Educational Summer Activities for Kids

The summertime is all about getting out and having fun in the sun, right? Right! However, while kids think this is their time to take a break from learning and forget school, you should be thinking of ways you can have fun in the sun with your children while teaching them a few things too. [...]

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Unschooling: A Unique Approach for Homeschooling Children

The most controversial technique used with children who are homeschooled is known as unschooling. Critics of the unschooling method think that this way of teaching is less likely to produce graduates who are socially and intellectually ready for the adult world, whether it be college, the military, or the work force. However, unschooling is growing [...]

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Tutoring as a Homeschool Program

One of the ways in which your child can be removed from public school and taught at home is to hire a tutor. This is not technically the same as homeschooling, but falls under the same category for many parents. By hiring a tutor, you can more closely monitor your child’s education.  Parents who hire [...]

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Toddlers and Teens: Raising More than One Child

Parents who choose to homeschool their children often find that things become difficult when they must deal with children who are school-aged, as well as children who are toddlers. However, there are many things you can do to help keep your homeschool program running smoothly during this transitional time, and you can continue to employ [...]

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Time to Homeschool? Starting Mid-Year

Picture this: your child has never been happy in a traditional schooling setting, but this year things seem even worse. He or she is not getting the attention they need from the teacher and is acting out, which disrupts the entire class. In the past, you and your spouse have discussed homeschooling, but it never [...]

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Stay on Task: How Scheduling Can Benefit Homeschooled Students

Although some parents who choose to homeschool their students believe in unschooling, or learning full-time and not teaching in a traditional sense, most children (as well as parents) can greatly benefit from a daily routine to homeschooling. This, of course, can be very flexible, but sticking to a set schedule can help ensure that your [...]

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So Many Methods, So Little Time: Homeschooling Techniques

There are many methods in which homeschooling can be effective for students. Parents can choose to use one or many of these techniques.  If you are new to homeschooling or starting again after being away from it for a few years, it is important to research the different techniques that are used. By doing this, [...]

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Personalized History Lessons: Including your Family Tree

One of the advantages of homeschooling is being able to create lessons that are specifically tailored to your children. One such lesson, when you are studying history, is your child’s ancestry. Learning about a family tree can be fun and educational for your children, since they are part of the lesson, and you might also [...]

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Make Science Come to Life for Your Child

If your homeschooled child struggles with scientific subjects, as many students do, there are many things that you can do to help your child learn these concepts more easily. Remember, not all children learn in the same way, so you may have to apply many techniques before you understand how your child best grasps a [...]

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Advantages to Homeschooling

There are a number of advantages to homeschooling programs, and by considering these, along with the disadvantages, parents can decide if homeschooling is a good choice for their family. Advantages to home schooling include better socialization, education, and family connections. Children receive a unique kind of education through homeschooling, and parents should learn all they [...]

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It’s Not as Hard as You Think: Advice for New Homeschooling Parents

One of the most unsure times in your life might come when you and your spouse make the decision to pull your child out of public or private traditional school and begin a homeschooling program. Becoming your child’s sole teacher is difficult, but the results can be a happier family and better educated child. The [...]

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Effective Parenting Starts In The Heart

Even though the prevailing thought that parenting doesn’t come with an instruction manual is true, there are numerous self-help books on the market addressing the care and well-being of children in the home.  However, these are mostly mechanical in nature, from dealing with diaper rash to convincing teens of the merits of good dietary habits. [...]

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Better Late Than Early

Book Review of Better Late Than Early – By Raymond and Dorothy Moore Buy Better Late Than Early eBook at Our Book Store! There was a time in our nation’s history that children were seen more for their value around the house and farm than whether they could read and write.  As this began to [...]

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Home-Style Teaching

This is an excerpt (Chapter 1) from “Home-Style Teaching” by Raymond and Dorothy Moore You Can Purchase Home-Style Teaching Today at Our Book Store! Some TLC (Tender, Loving Care) Hints for a New Teacher from an Old Classroom Hack THERE WERE TIMES in my teacher-education courses in college when I wished the teachers would put down their [...]

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