A helping hand for homeschoolers
Homeschool Field Trips
Field trips are a great way to add a little excitement to your homeschooling routines. Field trips don’t always have to be to museums or historical landmarks. With a little creativity, homeschooling parents can turn a trip to the flee market or a visit to the neighbourhood playground into a great field trip and a unique learning experience. (more…)
Many parents feel apprehensive about homeschooling high schoolers. Even experienced homeschooling parents who taught their children at home throughout the elementary and middle school years may begin to feel insecure about their homeschooling abilities. Often times, this leads to parents handing back the reigns of their children’s education to the public school system. But is this the right choice? Is the strictly compartmentalized education provided in public schools a better option for your child? Let’s address some of your worries about homeschooling high schoolers and then you can decide. (more…)
Although flexibility is one of the great benefits that homeschooling offers, it does not mean that homeschoolers should not have any scheduled study or activity times. Homeschooling parents and their children have a lot of leeway in terms of homeschool schedules, including which curriculum they choose to work with, what topics they decide to cover and how many hours they will spend on each task. Parents new to homeschooling often feel the need to work within strict homeschool schedules. They push their children to sit in front of the books from early morning until late afternoon when regular school goers often end the school day. It doesn’t have to be this way. Homeschoolers should take advantage of the flexibility homeschooling allows and should attune their studies to their interests and preferred timings. This often results in a more productive and effective education. (more…)
Homeschooling consists of a lot of hard word, dedication and commitment, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t make your homeschool fun. All you have to do is add a little creativity and a dash of flexibility. That will definitely help to lighten up the monotony of studying the same subjects every day. Any activity that is performed within the confines of a strict routine will eventually turn tiresome. It’s important to break routine once in a while to make homeschooling fun and to bring back the sense of adventure that you probably felt when you started homeschooling. (more…)
Homeschooling parents hold a great responsibility and are often deeply dedicated and hard working, therefore every once in a while, they are bound to run into some homeschool burnout. Besides the everyday challenges of homeschooling, often exceptional circumstances come up such as a new baby, an illness or added responsibilities. Such life changes can cause a lot of stress and directly contribute to homeschool burnout. (more…)
Grading for homeschooling can be a tricky task. Of course the teacher in charge is always the one to assign grades. In the case of homeschooling, the teacher is usually mom or dad which can create some difficulties. Naturally, parents find usually find it difficult to assess their children objectively. It’s instinctive for parents to always see the best in their children and to minimize their flaws. (more…)
With the advent of new technology, online homeschooling has become a great new way for parents to educate their children effectively and efficiently. Homeschooling parents can now find a wide range of information and resources available online, just a mouse click away. Online homeschooling resources can make homeschooling significantly easier and more productive. Parents are no longer limited to buying text books and spending time reading and explaining lessons to their children. They no longer have to struggle to find ways to evaluate their children’s learning. Online homeschooling resources provide you with full course details, lesson plans, testing materials and much more. (more…)
Good reading skills are essential in our world today and therefore teaching reading skills is a large component of any successful homeschool program. As a homeschooling mother, I found it difficult to consistently come up with reading assignments and ideas to keep the children engaged and motivated. I wrote this article to help homeschooling parents like me find new and interesting ways to keep their kids reading. (more…)
When you decided to start homeschooling, you decided to become a teacher. Now think back to all the teachers you’ve had in the past.What was the one quality every great teacher had? In my experiences as a student and a teacher, I found that enthusiasm is the one quality every great teacher has. Now that you have become a teacher, you need to harness all the enthusiasm you can muster. This is important because most of the time your attitude towards a subject or towards education in general will be mirrored by your child. (more…)
I have good news for all of you homeschooling parents. After only a bit of research, I found that a huge amount of valuable and easily accessible homeschooling resources exist for homeschooling parents. You can find a wide variety of these homeschooling resources online, but the Internet definitely does not have to be the only place you look. Many of the most useful homeschooling resources come from homeschooling parents who want to share their experiences, successes and failures. Keep in mind that there are hundreds of thousands of other parents doing the same thing as you and learning from each other can save us a lot of time and effort. (more…)