Homeschool Questions and Answers

Starting Homeschooling 
HI

My name is Paula (Jhb) - SA & we have just taken our 3 kids out of a pvt school to start homeschooling!! I have a son in grade 6, son in grade 4 ...

From public school to homeschool 
I am finding it very difficult to get into a routine with my 11 year old daughter. I actually love the quality teaching time and I think that she somewhat ...

How concerned are you with choosing a curriculum at grade level? 
There is a certain science curriculum that I love the looks of. It says it is written for 3rd through 5th grade. I have an upcoming 6th grader and 7th ...

Curriculum for advanced Kindergartener? 
I have a soon to be 5 yr old boy who will be technically in Kindergarten next year. All the curriculums I have looked at so far, especially for language ...

Living Education for the Youngest 
Hi Wendy,

I have young children, one & four. I'm enjoying more time with them outside. Do you have any thoughts on must have or must do things I should ...

Which way to turn? 
We have been a homeschool family for almost 2 years, after taking our girls out of regular school. Our four girls are 11,10,10 & 6. I consider this journey ...

Homeschool discussion topics 
I lead a homeschool support group of about 45 families. Probably the biggest challenge is coming up with discussion topics for our monthly meetings that ...

Unschooling? 
Hi! I am a CSAHM of 4 (8,6,5,2). We use no curriculum. I simple print the state standards and work backwards. I have no structure we just wing it everyday....

Thinking about Homeschooling... 
Hi, I am thinking about homeschooling my children.
They are aged 6yrs 3months and 4yrs 10months.
Any advice?

We live in Mozambique. Public schools ...

Registration with the Dept of Education 
Hi there

Is it necessary to register our home taught children with the education department? I have not and get a lot of negativity from our family....

Language of instruction 
I am homeschooling my 3 children: girl 9jr, girl 6jr and boy 2jr. Our home language is Afrikaans. There is a great possibility that we could be moving ...

Working solo 
My child indicated to me that she was ready to work on her own, eg follow lesson plans and then complete the answer sheets. This is for non-discipline ...

Living books for Living Children 
How do you get a child to read Charlotte Mason type books if he only likes to read books that are full of facts only? He only wants to read true stories,...

Changing to homeschool 
Is it advisable to let my son in gr 10 leave school in the middle of the year and do homeschooling?

He is an average achiever, but battles with the ...

Homeschool Assessments and Tests 
Hi there

As home schooling moms should we be setting tests and exams for our children? Tests are one good way to measure the childs understanding of ...

Afrikaans Homeschool Curriculum  
We are an Afrikaans family doing the Konos program through Oikos in Kwazulu Natal. We have been unable to find a suitable Afrikaans language program ...

Reporting instructional plan to school district  Not rated yet
Hi,
I have recently come across Dr. Raymond Moore and his wife's books about home education and it is something I want to adapt to and follow in our homeschool ...