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Free High School Resources You Won’t Want to Miss

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Free High School Resources

You Won’t Want to Miss

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Yes, it is possible to find free educational high school resources so you won’t break the bank while teaching your children! I’ve found some new to me resources that might be helpful. Of course this is just the tip of the ice berg when it comes to free homeschool and educational resources!

FREE High School Resources- Something 2 Offer

 

I have not previewed these in depth so you will need to use your own judgement in regards to the appropriateness of the content in these resources.
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Homeschooled Through High School: Julie Fuller

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Homeschooled Through High School: Julie Fuller

Those of us who homeschool or who have been homeschooled through high school know that IT IS VERY Possible.  But how? Many parents and students look towards high school with fear and trepidation instead of being joyous as to how far into the journey they have come. I realize that families homeschool for a multitude of reasons and that each family is unique, but questions still arise when the words high school are mentioned!

julie fuller homeschooled through high school

 

 

Homeschooling High School Can it be done?  Most certainly! I do however recommend doing doing co-ops and and class exchanges with other homeschoolers. I grew up in Japan where fellow homeschoolers were very limited, so it could get lonely at times.

How many hours a day or week did you homeschool? There was really no set amount of hours. My mom gave us a certain number of assignments each day to keep us on track. If we got done with those we were done for the day. I was very serious about my music even back in high school so it gave me more time to practice.

What type of curriculum did you use? Was it a good fit for your learning style? Why or why not?  We used a home schooling program called Christian Liberty Academy based out of a school in Arlington Heights, IL. It combined multiple programs into one. I think it was great in that it gave us flexibility within the program. I really wish that I had been able to do ABEKA where everything was made to go together.

What type of curriculum would you have liked to try and why?  I really wish that I had been able to do ABEKA where everything was made to go together. What extra curricular activities or clubs did you participate in?

What types of service projects or volunteer organizations did you work for?  I grew up in Japan and my parents are missionaries, so most of our ‘volunteer work’ was done in church. I grew up playing the piano for my family’s ministry, teaching Sunday School, etc.

What were your favorite subjects and why? Music of course! I always did love science though. =)

What was your least favorite and how could it have become more tolerable?  I liked math until high school when they changed my math text book to Saxon. I think it’s one of those things where you either love Saxon or you hate it. Unfortunately for me… I hated it.

Did you talk any unique or non-traditional subjects? I can’t remember the exact number, but I took a TON of extra classes my last two years. Although I wouldn’t say any of them are non-traditional, I would say they were not classes that everyone would take. I obviously had to take English courses that contain creative writing projects, but I actually took a specific creative writing class that was geared towards journalism.

Pros vs. Cons of homeschooling high school  I think homeschooling in high school can be a wonderful experience if done right. It is not however, something that parents can just suddenly decide on during their child’s last four years of school and throw them into. It takes cooperation on both the parents and child’s end to make it successful. I think that a student can go through school and then homeschool only for their high school years, but it would take willingness and an understanding that they would have to show respect and appreciation towards the parent teaching in order for the experience to be a success.

What time did you school each day? How many days a week? Did you use a traditional calendar? School year round? Block schedule?  We had a summer break, Christmas break, and we were off for any MAJOR holiday, but we only had school four days a week. We worked extra hard on those days so that we could enjoy our Fridays to go on field trips and other family outings.

Co-ops or homeschool support groups? Both sound great to me. I never experienced either so I cannot speak from experience.

Did you help plan your curriculum? I made suggestions. =)

julie fuller

 

Homeschooled Through High School: Kendra Stamy from A Proverb’s 31 Wife

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Homeschooled Through High School:

Kendra Stamy from

A Proverb’s 31 Wife

Those of us who homeschool or who have been homeschooled through high school know that IT IS VERY Possible.  But how? Many parents and students look towards high school with fear and trepidation instead of being joyous as to how far into the journey they have come. I realize that families homeschool for a multitude of reasons and that each family is unique, but questions still arise when the words high school are mentioned!

Kendra Stamy from A Proverb's 31 Wife

 

Kendra Stamy from A Proverbs 31 Wife

I was only 5 and begging to go to school, so 3 days before I turned 6 I started first grade at our private school. I loved school and learning and in first grade I won 2nd place in a reading contest. But somewhere along the line I decided I hated math.

By the time I was in 4th grade, I would’ve told any one that asked; “science and reading is my favorite subject, but I hate math!”  In my 5th year, mom started homeschooling my brother and I. She bought curriculum just like what we used at school and she set school hours for us. In fact, our home-school those first few years was very much like school itself. And I still hated math.

As the years went on, mother began to un-school, the whole purpose of home-school in the first place. We began to enjoy school a little more and math wasn’t such a trial. Until I hit JR High, and algebra. That year was a nightmare!

I would sit there crying, partly because I didn’t want to do it, and partly because I didn’t understand it. I squeaked by on 80% grades (to me, anything less than 90% was failure) and breathed a sigh of relief when the year was over.

