*ahem* I shall try to curb my enthusiasm while I unveil our choices for our (mostly) classical third-grade homeschooling curriculum. If you’re looking for suggestions for a different grade, check out our curriculum category.Continue Reading
Here is what we are using for our pre-kindergarten homeschooling curriculum, as well as some alternative options I love and highly recommend (some purchased, some free). Also, I’ve included a printable checklist of pre-kindergarten learning objectives to give you some ideas of what to cover. But first, a few words on our style of education.
Ever have the unsettling feeling that you’re doing this homeschooling thing by the seat of your pants? That’s only one of the many reasons why making a long-term homeschooling plan is well worth your time.
Some of the benefits of having even a sketch of a plan are:
If you want to know that you have got it all under control . . . if you want to lift the shroud of mist over the homeschooling years ahead . . . you need a plan.
*As featured in Sacramento Parent Magazine, Feb. 2019 and Simple Homeschool, Sep. 2017.
Don’t worry, sweet homeschooling momma. It will all be worth it. I was on the receiving end of all that effort. And the greatest homeschooling benefits I got were the ones my parents, perhaps, didn’t even think about.
When I was homeschooled in the 80’s and early 90’s it was still relatively uncharted territory. Most people had never even heard of homeschooling. After you told people you were homeschooled, and explained what that was, it was almost always met with skepticism at best–if not outright scorn. My mother had a lot of concern about the school board trying to intervene, and resources were few and hard to find.
My parents were pioneers, brave to even attempt homeschooling. But they knew in their hearts it was right–and it was the best thing they ever did for me. I entered college early and graduated summa cum laude. I had a very rewarding career in the legal field and, then, was able to transition my skills to work from home when my family became the priority.
But, more than all that, do you want to know what I really owe to homeschooling–to my mom and dad? Here are the things that mattered most:Continue Reading
