Strewing is one of the best ways to add delight and creativity to your homeschool days whether you’re a full-on unschooler or a more traditional homeschool family. Strewing is quite simply laying out items that you think will be of interest to your children and letting them interact with them […]
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How to Know When It’s Time to Switch Homeschool Curriculum
The 19th-century British fairy tale “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” is a good place to start when considering homeschool curricula. The porridge Goldilocks sampled in the three bears’ home was, first, too hot, then, too cold and, finally, just right. The bears’ chairs and beds followed a similar pattern. The […]
Read MoreBack to School: Let’s Get Organized!
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting the Homeschool Compass by shopping through our page! Getting started back to school gives us a chance for fresh inspiration for how to run our homeschools. Keeping things organized will make every part of homeschooling easier, from being able to find what you need when you […]
Read MoreHomeschooling While Working Remotely: Three Life Lessons
Homeschooling families are by and large a creative, talented, and steadfast bunch and have just the right type of parents to both work remotely and oversee their child’s education. If you’ve found yourself in this position, take heart! In my sixteen years of balancing a freelance writing career with homeschooling, […]
Read More7 Ways to Improve the Homeschool Math Struggle
Today we are delighted to welcome Jessica Eaton to the Homeschool Compass to share her top tips for taking the stress out of homeschool math. Jessica has a bachelor’s degree in Math and a Masters in Education. She taught middle school and high school for ten years before leaving the […]
Read More3 Best Practices for Nature Journaling
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting the Homeschool Compass by shopping through our page! When I was 8 years old, my mother decided to homeschool my older brother and me. At the time we were traveling with an evangelistic crusade ministry across the Midwest United States. Every week we were in a […]
Read MoreThree Ways to Simplify the Art of Nature Journaling
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting the Homeschool Compass by shopping through our page! “It is infinitely well worth the mother’s while to take some pains every day to secure, in the first place, that her children spend hours daily amongst rural and natural objects; and, in the second place, to infuse […]
Read MoreHomeschool Wherever You Are: Our Favorite Carschooling Resources
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting the Homeschool Compass by shopping through our page! Carschooling is a great way to take your learning with you wherever you go, whether that’s on a weeklong summer road trip or a drive across town to the grocery store. One of the great advantages of homeschooling […]
Read MoreTurn Your Family Road Trip into a Family Field Trip!
Cross-country trips were a regular part of my growing up, thanks to my mother’s large family scattered from coast to coast. While the trips were primarily to visit relatives, my parents always incorporated outings to local landmarks. Mount Rushmore, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Pike’s Peak, and the Carlsbad Caverns are […]
Read More10 Options for Homeschooling Through High School: The Many Looks of Homeschool High School
The days of sitting around the kitchen table all day to homeschool are long gone—at least for homeschooled high school students. Numerous options are now available to broaden their exposure to new subject matter, provide a group learning environment for specific subjects, or get a jump on their college education. […]
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