Homeschooling High School: Special Needs Edition
Homeschooling a high school student has its challenges, but homeschooling a special needs high schooler is another level of challenging.
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8 Steps to Writing a Homeschool Transcript
Writing a homeschool transcript is something every family will navigate if they have a student in high school. It might seem daunting, but it’s easier than you think.
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The Pathway from Homeschool to College: Essential Steps for Success
Navigating the path from homeschool to college can be a daunting one. These tips make it easier for you to set your child up for success!
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Science Activities for Teens: 12 Summer Vacation Ideas
What inspires your teen to love science? Your homeschool family will enjoy these 12 science activities for teens perfect for summer vacation.
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How to Help Your Middle Schooler Prepare for High School
Help prepare your middle schooler for high school with 5 simple ideas you can start implementing in your homeschool today!
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10 Tips for Homeschooling High School Science
With today’s technology, options for outsourcing, and home lab supplies, homeschooling high school science has never been easier or more fun.
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Study Skills Activities for High School Students
Study skills activities for high school students. Grab the list and pass it on to your homeschooling high schooler.
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Best High School World Geography Homeschool Projects
By working on geography projects, high school students enhance their critical thinking, research abilities, and study skills. Expand your teen’s coursework through these interactive, hands-on ideas.
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Celebrating Your Child’s Homeschool Graduation
As you get closer to the last day of homeschool, here are a few things you may want to do when celebrating your child’s homeschool graduation.
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Mission Trips for Teens: How to Prep for Impact
Explore valuable tips to help your mission trips be prepared for maximum impact including the benivits of missions trips for teens.
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What To Look For in a High School Astronomy Curriculum
A high school astronomy curriculum can offer students the opportunity to embrace the wonders of the universe, develop critical thinking skills, and even pursue future careers in scientific fields. By fostering an understanding of astronomy that is both enriching and compatible with personal beliefs, educators and parents can encourage a new generation of young minds to reach for the stars. Let’s take a look at what makes a good astronomy curriculum for high school.
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Teenage Workouts at Home: Best Plan for Girls & Guys
Stay fit and active with teenage workouts at home, specifically for homeschoolers wanting high school credit!
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Hybrid Homeschooling: Is It the Best of Both Worlds?
Hybrid homeschooling combines home education and classes taken outside the home at a traditional brick-and-mortar building. It’s often used for high schoolers and can include dual enrollment where teens earn both high school and college credit simultaneously.
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Produce Music at Home Like a Pro with This Exclusive Digital Music Production Course
Do your kids love making music? Do they dream of turning their room into a music studio? This digital music production course will help them do it.
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Homeschool High School Graduation – The Three Year Plan
Did you know homeschool high school graduation can be achieved in 3 years? With these tips & planning tools you can help your homeschooler achieve this goal.
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Exploring Alternatives to Going to College: A Guide for Homeschoolers
If you’re not ready to go to college or want a different career path, here are the best alternatives to going to college after high school graduation!
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Homeschool Math Lessons in 4 Minutes a Day with CTCMath Online Math Curriculum
If you are searching for an online math curriculum, CTCMath is a comprehensive math curriculum covering everything from Kindergarten to Calculus.
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What I Learned Planning High School For the First Time
Last summer, I joined the ranks of other homeschool moms who made it to the high school years. While planning high school for the first time created anxiety and fear for me, through the process, I learned that it is not as scary as it may seem!
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Should You Send Your Homeschooled High Schooler to Public School?
Determining whether to send your high schooler to public school is a question that comes up often. Here are some things to consider before you decided.
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4 Ways to Creatively Homeschool Your High Schoolers
Can you still creatively homeschool your high schoolers? As our kids get older, for moms who love hands-on homeschooling, we might start to wonder just that.
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Life Skills Reimagined | iHN Featured Favorite
Parents love Life Skills Reimagined online course because it covers essential life skills every teen should know before launching into adulthood.
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Paradigm Accelerated Curriculum | iHN Featured Favorite
Good education starts at home. Paradigm Accelerated Curriculum helps parents of teenagers cover not only the required academic checkboxes but also values and morals for character development. These flexible no-prep packets allow middle schoolers and high schoolers to work independently on core subjects like English, history, and government.
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Voyage Life Skills Course | iHN Featured Favorite
iHN parents and teens are better prepared and more confident after using the Voyage life skills program from Thrive Academics.
