Author Archives: Karen Taylor

A Step-by-Step Plan for Teaching Civics!

11 April 2018 – 9:08 pm

When should you teach civics?  For public school teens, it may be a semester course in their senior year. They’re almost voting age, so that makes sense. But what about homeschoolers? It often happens when there is interest in learning more.  Perhaps it’s a legislative bill that a teen is interested in.  Or an election. […]

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What Year-Round Homeschooling Looks Like!

20 June 2017 – 6:35 pm

Updated 9/28/2022 Are you considering homeschooling year-round, but worried that it would be too exhausting to never have a break? Years ago someone asked how it was different from following the public school schedule with time off from “school”.  My response was: I don’t teach year-round, I respond year-round, and that’s a big difference! So […]

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Finding a California Park Day!

20 February 2017 – 4:21 pm

Updated 9/19/2022.  Have you found a local homeschool park day in your community?  If you are a new homeschooler, please consider putting it at the top of your list of things to do. Park day groups come in all forms, and most are free.  Some have formal activities and rules, and others are based on […]

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Homeschooling Through a Crisis

16 February 2017 – 9:13 am

The unexpected in your life can be messy, terrifying, tragic, distracting, time-consuming, or joyous. It doesn’t matter the reason, it throws you off your plan. If your child is in school, life is expected to go on without even an acknowledgement of the stress your family is enduring (and remember, even good news can be […]

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Homeschool Field Trips

11 September 2016 – 5:56 pm

In addition to reading a chapter book to your child, finding a park day, and baking a double batch of cookies or pizza (for some math fun), a great way to start your homeschooling year is by participating in a field trip with other homeschoolers! You’ll have both socialization and education worries checked off in […]

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