The Homeschool Classroom

Q&A: Do You Use a Purchased Curriculum or Piece It Together Yourself?

July 24, 2010

Here’s a fun and interesting question for this weekend:
Do you use a “boxed” curriculum (one that you either purchase with everything needed from a company or one that you purchase an instructors guide from and you buy their required materials) or do you just piece together a little of this and a little of that [...]

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Great Homeschooling Links – July 23, 2010

July 23, 2010

Summer is quickly drawing to a close. The new school year is just around the corner, for some of us it may have already begun. Today’s links are aimed at helping us prepare for the exciting year before us, addressing teenagers, motivation, workboxes and lapbooks. May you have an abundantly blessed school year.

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Making Plans for Next School Year

July 22, 2010

Photo credit: Frank Van Den Hurk
Although we have been homeschooling for over a decade, this is the first summer that I am taking time to just leisurely make plans for next school year. Typically I make plans each week of the school year as we go along. This was kind of an unexpected way to [...]

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3 Things I’ll Be Including in Our Homeschool This Year

July 21, 2010

Last year was my family’s eighth year homeschooling. It was also, at least toward the end, one of our worst.
What went wrong? I spread myself too thin. The kids’ activities were okay – no overload going on there. It was just me. I made too many commitments for myself and, by March, we were just [...]

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Homeschooling the First Year: A Slow Summer Start

July 20, 2010

It has only been a month since we made the decision to homeschool, and already I have experienced more emotions than I had in the last two years. The combined fear, uncertainty and excitement are exhausting, but in my heart I know we are on the right path for our family.
We are blessed to [...]

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The Importance of a Summer Schedule

July 19, 2010

Something about summer can make even the most scheduled mama want to throw caution to the wind. While there is a lot of merit to loosening the reins during the summer months, you don’t want to lose the team altogether. That’s where a good summer schedule comes in.
Make a list of summer activities and anything [...]

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