The next year, mother really branched out. She bought me a totally different curriculum of basic high school math. And I started to enjoy it, then I got to a section that said pre-algebra and nearly fainted! But would you know, the different curriculum explained it so well that I loved the challenge. And here is where things really clicked for me.

That summer mother took me along to a home-school convention and I had with me a pencil, tablet and calculator. Then I went to various booths where algebra curriculum was sold and sat down and studied. By allowing me to choose my own curriculum I was able to find a book that explained the problems in a way I could understand.

I know if I were still enrolled in a school, math would’ve never become my friend.  After that year, I always choose my curriculum and even though I still had to work hard at it, I never gave up because it finally made sense.

Had I been enrolled in public school, I know I would’ve been diagnosed as ADD. Hearing the stories about how I was then, (talking, couldn’t sit still, only listening if I thought the subject interesting) and how kids today are diagnosed (I worked at a preschool for several years).  What would being told I had ADD in school, have done to how I approached learning?

Hubby has ADD, he went to public school and was told that from the start. In high school they gave him easier classes instead of working with him a little harder. Today he still thinks that he can’t do certain things because he thinks slower (or faster) than normal.  I had to fight for everything I learned and I remember getting headaches from school. It really does hurt to think! lol  But, I love to learn, I love new challenges and even though I may get madder than a wet hen because I can’t figure something out, I don’t give up.

To get a job I had to have a state issued GED. I took the pretest and scored great. So I went and took the actually GED test. Surprisingly, I would get done with the test and no one else would be done, so I would worry I missed something and do a second check.  When I got my scores, I was disappointed. Why? Because I didn’t have a perfect score! After talking with the instructor I was told my score was higher than most and so I felt better. 😉

My brothers also scored high on the GED test. To this day, I say that homeschooling was one of the best things mother ever did for us.  Mom herself says it was harder teaching us to read than it was to teach us high school!  She found curriculum that we could use to teach ourselves with.  And by learning on our own that way, we learned the best thing any child can ever learn. Problem solving skills.

So take heart mothers, if it looks like a big job ahead, it is. But someday your child will thank you.

 

Kendra Stamy Jason Stamy A Proverb's 31 WifeKendra was a high-schooled homeschooler and is now a happily married wife. Drawing from inspiration from Proverbs 31, her blog A Proverbs 31 Wife, was born.  She shares fun and inspirational stories, recipes, crafts, and more. Her desire is to share encouragement to other aspiring Proverbs 31 Wives.
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Homeschooled Through High School: Health with 7 Sisters

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Homeschooled Through High School:

Health with 7 SistersHomeschool.com

Those of us who homeschool or who have been homeschooled through high school know that IT IS VERY Possible.  But how? Many parents and students look towards high school with fear and trepidation instead of being joyous as to how far into the journey they have come. I realize that families homeschool for a multitude of reasons and that each family is unique, but questions still arise when the words high school are mentioned!

Sabrina Justison from 7Sisters Homeschool

 

Everyone wants healthy kids, and we want them to go on to be healthy adults as well.
The homeschool Health credit, however, often has little to do with equipping our kids for healthy adulthood. While many traditional texts focus on nutrition, fitness, first aid and substance abuse prevention (with Christian worldview texts that add a chapter on sexual purity), many students don’t find this type of health course to be personal and relevant.

How can we offer them something stronger?

God designed us with bodies, and we are called to be good stewards of them. But there is much more to a healthy life than just the basics of care for our physical bodies! The first “extra” element that needs to be included in a strong Health credit is the recognition of this truth, with opportunities to learn about health for the whole person: body, soul, mind and spirit.

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Homeschooled Through High School: Cassondra from Beyond the Cover

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Homeschooled Through Highschool:

Cassondra from Beyond the Cover

Those of us who homeschool or who have been homeschooled through high school know that IT IS VERY Possible.  But how? Many parents and students look towards high school with fear and trepidation instead of being joyous as to how far into the journey they have come. I realize that families homeschool for a multitude of reasons and that each family is unique, but questions still arise when the words high school are mentioned!

Cassondra Freeman from Beyond the Cover and Unassuming Designs

 

 

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Can it be done?
Yes! If anyone says otherwise they do not know what they are talking about. I graduated from homeschool in 2012. I graduated with 44 other homeschool high schoolers and that was just a small group! Our larger homeschool graduation group in our state had about 300 graduates. If that doesn’t say it can be done, I don’t know what can.

How many hours a day or week did you homeschool?
Normally, I did school for about five or six hours each day, five days a week. Occasionally, I did school four days in a week, due to a field trip or visiting friends that would take most of the day. Sometimes I would bring work I could easily do on the road, like read a book or something. Although I had days of no school, I wasn’t done with school until everything on my weekly checklist was checked off!

What homeschooling method did you use? Was it a good fit for your learning style? Why or why not?
My homeschooling method was Charlotte Mason. I say it was an ideal fit for me and my learning style! It encourages the student to learn from living books and hands-on experimentation. It elevates education into an enjoyable experiment, rather than a dry and boring sentence. I found that I learned more by hands-on activity other than reading how it was done.

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