This Montessori Inspired Homeschool Plan for Preschool is a loosely formed outline of the lessons we hope to cover in 2016-2017.
Is homeschooling free? Yes, it can be! Here's a list of my favorite homeschool curriculum that you can find online for FREE!
I was asking this question 4 years ago, so I'm writing the post I wish I'd had. 🥰A little background: Our family began officially homeschooling when our oldest son was entering kindergarten. I wasn't homeschooled and only knew a few homeschooling families, so I had a lot of questions (and trepidation) about choosing a curriculum.Here's what I've learned along the way:+ An open-and-go, boxed curriculum can be very helpful for your first year. We used Sonlight (with no regrets!) and I have many friends who love My Father's World. You go to their website, select your child's grade level, and order the materials. All you need for the year - the instructor's guide, books, and supplies - arrives at your doorstep. You're ready to homeschool! This helped me feel confident that yes, I was doing enough, and had advisors ready to help me if I needed it.+ A trusted homeschool mama in your community is an invaluable resource. If there's a homeschooling mom in your church whom you admire, ask her all your questions. How did she get started? What curriculum would she choose (or stay away from) if she could do it all again?+ Start simple, as it will take a while to find your rhythm. For example, all that a kindergartener *really needs* is a reading/phonics program, a math program, and (for Christian families) a morning Bible/devotional time. If that's all you do for your child's kindergarten year, great! You can add history, handwriting, science, and other electives as you grow more confident.+ Remember that you may not land on your favorite curriculum or educational philosophy your first year. And that's ok! If you're interested in finding your homeschool style, I've linked a helpful quiz in my profile.+ After you've narrowed it down to a handful of curriculums you're interested in, I love Cathy Duffy's review site (cathyduffyreviews.com). Her reviews are straightforward and very helpful.
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At first, the idea of adding life skills to your homeschool curriculum might seem like a silly idea. If you’re anything like me you’re thinking, “Well, it’s life. We do a lot of that here so…we’re good.” But, the truth is, my kids could use some more life skills and something more structured to focus …
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest What subjects do you teach in your homeschool? I’m willing to bet that Math and Language Arts are on the list, and probably Science and History too. You might even have Art, Music, and Bible included in your plans. I don’t know about you, but my list of “to-do’s” each day keeps […]
Quarantine homeschool is a new reality right now for us. Having a quarantine homeschool schedule, rules and printable pack is saving my sanity right now.
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Explore the exciting world of Science with one of these great sites! This list of free science curriculum has links for Preschool through 12th grade. Updated 7/31/21 Science Discovery (PreK-K) Paso Partners (K-3) 4 2 eXplore (K-6) MS Nucleus (K-6) Biology 4 Kids (K-6) Chem 4 Kids (K-6) Physics 4 Kids (K-6) Cosmos 4 Kids [...]
Do you ever wake up and simply not want to homeschool? I know I do. I wake up and want to toss my lesson plans in the air. I want a change of pace. Yet I don’t want to neglect my children’s education. Instead I compromise and choose one of these ten educational days when I don’t want to homeschool.
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Best free typing games online, free online resources, and fun home school learning games to make this important skill fun and improve speed, accuracy, finger placement, and confidence! Kids typing practice and how to use typing lessons for kids, learn to type tests, and keyboarding activity for elementary students for online typing practice tutor, and learn to touch type for basic, beginner, intermediate, and even advanced learners. Fun ideas for free homeschool curriculum, too!
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In the beginning of December I started to realize our homeschool schedule was not working very well for us. I would plan our day and rarely would we get
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