When I first started to homeschool I was obsessed with comparisons. I compared teaching styles, curricula, schedules, menu plans, chore charts … you name it! Then I realized that comparing my homeschool to another homeschool mom was an act of futility. I could never perfectly copy and paste another’s homeschool style because it didn’t feel natural nor did it work for my kids. What a relief to know that I could adapt my homeschool to fit my unique needs.
Peace for the weary homeschool mom! I rigidly set the schedule and the achievement levels and the crazy pace of outside activities that were meant to make stellar human beings.
If you’re a busy homeschooling parent who is looking to maximize learning opportunities while minimizing your teacher workload, then you’re likely happy to add a video course or two (or
Now that you’ved decided to purchase video classes for your homeschool you might be wondering how to make it fit into your overall homeschool plan. First of all, you made
The best way to get your students excited about the upcoming school year is by making their first day special. Start your homeschool year off with any of the above traditions — or make your own. Whatever you decide to do, most importantly is that our children know they are loved, supported, and we are here to encourage them this year!
Homeschooling High School, don’t panic with the planning! If you can map out your four years with an understanding of how classes will fit into the plan, you’ve done the groundwork.
Learning Latin doesn’t sound like fun, does it? After all, it’s a dead language that no one speaks anymore. If you learn it, you won’t be able to use it
If you’ve heard it once you’ve heard it a million times … why study Latin? Latin is a “dead language”. It might not be a conversational language however there are numerous
Avoid the dreaded summer slump by enrolling your kids in your summer homeschool (the lighter version of your normal homeschool).
Are you trying to decide if Latin is the language you’d like to learn in your homeschool? Read a mom’s perspective on the benefits of incorporating Latin in your child’s curriculum.
Help Students Understand the Why. It has dawned on me over the years that giving our kids the “why” we study what we do helps them to approach a subject, class, or curriculum with a completely different attitude.
Looking to include younger students in creation science lessons? Pair NaturExplorers with Is Genesis History? The Beyond Series.
These 4 tips will help you and your homeschool student make the most of online courses
We’ve always enjoyed making funny videos with Dwane Thomas. He has a great sense of humor, and we have enjoyed poking fun at his own classes or whichever class we are about to launch.
Share Compass Classroom resources. It’s a Simple Way to Help New Homeschool Moms.
Include these new free creative writing prompts in your Grammar for Writers lessons.
Make WordUp! Stick. The best classrooms and educational environments incorporate activities that reach all learning styles
Include Younger Students in History Courses by offering engaging opportunities like Script-n-Scribe curricula to create a one room homeschool.
We are always excited to hear how homeschool families supplement Compass Classroom courses. Today we’d like to introduce you to our friend, Tricia Hodges, and how she not only supplemented History courses but started a small business offering art lessons.
Dave Raymond’s courses offer many opportunities to add hands-on history ideas to dive deeper into the subject while keeping students interested.
Looking for engaging homeschool history courses, but not sure where to start? Compass Classroom currently offers 3 high school credit history courses from master story teller Dave Raymond.
December gives us the freeing opportunity to focus on the academic non-negotiables and let everything else take a backseat to the holidays.
We believe Modern Parables is an interesting “Advent Alternative”. Your family can count down to Christmas together learning the Parables of Jesus.
I’m a homeschool mom of 10 years and I have fought every year to keep the focus of the holidays in the proper place. We have always spent the month
