What if I fail? Teaching my child at home could be a disaster! That’s what it all boils down to, right? You could fail. If you are an ethical person and a loving parent, the possibility of failing your child strikes terror in your heart. You’ve seen homeschooling families in the grocery store together or … Read more
Looking for Unit Studies Homeschool Kids Will Be Inspired By? Who isn’t! You know your homeschooler wants to have fun, but you want him to learn. Would you be surprised to learn that unit studies are a distinctly homeschool phenomenon? Consequently, you don’t have to search far and wide for homeschool unit studies. A google search … Read more
Literature-Based Curriculum Moving Beyond the Page (MBTP) is a complete secular curriculum utilizing research-based educational strategies to bring the best out in each student. This curriculum fosters critical thinking and encourages children to develop their creativity. Challenging and engaging projects allow students to benefit from the integration of science, social studies and language arts. Students … Read more
Reading With a Purpose Why read? Many people never read a book after high school. A startling number of college graduates never read another book after college. They don’t like to read. They don’t want to read. They like movies, videos, TV shows and radio. These people figure reading is obsolete – at least for … Read more
Every Family Room in America Used to have a pile of board games. Not any more. Many households don’t have ANY. The internet and TV has taken their place in Americans’ hearts. I’m going to do my level best to convince you to let a few old-fashioned games, books and toys back into the family … Read more
I love Math-U-See Did I use other curricula? Briefly. As a secondary math teacher, I had been trained to consider the spiral curriculum to be a good idea. As a homeschool parent, I came to realize there was no institutional requirement to keep pressing on when my children didn’t quite master a math concept. We … Read more
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Much, Much More Middle School Homeschool Curriculum should be the stuff of high adventure. You’ve laid your kids foundation in elementary school. They can read, write and perform calculations. You don’t yet have to worry about making sure your kid’s high school transcript meets the expectations of their … Read more
They’re Out There, and you’re not the only one looking. Many people, even devout Christians, seek a secular curriculum for their homeschool. It’s a popular search. When I did a Google search for a secular homeschool curriculum the first six returns were faith-based curricula with inevitable denominational perspectives. I imagine this elicits considerable anxiety along … Read more
It Has Gotten a Whole Lot Easier to find a great State History Homeschool Curriculum. Over the last few decades some excellent resources have been created. I am going to feature three excellent selections. You should be able to select the one that is right for you. Truly, you’re homeschooling at the right time. In … Read more
Welcome! Let’s Make Sure You’ve Found What You’re Looking For. If you’re looking for a homeschool social studies curriculum, trying to understand homeschool social studies curricula a bit better, or preparing to build your own homeschool social studies curriculum, you’ve come to the right place. We’re going to discuss all of that. If you were … Read more