This question gets asked all the time: can we use the teen’s job outside the home for homeschool credit? In this podcast episode, I answer that one and many more about getting a job for your homeschool student. Two of our kids had formal jobs, two others had less formal ones — and one didn’t …
Episode 58: Getting your homeschooled teen a job Read More »
Overview: Homeschooling high school math doesn’t have to be scary when you know everything about it! Read for all the details so you can be confident. Note: There are referral links present. Math is everyone’s favorite subject! Um, NOT. It’s been years since you had to do anything more math-y than figure out how much …
Everything You Need to Know About Homeschooling High School Math Read More »
Overview: Get all the info you need to find the best homeschool math curriculum for high school. Lists types with pros/cons of each, plus curriculum reviews. Note: There are referral links present. Homeschooling math in high school, hello. Just thinking about it can send a chill up even the most math-y mom’s spine. Cuz every …
How to Choose the Best Homeschool Math Curriculum for your Teen Read More »
Overview: Find out what you need to know to homeschool math in high school with confidence. From a former math teacher who has graduated five teens! Math is one of the most intimidating high school subjects for many homeschool moms. In this episode you’ll hear all my best tips for homeschool math during the …
Episode 56: How to Homeschool Math in High School with Less Stress Read More »
Overview: Having trouble finding a high school homeschool literature curriculum for your reluctant reader teen? Here are my tips and recommendations. When your teen doesn’t enjoy reading, the thought of forcing them through literature study is a daunting one. You can’t even get them to read a comic book or the back of a cereal …
Homeschool Literature Curriculum Options When Your Teen Hates to Read Read More »
Overview: Mom’s involvement in her teen’s homeschool high school writing does not have to be scary. Misti Lacy of WriteShop has tips and ideas to help! During the high school years, our teens are getting more independent. How does that work for writing? How involved does Mom need to be? What about planning, editing, grading, …
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Overview: Helping our homeschooled teens prepare for college writing can seem intimidating. Misti Lacy from WriteShop is here to help with her wisdom! Ack, not only can it seem scary to work on high school writing with our homeschooled teens, but to prepare them for college level writing is even more frightening. We don’t want …
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Overview: Want your teen to have more fun writing during the homeschool day? Listen for some great ideas from Misti Lacy of WriteShop. This episode is the first of three in which I chat with Misti Lacy, who is the Curriculum Consultant at WriteShop, which provides homeschool writing curriculum for all ages. Misti has umpteen …
Episode 51: How to Make Writing More Fun for Your Homeschooled Teen Read More »
Overview: It truly is possible to learn math fast with the Learn Math Fast curriculum for K-12. Read this review for all the details and discount code! Note: This article sponsored by Learn Math Fast, but all opinions are my own and based on our experience using the curriculum. Then there was the time my …
Overview: Use these homeschool high school math tips to reduce frustration and give your teen the best opportunity to succeed. Note: this post is sponsored by My Math Assistant, but all opinions are my own. I call it the Math Meltdown. And it’s a frequent occurrence in high school, at least in my household—and I’m …
Sanity-Saving Homeschool High School Math Tips – from a former math teacher Read More »
Overview: When you want a personal finance curriculum for high school that isn’t the same outdated information you’ve heard before, check this one out! Note: This post sponsored by Personal Finance Illustrated® but all opinions are my own. Trying to follow a one-size-fits-all financial ideology doesn’t always work. Because one size hardly ever fits all. …
When you’re a newbie and you start looking at curriculum and there is SO. MUCH. OUT THERE. And you wonder how you will ever get started homeschooling high school with all of that to wade through first. Well, I have some advice to make it easier, and when you listen to this episode and then …
Episode 40: How to Start Homeschooling High School Part 4 – Curriculum Options Read More »
Overview: Use the following ideas to give your teen those high school fine arts credits that some colleges are looking for. Includes a curriculum recommendation! Note: This post was sponsored by Music In Our Homeschool and contains referral links. All opinions are my own. The sounds coming from the piano were painful to hear. And …
How to Get Fine Arts Credits for your Homeschooled Teen – even when they aren’t musical Read More »
Overview: Afraid it’s not possible to find a Charlotte Mason curriculum for high school, or even to use Charlotte Mason methods? I’m here to help with all of that! (Note: This post is sponsored by Dreaming Spires Home Learning, but all opinions are my own.) “Do I have to? This is SO BORING! When am …
After spending three weeks talking to Kay Chance about writing, it seemed a good idea to share my own tips from years of experience and several kids, most of whom have gone onto college. Writing is a tough subject to feel confident about. It’s hard to know what constitutes “good” writing and whether your kid’s …
Episodes 34-35: Tips for Teaching and Grading Writing in High School Read More »
Overview: Yes, you can engage all ages with read-alouds, and they can be fun for everyone, even the high schooler. Try this strategy and enjoy connecting with stories and spending time together. Note: This post was sponsored by Sonlight for their 30th Anniversary celebration! The teen is bored. You glance at him out of the …
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Overview: Using an online math curriculum can be the perfect way for your teen to do math on their own. Unlock Math is a great choice with stellar customer service. Note: This article was sponsored by Unlock Math but all opinions are my own. There are referral links present. Math is one of the biggest …
Using an Online Math Curriculum—with a review of Unlock Math Read More »
Writing is such an important skill, but it can be so hard to know how to help our kids do it well. Especially in high school, when everything seems to “count” so much more, and they need to be ready for college in the very near future. (Though they may not realize how soon that …
Episodes 31-33: Teaching Writing in High School with Kay Chance Read More »
It’s that time of year when we are narrowing down our curriculum choices, when the hope is high that we’ll find something that will really work and ignite our homeschool to be better than it’s ever been. Cuz maybe this past year was disappointing (which actually is probably true for everyone this time around, what …
Episode 30: Thoughts on Choosing and Using Curriculum Read More »
Overview: Finding a homeschool high school English curriculum is not as hard as it sounds. Pick what you want your teen to focus on, and do the rest another time. Everything is so much easier to do in the elementary years, isn’t it? Math? Addition and subtraction. Multiplication facts. Fractions. Nothing too difficult. History? Let’s …
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