while doing everything. When it comes to choosing a curriculum, there are literally hundreds that you can choose from. Each one offers different styles of learning and different topics. Some are religiously based, others not so much. These 5 homeschool curriculums to choose from are usually considered homeschool favorites. Take a look and do your research to see which one is the best fit for your family. 5 Homeschool Curriculum Options to Choose From Abeka – Abeka is known as one of the best homeschool curriculums by far. They are very heavy on religion though so keep that in mind. Abeka usually starts their kids at age 2. One thing about the Abeka homeschool curriculum is that it is very drill based. You can choose homeschool with no guidance or their guided dvd program. Easy Peasy Homeschool – If you’re looking for a … [Read more...]
Homeschool Math Favorites
Are you planning to teach Homeschool? These are the favorites for Math curriculum if you are thinking about how you could possibly get started. These top books are the best way to start making your lesson plans. Check out our Homeschool Math Favorites. Horizons Math 2 - Workbooks 1 & 2 Horizons 2nd Grade Math Student Book 1 contains fun, entertaining lessons that include: counting and writing numbers by 1s to 100-999; using tally marks; recognizing ordinal numbers to 100, less than, greater than, or equal to; adding and subtraction up to four-digit numbers; and understanding inches, centimeters, linear and English weight equivalents. This full-color student workbook contains lessons 180 and perforated pages for easy removal. Horizons 2nd Grade Math Student Book 2 contains easy-to-teach, fun-to-learn lessons that cover: counting money; reviewing geometric shapes and colors; working simple word problems; understanding Fahrenheit temperature; recognizing area, perimeter, and volume; … [Read more...]
How To Homeschool With Little Ones At Home
Homeschooling is not easy. Let me say that again (homeschooling is not easy). This is especially true if you have older children at home you would like to homeschool, but you have smaller children as well. It is possible to be a good mom to your younger children, while allowing your other children to thrive academically. How To Homeschool With Little Ones At Home Go with the Flow Sometimes this approach does not work. You go with the flow, but the kids aren’t really having it. If you are helping an older child with school and a younger child needs your help, try stopping just for a moment. Often times the younger child just wants your attention. Give it to them for the time being and then move back to schooling. Explain to the older child that you are sorry for the interruptions, but the younger ones need you too. Open communication is key to help everyone in the house from becoming frustrated. Self Taught The great thing about homeschooling is that you do not have to be in your … [Read more...]
10 Free and Fabulous Field Trips for Kids and Homeschoolers
If you are a homeschooling mom looking for some fun, fabulous, and free field trips for kids to take your child to or you are looking for some enrichment activities to do on the weekends or over the summer I have compiled a list of 10 activities that you can find right in your own neighborhood or at least very close by. For little more than the cost of gas you can have an educational and entertaining field trip. 10 Fa10 Free and Fabulous Field Trips for Kids and Homeschoolers A few tips before you head out: Call ahead and check to see the hours, and if they are open to public.If you have to travel a bit to get to these places, consider packing a lunch to keep your out of pocket expense as low as possible.Print out this field trip log, so your child can document their trip.Charge up your camera batteries or put fresh ones inDress appropriately- you don't want to be in open toed shoes for a visit to the farm.Start early so everyone is bright eyed and bushy tailed, … [Read more...]
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