If you’ve taken on the challenge of homeschooling your children, you probably already know the importance of finding interesting and unique ways to teach them new concepts and to give them a chance to practice old ones. But you may not have realized the answer is as close as your family kitchen. Below are some [...]
Once the decision is made to homeschool, the next major issue is which curriculum or methodology to use. While there are pros and cons for every option, this article will focus on homeschooling with a packaged curriculum. A packaged curriculum will usually include all the books, lesson plans, and scope and sequence planning needed for [...]
Before you start arranging your house and furniture to set up your ideal home school, think for a bit on what some of the constraints and sacrifices that need to be considered. First is the time commitment. Instruction goes well beyond the lecture talk. Most of the time is preparing lessons, lab experiments, and projects. [...]
Homeschooling in the GardenBy Nancy Carter Do you already find yourself dreaming of working in the soil this spring? Of getting your hands dirty and watching for those little green sprouts to magically appear? Why not use your garden planning time as the ultimate homeschool unit study? Don’t think of gardening as something that takes [...]
Homeschooling may be unstructured but the unstructuredness lies on the time schedule of the lessons. Unlike with the traditional school setting, students of the homeschooling program are allowed to work at their own pace and to learn what they can learn at a certain period of time. They are not required to finish a coursework [...]
The concept of homeschools originated because people were not satisfied with the regular school environment and academic curriculum. For some communities, religion and moral ethics was the criteria influencing their choice, while others felt that social issues like safety, drugs and peer pressure created a negative influence on their kids. Homeschooling is also very popular [...]
Parents today prefer to homeschool, instead of educate their children in some institution, to save the little ones from the negative impact of peer pressure and the consequences of studying in a restricted and insecure environment. Home schools promote academics, while they help the child to inculcate self worth, optimism, respect and trust. Home [...]
