If you're planning to start homeschooling or are revamping your homeschool toolbox, you may be looking into adding math manipulatives for more hands on practice. There are dozens of different types of manipulatives that can be used and many can be made with materials you have on hand at home. This post will share our familiy's must-have math manipulatives for homeschool and how we use them! ... Read More about Must-Have Math Manipulatives for Homeschool
Our Second Grade Curriculum 2020-2021
As we begin our sixth year of homeschooling and as I research and plan our subjects, I am realizing that our curriculum list has changed so much over the last 6 years. Amelia is very hands on and visual - Gwen on the other hand loves worksheets, checklists and lots of paperwork. What we started with Amelia didn't quite work out for Gwen so we have had to make lots of changes over the last 2 ... Read More about Our Second Grade Curriculum 2020-2021
Typing Programs for Homeschool
Typing isn't a subject that I had originally planned to include in our homeschool curricula but both girls have expressed interest in learning to "type fast like mom". I personally learned to type on an electric typewriter in school so I didn't have any knowledge of virtual or computer based typing programs for homeschool but I know how important touch typing is in today's world and how valuable ... Read More about Typing Programs for Homeschool
Portfolio Title Pages
We complete a homeschool portfolio every year for our girls. Even the years that we have decided to complete one of the standardized tests, we have still compiled a portfolio as a way to have record of their school year and have a keepsake for them when they are older. These homeschool portfolio title pages are easy to print and customize with your student's name. Simply subscribe to our ... Read More about Portfolio Title Pages
How to Create a Homeschool Portfolio
What is a homeschool portfolio? A homeschool portfolio serves as a way to record your child's progress, keep homeschool records and even satisfy requirements for some states. Many families keep a homeschool portfolio even when not required by their state's law as it serves as a keepsake or summary of their homeschool year. Depending on what your state may require you to include, your ... Read More about How to Create a Homeschool Portfolio
