Our how-to helps include practical ideas for teaching concepts, covering the subjects, using the tools, and practicing the art of homeschooling! Here are our top 10 favorite how-tos ~ reader favorites from the 2023–2024 archives:
Skill Subjects vs. Content Subjects: The Key to Simplifying
Here is the key to simplifying home education — understand the difference between skill subjects and content subjects.
Beechick Basics
Dr. Ruth Beechick was a skilled teacher and curriculum developer who considered home the best place to learn.
Teach a Child to Read: The Natural Way
Simplify the process of teaching a child to read — try the natural way.
8 Ways to Easily Teach Art Appreciation
Covering art appreciation without breaking the school time budget.
Language Arts the Natural Way
In our Language Arts the Natural Way series we cover the basic elements of a natural approach to learning language arts.
7 Ways to Mark a Book
Mortimer Adler, author of How to Read a Book, makes the case for marking in a book and shares the seven devices “for marking a book intelligently and fruitfully.”
30 Narration Ideas
Narration is anything from an informal burst to an oral dissertation. Here are 30 narration ideas.
10 Ways to Use Notebooking ~ Complete Series
Notebooking is a way to document the learning process. 10-part series & resources.
Get Started Homeschooling
Helping you bend education to fit your child!
7 Steps to Scientific Research
Scientists learn how things work by forming a guess and then testing their assumptions by experimenting. 7 steps students can take when performing scientific research.
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