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Notes on homeschooling
Practical pieces on the part of homeschooling that happens after the lesson: planning, recovering, and keeping a record that is worth having. Written for the parent doing the teaching.
When a homeschool week falls apart
Sick kids, a broken car, a week that never started. How to recover a homeschool week without doubling up lessons or rewriting the plan.How many hours is a homeschool high school credit?
How homeschool families decide what one high school credit means: the Carnegie unit, the common 120 to 180 hour range, half credits and when to use another rule.Homeschool records for three or more children
A record-keeping routine for families homeschooling three or more children: one daily moment, shared subjects, per-child files and a Friday check.Do field trips count as homeschool days?
Whether a museum trip, a nature walk or a co-op day counts toward homeschool attendance depends on your state. How to record them so you can decide later.A ten-minute Friday review for homeschool families
Three questions to ask every Friday about your homeschool week, and the one change to make next week. A short habit that keeps plans and records honest.A loop schedule for the subjects that get skipped
If art, music or nature study keeps disappearing from your homeschool week, a loop schedule gives each one a fair turn without fixing it to a day.Plan your homeschool year backward
Start the homeschool year plan from the end: the number of days you need, the breaks you want, and a margin for real life. Then fit the subjects in.What to keep when the homeschool year ends
A short list of homeschool records worth keeping at the end of each year, how long to keep them, and how to store them so you can find them later.
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