Homeschooling in Missouri Homeschooling In Missouri can be an amazing experience for any family. The homeschooling regulations in Missouri focus on the number of hours of instruction offered and require some recordkeeping as evidence of that instruction. By law, students are required to receive 1000 hours of instruction each year. The school year runs from July 1 to June 30,…
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Homeschooling In Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is a big, beautiful state with hills, valleys, forests, cities, fields, small towns, tourist attractions, farms, and rural getaways all mixed in. Our homeschoolers are no different! You will meet traditional-at-home schoolers, online homeschoolers, on-your-own homeschoolers, co-op homeschoolers, unschoolers…the flavors of homeschooler are endless. We have support groups, enrichment co-ops, academic co-ops, a mix-of-enrichment-and-academic co-ops, and…
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Homeschooling in Hawaii My homeschool journey took us from Maryland to Hawaii. I can say, Hawaii was less restrictive than Maryland and only requires the parent sends in a letter of intent to the school they would attend and send the record of their standardized testing every other year to that school. Hawaii offers opportunities for a family that many…
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Homeschooling in Utah Our family has moved around a lot over the years. Since my oldest child was old enough for school, we have lived in 3 different states. Including Arizona, Idaho, and Utah. I am happy to say that all of these states have been exceptionally homeschooling friendly. I have never had to deal with a state that didn’t…
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Homeschooling in Maryland As a Maryland homeschooling parent, I was rather intimidated by the rules of the state. I’d first stumbled upon Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and researched the legal requirements for homeschooling in Maryland. I was concerned that it was one of the most restrictive states for homeschooling. THE RULES The state has the overarching rules: Contact…
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Homeschooling in Nevada – by Terri Kurcab at Homeschool Gardens Nevada is a wonderful state for homeschooling. I could be a bit biased, but it is definitely one of the easiest states in which to homeschool. We’ve had great homeschool leaders who have fought tirelessly to secure and maintain our freedom to educate our children free from government oversight. HSLDA…
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Sloppy Joes is an easy recipe that can be made in under 30 minutes. This recipe is a large recipe that can used for large families, multiple lunches, or dinners. This yummy recipe will make your kids want Sloppy Joes every night! Ingredients 2.5 LBs of hamburger meat 3 cans of 6 oz of tomato paste 2 cans 15 oz…
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Ground Beef Veggie Soup This Ground Beef Veggie Soup recipe is a minimal easy prep soup. Perfect for those nights you forgot to plan ahead for dinner. If you cook it in the Instant Pot, you can even cook this recipe with raw ground beef. This is a healthy, low fat recipe perfect for anyone. Ingredients 2 LBs Ground Beef…
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Heritage Studies Heritage Studies is a fantastic and fun way to learn American History. Heritage Studies is published by one of our favorite publishers, Bob Johns University Press. Our family studied Heritage Studies Grade 4 last school year and loved it. We loved it because the lessons were engaging and well put together. I even learned a lot from studying…
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Do you have a Child struggling With spelling? If you are like me, you as a teacher know first hand how hard it can be when you have a child struggling with reading or spelling. My oldest son struggles with both. He was a late reader and speller. To this day he still struggles with both! I keep hoping his…
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