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Jul. 6, 2020
17 Scheduling Tips for Homeschooling the Very Large Family
A few years ago, in part due to foster care and health issues among family members, we had eleven children under age twelve at our house every day for close to a year. Growing from four children to eleven almost … Continue reading
Jun. 29, 2020
Ingenious Ways to Keep Younger Children Busy While Homeschooling
Anyone who has toddlers and preschoolers at home knows that homeschooling is a challenge with little ones underfoot. Most preschoolers don’t have the patience to wait a few minutes while you work on a math problem with your 12-year-old or … Continue reading
Apr. 6, 2020
An Alternative to Chore Charts for Large Homeschool Families
As a busy homeschooling parent with a full time job and many children to teach, I need a home cleaning routine that runs smoothly so I can focus on homeschooling my children. In other words, I need everyone to pitch … Continue reading
Dec. 23, 2019
Using Sibling Delegation in Your Homeschool: Benefits and Tips
Being a parent is a monumental task all on its own. When you add in being the primary teacher, it’s no surprise that sometimes you feel your life needs a little bit more breathing room. What is one tool that … Continue reading
Aug. 2, 2019
Teaching Household Life-skills in a Mixed-age Homeschool Family
Home maintenance can overwhelm even the most organized of us and create extra havoc when children are involved. There are days I would rather throw in the towel instead of train my children for the thousandth time how to make … Continue reading
Jan. 25, 2019
A Typical Day in the Life of a Large Family Homeschool
Two chickens are roasting on the counter in the biggest slow cooker you’ve ever seen. A lanky teenage boy is sprawled on the couch reading Willa Cather’s My Antonia. A blond preschooler is clambering over the end of the couch … Continue reading
Dec. 12, 2018
4 Ways to Combine Homeschool and Housekeeping to Get More Done
It’s tricky to find a healthy balance between schoolwork and housekeeping. Consequently, it’s not uncommon for a family to favor one at the expense of the other. There will inevitably be times when not a single chapter of any book … Continue reading
