Homeschool Connections Blog has moved to https://homeschoolconnections.com/blog/ We are blogging weekly with homeschooling articles of interest, no matter your homeschool style. We hope you'll join us ..read more

  ANNOUNCING: Homeschool Connections' four-year cycle for live, interactive courses ... In response to requests from students and their parents, Homeschool Connections offers a four-year cycle of coordinated courses for students, third through twelfth grade, so your entire family can learn the same era at the same time, making life easier for parents and making school more fun for children. (We also offer alternate courses, not in the cycle.) The four-year cycle includes: Grade-school unit studies: 3rd through 6th grade (reading list and suggested activities provided for pre-k to 2nd ..read more

Summer Is Suddenly Here! Jenny Bales  Mom to Mom  (click to see all of Jenny's articles) Spring was spent in quarantine, and all of a sudden, it’s June! We even finished our homeschool year a few weeks early, because we spent so much more time at home than usual! Did summer sneak up on you, too? Usually, we are ready for our summer break from homeschool groups and some of our extracurricular activities. But we have had quite a break already. Summer seems like it will be different this year, and I was feeling a little lost on how to spend our days. Then I remembered three keys that ..read more

Grade School Unit Study Program3rd Through 6th GradeCourse of Study Description Recorded, Independent-Learning with Unlimited Access 2020-2021 School Year Welcome! Introduction Welcome to the Grade School Unit Study Program for 3rd through 6th grade students -- designed to simplify and streamline your home education experience. Through an integrated literature-based curriculum, your family receives clearly laid out directions for the parent(s), hands-on project-based activities for students, and a once-a-week recorded class to watch together. How it Works The full year course is segmented in ..read more

GRADE SCHOOL UNIT STUDY PROGRAM 3rd Through 6th Grade Course of Study Description CLICK HERE FOR A FREE INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR. Welcome! Introduction Welcome to the Grade School Unit Study Program for 3rd through 6th grade students -- designed to simplify and streamline your home education experience. Through an integrated literature-based curriculum, your family receives clearly laid out directions for the parent(s), hands-on project-based activities for students, and a once-a-week touch-base LIVE class where discussion, sharing, and learning takes place. How it Works Each full year is segm ..read more

Surviving Home Together   Jenny Bales  Mom to Mom  (click to see all of Jenny's articles) As the weeks drag on, this stay at home thing is getting old! Intellectually, we know, that we’re staying home for the common good. We want to protect the vulnerable, our neighbors, and our family members from the virus. But emotionally, many of us are feeling trapped. And as a mom, we get the privilege of helping everyone cope with big feelings. It’s going to be okay. Though we weren’t able to meet together on Easter, all year round we are an Easter people—and the victory is already won ..read more

Why Go to College in the Twenty-First Century Michael Kurek As a retiring college professor (this is my final semester), I have lately been reflecting on what advice I would give about college to Christian high-school students and their parents. First, I would advise those of you in this position to think about whether to go to college at all, why to go, if you do choose to go, what to study there, when to go, and where to go (or where not to go). Whether to go. No longer, in my opinion, should it be assumed that virtually every high-school student should automatically plan to go on to co ..read more

Top-10 Homeschool Book Lists Maureen Wittmann Over the years I've homeschooled, I've come to love read aloud time with my children more than anything, aside from sharing God's love with them. I've spent the past 25 years exploring the world of books to find the best titles to share with my children and to share with you, my fellow homeschooler. I was recently interviewed by Lisa Mladinich for the Homeschooling Saints Podcast to talk read alouds (click here to listen: The Joy, Art, and Educational Benefits of Reading Aloud or search your favorite podcast app). The interview has motiva ..read more

Lonely and Stressed: Homeschooling During a Pandemic   Jenny Bales  Mom to Mom  (click to see all of Jenny's articles) When I read something like, “It’s great that you homeschool so this pandemic is not having much of an effect on your family,” I have to restrain myself from a curt response. I probably should respond, “We’re definitely blessed that educating our children at home is not new to us. But our daily lives, like everyone else’s, have been significantly disrupted due to not seeing friends, participating in our usual activities, or even leaving the house.” Because it’s ..read more

Why Pandemic Schooling Is Harder Than Homeschooling – And 14 Tips to Make It Easier Jenny Bales  Mom to Mom  (click to see all of Jenny's articles) How are you feeling? Are you exhausted, juggling educating the children, keeping those same children entertained, cooking endless meals with limited ingredients, and trying to find toilet paper? Are you anxious and feeling cooped up, realizing that social distancing is going to last a while—and uneasy because nobody really knows when things will get back to normal? Here’s a word of wisdom for all of us who aren’t used to homeschooling ..read more