Homeschool Questions and Answers

Needing to schedule my homeschool day 
I've got five kids 13,11,8,6, 2 .. How do you schedule it so that the 6 and 8 yr old are getting the attention they need while the 2yr old wants you and ...

Should I homeschool my struggling child? 
Hi, I don't know if I have a specific question, its more like I need specific help. I have three children. One could launch the space shuttle, one needs ...

Concerned about homeschooling 
I'm so overwhelmed and scared. My 3rd grade son has been disliking public school since kindergarten. I've decided to see if he would benefit from homeschool....

Homeschooling our 4 year old 
My daughter is 4 and her father and I have decided to homeschool but where do we start. I feel like a fish out of water and am clueless on how to even ...

Homeschooling in Saudi Arabia 
Hello...I'm Lebanese living in Saudi Arabia ...I'm planning to start home education for my 7 years old daughter Maria.

I'm totally new to this though ...

How to become a home school teacher 
Hi, I would like to know how to become a registered home school teacher to teach other kids besides my own. What are the rules and regulations? gerda@ublogic....

How young is too young to teach kids? 
I have 20 month old twins. I am wanting to start teaching them at home, have a schedule of sorts.
Is this too young to start teaching, if not where should ...

HOMESCHOOLING WHILE TRAVELING 
I am mother of 4 aged 14, 12,9 and 7. My husband and I are considering taking a sabaticle from the rat race and travel through the country for a year. Will ...

International Homeschooling 
Can I homeschool my children (Ages 9 & 8)in Saudi Arabia on the South African system? Can my children be intergrated back into school when I come back ...

Training Young Children 
I am a Christian mother of 3 who is yearning to homeschool with my husband. Our oldest is 5, second is 3.5 and our youngest is 2.

My issue is that ...

Afrikaans Homeschool Curriculum 
Hi Wendy, I have been doing quite a bit of research over the past 3 months into the different homeschooloing curricula.

As a christian family my heart ...

Reporting instructional plan to school district 
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 ...

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 ...

Poor and Broke, but Have Plenty of Time and Love-Is Homeschooling Possible? 
Dear Wendy, I live in NYC and my 14 yr old daughter was bullied in school because of her grades (90% average), so she refused to go back. The schools that ...

Home Schooling for Dyslexic & ADD Child? 
My 11 yr old child is Dyslexic with ADD and I'm considering homeschooling as I'm desperate for a system that will work before his self esteem really drops ...

Nature Study - what exactly does it entail 
Hi Wendy

I am so still not sure what Charlotte Mason Nature Study is about. I've been hearing about it for so long and it seems like a good idea but ...

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 ...

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 ...

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....

High School Plans 
Hi,

My 11 year old son is in Grade 6 at a regular school. I have planned to home school him from January. However, I am still not sure about how to ...

Combining Sonlight Cores 
One of the things I really like about Sonlight is that I can have two of my children (if not all 3 someday) share one core. Yet, I'm confused about how ...

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 ...

Homeschooling in Florida 
Does anyone know where I can go to so I can purchase curicula for homeschooling in Florida? I don't know where to go and what I will need for my state ...

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,...

Homeschooling a child with Down Syndrome 
I have a daughter who is 2 1/2. It won't be long until it's time to start homeschooling.
I am just wondering if anyone has any ideas on the best way/...

Sonlight in South Africa? 
Hi Wendy

We are a South African homeschooling family living in Mozambique.
I have tried a couple of South African curriculums, but I am more interested ...

How What When How Long and Where 
Good day to all the other home schoolers out there.
I am very new to this as we just started. My son is in Grade 1 and we started the beginning of this ...

Learning Disabled Child 
Do you have any suggested homeschool curriculum for a child with mild autism, and reading comprehension delay issues? He is in 6th grade in public school....

Transitioning from private school to homeschool 
I'm considering homeschooling, my children are in private school now. Any one else made this move and what advice can you provide? My oldest really dislikes ...

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 ...

Kids staying on task.   Not rated yet
We have a vast age range of kids 15,12,11,9,5,10mths and a new born on the way.

I feel that my children are taking advantage of me and are not able ...

Afrikaans Living Books  Not rated yet
Hallo Wendy
Where can I get a list of Afrikaans living books? My son is 5 years old and loves stories, but I'm not always sure the books I get from the ...

Heart of Dakota  Not rated yet
Do you know about the Heart of Dakota Homeschool program. I have two little ones entering the pre-school level and was thinking of using this. Would ...