Homeschool Curriculum Toolkits

Learning About Your Teaching Materials for HomeschoolingAfter you obtain the teaching materials for a subject's curriculum, you need to spend some time with those materials to get familiar with them. Specifically, examine the materials to answer ...

Elementary Science for Homeschoolers Isabel Shaw What it Takes Compared with children in other countries, American children perform abysmally on science achievement tests.This failure to understand basic scientific concepts could have serious im...

You've come to the right place! Family Education Network has free worksheets, games, and activities for your eighth-grader. ...

Advice from a homeschooling expert on teaching handwriting. ...

Advice from a homeschooling expert for a parent whose eight-year-old is having a hard time with reading. ...

Advice from a homeschooling expert for a parent who is concerned about her son's lack of interest in reading. ...

Nothing is more important to academic achievement than being a good reader. Parents know their children best and can provide the one-on-one time and attention that will lead them to success in reading. Here is a list of ways to help your children...

Advice from a homeschooling expert on determining at what grade level a homeschooled child is reading. ...

Advice from a homeschooling expert on teaching a six-year-old to read. ...

Advice from a homeschooling expert for a parent whose son can read words on flash cards, but he not in a book. ...

Foreign Languages for Homeschoolers Take this quiz to see what you know about studying a foreign language: A good age to begin learning a second language is:     a. Infancy.     b. Five to seven years old.     c. Eight to 11 years old. The ...

Art for HomeschoolersIsabel Shaw Learn from the Masters, and from BooksI remember being totally involved in an art project as a child in school. Suddenly, the bell would ring, signaling the end of class – what a disappointment! Not only did I ha...

The simple truth is that you do not need to buy a curriculum to homeschool your child. ...

By the time a child is 12 years old, he should be able to recognize letter sounds. I suggest you have your son evaluated by a trained professional to determine how you can help him succeed. ...

Helping Your Homeschooler Learn to ReadBeware Experts' Advice If there is one area that causes concern for even the most experienced parent, it's helping our kids learn to read. And with good reason: We are told reading is an area best left to t...

Poetry for Homeschoolers Isabel Shaw Take the PlungeParents who homeschool their children face many challenges, and teaching poetry is certainly one of them! Recalling their own school experiences, many parents remember poetry lessons as boring a...

If you're doing a lot of pencil and paper work, try a different method. For instance, rather than writing letters, which can be difficult and often tedious for six-year-olds, turn learning the alphabet via a verbal game or contest. ...

Perhaps the curriculum or method you're using is not the best one for your child. If she is an active, hands-on learner and you are relying on textbook learning, you're going to run into problems. ...