Overview: We all want our kids to be healthy, happy and whole! High School Health for the Whole Person gives High School level students a firm foundation for keeping and maintaining health -from a wholistic point of view! Health: we all want it, appreciate it when we have it, and miss it when we don’t! High …
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Overview: Contributing writer Sara Dennis shares ideas to help struggling spellers in high school. This can be discouraging for them, but here are several options to make it better. Do you have a teenager who is struggling with spelling? They’re probably embarrassed by their lack of skill, especially when a younger sibling spouts off the …
Overview: Guest contributor Sara Dennis has some fabulous homeschool co-op class ideas for teens! And I bet they will make you think of many more possibilities! I don’t know about you, but I found high school terrifying when my oldest child started 9th grade. Thankfully, there’s a secret weapon that homeschoolers have discovered… homeschool co-ops! The …
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Get one man’s perspective on homeshooling high school AND hear about an amazing curriculum option that does it all for you. David Hazell is the CEO of My Father’s World books, and in this episode we discuss homeschooling high school in general and My Father’s World in particular. My Father’s World is a Christian literature-based …
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Are you frustrated trying to add fun learning activities for high school students? Elementary kids have so many fun activities you can do from going to the store for math, a nature hike for science, or reading a historical fiction book for history. High school uses a lot of dull textbooks, but with a bit …
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Overview: This CTC Math review is not only from the homeschool parent perspective but also from a math teacher’s perspective — so you know it’s legit! Note: This review is sponsored by CTCMath but all opinions are definitely my own. As always I’m going to be completely honest with you. Here is a statement you …
Overview: Voyage is a life skills curriculum for teens that will teach them all the things they refuse to hear from you in a fun and interactive way. Note: This article was sponsored by Voyage, but all opinions are my own. What do you think is important for your teen to know? Other than academics, …
Overview: Homeschool science experiments, even in high school, do not need to be as intimidating as you may think. Read this to ease your mind! We tried doing dissections, we really did. (Well, my husband did, anyway — I was NOT about to attempt it. YUCK!) He and my eldest daughter worked faithfully over their …
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Overview: ChemExplained is an amazing choice for a homeschool chemistry curriculum for high school. Read all the reasons why — with a video! Note: This review was sponsored by ChemExplained, but all opinions are my own. Sing with me now: “Don’t know much about his-tor-y; don’t know much bi-ology…” And we’d like to add Chemistry …
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Overview: A SchoolhouseTeachers.com review that identifies all the reasons it is the best Christian homeschool curriculum currently available. Note: This article was sponsored by SchoolhouseTeachers.com but all opinions are my own. I confess sometimes I’m envious of all the neato things they have for babies these days. There is so much cool stuff now that …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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