Native American Heritage Month Activities
National Native American Heritage Month is celebrated annually in the month of November. Here are some fun activities that your K-12 homeschooled students can participate in year round.
Teaching Tech with Google Education
The Applied Digital Skills curriculum from Google for Education is a boon to busy homeschoolers. The site easily walks you through creating a class, adding students and giving assignments. There are a wealth of self-paced assignments students can complete independently. The lessons are easy to set up, easy to use and free. We give it 3 1/2 thumbs up
Three Best Sites for STEM Curriculum
Three outstanding sites for teaching STEM are Ag in the Classroom, Growing Math and Statistics in School.
Sleep well to perform more and better
Having healthy sleeping habits is very important in our lives. It gives us better performance –mentally and physically– at work while studying or other. When we are asleep our body enters a process of rest, restoration, and repair, so cultivating habits and patterns of rest is necessary to avoid abrupt levels of stress and enjoy…
How to Teach Thankfulness this Season
Teaching thankfulness during any season can be challenging, but even more so when your season becomes hectic. As parents, we always want to make sure we are utilizing every opportunity to teach our little humans how to be the best version of themselves. Some of these lessons are harder than others. Thankfulness is a lesson…
K-12 Booklist: Native American Heritage Month
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with this K-12 Booklist! Elementary School Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child (Author), Jonathan Thunder (Illustrator), Gordon Jourdain (Translator) At the Mountain’s Base by Traci Sorell (Author), Weshoyot Alvitre (Illustrator) Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker’s Story by Joseph Bruchac (Author), Liz Amini-Holmes (Illustrator) We are…
Guest Post – 7 Generation Games, Game Design Course
This is a guest blog post. Homeschool-curriculum.org only recommends products that we actually like and would use with our own kids. Welcome, parents! You’re here because you’re interested in signing up your kid for our game design class but want more information. Maybe your child gave you this link. To that, we say – congratulations…
Worst States for Homeschooling
Every parent wants the best for their kids, but sometimes there are things that make that a little…complex. Be in the know. Here are some states with more stringent homeschool restrictions to take note of. Georgia Maine Massachusetts Minnesota New York North Dakota Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington West Virginia Georgia Requires a lot of…
Best States for Homeschooling
Lowered regulations can prove to be more flexible for parents planning to homeschool their kids. Here’s a curated list of the best states for homeschooling. Alaska Idaho Illinois Indiana Michigan Missouri New Jersey Oklahoma Texas Utah Alaska There are no requirements for parents to notify the district if they’re teaching their own kids. There are…
Homeschool Laws by State
1. Alabama Assessment requirements: No Immunization requirements: Requires proof of immunization or religious exemption from immunization. Notification required: Yes Options for Homeschooling: Three State Mandated Subjects: 6-17 School Required for Ages: 6-17 Teacher Qualifications: No, unless using a private tutor. 2. Alaska Assessment requirements: No, unless homeschooling as a religious private school Immunization requirements: No,…