How to Homeschool: Homeschool Basics

There are many differing views on what should be taught and when it should be taught. I’m sharing what has worked well for our homeschool after combining my experience in the classroom with teaching at home. Remember, that’s your job too. Seek out what works best for your family and don’t worry about what everyone else says!

From early elementary, your child can start taking on responsibility. If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend that you make responsibility your focus in younger grade levels because later the focus needs to be the academic content.

By the end of elementary, they should be able to take an assignment and complete it on their own. Most of the time, they’ve gained enough reading skills to do so. They can often “teach” themselves several subjects, such as math and science. If you don’t know where to start, this post will give you 5 easy steps to teaching responsibility.