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Mr. D Math’s Self-Paced Classes | iHN Featured Favorite
Mr. D Math is a well-loved platform offering live or self-paced classes that cover everything from math to career readiness. See why parents love it so much.
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Hands-on Learning for High School Science
We need to provide opportunities for our high school students to explore science in hands-on ways. This can be done through making models, utilizing manipulatives, and hands-on experimentation. Read this post for examples of ways to incorporate hands-on learning for high school science.
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How to Homeschool High School Math Without the Headache
I barely made it through my own high school math, how on earth am I supposed to teach this to my kids?! If any of those same questions are running through you’re mind, take a deep breath and relax! I’m going to share with you an easy and stress-free way to homeschool high school math without the headache.
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25 Activities & Resources for Teens Interested in Engineering Careers
The word engineer is derived from the Latin words ingeniare (“to contrive, devise”) and ingenium (“cleverness”). Today, engineering is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. In anticipation of Engineers Week next month, I’m delighted to share with you 25 activities and resources to help you teach engineering concepts to teens.
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Homeschooler’s Guide to College Visits
When the oldest was still in diapers, we started a college fund for him. From the moment he began to toddle about the house, the fantasies of where he might attend college flitted through our minds. Then the worrying began. We worried about costs, ACT scores, college preparatory classes and dual enrollment. But through all of it I was looking forward to the day we would drive our little boy to his first college visit.
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Morning Time with High Schoolers
Morning Time or as we like to call it, Morning Basket is a way to start the day in your homeschool and gives everyone in the family a chance to connect with each other before heading off to their other daily schedules and lessons. It’s not just for little kids. It works for teens, too!
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Top Homeschool Curriculum (and Why They’re the Best)
Together let’s look at online, offline, paper-based, free, classical, Charlotte Mason and other top homeschool curriculum here.
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Homeschool to College with Thiel College in PA
Looking for a college that wholeheartedly welcomes homeschool graduates and has a robust roster of majors at the bachelor’s level? Thiel College could be your answer.
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Are Your Friends Costing You $100,000 in Scholarship Money?
Scholarship money is determined by a lot of things-including SAT and ACT scores. Are your high schoolers ready to score big to get scholarships?
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My Eclectic Way of Homeschooling High School
For most of my homeschooling career, I’ve considered myself an eclectic homeschooler. Today I share how that looks homeschooling high school.
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4-H as High School Elective Credit
Sometimes the scariest thing about homeschooling through high school is giving credit to classes. Using 4-H as a high school elective credit can solve that!
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Live Online Learning with Big River Academy
If you’re looking for an all-inclusive homeschool program, then you should definitely look into Big River Academy. This online curriculum provider offers live classes for middle school and high school students, including core educational classes and elective classes.
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Daily, Weekly and Monthly Planning for Relaxed Homeschoolers
Daily, weekly and monthly planning for relaxed homeschoolers shows you what’s coming and helps you better summarize what your family has learned.
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Why and How to Plan High School Study Groups for Your Homeschool
Study groups are a fantastic way to engage teens in a new way of learning. Don’t miss out on the benefits that they offer!
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College Admissions for Homeschoolers 101: Part 4
A 4-part series on college admissions 101, focusing specifically on application items and processes that are special to homeschoolers.
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Homeschooling High School Electives
Preparing to homeschool high school can be a bit intimidating for homeschool moms. Find 5 Ideas for homeschooling high school electives.
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College Admissions for Homeschoolers 101: Part 3
College admissions for homeschoolers – what can you expect with standardized testing, disability accommodations, and financial aid.
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College Admissions for Homeschoolers 101: Part 2
College admissions for homeschoolers – what’s on a college application, the different types of applications, and what colleges are looking for.
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College Admissions for Homeschoolers 101: Part 1
What you should be doing, and when, to navigate the college admission process. Tips to hopefully help alleviate any worry you may have.
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Holding Teens Accountable Without Taking Over
Is holding teens accountable possible without completely taking over?!? Why, yes it is. Check out these tips for tracking our independent teens!
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Outstanding Homeschooling High School Resources
Homeschooling high school isn’t as complicated as you might think. Finding excellent resources can bring peace to the process.
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Write a College Scholarship Essay That Stands Out!
College scholarships are there for the taking, we’re told, but what if the application requirement is an essay? How, in a vast sea of essays the jurors must read, can you get yours to stand out?
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