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Finishing the Summer Strong

We are year-round homeschoolers to a certain degree. During the school year, the kids take courses outside of the home two days a week, do projects at home, and participate in other activities. At the beginning of every summer, I evaluate children for weak points and assign summer work that will help them improve. I pick only one subject each to work on during the summer. Every year, as we get to the mid summer point, I can see the children’s interest wane. My son only has three more math chapters to finish and my daughter has about 10 more … Continue reading →

Options for Summer Fun

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My children have ten days left of school. Sometimes by this time of year, I am tired of the routine of mornings, homework, and packing lunches and am ready for school to be over. This year isn’t one of those years. Summer has really snuck up on me. I’ve got to get some stuff planned for the boys. They are all much too old to be interested in the sand box and bubbles. I do want them to have a lot of down time this summer, unscheduled fun – those days where they can just play and be creative. But … Continue reading →

What are your homeschoolers doing this summer?

As summer approaches, it is time for my family to switch from out regular homeschool schedule to out summer schedule. I want my children to continue spending time purposely learning every day without burning them out. I also want them to keep stay physically active, and working on their own personal interests. Academically, My son will work on Algebra, which he did not finish this year, as we wanted him to move through the course at his own pace. As he is only 13, he was a year ahead in math anyway, and so taking Algebra slow and steady would … Continue reading →

Single Parents, Summer and Community

Kori touched on something in “Summer and the Single Parent” that I think needs to have more information added to it. She of course mentioned tapping you support system in the summer, which I completely agree with. She also mentioned community. Community to me is important, though it isn’t important for everyone in my community, nor is it important to a lot of communities now a days. Communities are growing further and further apart for a lot of reasons, but I digress. Most, if not all, communities offer activities for their community members to be a part of. There are … Continue reading →

Should I Send My Homeschooler to Summer Camp? Possibly Yes

We are now on the verge of summer and many homeschooling families are contemplating summer activities. The question of summer camp is on the forefront of many people’s minds. So should a homeschooling family send the children off to camp? I will answer this question in two parts. The first will discuss reasons you will want to send your kids to camp, and the second will discuss reasons you might not want to send your homeschooled kids to summer camp. Summer camp can be an excellent change of pace for a homeschooler. It will give them the chance to explore … Continue reading →

A-Z Summer Activities for Homeschoolers pt 3 (o-z)

Kari has written about educational and fun summer activities in a recent blog. I highly recommend you try some of them over the summer. I believe they apply to homeschoolers as well as traditionally schooled children. I want to add to the list some fun and educational activities that homeschoolers will want to consider for while taking a break from your normal homeschool activities. I have already written several here. http://homeschooling.families.com/blog/a-z-summer-activites-for-homeschoolers-pt-1-a-g and here . http://homeschooling.families.com/blog/a-z-summer-activities-for-homeschoolers-pt-2-h-n O= online. Summer is a great time to find online games and programs that will help sharpen your kid’s minds. They can play chess with … Continue reading →

A-Z Summer Activities for Homeschoolers pt 2 (H-N)

Kari has written about educational and fun summer activities in a recent blog. I highly recommend you try some of them over the summer. I believe they apply to homeschoolers as well as traditionally schooled children. I want to add to the list some fun and educational activities that homeschoolers will want to consider for while taking a break from your normal homeschool activities. I have already written several here. H=Handwriting. Summer is an excellent time to work on handwriting. Purchase a dry erase book for children to use when they say they are bored. I= ice cream. Making ice … Continue reading →

A-Z Summer Activites for Homeschoolers pt 1(A-G)

Kari has written about educational and fun summer activities in a recent blog. I highly recommend you try some of them over the summer. I believe they apply to homeschoolers as well as traditionally schooled children. I want to add to the list some fun and educational activities that homeschoolers will want to consider for while taking a break from your normal homeschool activities. A= astronomy. Take a midnight field trip to a planetarium to view the stars. On clear nights, you may even be able to see planets. I remember seeing Mars a couple years ago. B= books. Visit … Continue reading →

Homeschool Resource Review: Spelling City

I spent the morning preparing my daughters spelling lessons for the summer. She is working on spelling this summer because I do not want her using poor spelling as an excuse any longer. She likes to do a half-hearted approach to her spelling and say, “I’m just a poor speller”. For this reason, I searched many books (and even purchased a couple). I also searched several websites. The program I found most suited to her spelling needs was SpellingCity.com. Spellingcity.com is designed to make spelling fun. Students can type their spelling lists, test themselves, learn correct pronunciation, and play word … Continue reading →