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In my last post, I wrote about the benefits of starting your kindergarten year later rather than earlier and also how using simple, gentle lessons for your five- to – six-year-old child is a wonderful way to ease them into more formal education. This was a way to introduce part of the “why” of homeschooling during the kindergarten year in a more general sense, but the elephant in the room remains. Not only are some parents just entering the stage of having school-aged children this fall, they’re also having to navigate these intimidating waters in light of COVID-19. These are...

It’s so easy to start your homeschool journey as an idealist. Beautifully-lit Instagram photos and Pinterest-worthy homeschool rooms are exciting to look at, and passionate, seasoned speakers have hundreds of podcasts for you to excitedly devour. Before you know it, you’ve ordered vintage chalkboards, antique schoolroom desks, and picked up a natural wood abacus. Visions of nature studies flood your imagination as you picture your children wandering with awe through old-growth forests, carefully inspecting lichens and balancing dragonflies on the tips of their excited fingers. Then reality hits. You live in an urban townhouse and it’s hard to find nature...

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Homeschooling parents tend to feel confident when it comes to guiding their children through the elementary years and even through the middle-school grades. But when it comes to high school, the task of providing an education that will prepare their kids for college and maximize their opportunities for college admission cranks up the heat for a homeschool educator. There’s a lot to know about what colleges are looking for from homeschoolers and how to portray their experiences and accomplishments as homeschool students. I asked Daniel E. Santos, CEO of Prepory, an online college counseling program, about his advice for high...

In case your quarantine has been so severe that you’ve missed the last three years here in the United States (because that’s how long it feels like this election has been going on), there’s a presidential election going on here in the United States. This is the perfect time to teach your kids about government and US elections. This past month I’ve been using the US elections lapbook for some extra history lessons.   (I’ve been compensated to write this post by Homeschool in the Woods, and it came at just the perfect time to discuss the 2020 election, and...