I've been homeschooling my kids since 2020 and stuck with it even after we could have sent them back. It was the best decision for our family. So much less stress for all of us, goodbye crazy morning rush, dealing with bullying, peer pressure, and spending money for extra fees that always seem to pop up with public school, etc. My kids are calm, focused, and are at or above grade level in most subjects. Homeschooling is not easy, and a lot of work but it's the kind of work that the results make worthwhile. We used Moving Beyond the Page as our base curriculum it is not cheap but in my opinion it a solid value for the investment. One of the ways we save on our homeschooling costs s to use the amazing resources at our public library, including, reading groups , skills workshop, and arts and crafts, all for free. In addition we are near three different colleges and a local art center and they have many lectures and events that are free and open to the public. Good luck on your journey, embrace the joyful parts, and trust the hard parts will fade with time.
I homeschooled my son from k-3 many, many years ago (he is now in college). As secular homeschoolers, it was very difficult to find one suitable curriculum. We generally followed the outline set out in The Well-Trained Mind, but that was before they had fully set up their own publishing company. We did use their history books and many of their other recommended resources. We were fortunate to have a well stocked teachers' store to help supplement with workbooks, games, and teaching aids. The only suggestion I would add is to use your local library. It's free! I was able to check out so many books to help supplement what we were studying every week. The library is also a great resource now for finding others who are homeschooling. Back when I was doing it, there really weren't any groups available in my area. Now, they have a homeschool meet-up at least once a month. Just a reminder: One of the most wonderful things about homeschooling is how flexible it can be. It gives you the freedom to change your approach if you find something isn't working for your child. My son didn't enjoy crafting a replica of something out of clay nearly as much as he enjoyed the scavenger hunt that sent him around the house answering questions to get his next destination.
For those wanting practice with phonics. Make flash cards of the phonic sounds and practice reading those. Play a slap game where you read the sound and they have to slap the card. Play hopscotch with the phonic sounds in each box. Do a bean bag toss on top of the flash cards. Feed the monster/shark game with the sounds. For reading words with those sounds, play a timer game. How many can you read in 1 min? Or how long does it take to read these 10 words? We do a word tight rope. Reading correct gets one step forward, wrong is one step back. Word search game- hide flash card words around the room and they have to hunt them down and read them. Baseball- create bases and they have to read a word to advance to the next base. This is great for tow kids to play against each other.
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I've been homeschooling my kids since 2020 and stuck with it even after we could have sent them back. It was the best decision for our family. So much less stress for all of us, goodbye crazy morning rush, dealing with bullying, peer pressure, and spending money for extra fees that always seem to pop up with public school, etc. My kids are calm, focused, and are at or above grade level in most subjects. Homeschooling is not easy, and a lot of work but it's the kind of work that the results make worthwhile. We used Moving Beyond the Page as our base curriculum it is not cheap but in my opinion it a solid value for the investment. One of the ways we save on our homeschooling costs s to use the amazing resources at our public library, including, reading groups , skills workshop, and arts and crafts, all for free. In addition we are near three different colleges and a local art center and they have many lectures and events that are free and open to the public. Good luck on your journey, embrace the joyful parts, and trust the hard parts will fade with time.
I homeschooled my son from k-3 many, many years ago (he is now in college). As secular homeschoolers, it was very difficult to find one suitable curriculum. We generally followed the outline set out in The Well-Trained Mind, but that was before they had fully set up their own publishing company. We did use their history books and many of their other recommended resources. We were fortunate to have a well stocked teachers' store to help supplement with workbooks, games, and teaching aids. The only suggestion I would add is to use your local library. It's free! I was able to check out so many books to help supplement what we were studying every week. The library is also a great resource now for finding others who are homeschooling. Back when I was doing it, there really weren't any groups available in my area. Now, they have a homeschool meet-up at least once a month.
Just a reminder: One of the most wonderful things about homeschooling is how flexible it can be. It gives you the freedom to change your approach if you find something isn't working for your child. My son didn't enjoy crafting a replica of something out of clay nearly as much as he enjoyed the scavenger hunt that sent him around the house answering questions to get his next destination.
For those wanting practice with phonics. Make flash cards of the phonic sounds and practice reading those.
Play a slap game where you read the sound and they have to slap the card. Play hopscotch with the phonic sounds in each box. Do a bean bag toss on top of the flash cards. Feed the monster/shark game with the sounds.
For reading words with those sounds, play a timer game. How many can you read in 1 min? Or how long does it take to read these 10 words? We do a word tight rope. Reading correct gets one step forward, wrong is one step back. Word search game- hide flash card words around the room and they have to hunt them down and read them. Baseball- create bases and they have to read a word to advance to the next base. This is great for tow kids to play against each other.
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