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Health and Nutrition Curriculum for Homeschool High School
There are times when my teen boy does not want his mom to teach him. When it comes to his health, his own body, this is especially true. It’s just awkward. In these teen years I know that the lessons taught now will serve as a foundation for good healthy habits in the future. Which is why I want to be sure he learns the importance of self-care. Be sure to read through to find out how you can enter to win health and nutrition curriculum for your family. This is a sponsored review post and contains affiliate advertisement links. I am being fairly compensated for my time in reviewing and…
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Homeschooling 10th Grade with These Curriculum Picks
This year we’re homeschooling 10th grade. I’m going to be honest with you. Homeschooling high school still makes me nervous. Maybe it’s because of the pressure of knowing that these are the last years before my son launches into adulthood. This post contains affiliate advertisement and compensated links to products or services. I read other bloggers and experts on the subject, and have many homeschool blogging friends who assure me that it’s not as difficult as I may be trying to make it. And, I get it. But this is just me, sitting here realizing that I’m the only one responsible for the education of my son. If you are…
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5 Solutions for a Bad Curriculum Problem
What’s a homeschooling mom to do when you’ve got a curriculum problem? If you are like me, you are a homeschooling mom who is working hard to ensure you are providing your kids with the best possible homeschool curriculum and materials. I’m sure you are doing your research, talking to friends, reading expert advice, perusing the aisles at conventions and reading blog reviews. Doing all you can within your power to be sure that when you make the decision to spend your limited budget on a homeschooling item that it’s going to be the one that will work. What will be even better is if that material solves an existing problem. This post…
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Ten Free Learning Programs for the Summer
Summer is a great time for sprinklers, water guns, tree climbing and nature hikes. But it’s also a great time for no-pressure learning. Free learning programs make learning even better. Be sure to read all the way through to the end to discover all ten free learning programs. This post is a sponsored post containing links to 3rd party sites. I’m being fairly compensated for the blog post. Which is why I wanted to tell you about these marvelously free programs from the Homeshcool Buyer’s Co-op that you can utilize to offer your kids some fun, extra, often forgotten learning experiences. Whether it’s shoring up their grammar skills, diving into…
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A Homeschool Writing Curriculum that Takes the Fear Out of Writing
For years now I’ve been telling you that writing is a struggle in our homeschool. Each year I set off to find the perfect homeschool writing solution to help my son get over the fear of writing. But today, I’m not going to tell you about the struggle. Why? Because we’ve finally solved the problem and taken the fear out of homeschool writing. Yes! You read that right. We’ve finally found the best solution to help my son go from a reluctant, hesitant, and sometimes angry writer, to a willing participant in the writing process. I received this product for free and am being fairly compensated for my time in…
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Using a Self-Guided History Curriculum for High School Homeschool
By the time a student is in high school they most likely are working at an independent level. This is true for my son. It’s been true for several years now. In fact, he’s become his own teacher so to speak, while I’ve become more of a facilitator ensuring he is completing assigned work, reviewing any needed content and tracking his work. This new system is made all the easier with the use of a self-guided history curriculum. This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites. Notgrass History has been such a blessing to our homeschooling lives. It started a couple of years ago when I was busy…
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10 Best Homeschool Math Outsourced Options Online
Math can be one of those subjects that gives pause to many homeschooling teachers. This mom included. It still gives me pause as my son speeds past my abilities time and time again. But one of the best pieces of homeschooling advice I’ve ever learned was the idea of outsourcing. I do this with online math resources. This post may contain affiliate links to products at 3rd party sites where items may be purchased resulting in paid compensation to this blogger. Outsourcing is where you allow your child to learn under the tutelage of someone else. This can be completed in a variety of ways. Online, using a digital curriculum,…
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We’re Homeschooling High School and Our 9th Grade Curriculum Picks
Ninth Grade y’all, seriously! I don’t think I’m ready for this and when I sit down and think about homeschooling high school I have panic attacks. It reminds me so much of those first few years when I started homeschooling, and then discovering what giftedness looks like. I know this feeling is both an emotional response to him growing older and that overall lack of confidence that happens when we allow the worldly view of education to invade our thinking. Still, it’s where I am at the moment. I know I’ll get over it just as I’ve done before and as we settle into the new school year I know…
