In the past there were not a lot of options available for homeschool parents, however, as homeschooling has gained momentum the resources for homeschool families has soared! There are many different methods of homeschooling available to families to chose from. I encourage you to dig into the different styles of homeschooling and see which ones appeal to you.
The important part is that you keep a good record of what you are doing. Think of it as a journal for homeschooling.
I plan a month at a time and this includes making a list of all necessary books, arts supplies, baking supplies, and whatever else I might need in the month.
Before we start talking about the nitty gritty of how to homeschool we must start with THE WHY.
I encourage you to dig into the different styles of homeschooling and see which ones appeal to you.
Each state has its own laws on what records need to be saved. Check with the state you live in on which specific records you should be keeping.
find a few of our favorite curriculums. If we have personally used these curriculums we share what we have learned from them.
The Eclectic Homeschooling style is one in which the parents pick a chose various curriculums and resources from a number of places, aren’t tied to anyone style, and often customize what is being learned in the home by whatever the parent plans and directs. The flexibility within eclectic homeschooling is great as they aren’t tied…
The Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling is really a method. She believed in education the whole child not just the mind. Rather than write a bunch on this I’m going to give you this link (CLICK HERE) Sonya Schaeffer from Simply Charlotte Mason does an excellent job explaining the Charlotte Mason video and has a video…
Unit study homeschooling style simply put is taking a theme and learning all you can learn about that theme in all the subjects you wish for your children to study. For a basic example, you could pick the theme of prairies. For history you could study the time of the pioneers in the prairie, for…
The style of online and/or video homeschooling is simply your child being taught by online or video instruction. There is limited amount of work on you as a parent – usually just grading or filling in when questions arise. Most online and video homeschool programs offer an umbrella structure for the family as well. The…