In this post, we continue our look at developing a quality lesson plan with steps 3 through 5…
Step 3
You should show, as early as possible in your lesson plan, what materials you are going to use. These would probably be discovered later in the lesson plan; however, they should be shown early in case someone else decided […]
Over the last few posts, we have been discussing how to effectively choose the right teaching materials when choosing to home school your children. Hopefully, those tips provided some information that will truly help as you begin your homeschooling quest.
In this next series of posts, we will be reviewing ten steps to developing a quality […]
In the final post of this series, we will look at the final four rules to help you choose the right homeschooling teaching material…
Rule #6:
You need to be aware that there are various schools of thought when it comes to the teaching of a specific subject. For example, in math there are programs that […]
In part two of this series, we continue to look at some rules and/or guidelines for choosing the right homeschooling teaching materials…
Rule #2:
Choose the teaching materials that complement both you as the teacher and your child as the learner. Textbooks that are developed for traditional classrooms tend to be teacher directed and chalkboard oriented. Seldom do […]
Choosing your teaching materials can be an overwhelming decision because there are so many excellent resources and products available and each one claims to be superior to all others. Many veteran homeschooling parents would suggest that you stick to a “prepackaged” or traditional curriculum for the first year or so. After that point, you can […]
There is a vast amount of homeschooling information available today. In fact, the number of different curriculum and resource options can be overwhelming to the new homeschooling parent. As a result, it is highly recommended that you talk with local home school groups to determine what might work best for you and your children.
With that […]
In our last post here with regard to the guidelines to applying for homeschooling, we will look at the fourth and final guideline. This particular guideline deals with the evaluation process of the student. As with kids in public or private school, certain assessment measures have to be taken to evaluate whether or not the […]
In this post, we continue our discussion with guideline #3….
Guideline #3
School officials may consider teaching materials, but only if it is to determine subject and grade levels of the children being taught. School officials may not use this access as a means to dictate the manner in which the subjects will be taught.
However, there are […]
As we continue our discussion of the guidelines to applying for homeschooling, our focus shifts to guideline #2. This guideline highlights the particulars with regard to the credentials of the parent/teacher who will be heading the homeschooling curriculum in the home.
Guideline #2
School officials may ask you for information that pertains to the academic credentials or […]
In our last post, we began the discussion around guidelines to applying for homeschooling. As part of guideline #1, we highlighted the subjects our children will study and the length of the homeschool year. In this post, we continue our discussion of guideline #1 with a look at the hours of instruction per subject.
Hours of […]