Need more homeschooling advice? These tips and tricks from homeschool experts will set you on the right track!
Tips and Tricks from Homeschool Experts
Pam from Zesty Mom shared important thoughts about perspective and how to appreciate our blessings- just in time for Thanksgiving! She also shared some thoughtful sentiments on how we can’t “make” our kids do anything or feel anything, particularly thankfulness. It’s not a perspective you hear often in articles, but it does bring up an excellent point! Our kids are individuals and teaching will only go so far. The rest is up to them!
Over at The Sunny Patch, you can find all kinds of fun ways to use a 100 number chart. As Monkey is still a bit wobbly with her math facts, I love these ideas!
If you want a fun twist on the Thankful tree, we made one with bright colored leaves and it was a refreshing twist on an old classic craft. You’ll have to check out the post to see what my kids were grateful for. Some were pretty amusing!
Sharla from The Chaos and the Clutter shares some of the benefits to reading to older children this week. I remember my dad read to us until we were 10 or so, and I loved hearing him read even as an older child (my mom read to us too, but when we got older it was mostly history, which I did not like as a child. Sorry Mom!).
At The Heart of Michelle, Michelle has a HUGE list of book recommendations for tweens. A lot of the books are overlaps from my favorite middle grade picks. Michelle also has a list of resources for homeschooling parents who are interested in the Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling (which is one of my favorite styles).
Ann at Finding Joy in the Journey shares a list of five homeschooling moms you don’t want to be (but probably are) and how to fix it.
I found photos of these cereal treat owls that we made years ago on my computer recently. It is probably my favorite “cute food” that we’ve ever made personally.
Just in time after Halloween, Cindy from Our Journey Westward is sharing her collection of candy-themed science activities! No kids, you don’t have to eat every piece of candy.
Christy is sharing a fun printable pack for the preschool/Kindergarten crowd that you can use on a field trip to the pet store.
And Heather from Running with Spears (and my real-life friend) is sharing her review of the card game Dixit, which is not only fun for all ages but has educational value!
If you’re already thinking about Christmas, I love the idea of creating a box of books for kids to read. This idea was inspired by a Read Brightly box I received in the mail and my kids had the best time opening it and playing with it.
Let us know which post of tips and tricks from homeschooling experts was your favorite in the comments!
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Hello Brenda, my name is Ashley and I’ve been thinking a lot more lately about homeschooling my children. I was wondering what were some of the reasons for you to ultimately scholar to home school over any other option. More into one topic I need a little guidance on is that my son age 6 was so excited about school and learning last year ( kindergarten is first year in school) and even taught himself how to multiply on his own over summer break only to find first grade in his new school to literally fail to be teaching him anything he doesn’t know already. He’s bored with a very high testing score in math, I feel like he’s losing interest in school all together. What could home schooling offer to remedy this issue. Any advise would be apriciated very much, thank you
Hi Ashley! Thanks for stopping by! I can’t answer your entire question in a comment, but I made a list of reasons why we homeschool here. A lot of homeschooling parents chose to do so to allow their gifted children to learn at their own pace, which sounds like is what is happening with your son. Tailored learning is perfect for a child who is eager to learn and advanced. Homeschooling offers a perfect platform for children who need a faster-paced learning schedule to keep them from getting bored. I hope that helps!