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Investigate homeschooling options and basics, from preschool and special education to creating a Christian curriculum. Whether you’re homeschool educated and wondering how to get into college or you’re a new parent struggling to choose a homeschooling philosophy, eHow has answers to your alternative education questions. Just embarking with your child on a homeschooling journey? Check out helpful How Tos on meeting education standards, planning lessons, buying supplies and scheduling your lesson plans.

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How to Make Library Paste (glue)

By *Janet Ford

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Ever get frustrated before or during a project because you don't have any glue? Don't be. Make your own! It's super easy! This is a great way to save money on supplies for homeschool teachers, day care operators, Sunday school teachers... you ... more »

How to Make Milk Glue – A Fun, Kid Project

By SeventhSibling

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Here’s a sticky project to amaze and amuse kids. The glue made from milk will do a fine job holding a paper cut-out onto a paper background, but look upon this project as more of a lesson in what happens when mixing milk with the acidity of vinegar... more »

How to Make Money While Homeschooling

By *Janet Ford

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You've decided to become a homeschooling family. It is a ton of work being a homeschool teacher. Would you like to make money while doing nothing different than offering your child a good education? If your answer is yes, than this article is for ... more »

How to Make Sure Your Homeschooler Is Socialized

By AHermitt

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“What about Socialization?” Just about everyone who encounters a homeschooler asks that question. It seems the world is under the impression that homeschoolers have no social skills or graces. If you are homeschooling and are worried about your ... more »

How to make the decision to homeschool

By Pixie1976

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How do you know when to begin homeschooling? For what time period should you homeschool? How well will homeschooling fit into your lifestyle? Your questions answered here in this ehow article... more »

How to make your child read

By tamanna

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Reading is important for a child's development. Here's how you can give your child the gift of reading and introduce him or her to the world of books. they not only gain knowledge from the books but also confidence among their friends group... more »

How to multiply fractions

By Ron Auerbach

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Fractions can literally send shivers up one's spine. But they're not really as tough as some may think. In this article, I'll show you how to multiply fractions. And I'll walk you through each step, making the process as painless as possible... more »

How to Pick a Christian Homeschool Curriculum

By eHow Education Editor

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As more and more families with school-aged children turn to Christian homeschool curriculum for their education, more have become available. They are available in every form, from classical to current, and for every budget. Read on to learn how ... more »

How to Plan a Homeschool Field Trip to Ikea

By virtualibrarian

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Homeschooling, especially unschooling, means that teaching and learning can go on all the time, and that anything can be a teachable moment. Sure, you can take field trips to museums and art galleries, but how about exploring different cultures ... more »

How to play hymns for a church service

By TopMusician

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Most young music students in our western culture are asked at one time or another to play the piano/pipe organ/keyboard for the church in which they grew up. If you or your child are experiencing this pressure, here is some advice from a church ... more »

How to Play the "Change Game" - Teach Your Child to Add Coins

By sugaredup

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Learning the value of money can be difficult. I created this simple game to aide my daughter in adding coins. She had so much fun playing the Coin Game, she didn't realize she was learning at the same time!.. more »

How to Practice Child Led Learning with Unschooling

By Tracy Rose

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Unschooling is one of many home schooling options. Though the term unschooling can be misleading, this method of home schooling is simply based on child-led learning. The idea behind unschooling is to allow children to decide what they want to ... more »

How to Prepare a Child for State Testing

By favefive

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Standardized state testing is a way by which public school accountability is measured. Although educators and parents may not see eye to eye on how it is implemented, it is important that the students are well prepared to be able to pass the tests... more »

How to Prepare a Homeschooler for College Applications

By AHermitt

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The thought of preparing a homeschooler for college strikes fear into the heart of many homeschooling parents. While it takes a good deal of planning and organization, the process of preparing a homeschooler for college does not have to be scary... more »

How to Prepare a Homeshooler for Future Employment

By AHermitt

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Just like kids who go to traditional school, some homeschoolers go into college, and other homeschoolers go directly into the workforce. For children that go directly into the workforce, there needs to be a certain amount of academic preparation... more »

How to Prepare Your Homeschooler for Standardized Tests

By AHermitt

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Most homeschoolers resent taking tests, but to fulfill government requirements, they understand that they are a necessary evil. If your homeschooling child is required to take standardized tests, here is a guide to preparing them... more »

How to Prepare Yourself to Homeschool Your Kids

By AHermitt

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Most people who decide to homeschool their kids understand that a great deal of preparation is required. They know they need to learn about homeschool philosophies. They know they need to decide on a curriculum. They may even know they need to ... more »

How to Prevent Homeschool Sabotage

By AHermitt

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Have you ever felt like someone was trying to sabotage your homeschooling efforts? Have people done things that make you wonder if they are just pretending to be agreeable while their actions say otherwise? Do you find that some people have a bad ... more »

How to Proof Your Writing using Microsoft Reader

By Bobbi Holmes

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Reading our words out loud is one way to help us proof our writing. When we hear the words, we can catch awkward sentences and misplaced words. Having someone read our words out loud is also a good way to proof our work. Yet, when we read out ... 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 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 Reuse Kitchen Food Boxes : Make Preschool Puzzles; Reuse Boxes In Play Kitchens! Green, Thrifty, Reusable Fun!

By Mishl555

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Take your clean and empty food boxes from your home kitchen to create customized preschool puzzles and/or reuse them as play items for children's pretend play kitchens... 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 »