Homeschooling a Large Family?

June 30, 2012 by

Are you worried about homeschooling your large family? Are you organized enough? Don’t worry many families homeschool large families, you can do it too.

The key to success is planning. You are going to need to be organized to ensure that everyone is receiving an adequate education. If you are up for the task and have decided to do this for your family, it can work.

Ask why are you homeschooling? Take a look at each child and set goals for what you want them to achieve by the end of the year. This will help narrow the focus of you homeschool. [Read more...]

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Homeschooling an Only Child?

June 29, 2012 by

Are you worried about homeschooling an only child? What about socialization?

It will definitely take a bit of work on your part but it can be done. There are many families who have only one student. If you’ve decided to homeschool, there is no reason why you should not be able to homeschool your only child.

What are the reasons you are homeschooling? Chances are you want to take your child’s education into your own hands to provide something better. If this is the primary reason for educating your child then you cannot fail. [Read more...]

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Eclectic Homeschool Method

June 25, 2012 by

Are you having trouble relating to one specific homeschool philosophy? Don’t worry, you may just be an eclectic homeschooler, and that’s okay.

What is an eclectic homeschooler? You may like specific parts of a homeschool philosophy but you choose to implement some points and leave out others. You pick and choose what to implement in your homeschool according to what works for you and your student.

I would classify myself as an eclectic homeschooler, I like the chronological 4 year history cycle of classical education, I like the short lessons and narration from Charlotte Mason, and choose to create my own science curriculum. [Read more...]

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How to Teach Music in Homeschool

June 20, 2012 by

Are you wondering how you are going to teach music to your child? Are you worried because you are not musically inclined? There are plenty of ways that your child can learn music.

If you want your child to learn to play an instrument, you can have them take lessons with another teacher. You can also have them take music lessons at a school where they have classes. This is usually done in group sessions and costs less than one on one lessons. [Read more...]

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What is a Lapbook?

June 18, 2012 by

Are you interested in lapbooking? Are you afraid it will be too time consuming? Lapbooks can be as simple or complex as you like it to be.

Lapbooks are a series of mini books that are glued into a file folder that is folded into a shutter so that it can showcase all the various mini books.

The mini books are broken up into small bits of information about a topic. If you were doing a lapbook on a particular book you read, you would have a mini book on vocabulary, setting, characters, conflict and so on. [Read more...]

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How do I Notebook?

June 16, 2012 by

Have you ever wondered what notebooking was? Do you want to start notebooking in your homeschool? It is so simple and fun, your child will be grateful that you discovered it.

What is Notebooking?

Notebooking can be done for any subject any way you like. It is a way for your student to keep a record of their work. For example, for history my son does his written narration of a chapter we’ve read in our history book. I print out pictures for him to glue in his spiral notebook, that he can color, as well as maps. [Read more...]

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All in one or Boxed Curriculum

June 14, 2012 by

Are you interested in having everything laid out and planned for you? You may be interested in a boxed or all in one curriculum.

What is a boxed or all in one curriculum? Homeschool curriculum for one grade that covers most or all of the subjects needed for the year. It isn’t really a method but more of another option for homeschooling.

For each method either classical or Charlotte Mason,  there may be a program that comes in one package. If you want to follow a traditional school at home program with textbooks and workbooks, there are those as well. [Read more...]

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What is Waldorf Education?

June 11, 2012 by

Are you wondering what is Waldorf education? What makes it different from other teaching philosophies?

Waldorf education was founded by Rudolph Steiner in 1919 in Germany, it is also known as Steiner education. Steiner looked at child development in 3 stages. Early childhood included children up to age 7 who learn through hands on activities and imitation. The middle childhood or elementary years is from 7-14 focuses on creative learning. While secondary students age 14 and up focus on academics particularly abstract concepts.

What is so special about Waldorf education? [Read more...]

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What is the Montessori method?

June 7, 2012 by

Have you been wondering what is the Montessori method?

The Montessori method was developed my Maria Montessori, a physician and educator from Rome. The Montessori method focuses on the development of the child as an individual person full of a natural curiosity. The idea is to nurture this curiosity during the early years (0-6 years old) by providing the right opportunities to learn. Maria insisted that children were mature individuals capable of learning things on their own because of their natural curiosity. Teachers are to have a supportive role and provide an environment conducive to their learning at a level appropriate for them. [Read more...]

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What is a Charlotte Mason education?

June 1, 2012 by

Who is Charlotte Mason? She was a teacher living in England during the late nineteenth century.

What is a Charlotte Mason education? Her ideas focused on teaching the whole child which was unique at the time.

Children were taught to work diligently and emphasized good character traits. A Charlotte Mason education means using living books, copywork and narration, nature studies, foreign languages, as well as art and music study. [Read more...]

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