Let’s talk about homeschool learning styles, methods and finding curriculum that fits your needs. Homeschool Learning Styles, Methods and Finding Curriculum that Fits One of the most important things we 7Sisters would like for you to know is that there’s not ONE right way to homeschool! That’s a wonderful thing about homeschooling: we can teach our kids in the ways that work best for our family. If you have noticed, you have a teaching or homeschooling style or method that fits the way you like to do things. Not only that, but you may have also noticed that at least some of your homeschoolers ..read more

This week on the Homeschool Highschool Podcast: Find Homeschool Resources with HomeschoolHQ. This post is running concurrently on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. Homeschool HQ with Lauren Bordeaux It’s always exciting to discover new resources for homeschooling, especially ones that cater to high schoolers. It’s truly a blessing to have such a wide range of options available nowadays. One such blessing is through Lauren Bordeaux, the founder of Homeschool HQ. Lauren shares her inspiring homeschooling journey and the creation of this unique app, Homeschool HQ, that aims to revolutioni ..read more

Help and Encourage those Homeschooling High School (Thanks to our beloved Stacey Lane Clendaniel, who is both a Sister and Cousin! She is make-it-happen on the FB group and all the social media, the wisdom-sharer when we get stuck and the one who would make things explode for the teens in chemistry lab. Stacey can do anything!- Vicki) If you follow any of our social media accounts or are a member of our Facebook group, you have probably seen us post, “How Can We Help?” We don’t take that question lightly, it truly is our desire to aid, assist, help, and encourage families homeschooling high ..read more

This week on Homeschool Highschool Podcast- Teen Publishes A Book: A Young Author’s Journey in the Writing Process. This post is running concurrently on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. Teen Publishes A Book: A Young Author’s Journey in the Writing Process Homeschooling offers a unique opportunity for kids to explore their passions and discover hidden talents. One such talented young person is Sophia Errico, a young author who found her passion for writing through homeschooling. Sophia joins Vicki to share her journey about writing her first book. Join us in Sophia’s writing process o ..read more

By request, we are discussing notetaking skills for homeschool high schoolers. Notetaking Skills for Homeschool High Schoolers Some teens are born knowing how to take notes. However, many of them need to learn some basic skills so that they can take good notes while in live or online classes. So let’s give them some basics, then each teen can develop their own notetaking style. (Because, after all, there’s not ONE right way to homeschool high school…or take notes!) Why take notes? The first thing many teens tell me when we talk about notetaking is that it is going to be boring. Maybe it will ..read more

This week on Homeschool Highschool Podcast: Study Skills For Homeschoolers. This post is running concurrently on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. Study Skills For Homeschoolers Some teens are born knowing how to study. However, most teens need to learn study skills. We often hear from homeschool graduates, especially those bound for college, that they need guidance in this area. We asked our 7Sister Marilyn to help explain study skills for homeschoolers. About Marilyn Groop and Mt. Sophia Marilyn is an editor of our 7SistersHomeschool textbooks, along with Sarah and Allison. Not only ..read more

Our Cousin shares: Lessons on Being a Homeschool Mom with Teresa Wiedrick. Lessons on Being a Homeschool Mom with Teresa Wiedrick Our Cousin Teresa Wiedrick shares her wisdom at Capturing the Charmed Life and the Homeschool Mama Self Care Instagram and Facebook groups. She also takes time to share with us here 7Sisters. We love hanging out with her whenever we can! Join Teresa for this homeschooling wisdom. There were a few things I assumed I would learn as a homeschool mom. Here are seven lessons I thought I would learn: How to teach a kid to read. Growing the gift of patience (I learned a ..read more

By request we are sharing for Psychology Class: Interesting Activities for Leveling Up. Psychology Class: Interesting Activities for Leveling Up We had a request for ideas to level up 7Sisters Introduction to Psychology text. As you know, 7Sisters Psychology text is a half credit text, presented at average high school level. Our goal is to give the basics of a Psychology course in a no-busywork format that actually leave teens liking Psych! There are lots of teens who would like to level up that half credit to Advanced or Honors or to aim for a full credit at Advanced or Honors. The text incl ..read more

This week on Homeschool Highschool Podcast: Ten Tips for Terrific Transcripts Transcripts-Special Replay. This post is running concurrently on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. Ten Tips for Terrific Transcripts Transcripts are vitally important as record of all the work your homeschool high schoolers have done. Who needs need a high school transcript: Homeschool graduates who want to serve in the military (check out this interview with a military recruiter) Non-college-bound homeschool graduates who will be going into the workforce. (Most employers do not ask to see your teens’ transc ..read more

Here’s how to do research paper for both Career Exploration and ELA. Let’s make the most of that annual research paper! How to do Research Paper for Both Career Exploration and ELA As you know, there’s not ONE right way to homeschool high school. We at 7Sisters covered research papers each year of high school, as well as: Poetry writing Essay writing Fiction/short-story writing For our college-bound teens, each type of writing helped prepare them for classes at university. However, even our non-college bound teens experienced each of these writing styles, adapted for their needs and interes ..read more