Homeschooling is so great! You get to decide your books, your curriculum, your schedule. But homeschooling is also a challenge for the very same reasons. You need to decide on your curriculum, what method you are going to use, and figure out your schedule, among every other decision. It's that schedule one that often proves problematic. You have so much flexibility with homeschooling but you also need to make sure that there is some sort of homeschool schedule. As you are setting up your … [Read more...]
Using Truth in the Tinsel in Your Homeschool
Are you familiar with Truth in the Tinsel? It is this awesome product created by Amanda White to help teach children ages 3-5 about the true story of Christmas while also pointing them towards salvation. It is done over 24 days with a theme to each day, a Bible passage to read, and a craft to do that goes with the theme. We actually did it for the first time when my oldest was two. We did it again when she was three and will be doing it again this year as part of our homeschool day. You don't … [Read more...]
Homeschool Preschool for Cheap
Homeschooling can be quite the adventure. I'm not sure where we'll go from here but this year, for pre-k, we are homeschooling. Homeschooling can also be quite expensive if you buy all the materials you can, expensive books, etc. However, it does not have to cost a lot, especially preschool. You can homeschool preschool for cheap with just a little effort. Here are the things we are doing so far to save money. Use the internet There are so many free resources online for homeschooling, … [Read more...]
Homeschooling…An Overview
I was homeschooled. I was in public for kindergarten through second grade. Then I was homeschooled until 11th grade when I went back to public school. I have issues with people who think homeschooling is horrible or just not likely to be done well. Or creates these socially inept people. False, false, false, false, false. Myth 1: One person can't possibly teach everything because they can't know everything. And you think teachers know everything? No. They have manuals. They read … [Read more...]