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What grade are you in?

From the clerk at the store to the nurse in the pediatrician’s office, my kids always hear the same question, “What grade are you in?” It never fails to get a quizzical look for my kids. They look at me then at each other then at the person asking with no answer to give. Recently my oldest has decided to respond with “I’m homeschooled.” Then the only one with a quizzical look is the one who asked the question. In my homeschool we do not use a grade level system as much more than a guideline or a way to … Continue reading →

Typical High School Course of Study: Math

In previous years, most schools required 3 years of math for graduation. These days, most school districts in most states require a student study math for four years. There are several different math courses for a student to choose from according to their comfort and success with math. If your student is college bound, they will want to take the most difficult courses. Typical math courses for high schools students include: General mathematics (also called math 1) is for students who don’t intend to go to college teaches subjects like ratio, proportion, measurement, budgeting, insurance, taxation, elementary algebra, informal geometry … Continue reading →

Fifth Grade Homeschool Basics

For the fifth grade, I like to move homeschoolers from passively learning to actively learning. This means I like to move from learning games to books and research. This of course can be done slowly over time. This following list details what a fifth grader needs to know. Fifth Grade Math Curriculum builds upon lessons learned in previous years, but with greater difficulty. In this post I listed websites that can help you teach important fifth grade concepts. In Fifth Grade Language Arts Curriculum Part 1, and Fifth Grade Language Arts Curriculum Part 2 , I discussed important grammar, reading … Continue reading →

Fifth Grade Math Curriculum

Fifth grade math curriculum builds upon what was learned in previous years. Your child may already know many of these concepts, but they must be practiced at a higher difficulty level. Here are the math concepts that your fifth grader should learn. Reading and writing numbers to 10 places: Children should be able to read, write. Add and subtract numbers into the billions (1,000,000,000). Numeration systems: Students should be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, common fractions, and Decimals to the thousandths. Mixed numbers: Students must understand and be able to add, subtract and multiply mixed numbers. … Continue reading →

Homeschool Curriculum Glossary (Wallbuilders-Wordly)

WallBuilders focuses on America’s forgotten history and heroes, and emphasizes the “moral, religious, and constitutional foundation on which America was built.” Wallbuilders materials come in book and DVD form. Weaver Curriculum by Alpha Omega Publications allows parents to teach several age ranges Geography, History, Social Studies, Sciences, Language, grammar and more, all at the same time. The Weaver curriculum is designed to make learning fun. Welcome to the Wonderful World of Geography, by Brenda Runkle allows students to geography. The books teach by way of lessons that include vocabulary, charts, photographs and more. Teachers’ guides are also available. What Your … Continue reading →

Homeschool Curriculum Glossary (Mantle-Math Facts)

Mantle Ministries, founded by Richard Wheeler (of Little Bear fame), is the maker of Christian Based Historical Novels and recordings, both fictional and non-fiction. Accompanying these materials are dolls, frontier mementoes, and other materials that immerse the child into history. Mapping the World by Heart is a geography curriculum. The maker, David Smith’s Mapping.com, also has accompanying books like If the World Were a Village, Atlases, Almanacs, and other reference tools. Mapping the World is a “complete and proven approach to teaching geography” and promises that your child will be able to draw detailed maps from memory. Marvelous Math for … Continue reading →

What Grade are They In?

In the education blog, Shannon Stepp recently wrote Is Teaching To Grade-Level Standards The Only Way To Go? Another post talks about grade level retention. These are very valid questions. In fact, if it were up to me, grade levels would be abolished. I think there should be a checklist that tells when kids are ready to be promoted to middle school. There should be another checklist for promotion to high school, and a final checklist for high school graduation. Grade levels only get in the way. When we discuss homeschooling with friends, families, and even strangers, the question of … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

What is a Learning Objective?

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If you’re new to homelearning, you may wonder how homeschoolers gauge their children’s progress as they move through different grade levels. While some families unschool and do not follow external learning objectives, other families prefer to follow a curriculum. This is where learning objectives come in. A learning objective is one small part of a much broader curriculum. Centralized educational programs have a curriculum that is broken down grade by grade. Within each grade, there are topics that connect with each other. These are subjects. Subjects like science, literature, social studies, and mathematics are taught as distinct subjects and are … Continue reading →

Homeschool Questions and Answers: Reversing Letters

Question: My son still reverses letters. . .sequences of things etc. I’m fairly confident at this point that he has issues with letter reversals. In looking for resources but what I’m finding is stuff for kids who are behind–which my son is not. He is about to start 4th grade math (just started 2nd grade) and I fully anticipate that he’ll get at least half way through 5th grade. . .and he reads at a solid 2nd grade level. So why worry about a bunch of backwards numbers and letters? I’m not worried but I sense that at this point, … Continue reading →