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Our Student-Led High School Equine Course
This post was originally published a few years ago, but I’ve seen a surge of questions and interest in how to plan student-led courses in high school. As you take a peek into the planning process of our high school equine course, I hope to help you cast a vision for developing your own course…
Early Elementary Homeschool Curriculum: Top Picks
I first published this post of early elementary homeschool curriculum picks a few years back, but I’m still a super-fan of everything listed below. My little fella is steadily moving on in school. He’s reading real books and working real math problems. He builds amazing Minecraft structures and plays basketball better than me. And he loves history and…
Upper Elementary Homeschool Curriculum: Top Picks
You will love these top picks for upper elementary homeschool curriculum! Third through fifth grades are probably my favorite years to teach. During this period, children are usually pretty good readers – making it more fun to dive deeper into other subjects. And, they still have a zestful spirit about learning which means we get to have…
Middle School Homeschool Curriculum: Top Picks
Middle school homeschool curriculum is some of my favorite! Read on… The year before I got a full-time job teaching, I was a substitute teacher for three school systems, K-12. Let me tell you…after about two months, I let the central office know that I was available for anything except middle school. I loathed middle…
High School Homeschool Curriculum: Top Picks
Ah…high school. Why do I love homeschooling high school so much? Mostly because my teens don’t need my constant attention and instruction anymore! Ha! While I’m not kidding about the independent learning thing above, there are other reasons I really enjoy the high school homeschool: We have great discussions.My children can (finally) logically defend issues…
Planning Homeschool Bible Time
We homeschool for many reasons, but one of them is more important than all of the others combined. It’s our desire to pass on a bold Christian faith that finds our children seeking God with all their hearts and sharing Him with others from here to eternity. While I know it’s God who does the work…
