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While there are a lot of benefits to homeschooling, it also presents some challenges. From dealing with limited resources to keeping your child motivated and engaged, as a parent, you can face obstacles when it comes to homeschooling. We all want to keep our kids (and ourselves) motivated and excited about learning. Here are tips to have more variety in your homeschool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Variety in your homeschooling can help your child stay motivated, while also making learning more enjoyable for both you and your child. It\u2019s not always easy to do, but finding ways to vary learning will lead to many benefits. Additionally, your child will find out that learning is fun and something they can do everywhere, not just in a classroom environment. Our ultimate goal is to raise lifelong learners that seek out truth and knowledge all the days of their life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A great way to accomplish this is having more variety in your homeschool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is there enough variety in your homeschooling? Take a look at some ideas to help you change up your learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Image Credit: Unsplash<\/a> under Creative Commons<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using online learning resources can be a great way of making sure your homeschooling stays up to date. Thanks to the pandemic, online learning tools have come a long way, helping families teach their children at home while covering all aspects of the curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Age of Learning<\/strong><\/a> is a fantastic resource to benefit homeschooling, providing a range of activities that will keep young learners engaged. Online resources provide access at any time, helping you provide flexible and adaptive learning opportunities for your child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to provide a more well-rounded kind of education for your children, then consider websites that help them to learn more about the performing arts and theatre. People have different talents, and it\u2019s our job as parents to help them to explore those. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find some fantastic online resources and educational services from Travis Preston CalArts<\/a>. Even better, adults can also benefit from these resources, which makes them a great option for older children who want to explore different options. Even if your child doesn\u2019t want to go into theatre as a career, they will benefit from a broader education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are looking for a Christian online learning environment, check out SchoolhouseTeachers.com. They offer over 400 courses, a Facebook group for additional help, homeschool resources, special needs resources, and plenty of support and extra materials for moms and dads. They lay out the lesson plans so you don\u2019t have to. There are a variety of options to add to your homeschool curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learning at home provides convenience, comfort, and familiarity. But having some variety can help keep things interesting. At school, children get the opportunity to learn in different locations, and you can replicate the experience for your child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of the places you can take your child to help their education include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taking learning out of the home and ensuring there\u2019s some variety will keep things interesting, while also giving your child to see things put into practice. Learning happens in all kinds of ways, and some real-life experiences can be very beneficial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Join a local co-op or homeschooling group. (Or if you can’t find one, start your own homeschool co-op.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the support for moms and dads, local homeschool groups offer field trips, co-op classes, and other activities that you may not be able to accomplish on your own. Often by attending a homeschool group field trip to a museum or zoo, you can get a significant discount through group ticket discounts! This is a win-win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a variety of resources is another way to keep learning appealing. From using textbooks to video and audio, there are different ways to help your children learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It can be overwhelming choosing the right sources, especially if you\u2019re homeschooling on a budget<\/a>.<\/strong> The good news is that there are different places you can find educational resources, including yard sales and online marketplaces, while inexpensive school supplies can also be found during sales via reselling websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Too often we look at the school system’s course of study, not realizing we can customize our own courses for our children. Customization adds variety to your homeschool days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, we believe that foreign languages are supposed to be studied in high school, however, you can begin a foreign language course at any time. You can also teach any language and not just those that are traditionally taught in traditional schools. If your family heritage is Slovak, teach your children Slovak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Build your homeschool curriculum that fits your family. If you are interested in raising chickens, study Youtube videos, check books out of the library, and get yourself some baby chicks. This can lead to studying the egg, reproduction, breeding for specific qualities, genetics, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to teach social studies, watch foreign films with subtitles from those countries, or watch movies set in those countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMake the most of online tools<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Find activities that take learning out of the home<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Use a variety of resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Incorporate outside the box courses to add variety to your homeschool<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Remember that life lessons are important too <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n