Stepping Outside the Grade-Level Box ~ Written by Sarah Small of Small World Ask a homeschooled kid the innocuous “What grade are you in?” and you’ll often get a furrowed brow and an answer with a question mark at the end. “Fourth?” This response can be alarming to grandparents, …
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My best dozen pieces of homeschooling advice
Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home Our support group's annual Homeschooling 101 is coming up soon, and I've been putting together notes and packets in preparation for my presentation. I love looking out at the audience and seeing so many people; and whether their faces …
Our top 25 read-alouds (ages 5-12)
Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home We started reading to our firstborn the day we brought him home. We didn’t start with Pat the Bunny or Goodnight Moon, although those both played an important part in our story time with all our children. We started with a college textbook, …
Are homeschooled kids weird?
Are homeschooled kids weird? ~ Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home Admit it. Somewhere deep in your heart, you’ve wondered, especially if you’ve ever heard someone say, “I know a homeschooling family at my church. Those kids are weird!” Prefer to listen instead? Haven’t …
Responding to the homeschooling critics
Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home I am blessed to live in an area where homeschooling is not at all unusual. Everyone knows at least a few homeschooling families; nonetheless, we aren’t immune to the naysayers, the critics. I used to be outraged. I used to bristle. I …