Homeschooling Basics

How to Read with a Young Reader (Ages 5-8)

By Sadie's Mom

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Parents and family members play a big part in raising a reader. Many children start learn that reading can be fun from their experiences at home. Here are a few tips for raising a young reader... more »

How to Realise Beauty of Mathematics

By rupapurush

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Hi friends these are excellent sums to teach u r children, These types of sums helps to grew up their Interest,Inteligence,Knowledge... more »

How to Record Field Trips on a Homeschool Transcript

By Melanie Marten

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If you live in a state that requires homeschool transcripts, you need to know how to record field trips successfully. Any outing can become a field trip if the educational aspect is the focus... more »

How to Redeem a Bad School Record by Homeschooling

By AHermitt

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Your high school student is the half way through the 10th grade in public school, but he either few credits or very bad grades. The child has also decided they want to go to college and get serious about their grades. You are wondering if you can ... more »

How to Reinforce Homeschool Lessons with Games

By AHermitt

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The true test of learning is to be able to translate that knowledge to real life circumstances. And there's no more interesting way for a kid to do that than to play a game that focuses on what they've learned. When teaching my kids I like to ... more »

How to Research George Washington's Biography Online

By Cougar1002

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In this article, I have reviewed several online resources on President George Washington's biography. In addition to online research, I'd recommend direct research such as printed books and visiting Mount Vernon and Washington, D.C. if possible... more »

How to save money homeschooling your child

By Scriber57

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Homeschooling your child seems like it would cost you more money than sending them to public school, but that is far from the truth. Here are some ways in which homeschooling saves you money... more »

How to Self-Publish Projects for FUN

By Bobbi Holmes

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Print-on-demand isn’t just for the would-be aspiring author. There are some great self–publishing projects that make wonderful gifts. What do I mean by print-on-demand? It is when you create a book, by uploading your word processing file at a ... more »

How to solve home schooling problems

By JamieTurner

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You’ve started home schooling your children, but things aren’t going exactly as you had planned. In your dreams, your children had been hanging on your every word, and loving every minute of learning with big smiles on their faces. In reality, ... more »

How To Speed Read.

By ***amylaine

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Reading is a part of everyday life. Sometimes we want to sit down and enjoy what we are reading and sometimes we are just looking for some quick information. Speed reading is a great skill to have to read through lots of material to find the ... more »

How to Start a Homeschool Blog

By AHermitt

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Starting a homeschool blog is a great way to share your homeschooling journey with other people. It allows other homeschoolers to know they are not alone and homeschoolers to share information with each other. If you want to start a ... more »

How to start a Poultry Project in 4H

By PakehaC

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Starting a new project in 4H, especially a small animal project such as poultry, is both easy and fun!.. more »

How to Stop Friends and Family from Interrupting Homeschooling

By AHermitt

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You've decided on homeschooling and your friends and family have listened, argued and debated while you've held your ground. You will now need to prepare your friends and family for your homeschooling endeavor... more »

How to Study Effectively

By painthorse42

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Having a good study area is essential if you want to remember & do well, whether it's for HS, College, or on the job... more »

How to Study for a Hard Test

By StacyP

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The key to mastering a hard test is to use more than one study method when learning new information. Using a variety of approaches while studying will remarkably improve how much you recall later on for the test. Follow these simple steps if you ... more »

How to Teach Children First Aid

By Judy Cutler

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Even relatively young children should know some first aid tips. They enjoy having this knowledge as it helps them be less frightened if there is an accident. They are always bumping and scraping themselves and if they understood the process of ... more »

How to Teach Christian Character Traits

By tamara chilver

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As our children’s primary mentors, we need to consistently display Christian character traits and surround our children with others who share our values. Harvard and Stanford Universities have reported that the reason a person gets hired for a ... more »

How to Teach Fractions with an Apple Pie

By Bobbi Holmes

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What we learn by experience has a far greater impact than learning from a book. Tangible, three dimension learning experiences, which engage all of our senses, have the ability to fuse that information in our memory, while giving us a better ... more »

How to Teach Geology Using a Pet Rock

By wjackson

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You can easily teach younger children a bit about geology by letting them have a pet rock. Here's what to do... more »

How to Teach Subjects Your Homeschooler Dislikes

By AHermitt

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Homeschooling is great because children get to learn in a more relaxed atmosphere, and also get a say in what they learn and where. Still, there will be subjects your homeschooler would rather not learn. For a homeschooling mom, this can create ... more »

How to Teach to Your Child's Multiple Intelligences

By virtualibrarian

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When our children are tested for their intelligence, the testing usually focuses on just two areas--verbal and mathematical intelligence. These two areas, however, don't begin to give the real picture when it comes to determining what each child ... more »

How to Teach Your Child Math Concepts

By StacyP

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Math can be intimidating for some children (and adults, too!). For children needing extra help, teaching math concepts will take patience and flexibility on your part. If you want to successfully tutor your child in math, keep these strategies in ... more »

How to Teach Your Child To Love Reading

By oneloved

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Want to instill in your child a love for the written word? Here are practical ways to inspire your little book worm... more »

How to Teach Your Child to Read

By EasyWriter

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In a few simple steps, you can help your child learn to read. As a veteran first grade teacher, I've taught hundreds of children to read, written books on the subject, and developed an audio phonics program that's sold nationwide. What you might ... more »

How to Teach Your Preschooler to Read.

By AutumnLeavz

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Preschoolers have so much potential. Their minds are designed to soak up vast amounts of information and this is a great time to begin reading skills. If your child exhibits signs of being ready then why not go ahead and begin. These signs are ... more »

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