The idea of homeschooling several children can be scary for some parents. The unit study approach will help you maintain your sanity while meeting your children’s needs.
Homeschooling Multiple Children: Meeting Their Individual Needs Without Going Crazy
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I learned about this through the unschooling math listed called “Mathing Off.”
I explored it for a bit and there are some really great games on it that will enhance a child’s math skills as long as you’re there to provide feedback and assistance. It’s not providing explanations, so you really need to spend time with your child when he or she visits the site the first few times.
One game, “Add It Up” is lots of fun. I also liked the one designed to improve spatial skills. Very cool.
With so many math sites out there, I’ll try to wade through them and post about some of the best ones here.
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This is an AMAZING essay! 
I remember the term “teachable moments” from my college days. We were told to watch out for them. They’re a moment when a child is interested in learning something and actively engaged..
I haven’t heard this term in awhile and love the author’s use of it.
Anyway, here’s the article.
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I’m starting a new category for FL homeschool info since that’s my home state…
The first info I’d like to share is that homeschooled students are eligible for the Bright Futures scholarship program. This one is near and dear to my heart because I was a recipient of one of these awards and had all 4 years covered. Anyway, it’s a great program which pays for 75% (the Medallion award) or 100% (Florida Academic Scholar) of a child’s tuition for all four years at a public university as long as they do well in their classes. I was able to continue getting my award all 4 years only because I kept a 3.0 or above… (I assume that’s the same requirement not but didn’t see that on the website.)
Anyway, the information is all here, including the home education requirements. Even if your child isn’t a junior now, I’d go ahead and take a look so you can help them plan for the future if they intend to go to college..
The home education packet is even available for download.
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Yes, I wrote it. Hot off the presses:
Unschooling: An Introduction to Self-Directed Learning
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This is a really informative article about the age-old question homeschooling parents get:
“What about socialization?” from Homeschool.com
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This Yahoo Group looks really wonderful!! I’m not a member yet (but plan to be soon).
Group Description:
Welcome to Scientopia, a new list list that provides cool online science links for unschooling/homeschooling exploration, as well as a forum for discussion of IRL science resources, events, news, etc.
This list is dedicated to exploring how science can be learned and enjoyed without “school”, without canned curricula, without artifically dividing it up into grade levels and turning it into a chore; and how science is all around us waiting to be explored and how humans are natural born scientists!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Scientopia/
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This is a MUST read, in my opinion! READ NOW
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