How often do you go out to eat as a family?

While every child is naturally curious, not every child is self-motivated to learn academic subjects. Yes, my kids are required to do some things in school that they don’t enjoy.... eclectic-homeschool.com/5-ways-to-prom…

What do you use for grammar? Rate it at the link below. homeschool-curriculum-reviews.com/category/gramm…

When I first started homeschooling, I didn’t know what I was doing. To top it off, it turned out that I had atypical learners on my hands. I thought learning things in a sequential manner was how things were... eclectic-homeschool.com/whole-to-part-…

My son is doing Conceptual Physics as a non-lab course. However, I have included many simulations that could be used as labs. I’m just having my son explore the simulations as an extension of what he has learned in the book and videos. eclectic-homeschool.com/conceptual-phy…

We loved this book. I used it in middle school and found it to be a great discussion guide. It helped my kids get a good grounding in literature analysis. (aff) amzn.to/2GdLUGs

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How old was your child when you decided to homeschool?

I created this study for my animal-loving 8 year old who wants to be a vet. It incorporates books, videos, and hands-on pet care. eclectic-homeschool.com/veterinary-ani…

If you have been looking for an activity that will bring out the wildness in your kids – this may be the one. Playing pin the bone on the skeleton was a fun way to reinforce where different bones in your body are located. eclectic-homeschool.com/pin-the-bone-o…

How much do you spend on curriculum per child?

We will use a library book, a few DVDs, lots of Youtube videos, and plenty of time in the dirt. Everything is listed chronologically in the order we plan to do them. eclectic-homeschool.com/botany-unit-st…

If you are looking for a thorough book on earth science, this is it! I had my son read this book and came up with video supplements to go with it. (aff) amzn.to/2UiUF7g

My 10 year old enjoys making things in the kitchen so when it came time to study cells as part of his microbiology unit study, he chose to make an animal cell model cake. To start, he went through the different parts of... eclectic-homeschool.com/animal-cell-mo…

How old were your kids when they outgrew a car seat?

This is a continuation of the CPO Physical, Earth, and Space Science that we used last year. Here is a link to earlier labs and assignments. Many of the labs in the CPO lab book require expensive equipment so I have adapted some and substituted others. eclectic-homeschool.com/cpo-physical-e…

This is an excellent comic-book style Bible. it has the actual words of the Bible in an engaging format for kids. (aff) amzn.to/2XgGxNt

What is your child's favorite place to do school work?

These are my Kindergartner’s plans. Some of the items will be used as main resources while others are ones where I pick and choose things as a supplement. eclectic-homeschool.com/kindergarten-c…

When I was in school many years ago, I had much practice in surface learning. While that method may work for some people, it didn’t work for me. When I went to college, I discovered that I... eclectic-homeschool.com/5-ways-our-hom…