The final years of homeschooling your child will eventually end. You and your child will be embarking on a new journey. It can be a little bit scary, but exciting. Careful and smart planning will make the transition to college a smooth process for your child. It's key to discuss with your child often about what they would like to do after high school. Throughout their years of homeschooling, their interests in a career will change many times. It's important to know and keep track so you can help them choose the right high school courses that will prepare them for college. When your child is still in high school, it's possible for them to take advance placement college level courses and exams. This will help your child improve their problem-solving skills, discipline, time management, and studying habits--all necessary to be successful in college. Keep accurate transcripts of your child's grades Keep records of completed high school core courses and other homeschool … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Help You Homeschool During a Move
As you may be aware homeschooling takes a lot of time and effort. Homeschooling during a move takes even more time and effort. In fact just recently this frazzled momma made a major move from South Carolina to Tennessee. I decided to put together my top 5 tips to help you homeschool/transition during a move. Relax and Breathe - Stop take a second and breathe in and breathe out. Don’t allow the stress of moving fall over into your schooling. Things are going to happen that were unplanned and you just need to take a step back and take some deep breaths because you can’t deal with it when you are stressed out. Take some time off - The wonderful beauty of homeschooling is that we can take some time away from the books if we need to. I’ve had to do it. This will be a big help. We can always tack on a few days here or there throughout the year in order to cover the time off. It will be okay. Lighten the Load - You don’t have to do it all, all the time. Have a few lighter days … [Read more...]
10 Best Apps for Homeschoolers
iPads and tablets are great educational tools for both traditional and homeschooled students. They help immensely and make learning fun and exciting for your kids, plus it can go anywhere you go. Below are 10 apps you should check out. 10 Best Apps for Homeschoolers Note: Not all are free, but have a look and see what is a good fit for your homeschool needs. 1. iLiveMath Animals of Africa $4.99 - For kindergarten to grade 6 Math can be a tough subject for many and students either love it or hate it. You can make math an enjoyable subject by finding apps that make math fun to learn and easy to follow. There are three levels: Level 1: Addition and subtraction with numbers 1-10 Level 2: Multiplication with numbers 1-50 Level 3: Percentages, mean, median, mode, and range with numbers 1-10 It's a fun way for kids to solve math word problems using animals of Africa. After a certain amount of correctly answered questions, your child can view an educational video. 2. Algebra … [Read more...]
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