Category Archives: Homeschool Help

Homeschool Help

These articles were written for the anxious parents who suddenly find themselves considering homeschooling due to Covid-19, but they apply to any new homeschooler at any time. You will find encouragement, resources, and advice here. Maybe you have gone to Google or Pinterest and tried to search for homeschool ideas or information, and you have found yourself completely overwhelmed! Here you can find a pared down list of resources to help you get started. They may not be what you stick with long term, but THAT’S OKAY. They will at least help you take a step forward. Then you’ll take another and another, and you’ll soon find yourself not needing hand-holding anymore! Good luck on this wonderful adventure! It just may change your life (for the better)!

• Homeschooling Tips and Advice for the Anxious Parent

• Are You a Homeschool Newbie? Here’s What You Need to Know…

• More Than One Way to Homeschool Well

• How To Combine Your Kids for Many Subjects

• Homeschool Math Resources

• Homeschool Language Arts Resources

• Live Online Homeschool Class Options

• Preschool and Kindergarten Resources

• FREE Homeschool Curriculum

• Homeschool Podcast Suggestions

• Relationship Tips for Homeschooling

• Homeschool Co-Ops

• Routines and Schedules

• Great Book Lists

• FREE Audio Books for Kids

• Books About Homeschooling

• Facebook Groups for Homeschoolers

• Activities for Preschoolers During School Time

• Homeschooling Through Anxiety and Depression

• High Quality Early Readers

• Are You a School Teacher Considering Homeschooling?

Great Book Lists

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Most of these are book lists I have used and enjoyed for our family! When you have one or more voracious readers, you’ve got to stay ahead of them! There was no way I could preview all books before my daughter read them. These are the lists I trusted (or would trust if I’d known about them at the time) to give me high quality selections that promote the True, the Good, and the Beautiful. (That doesn’t mean there is nothing ugly or evil in these books. Far from it! But sometimes you need to see how dark evil is in order to see the true strength and light of the Good.)

1000 Good Books

Read Aloud Revival

Charlotte Mason Plenary

Well Educated Heart

Reshelving Alexandria (requires membership to view all books)

Sonlight (Christian)

Bookshark (secular)

Sabbath Mood Living Science Books

Living Math Books

Ursa Minor (7th-12th grade)

Ambleside Online (check especially the literature and read aloud sections)

Wildwood Curriculum

Routines and Schedules

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With younger kids, a routine is better than a schedule because there will inevitably be interruptions! Decide whether your kids need their own checklist to mark things off or whether having one for you is enough. If you have several young kids to juggle, try something like this schedule I made for a friend:

 

 

LOOP SCHEDULING

Loop schedules help you to not feel anxious when you don’t get through everything you intended to on a particular week. They allow you to keep moving forward and not feel “behind.”

Videos about loop scheduling:

 

MORE SCHEDULING HELP (specific to Charlotte Mason homeschooling)

2 Ways to Schedule Your Homeschool Day

How to Finish Lessons by Lunch