Now that we’ve finished another homeschool year, it’s time to start thinking about the next one, which for us is next month.
Today on my channel I shared our language arts choices for our 7 remaining homeschooled kids.
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How to Choose Homeschool Curriculum
As time goes on, more and more curriculum options become available to those choosing to home educate. It can be overwhelming, to say the least, especially if you’re a new kid on the block.
Today on my channel, I shared some tips for choosing curriculum. While nothing is foolproof, it’s my hope to at least help. 😊
Lazy Day Links- 6/24/16
My kids spent the week at VBS, and I feel like I was the one running around all week. We just returned from the closing picnic, where I spent over 2 hours trying to keep track of 7 kids, and I am exhausted.
So, without further ado, let’s get on with this week’s links!
My Favorite Posts:
The Orwellian Charge of the Campus Bias Response Team– National Review
Objections to Homeschooling: “I won’t have enough time to myself.”– Intoxicated on Life
45 Ways to Define Homeschool Curriculum- Is Your Definition Holding You Back?– Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus
Our First Bloom Night– Happy Hearts Homeschool
Homeschool Requires Commitment– Homegrown Learners
Posts You May Have Missed:
Why Should We Homeschool?- Part 10- Following Your Own Schedule
How to Peacefully Transition Your Child from School to Homeschool
Homeschooling Methods: An Overview of the Relaxed Approach
Keeping It Simple: How I Homeschool 10 Children
Hope Unfolding: Grace-Filled Truth for the Momma’s Heart, by Becky Thompson
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Books Worth Reading/ Movies Worth Watching:
1984– George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451– Ray Bradbury
The Giver– Lois Lowry
The Adventures of Ociee Nash (movie)
That’s it for this week. Have a great weekend!
Five Great Homeschool Resources and a Giveaway
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I always get so excited when talking about homeschooling resources. They can come in so many different forms, but they all have one thing in common-inspiration. Today I’ve compiled a list of five amazing tools to add excitement and encouragement to your homeschool. The great thing about these is that they can all be applied to any homeschooling style with the proper tweaking. And here’s the good part: stick around until the end for a giveaway!! Now, on to the list!
1. Konos Character Curriculum– This is an excellent unit study that is made to last approximately two years. It covers grades K-8 and it’s cross-curricular- it covers everything. Before unschooling, this was our main curriculum, and even now we use it when we’re looking for great activities. Some activities we’ve done through Konos are:
-We had a Medieval Feast in which the kids prepared food from that era and served it to guests who
ate out of trenchers with their hands. They were each assigned two roles- one as a server and one
as an entertainer. Some examples are: carver, page, jester, etc.
-We made an ear tunnel. We used things from around the house to build a model of the ear canal and
inner ear. The kids got to crawl through it and name the parts of the ear as they went along.
-We dissected a cow eyeball. Okay, my husband took the lead on that because I was really
grossed out by it…but the kids loved it!
2.Five in a Row-This brings back so many memories. This is the curriculum we used our very first year of homeschooling. I actually borrowed it from a friend because when I decided to pull the kids out of school, I had absolutely nothing curriculum-wise. The very first book we covered was The Story About Ping. I still remember having them draw and count little ducks, since the story takes place in China;then, we made chicken fried rice for lunch. This was also the year we also fell in love with such books as The Story of Ferdinand and Cranberry Thanksgiving. Those are books we still check out from the library to this day.
3.Learning All the Time, by John Holt, isn’t a curriculum, but it is a great read on the process of how children learn things. This book was a major deciding factor in my decision to unschool, and I enjoyed it so much that I’ve read it several times.
4.The Homeschooling Handbook is also not curriculum but is an excellent resource not only for prospective and new homeschoolers, but also for homeschooling veterans. There’s such a vast array of information in this book- from learning styles and homeschooling methods to record keeping and learning resources. This is another book in my house that’s quite dog-eared.
5.I am so excited for this last one. This Spring, an up-and-coming magazine, home/school/life, is being released. This is going to be a treasure trove of information. Unlike many other homeschool magazines, this will have something for everyone-and I mean everyone. It will be chock full of hands-on project ideas, unit studies,seasonal activities, field trip ideas and travel advice, and-my favorite part- a different homeschooling family will be featured in every issue. I don’t know about you, but I love to see how other homeschoolers do things. These little glimpses into other homes have actually ignited a lot of our homeschool philosophies we’ve implemented into our home. It will be available in digital format for all you techies and print format for all you traditionalists.
And now for the good part…home/school/life is offering a free one-year digital subscription to one of my readers. All you have to do is subscribe to my blog and leave a comment saying that you did so! The lucky winner will be randomly selected on March 19! The contest ends at 9pm EST the day the winner is chosen. Best wishes to you all!
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