A homeschooling co-op can provide several great benefits for homeschooling parents. First, there is the socialization aspect of a co-op. One of the many criticisms of homeschooling is that homeschooled children do not gain exposure to socialization. If your child spends all day every day at home with no outside influence, that is likely true. […]
Did you know there is a bevy of free software, or software that you pay for only when you decide to keep it, available for homeschoolers?
Freeware is software you can download for free. Use it as you will. In many cases, you can even modify it for your own needs. Shareware is software you cn […]
In 1897 a new school was opened called The Calvert School. The school began as a traditional educational school but started selling its kindergarten curriculum to parents who couldn’t send their children to school. At first, the curriculum was sold through a Baltimore book store. It wasn’t long, however, that the school started running ads […]
One of the most unique learning systems I’ve seen if Five In A Row. The curriculum was developed by a homeschooling mom. Through 55 lesson plans your child can study Art, Language, Social Studies, Science, and Math while developing a love for learning. Designed for children 5 and over. If your child is pre-school age […]
Just about every city in America has poetry reading throughout the month of April. It is National Poetry Month.
If you want to teach your children about poetry or expose them to contemporary poets and poetry then April is a great month to do that. Spend the entire month studying poetry and famous poets of the […]
If your child is interesting high school there are plenty of resources available for you. You can enroll him or her into an online classroom and let the school do the teaching.
Online high school has a built in curriculum without the classroom, the long-winder lecturing teacher, and other students. There are several online high schools […]
There is no end to the lessons you can study online. You can even study driver’s education online at your leisure. How cool is that?
More than just being cool, it’s true. At DriversEd.com you can take your classroom lessons and complete the driver’s education course right in the comfort of your living room. Take the […]
Time4Learning is almost like a curriculum in a box. But it’s really a curriculum on a website. It’s an online curriculum that combines education with fun activities. Great for children from kindergarten to 8th grade. Thousands of families have used it effectively due to its affordability and acceissibility. You get animated lessons, interactivity, unit assessments, […]
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In Delaware, two homeschooled brothers won a drawing content sponsored by the Delaware Department of Transportation.
The contest, about storm water runoff and pollution, was won by two homeschooled brothers, David and Daniel Winston of Milford, Delaware. David won first prize in the ninth-12th grade category and Daniel won in the kindergarten-second grade category. The drawing […]