If you’ve been in the homeschooling community for long, you’ll notice that many homeschooling families are larger than average; often much larger. Parenting that many children may seem an overwhelming task to many, but homeschooling them seems inconceivable. Homeschool multiple children is all in the planning and curriculum choice.
Curriculum Choice
I have a friend who is [...]
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Just because you homeschool doesn`t mean you can`t experience the learning fun of field trips. You`ll just need to schedule them yourself! It`s not as difficult as you might think.
Group vs. Family
You can take just your kids on a field trip (which, if you have more than 3 or 4 might be quite the group [...]
When I began homeschooling my third child in 1997, I really didn’t know much about learning styles. Of course we all have a dominant and preferred method of learning, but up to that point, I had never given much thought to their ‘learning style’. I discovered quickly that learning style has a great bearing on [...]
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It was the beginning of another year. I was going through my typical goal setting exercises. I came across someone who made an interesting suggestion. The suggestion was to take your goal and ask yourself, “And then what?”
For example I have long wanted to work for myself. “And then what?”
Oh, then I would have control [...]
Homeschooling and parenting might seem like one and the same, but the truth is, if you treat these two areas of your life as one, you`ll quickly end up in problems. I speak from experience on this, as a homeschooled child!
When I was growing up, my mother was the primary teacher and the frustrations that [...]
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Are you the homeschool mom who looks a little tired, worn out and stressed. Or perhaps you have lost your zest and zeal for the calling you were 100% sure was from God in August, but now it’s January and you’re looking longingly at the yellow school bus going down the road and second guessing [...]
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