The DOW Bee Mental Math Project Want to learn how to convert any date occurring this year into its weekday equivalent – and do it faster than someone can look it up? You just need to understand the mathematical algorithm! Learn it, and you’ll be able to convert any calendar date into its weekday equivalent […]
Summer and homeschooling – there are so many options. As many options as there are families! Because of this, Homeschool.com has published our Summer Resources Awards list – handpicked gems from companies that understand the importance of continued summer learning opportunities and experiences.
Summer learning had great significance in my own early years. Childhood was not easy for me. My family was poor and while my parents did their best, education was not a priority.
Interested in learning more about the Summertime Survival Guide for Parents? Well, here is the Introduction! Enjoy! Summer Learning Changed My Life Each of the summer learning ideas I share here with you is inspired by the fun-filled years that I’ve spent raising and educating my own children. From the beginning, engaging my daughters […]
From STEM to STEAM: How to Incorporate the Arts Into Your STEM Curriculum is a guest blog post written by Dana Elmore.
How to Begin Preparing Your Homeschooled Student for College - a guest blog post from Sasa Afredi.
While I have one child who memorized all of his math facts at age five, none of the others have taken to them as easily. There are many different types of kids and just as many different ways to tackle those facts. First, though, you may wonder if it’s worth the effort in the […]
(How Visual Aids and Visual Arts Help when Teaching Science) Written by John Hofland Our high school chemistry teacher, Mrs. Harms, didn’t merely teach chemistry. She WAS chemistry. As she danced under the periodic chart, she became sodium atoms who craved electrons from their friends, the generous chlorine atoms. The atoms we studied had likes […]
So, there you are with your little four-year-old you’ve decided to homeschool. There are multiple schools of thought out there on how much “school” should actually be happening in preschool. Kids learn primarily through play but for most kids, especially eager learners, this can be a precious time to give direction to some of those play […]
Not sure if the PSAT is something that your homeschooled student should to take? This post asks you some key questions to help you figure out the best strategy. The PSAT is completely optional for homeschool students – but although students may not need to take the test, there are a lot of benefits […]