Homeschooling

This is the second in my Getting Started Homeschooling Series. Check out the rest of the articles in this series: Getting Started Why Should I Homeschool? What Do I Do First? Homeschooling Laws The Different Homeschooling Methods What is Deschooling? What is Unschooling? What is the Charlotte Mason Method? Homeschool Distance Learning Choosing Homeschool Curriculum Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum Abeka Homeschool Curriculum Creating Your Own Curriculum Homeschool Planning Homeschool Support Homeschool Socialization OK, so now you've decided to home school, and you need help getting started. You're in the right spot for help on getting started homeschooling! Getting started is pretty easy; you have to ... Read Full Story

This is the first in my Getting Started Homeschooling Series. Check out the rest of the articles in this series: Getting Started Why Should I Homeschool? What Do I Do First? Homeschooling Laws The Different Homeschooling Methods What is Deschooling? What is Unschooling? What is the Charlotte Mason Method? Homeschool Distance Learning Choosing Homeschool Curriculum Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum Abeka Homeschool Curriculum Creating Your Own Curriculum Homeschool Planning Homeschool Support Homeschool Socialization You've heard a lot about homeschooling lately. Maybe you met someone at the grocery store who home schools. Or your sister, your best friend, your neighbor home schools. If you ask any of ... Read Full Story

Have you thought about homeschooling, but aren't sure how to get started? Guess what? I'm going to write a series on how you can get started homeschooling. This is just an introduction. When I started homeschooling, I thought I had done all the research I needed to do...it turned out that I hadn't, and I'm paying the price for it now. I hope to save some of you the troubles that I have gone through, by providing you with all the information I can on how to get started with homeschooling. Here are the articles I will be including in this series: Why Should ... Read Full Story

So, today I was looking for worksheets on taxonomy...activities to get it stuck in Kia's head. I found this great biology site that has SO much more that you have GOT to check out!! Biology Corner has everything you could possibly want to teach your child biology. This is an amazing biology resource. To see their "old" biology worksheets, click here . These are where I found the great nuggets of biology worksheets! That section has biology worksheets on many different topics, including anatomy, evolution, taxonomy, cell parts, ecology and more. I can't even describe all of the worksheets that Biology Corner has. You ... Read Full Story

Report by Leon Atherton, UT Chapter Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Monday that a new course will be offered at all schools across America, including home schools, effective fall of 2010. The Federal mandate, or “initiative” as it is being called by Duncan will “tackle the new issues faced by our evolving society.” Although the United Educators Association (UEA) support the mandate, many educators, including homeschooling families, claim a strong liberal bias. Secretary Duncan (picture left with the world biggest douche bag) defended the new curriculum by saying, “This new course will inform students of current issues and help defray the effects ... Read Full Story