Some of the articles on this blog will interest homeschoolers, but if you are interested in how-to’s, curriculum reviews, encouragement, and issues in education, see my posts at Academy Northwest, a hybrid private school/homeschool program in Washington state. Links below.
Start Here
If you are exploring homeschooling as an option or are ready to start, please read my free homeschool 101 packet.
Homeschool Road Map: part 1, part 2, part 3. These links take you to my Academy Northwest blog posts. For the PDFs, click part 1, part 2, and part 3.
How-To’s
Lapbooks: Turning Schoolwork into Keepsakes
English
Review: Spell to Write and Read
Why English Has Silent Letters
Print or Cursive, Which Is Best?
Grammarly Aid: A Review on the Grammarly app
Mathematics and Science
What Is Mathematics All About? (written by my mathematician/software developer husband)
In the Pursuit of God, Science Was Founded
History/Social Studies
Personalize Your History Lessons
Restoring American Patriotism One Child at a Time
Map Skills for Life and Across the Curriculum
Worldview
Homeschooling Beyond the 3Rs—Training in Worldview
Running Your Homeschool
Organizing Your Homeschool Library
How to Homeschool When Working
How Much Does It Cost to Homeschool?
Homeschooling: 4th Grade Curriculum from my friend’s blog, Never Free Farm. She’s a secular homeschooler and homesteader. This post focuses on how she only spent $600 on her son’s curriculum.
One School, Unique Learning Centers: A review of Academy Northwest Learning Centers
Social Issues
Opting out of Comprehensive Sex Ed? Alternative Health Class
Fielding Homeschool Objections from Relatives
Bullying: Even Homeschoolers are not Immune
Pros and Cons of Homeschool Co-ops
Reviews
Grammarly Aid: A Review on the Grammarly app
Digging Deeper into the Bible in 2023
Review: Spell to Write and Read
Summer Reading: Missionary Biographies
Encouragement
When the Curriculum Makes You Cry
One Student’s Experience at ANW (with learning challenges)
Issues in Education
Blaine Amendment and the Battle for School Choice
COVID Schooling Isn’t Homeschooling
From Clergy to Activists: How Critical Theory Has Transformed Christian Colleges, part 1
From Clergy to Activists: How Critical Theory Has Transformed Christian Colleges, part 2
Freedom to Homeschool Requires Vigilance
Good post but I was wanting to know if you could write a litte more on this subject? I’d be very grateful if you could elaborate a little bit further. Cheers!
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Did you download the three parts of the Homeschooling Road Map? It has extensive information. Do you have any specific questions?
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