Homeschooling Younger Kids Archives

Homeschool Curriculum

By Alyson Long Last Modified: February 20, 2024 Leave a Comment Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

What is a homeschool curriculum? A curriculum is the content of a course of study. Countries and states have their own government-approved curriculum, as homeschoolers we may be compelled to follow this standard state school curriculum, or we may be allowed to write our curriculum tailored to our individual child’s needs. In some cases, our […]

Homeschooling vs Unschooling vs Worldschooling

By Alyson Long Last Modified: February 5, 2024 Leave a Comment Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Homeschooling, worldschooling and unschooling are all progressive forms of education, gaining popularity in the modern world. Unschooling and worldschooling are types of homeschooling, also known as home education. Other forms of education outside school also exist, for instance, wildschooling, lifeschooling, and farm schooling. In this post we break down homeschooling, worldschooling, unschooling, online schooling, wildschooling […]

Fun Homeschool Science Resources

By homeschool group hug Last Modified: February 5, 2024 1 Comment Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

All of the fun homeschool science resources on this page have been tried and tested by real homeschoolers, they have been given the thumbs up from me and the kids. As a professional scientist, these homeschool science resources, books, toys, and games all have real value in helping your child learn and understand science. I’m not talking […]

Pulling My 7 Year Old Out Of School

By Alyson Long Last Modified: October 11, 2022 Leave a Comment Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

I’m writing this post today to help you with the mental anguish and turmoil you’re suffering about pulling your child out of school. I did it and it’s all worked out perfectly. I was able to take my child out of school, legally and permanently, when he was 7 years old and it was one […]

Where to Find Teachers, Online Tutors, and Classes for Kids Learning at Home

By Alyson Long Last Modified: October 3, 2022 3 Comments Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

A lot of parents will be wanting information on finding the best teachers, tutors, and classes for kids learning at home. There are a lot of reluctant homeschoolers around the world right now. Parents who didn’t ever want to homeschool, suddenly have their children at home. They’re stressed out, worried about their kids educational prospects, […]

Homeschooling in Houston Texas

By Alyson Long Last Modified: November 8, 2022 Leave a Comment Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Can you homeschool in Houston Texas? Yes, you can. To find out more about homeschooling in Houston we talked to a local mum (and former teacher) responsible for her own 3 homeschoolers in Houston, Harris County, Texas. This homeschool mum tells us how she homeschools, why, what facilities, groups, and field trips exist in and […]

Wildschooling

By Alyson Long Last Modified: November 12, 2022 2 Comments Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

There are just too many diverse ways to homeschool or home-educate. Here we investigate and try to give a definition of wildschooling. What is wildschooling and how do you start wildschooling? Is there such a thing as a wildschooling definition and what is the underlying philosophy of homeschooling, with a little more wild? We tend […]

How to Convince Your Parents to Homeschool You

By Alyson Long Last Modified: November 13, 2022 Leave a Comment Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

“How to convince your parents to homeschool you?” A lot of kids, just like you, want to know how to convince their parents to homeschool them. I homeschooled my kids, and it was fantastic for all of us, so I’m here to help you to convince your parents to let you stay home and be […]

Where To Learn To Code?

By Alyson Long Last Modified: November 14, 2022 Leave a Comment Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Coding is key in making money in various ways. Coding is not difficult to learn. Coding is not taught enough in schools. But where to learn to code? You can teach yourself to code easily using free resources and courses. The key with coding is practice and exposure. I taught myself one coding language over […]

My 7 Year Old Can’t Read

By homeschool group hug Last Modified: September 19, 2024 31 Comments Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Hi, glad you’re here, my 7-year-old can’t read either. In fact, go back a couple of years and my first 7-year-old couldn’t read. It seems to be an epidemic, this non-reading 7-year-old thing, and it seems to worry mums of 6-year-olds and 8-year-olds too. I’m here to make you feel better and maybe help you […]

School is the Worst Place to Get an Education

By Alyson Long Last Modified: November 13, 2022 5 Comments Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Deep thought is something I suffer from, often the 3 am lying awake variety. This morning’s episode brought me to an idea that I felt big enough to share. I apologise if somebody, somewhere has said this same thing before with figures, statistics and research. It’s new to me, and I hope to you. My […]