When I first started homeschooling, I would do basic searches on Yahoo or Google for free resources. Pinterest connected us to blogs with great ideas. There were quite a few sites that helped us out in those early years: Starfall BBC Dance Mat Typing Homeschool Share, especially their Lapbook Templates 3 Dinosaurs Pinterest searches started… Continue reading Teaching Tip # 27: Find freebies for your classroom
Teaching Tip #26: Calculating GPA for a transcript
Homeschooling a student through high school means eventually they will graduate. As part of preparation for a homeschool graduation, we need to prepare a high school transcript and calculate GPA. It is always a little nerve wracking, like calculating taxes. Averaging grades for a semester and year are a little different from calculating grades and… Continue reading Teaching Tip #26: Calculating GPA for a transcript
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Preview video for the Big Biology Curriculum Bundle for Homeschool is now live!
If you have been curious about the Big Biology Bundle of Curriculum, I just uploaded a preview video today to YouTube. The FREE year-long lesson plan for this curriculum bundle can be found HERE in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Remember my post about 5 Ways for Your Students to Fall in Love with Biology?… Continue reading Preview video for the Big Biology Curriculum Bundle for Homeschool is now live!
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Tip #25: Buy the label maker and the high volume printer
As this school year wraps up, my household is getting super excited about summer. As teachers, out summers are spent half preparing for next year, but in a good way. Surely I am not the only one to find joy in restocking supplies, finding awesome back to school deals, and maybe picking up something new… Continue reading Tip #25: Buy the label maker and the high volume printer
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Tip #24: Choosing classes for your homeschool high school
In the previous post, I shared the importance of having an overall plan for your homeschooled high schooler. For any journey, you must map the route to get to your destination. A template for laying out that educational pathway was also shared in that post to help with planning. To a homeschooling parent new to… Continue reading Tip #24: Choosing classes for your homeschool high school
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Tip #23: Have a High School Plan for your homeschooler
My family lives in Texas, a state with no governing body that oversees homeschooling. Homeschools are considered unaccredited private schools in this state, which means lots of freedom and very little guidance. The lack of clear expectations for homeschool graduation requirements can be frustrating for parents who have college-bound students. While all students in high… Continue reading Tip #23: Have a High School Plan for your homeschooler
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Tip #22: Leave space on Fridays
I am a huge believer in a four-day school week for homeschool, especially high school. Life always happens. Days get interrupted. Leaving space on Fridays has the solution. When my children were in elementary school, I left space on Fridays, but in a different way. We used Fridays for field trips, hands-on centers, and educational… Continue reading Tip #22: Leave space on Fridays
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Complete Homeschool Biology for High School Lesson Plans for FREE
All year, I have been creating biology resources that aimed to be fun and solidify biology concepts for high school students, such as building bacteria models out of pastry, using candy to learn symmetry, or cards games to sort characteristics of vertebrate animals. I still have two more units to complete, but I went ahead… Continue reading Complete Homeschool Biology for High School Lesson Plans for FREE
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Teaching Tip #21: Where to shop for homeschool curriculum
It may be six months before the next school year, but I know there are other moms out there just like me who have already begun planning and shopping around for next year's curricula. As a veteran homeschooler, this is the point in the year when I start weighing next year's options. What subjects will… Continue reading Teaching Tip #21: Where to shop for homeschool curriculum
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Simplifying my life by making laundry detergent at home.
This may sound backwards, but I have made my life easier by making something at home: laundry detergent. Doubters, hear me out. I use four ingredients: dish detergent, Borax, and washing soda, and water. I mix them in an empty one gallon water bottle and then use 1/4 to fill a quart size bottle that… Continue reading Simplifying my life by making laundry detergent at home.
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