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What Is Homeschooling and How Does It Work?

February 8, 2022 by Jenna

If you’ve ever heard other parents talk about their homeschooling experience or thought about homeschooling your children, you may be wondering what homeschooling is and how it works. Homeschooling is an alternative to a public or private school education. It has many considerations, concerns, and, often, widespread misconceptions. But homeschooling your kids isn’t letting children run wild and do whatever they like—it involves structure, planning, and organization, regardless of your method. Homeschooling isn’t always easy, but it provides unique advantages and opportunities. If you’re exploring the idea of homeschooling or wondering if it’s a good option for your family, here’s a short guide in homeschooling 101.

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Homeschool High School Credits and Graduation Requirements

December 17, 2021 by Jenna


How many credits does your homeschooled high schooler need to graduate? How do you give credit for the work your students are doing? And how do you count credits? In the world of homeschooling high schoolers, there are many questions that often don’t have clear answers because they often don’t apply to parents whose children attend a school. When you go to set up your own homeschool high school transcript and meet graduation requirements, you’ll need to know how to assign credits for the work your students have completed and know which courses you should be including.
Learn more about how credits and graduation work in your homeschool…

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7 Reading Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension

October 19, 2021 by Megan

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Reading comprehension is perhaps the most important skill your student will ever learn. And it’s not easy. At first, the struggle to read individual words is an almost painful experience—your student must concentrate so hard to identify each letter and its correct sound. It might take several seconds to read just one word. Thankfully, with practice reading gets easier, but improving reading comprehension involves so much more than just learning to pronounce an individual word correctly. We want students to understand the message of the words on the page. That’s why teaching reading comprehension strategies is so important.

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How to Choose the Best Homeschool Curriculum for Your Family

October 12, 2021 by Jenna

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Shopping for the best homeschool curriculum can be a lot like shopping for a computer or even a car. You need your curriculum to fit your family’s needs and wants, especially if you’re looking for a Christian homeschool curriculum to support you in leading and discipling your children. Homeschool curriculums differ in their packaging and presentation, and it can be difficult to know what to look for with so many options. We’ll help you explore some popular curriculum choices, what they can offer your family, and how to choose the best curriculum for different grade, subjects, and learning abilities.

Find the best homeschool curriculum for your family!

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Visual Learner: Characteristics, Study Tips, & Activities

September 28, 2021 by Guest Writer


For a visual learner, a picture is worth ten-thousand words. Visual learners, or spatial learners, prefer to learn by seeing. The visual learning style is the first of Neil Fleming’s original VARK model, which includes visual, auditory, read/write, and kinesthetic learning types. We’ll give you several strategies to help visual learners make the most of their preferred learning style. Using visual aids in the classroom can benefit all students because every brain processes images faster than text and tends to store them as long-term memories. So all students can benefit from the promotion of a multisensory educational experience at home or in the classroom.

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