Homeschool Resources
Some of the articles on this blog will interest homeschoolers, but if you are interested in how-to's, curriculum reviews, encouragement, and issues in education, see my posts at Academy Northwest, a hybrid private school/homeschool program in Washington state. Or subscribe to my Academy Northwest Blog (reprint) newsletter for new posts.
Start Here
If you are exploring homeschooling as an option or are ready to start, please read my free homeschool 101 packet.
Homeschool Road Map: part 1, part 2, part 3. These links take you to my Academy Northwest blog posts. For the PDFs, click part 1, part 2, and part 3.
How-To's
Lapbooks: Turning Schoolwork into Keepsakes
Bible and Worldview
Homeschooling Beyond the 3Rs—Training in Worldview
Digging Deeper into the Bible in 2023
English
Review: Spell to Write and Read
Why English Has Silent Letters
Print or Cursive, Which Is Best?
Mathematics
What Is Mathematics All About? (written by my mathematician/software developer husband)
History/Social Studies
Personalize Your History Lessons
Restoring American Patriotism One Child at a Time
Map Skills for Life and Across the Curriculum
Running Your Homeschool
How to Homeschool When Working
How Much Does It Cost to Homeschool?
Homeschooling: 4th Grade Curriculum from my friend's blog, Never Free Farm. She's a secular homeschooler and homesteader. This post focuses on how she only spent $600 on her son's curriculum.
Organizing a Homeschool Library
Social Issues
Opting out of Comprehensive Sex Ed? Alternative Health Class
Fielding Homeschool Objections from Relatives
Bullying: Even Homeschoolers are not Immune
Pros and Cons of Homeschool Co-ops
Reviews
Review: Spell to Write and Read
Summer Reading: Missionary Biographies
Encouragement
When the Curriculum Makes You Cry
One Student's Experience at ANW (with learning challenges)
Discover Your Child's Learning Style
Issues in Education
Blaine Amendment and the Battle for School Choice
COVID Schooling Isn't Homeschooling
From Clergy to Activists: How Critical Theory Has Transformed Christian Colleges, part 1
From Clergy to Activists: How Critical Theory Has Transformed Christian Colleges, part 2