Every year I add a few things to our homeschool to improve our routines, maintain my sanity, and address the ever-changing needs of the rapidly maturing kids in my house. And change can be good. This year we’ve added a few tools that are making a big difference and these are my top five.
There are many acceptable ways to approach science in your homeschool, but this school year I wanted a break from textbook based science. I wanted to try something slightly less structured as we kicked off our school year.
Math. English. History. Science. Fine Arts. Most adults are familiar with school lessons. Common Core curriculum . Bells ring and classes begin. Subjects are divided up into 50-90 minute classes and coursework is determined by “the powers that be”. Teachers can vary the methodology and some of the topics, but in general the curriculum is standard …
Latin. Spanish. French. German. There is no doubt that foreign language is a valuable part of a well-rounded education. Most homeschooling parents include a foreign language as part of the child’s education regardless of their ability to speak it. C. Python. C++. HTML. Java. What about these languages? Have you considered any sort of …
