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Apr. 12, 2021
Stories from New Homeschoolers: How We Know Our Kids Are Growing
We asked new 2020 homeschoolers to chime in with their thoughts about measuring progress. We asked: This school year with Sonlight, your kids have not taken quizzes/tests or received letter grades. So how do you know they are learning? What … Continue reading
Jan. 22, 2021
Stories from New Homeschoolers: Celebrating School Choice in a Year of Forced Decisions
Jan. 24-30, 20201 is School Choice Week, a time when Americans celebrate their freedom to choose how to educate their children whether it's in a public school, private school, charter school, homeschooling, distance learning, or some other hybrid set-up. In … Continue reading
Dec. 18, 2020
Stories from New Homeschoolers: Teaching Multiple Children
In the Sonlight Connections group (membership for anyone with a free account on sonlight.com) and the Teacher Connection group (membership offered to qualified new Sonlighters), we asked brand new, unexpected homeschoolers how they are juggling the task of homeschooling multiple children. It's quite an adjustment … Continue reading
Jun. 22, 2020
Your 5-step Summer To-do List for Homeschooling this Fall
Did you know a winning school year starts in the summer? Summer is a time for rest, vacation, adventure, exploration, and also for planning and gearing up for the new school year. If we approach the summer months with strategic … Continue reading
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Jun. 15, 2020
From Public School to Homeschool: Deschooling
You’re toying with the idea of homeschooling. You’re beginning to imagine what it could look like to school at home instead of sending your kids back to public school. You may be searching online for some school desks and chairs. … Continue reading
Jun. 5, 2020
Can I Homeschool? Practical Reassurance for Unsure Parents
When my oldest child was just shy of 4 years old, I was sure she was ready for kindergarten. She had known her shapes and colors for years, and could read. She could recite the alphabet and do basic addition. … Continue reading
Nov. 25, 2019
3 Tips for the First-Year Homeschooler
Lanie (age 4) and Liam (age 6), reading in the hammock "One of the greatest joys of our first year of homeschooling has been to watch my oldest two children's relationship blossom. I've often found them nestled together, reading books alongside each … Continue reading
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