As summer quickly speeds past, back-to-school time hovers right around the corner. During the summer, I spend a lot of time thinking about what worked well and not so well in our homeschool the previous year. What do I want to change for the new school year? What do I want to keep the same? What [...]
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My oldest daughter is finishing fifth grade this year, and even though we’ve homeschooled all the way through so far, I still have a hard time seeing myself as an experienced homeschooler. I second-guess myself all the time and always have. But there is one thing I’ve gotten better about in the past six years [...]
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As the end of the school year approaches it may be a good time for you to evaluate your ability to teach your children before you start making plans for next year. We homeschool year round, but I like to take the time each year around now, when many other homeschool families are winding down, [...]
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It’s the almost the end of our school year!! Do you hear the excitement in my voice? I’m not sure who’s more excited — me or the kids. With the end of the school year comes year-end progress reports, part of our state’s requirement for homeschooling. I used to be very clinical with my year-end [...]
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It’s getting close to that time of year again – assessment time! In Ohio, we have the option of standardized tests or having a portfolio review of our children’s work by a certified teacher. I prefer portfolio reviews. Putting together academic portfolios of my children’s schoolwork allows for: Reviewing and relishing all that we have learned [...]
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I used to stress over standards. In my early years of homeschooling, I had looked through and used an assortment of “What Your Child Needs To Know” books, grade-appropriate workbooks, and Spectrum Test Preps, in the hopes that my children will know everything they needed to for their grade levels. I poured through the school [...]
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