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How to Start Homeschooling

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Since we have been homeschooling since 2010 it’s sometimes hard to think about telling others how to start homeschooling. I have recently remembered some words of wisdom when someone asks in a Facebook group about what they need to do to start homeschooling because they are clueless and a little fearful. Usually a family has decided to homeschool, often due to bullying or lack of good educational environment, and there’s not been a lot of time to research. The parent feels that homeschooling would be the best choice for their child and desperately wants some help. I realized that I have some ideas of things that a new homeschool parent might want to consider when homeschooling is on the horizon.

How to Start Homeschooling

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These ideas were copied from an answer I had given to one such parent and then expanded on in order to provide more ideas and guidance. Sometimes a family just needs something different and homescholling will fit the bill for a time whether a semester, year or a lifetime!

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March Homeschool Mamas Book Club: 5 Love Languages of Children #hsmamasbookclub @something2offer.comDrGaryChapman

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Welcome to the third month of Homeschool Mama’s Book Club! The member’s of the Homeschool Beginner’s Facebook group picked the book title via a poll. This month we will be reading The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman. If you have been on the planet for more than a decade or two then I am sure that you have heard of Gary Chapman and his many books on family and marriage.

Quoted from Amazon: Gary Chapman–author, speaker, and counselor–has a passion for people and for helping them form lasting relationships. He is the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages® series and the director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc. Gary Travels the world presenting seminars, and his radio programs air on more than 400 stations.

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You can order The Five Love Languages of Children on Amazon either Audible, Kindle or Paperback version or purchase a copy of The 5 Love Languages for Children on Thriftbooks. If you are an auditory learner then you might want to check out Audible since many of the selections we will read for #hsmamasbookclub will be available on audible.


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February Homeschool Mamas Book Club: Teaching from Rest #hsmamasbookclub

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Welcome to the second month of Homeschool Mama’s Book Club! The member’s of the Homeschool Beginner’s Facebook group picked the book title via a poll. This month we will be reading Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie. I think I first heard about Sarah Mackenzie via another homeschool podcast which talked about her podcast The Read Aloud Revival which lead to me discovering her books The Read Aloud Family and Teaching from Rest.

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You can order Teaching from Rest on Amazon either Kindle or Paperback version or purchase a copy of Teaching from Rest on Thriftbooks. If you are an auditory learner then you might want to check out Audible since many of the selections we will read for #hsmamasbookclub will be available on audible.

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January Homeschool Mamas Book Club: The Unhurried Homeschooler #hsmamasbookclub

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Welcome to the first month of Homeschool Mama’s Book Club! This month we will be reading The Unhurried Homeschooler by Durenda Wilson. I must have been living under a rock or something because I had not heard about this wonderful book until some homeschool mama friends suggested it as a book title choice! I am so very glad that it was voted as the top pick for our inaugural homeschool mamas book club.

Meet Durenda Wilson author of The Unhurried Homeschooler

Durenda Wilson

Durenda has been homeschooling for over 23 years and is a mom of eight (born 1991-2004).  She has graduated 5 so far with two still at home. She’s been married to Darryl for 29 years and they have 6 grandkids.  Durenda is convinced that home educating is an incredible blessing, but only if we don’t let it hold us hostage to unnecessary expectations and notions of what it “should” look like. The heart of her message is to encourage families to think outside the box and take time to enjoy this amazing journey.  She firmly believes that children are naturally curious and if parents keep things simple and unhurried, their kids will become lifelong learners.

Durenda has written The Unhurried Homeschooler-a simple, mercifully short book on homeschooling and Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart-31 days in God’s Word.  She is the owner/host on her podcast Durenda Wilson and blog, Durenda Wilson.com

 

The Unhurried Homeschooler

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You can order your book on Amazon either Kindle or Paperback version or purchase a copy on Thriftbooks. If you own a Kindle then you might want to check out Kindle Unlimited since many of the selections we will read for #hsmamasbookclub will be available on Kindle Unlimited.

 

Homeschool Mama’s Book Club Reading Schedule

These are the same graphics that I will share on the Homeschool Beginners Instagram and in the Homeschool Beginners Facebook Group. Please feel free to join me in either location for book discussions! Make sure you grab your copy of the book and have your notebook or journal ready as we embark on this new journey in 2019!

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Homeschool Mama Book Club #hsmamasbookclub

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I have been itching to read more books about homeschooling and parenting but reading a book by yourself can be boring. Many local homeschool mom’s tend to be so busy that trying to squeeze one more thing in might make them want to pull their hair out! I decided it would be best to create a homeschool mama’s book club online and invite you and any homeschool mama who wants to join us!

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How the Book Club will work and How much does it cost?

Each month sometime between the 12th and 15th the book club members will vote on the next month’s book title. You see I do not want to be the one picking each month’s titles. I am going to have voting to be done by the book club members.I will create an event with a poll for voting each month which can easily be found on the Homeschool Beginners Group.

The only cost of this book club is the book itself.  I will share links to Amazon and Thriftbooks for those who need to purchase and cannot find it at their local library or through Hoopla or Overdrive. (If you want to learn more about borrowing books from multiple libraries then check out my post Why I have Multiple Library Cards.)

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