Two weeks ago, I covered the first three things I’ve found helpful in large family homeschooling, and today I’m covering the last four. 🙂 Identify who needs the most help, and schedule it. Along with independence and check-ins, sometimes students just need direct teaching. Especially first-graders and below. Or in later grades, they may need help with particular subjects, or…
Category: Homeschooling
Large Family Homeschooling
This year feels different than ever before. I have finally realized: I am not limitless! 😉 I am a second-generation homeschooler—and an only child. My mom was an amazing teacher and it seemed like we did everything. Life as a larger family has meant my kids have many advantages in the form of their built-in siblings that I didn’t have…
A Guiding Verse for Homeschool
There is one verse in the Bible that has become very central this year to the way we do homeschool—Ecclesiastes 12:12. Here it is in context (vv. 9-14): Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote…