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Homeschooling offers parents the flexibility to choose the best educational method for their children. The spectrum of homeschooling models runs from unschooling, also called self-learning or child-led learning, to a structured “school at home” type of environment. In addition, there are many schools of thought, fostered by educators such as Raymond and Dorothy Moore, John Holt, Maria Montessori, Charlotte Mason, and many other. Explore the different methods and styles of homeschooling. You’ll be inspired, intrigued, and equipped with the tools to make the best educational choices for your own family.

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How to Homeschool: Determine Your Child’s Learning Style

One of the first steps you should take when embarking on homeschooling is determining your child's learning style. Most people tend towards one of the four main learning styles. This means that they are more successful in learning when the learning and teaching corresponds to this style. Few people are only one learning style, so exploring the different styles is helpful. This guide details four learning styles: kinesthetic, visual, auditory, and tactile.

10 Advantages Of Homeschooling That You Really Can't Argue With

While most parents just expect and plan to send their kids to a public school, a growing number of American families are re-envisioning their education philosophy, deciding to teach their children at home. And indeed, there are several advantages to homeschooling, including more family time, using your preferred curriculum, safety, learning at their own pace, and more quality time.

The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide

This one source book will provide you with everything you need to competently teach geography from Kindergarten through graduation. It is part lesson plans, part idea book, part unit study and part inspiration, with a refreshing, inclusive introduction to the basics and numerous, well-thought-out lesson plans with suggestions for cross-curriculum teaching. There are also many reproducible outline maps and 300+ timeline figures. Learn how to select appropriate reference materials, construct a timeline, and integrate a student notebook approach. Enjoy the literature unit featuring Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates or the two pure geography units for middle and high school students. Lots of activities, charts, reproducibles, games, flash cards, and the scope and sequence make for a penetrating yet fun yearly study of geography for the whole family. This text is appropriate for grades K-12.

Amanda Bennett's Unit Studies

Available for purchase, Amanda's topical unit studies offer weekly learning objectives and much more. The daily lesson plans and assignments are included in the book, ready for immediate use. These unit study guides include daily lesson plans, with reading and writing assignments, spelling and vocabulary words, biography and geography studies, projects, reading lists, and Internet sites of interest. Designed for use by all ages, each day's lesson plan is divided into lower and upper levels. For younger children, use only the parts of the plan that fit the needs of your child, and apply the same principle for older students.

First Language Lessons Level 2

This is book 2 in the First Language Lessons series. It offers scripted lessons to teach copywork, narration, picture study, and other classical techniques to help develop the student's language ability.

Fun Brain

Fun Brain has educational online games for kids, along with resources for parents and teachers. Subjects covered include: art, geography, history, languages, math, music, science, technology, and more

Multi-age Homeschool: Older Teaches Younger

In a large family, it is inevitable that the older children will help guide the younger ones. Here are ideas on how to capitalize on that system.

Colorado Home School Laws

The Home School Legal Defense Association provides a brief summary of the homeschooling laws in Colorado. Includes a link to a legal analysis of laws relating to homeschooling in Colorado.

Learning Styles and Hemispheric Dominance—Right or Left Brain: Which is Dominant in Your Family?

This is part two of a set of articles discussing learning styles and hemispheric dominance. Here Karen M. Gibson focuses on the theory of right-brain/left-brain dominance and some of the research and theories surrounding this concept. She also details some strategies for learning in response to understanding your child's natural patterns and styles of learning.

Life of Fred

This set of books is unlike any other textbooks. Each text is written in the style of a novel with a humorous story line. Each section tells part of the life of Fred Gauss and how, in the course of his life, he encounters the need for the math and then learns the methods. Tons of solved examples. Each hardcover textbook contains ALL of the material – more than most instructors cover in traditional classroom settings. Includes tons of proofs. Written by Dr. Stanley Schmidt with the intent to make math come alive with lots of humour, clear explanations, and silly illustrations that stick in the mind. The student will learn to think mathematically. Completion of this series prepares student for third year college math.