Planning a Homeschool Curriculum: What? Why? How?
What will home learners study? Why are they studying what? How will that learning be facilitated? Planning a homeschool curriculum is the first step to homeschool success but before that…
Interest-Led Learning
The purpose of interest-led learning is to allow homeschoolers to follow an interest; valuing the interest as a school-worthy subject. It doesn't matter whether it's a region of the world,…
Make a lesson from Wordle
Starting the day with an activity that creates an atmosphere for learning is an easy way oftransitioning from ‘home’ to ‘school’. Wordle is great for this! Word games are fun,…
How many strings does a piano have?
'I'm not sure - let's find out' Using a kid's questions to drive lessons is an easy way to get them engaged with learning. There's no such thing as a…
What to include in a school project?
Project-based work is also a good way to encourage homeschoolers to engage in interest-based, self-directed learning. Setting project-based school work allows home educators to give home-ed pupils open-ended studies of…
How to Turn Anything into a Homeschool Lesson
When you start home educating, everything becomes a possible lesson resource. Lesson resources can be found in newspapers and articles, on posters and in tv shows, in films and nature,…
