What do you do when you have older children who need your help, while the younger ones need your attention too. How do you get it all done and keep your sanity? The key is finding what works for your family and doing it.
An email group for homeschooling moms using Charlotte Mason's methods. Focuses on homeschooling larger families.
There are lots of things to love about a large family, but being agile and moving about quickly isn’t really one of them. Learning in action and experiencing something first hand is one of the best things about homeschooling. It’s often what really sets apart our education from that of a traditional brick and mortar school. It is worth it to make the effort for field trips, though it doesn’t necessarily make them any easier!
This series includes a look at schedules, schooling year round, busy bags, teamwork, and surrendering to God.
A place where families with four or more children can find friendship, fun, and support.
Heather Bowen shares some tips, tricks, and shortcuts for homeschooling multiple ages within a large family.
The introvert can homeschool! Here are some tips for those whose nature is more introverted. Especially helpful for those homeschooling a large family.
This list of practical items and virtues are great for a large homeschooling family.
How do you switch to a discipleship homeschool way of life? Theresa, mother of ten asked such a question – here is her letter and a reply. Theresa has given permission for this to be shared in the hope that other families will be encouraged too.
This list is for moms only that are part of a large family consisting of four or more children. Large families are wonderful, exciting, and very challenging. Here you will find time and money saving tips, advice and support.
A look at teaching history across several grades using the classical method of education and a rotation of history every four years.
Some practical solution and ideas to manage a large family on one income. A positive look at making things work out when there are limited funds.
Every child is unique and homeschooling a large group of children with varying interests and aptitudes can be just as chaotic as it is rewarding. This article shares some tips and tricks for avoiding the chaos.
Having a house of order is not the easiest goal to attain when raising a large family and homeschooling on top of it. Here are some ideas and tips for doing it all successfully.
Shelly is the mom of eleven children and is homeschooling. Share in her journey.
Great ideas and strategies for managing a large homeschooling family.
There is nothing like the summer break to step back from the madness and take a good, long {and honest} look at your previous year of homeschooling. It can be difficult in a large family to accommodate everyone’s individual desires, but you can at least listen to them and try!
It takes a bit of creative thinking to homeschool lots of kids of different ages, but it can be done. First pray! Then read through these tips to make the days smoother when homeschooling a large family.
This article offers a smattering of simple ideas to help keep homeschooling materials organized.
This group is for large families using the K-12 curriculum created by Dr. William Bennett. Both homeschooling families and Virtual School families are welcome. It is particularly intended for families with more than 3 children in K-12 as well as additional teens, toddlers and babies. Discussions include both the curriculum and the challenges of implementing it in a large family.