Homeschool How-To: Using Museums Museums are a valuable resource for homeschooling families. Whatever you’re studying, there’s a museum with resources that can help! In a new series of articles, I present ways you can use museums in your homeschool. You’ll read about the many types of museums that you can visit, and how to make…
Month: November 2018
What About Socialization? A Teacher Turned Homeschooler’s Perspective
“What about socialization?” Fellow homeschoolers: Have you been asked, “What about socialization?” There should be a homeschool Girl Scout badge for answering this question. It’s a rite of passage, practically. People believe that kids “need” to be at school in order to have friends, or to learn “rules” like walking quietly on a line. As…
Ancient History: Mesopotamia
Ancient History: Mesopotamia Study Are you teaching ancient history in your homeschool? We are wrapping up our unit on Mesopotamia, and I have some thoughts. I recorded the video below to express my concerns about how our study is going. Particularly what is and isn’t working. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn a small commission…
Holiday Gift Guide for Homeschoolers
Holiday Gift Guide This is THAT time of year – when my apartment building’s package room becomes an Amazon warehouse, stuffed to the brim with gifts for the holidays! I have mixed feelings about the frenzy for holiday gift buying – on one hand, who wouldn’t want to get the best Black Friday deals or…
Homeschool Prehistory Study
November is shaping up to be a busy month for us! We started our very first history study in our homeschool – prehistory! If you’d like some ideas about how to set up your own homeschool prehistory study, read on! We’ll get into some recommendations for books and projects, as well as ideas for further…
Secular Homeschool History – Where to Start?
Secular Homeschool History Are you planning to teach history and wondering where to start? Should you begin with the first civilizations? The Ice Age? The Big Bang? Many children love studying dinosaurs and other ancient species – how about starting there? This post is going to be about picking a chronological starting point for your…