Focus on Composition and Literature In the high school years a good homeschool language arts curriculum covers literature and composition thoroughly. Teens have generally covered grammar, spelling and basic composition in middle school. While some curricula will still cover these topics, not all do. Teens develop strong writing skills and broad exposure to different forms … Read more
Reading With a Purpose Your teen gains the most from what he reads with homeschool literature study guides. When you provide basic literature guides for books on the college reading list your teen is certain to understand them better. Obviously, that’s a worthy goal. Many literature study guides include word studies and composition exercises, negating … Read more
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
Middle School is Over and Done With Let’s find a homeschooling high school curriculum that’s right for your teen. Homeschooling programs fall into 4 distinct categories. We’ll review online programs, Christian curricula, secular curricula and the eclectic curriculum option. Each option has its pros and cons. Choices abound within each category. Obviously we can’t cover … Read more
Free Preschool Homeschool Curriculum is what you came here to find, and that’s what you’ll get. In this post I’ll list some reputable Free Preschool Homeschool Curriculum sources. I’ll also list some which are very low cost and may save you time and energy in the long run. What I love about parents of preschoolers … 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
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
This is a Very Popular Google Search Every day many people log on to the internet and scour the search engines, looking for free homeschool programs on line, free curriculum, free resources, you name it – as long as it’s free. A lot of people are homeschooling on a very tight budget. You don’t need … Read more
Have you ever heard of Gutenberg Books? Yes? No? Well, it doesn’t really matter if you’ve heard of Gutenberg Project books online or not. I cannot recommend this site highly enough. When great books’ copyrights expire, the good folks at Project Gutenberg make those books available at no cost to the reader in ebook form. … Read more
Apologia Biology Reviews aren’t hard to come by. I’m reviewing this product because I think most reviews of Apologia Biology are incomplete. They don’t tell you just how comprehensive this curriculum is, or how hard the publisher has worked to make it user friendly for the frugal homeschooling family, the learning disabled student, the busy, … Read more