Making homeschool decisions easy
For some reason, I thought teaching creative writing to my homeschooled kids would feel simple. I’m a writer! But, feeling comfortable as a writer didn’t quite equal to easily teaching the skill. Helping my students put together an academic paper? Not a problem. Teaching creative writing? Not so much. So I feel grateful for helpful tools in this area. I’ve discovered how Bardsy Homeschool can
This post is sponsored by College Prep Science. I was compensated for my time to review; all opinions are my own. So many companies want the attention of homeschoolers these days! Especially in this pandemic season, where homeschooling grew, the options for curriculum feel endless. For example, books, kits, unit studies on every subject and for every reason exist. To help parents wade through it
In just a few short months I’ll graduate my third child from high school. I feel quite excited for my daughter. Although it also feels surreal her homeschool days are complete. For all the Moms of preschoolers or elementary kids, know that graduation does actually come! — and comes fast. My teens’ transition from homeschooling came with a learning curve. Definitely, searching colleges to match interests
The pace of my children learning to read varied widely between five kids. Kind of like the tortoise and the hare! Some took off almost on their own or with a sibling’s support. This of course made my homeschooling job easier. I simply fed them oodles of books to choose from. But, other children approached reading skills slowly and steadily — step by (sometimes painful)
When you’ve been homeschooling for nearly twenty years, some curriculum companies come and stay in your homeschool. For our family, Apologia Sciences is one of those! Student after student, I have dusted off our stored books again and again for the current year’s use – including high school biology. I was compensated for my time to write this post; all opinions are my own. This
This year our family enters year 18 of homeschooling… …and I enter my fourth time leading a teen through high school! I feel so grateful to many curriculum companies in our homeschool. When I needed support (or sometimes hand-holding), they were right there. Apologia Science curriculum definitely finds shelf space in our house. From elementary to high school, my kids and I really like their
I’m a child of Haitian immigrants and the first-born. Many times after school, I remember sharing my newfound knowledge of America with my parents. They came to earn degrees in Chemistry and Engineering and to offer their children new choices. Those goals were met! But everything from this country’s language, its customs, culture, and yes its government, was a brand new experience. So it felt exciting
Throughout our 16 years of homeschooling, I’ve run into all kinds of curriculum decisions. There are many, many options! I could usually identify which style or approach might work for our family. Many curriculum choices proved ones we loved and have used over and over again. And then there is MATH. Some homeschool Moms find it simple to choose and implement math options for their
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