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A Class for Pre-School and High School?!

April 29, 2016 by Susan 2 Comments

Whether you have preschoolers in your life or you are planning a Child Development class for older students, this is for you.

Every Tuesday morning, my 15 year old son and I lead a small Nursery School at our church for 2-4 year olds. I structured it as part of a Human Development course he’s taking. It’s just a couple of hours, but it gives him lots of hands on experience, and we hope to be a blessing to the families as well. You can read more about his curriculum below.

But first I want to share some activities and songs we’ve done this year that have been an especially big hit with the Littles we work with at Pre-School. If you have Littles in your life, give these a try!

Homeschooling High School: Planning a Course for Both High School & College Credit

April 25, 2016 by Susan 4 Comments

Welcome to the second chapter in my series on how we are Homeschooling High School. My first post in this series introduced you to the method that we are following. I encourage you to go back and read it if you haven’t. In a nutshell, we are utilizing all available resources to accrue college credit inexpensively or free. This means that we will take advantage of our state’s dual enrollment program during Junior and Senior years. It also means that as we study various subjects, we pursue college credit through CLEP and DSST testing. If you’d like to read more about fully utilizing credit by exam check out this website. It’s a gem, and my best source!

This method has not changed what we study so much as it has changed how we study.

I’m going to walk you through a subject so you can see what it looks like as we look toward testing.

Let’s look at Economics.

Homeschooling High School: 2 Things You Might Be Missing

April 13, 2016 by Susan 1 Comment

Homeschooling through high school can feel intimidating. I am a teacher by trade, and I am constantly second guessing myself and checking to be sure that I have not left my children with a gaping hole in their education.

We tell our kids that they can do anything they want, but am I stealing part of that future from them if I don’t aptly prepare them to meet it?

Time Management for Teens

April 10, 2016 by Susan 5 Comments

When we started to homeschool, we developed a rhythm to our days. My boys were both still in elementary school, 3rd and 5th grades.

Some subjects we would complete together, like History, Science, and Art. And with things like Math and Reading/Writing, they would work with me individually.

Once we hit the Middle-School years, and could peek over the hilltop to High School … I knew I needed to introduce more time management skills.

I found a great, free, customizable, planner sheet … very bare bones basic … that has worked wonders! We are still using it in high school.

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