How do we help kids transitioning into homeschool high school?
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Child-inspired learning shifts the focus from rigid, teacher-directed curricula to fostering a learning environment driven by a child’s natural curiosity and interests. It recognizes that deep, lasting understanding arises from exploration and engagement initiated by the child, rather than solely from prescribed lessons.
How to Unschool High School
A homeschool family considering how to unschool high school is a different kind of homeschool family, but will it work?
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What are the Benefits of a Homeschool High School?
A high school homeschooler at home? This teen is a self-directed learner that can help with the dishes and is a pleasant conversation.
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How to Choose Homeschool Writing Activities for Any Kid
So many writing curricula, and not enough children. The more children we have, the more writing curricula we’ve sampled. We homeschool mamas and are just trying to find the perfect one. (And yet we never do). But there are a lot of great ones. I’ve used many writing curricula over my fifteen years. How to…
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How to Teach Kids to Read: A Tale of Four Homeschool Kids
How do you teach four homeschool kids to read? Differently, do it differently, that’s the answer. (These books have taught me everything that helped me structure my homeschool). Here’s how to teach kids to read: a tale of teaching my four homeschool kids. If you’re wondering how to navigate teaching reading alongside all the other…
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get rid of the spelling program and teach the kids to spell anyway
Can you get rid of the spelling program and teach the kids to spell anyway? (Because I have. And I can tell you what I’ve learned about ditching the spelling program.) How to teach spelling to kids? Let’s chat. A new-to-homeschool mama asked me: “Do you have any advice on how to teach a child…
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