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7 Important Things I’ve Learned in 3 Years of Homeschooling

Homeschooling for the past three years has been a great challenge and a great blessing for our family. We’ve had good days and we’ve had bad days. There have been days when I ask myself why in the world we decided to homeschool and would give just about anything to fly off to a sunny, sandy beach all by myself. Then there are days when I am so thankful for being able to do what we do that I think my heart might burst with joy and thanksgiving. With all the ups and downs, it’s a roller coaster ride for sure.

Optimize Your Homeschool: 7 Ideal Items for Preschoolers & Kindergartners

So, you have decided to homeschool your preschooler or kindergartner and now you are wading through the enormous mass of information trying to figure out what you need in order to feel organized and ready to go. If you are feeling overwhelmed with all the information, I can totally relate.

When we first decided to homeschool I read a lot of blogs and a lot of books to try and figure out what materials, in addition to curriculum, I’d need to get started. It was completely overwhelming because there is so much variety, various teaching methods and many different ways of setting things up. It’s wonderful to have choices but it can be really overwhelming when you are first starting out.

Our 8 Reasons for Homeschooling: They Aren’t As Weird As You Might Think

“Why did you decide to homeschool?”

It is a question that many people either ask or think, even amongst homeschoolers. The reasons for homeschooling are different for each family although you often hear common themes as to why families decide to go against the grain of society and school their children at home.

2014-2015 Curriculum Choices for Homeschooling

Even though I wasn’t totally ready and organized when we started school a few weeks ago, everything has been going really well as we’ve been getting into a new routine. We are using Sonlight this year, which is a Christian literature-based curriculum, and it has helped me a lot because a weekly schedule has already been put together for me. However, I have added other programs and had to put schedules together for all of those.