Comments on: 5 Home Schooling Tips for Teens

By: Tinatalk

Tinatalk — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:23:30 +0000

Thank you for this post – my daughter is becoming a tween and I can’t believe how much that means. We are going to do a bunch of review this summer and I want it to be a fun experience as well so this post is really helpful. I put a bunch of links together on algebra problems to get her prepared for next year. It’s a great list of sites that have free worksheets and tips for learning algebra concepts. I’ve added them to an online binder – at livebinder.com. I added this blog to the binder as a great reminder of how to keep our tweens motivated to learn. Feel free to use this binder with your kids – just click on the link below to launch the browser.

http://livebinders.com/play/play?id=1738

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:41:34 +0000

Great info here – will check out the math you use. On my way to check out your site

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:00:47 +0000

My 11 yr old (hi func autistic) gets so mad when he is frustrated but put a cookbook in his hands and tell him to pick a recipe and he calms almost instantly.
And it has led to so many google searches (history, info on ingredients etc) – more folks should add cooking to the curiculums!
Amazing!!

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:03:46 +0000

My kiddos are not of school age yet, but I keep going back and forth on whether to home school or not. I enjoy reading posts (and other articles) from those who do home school because it motivates me more in that direction. Thank you!

By: april~living the sweet life

april~living the sweet life — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:26:41 +0000

Thanks Misty

By: Free Call World Wide

Free Call World Wide — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:43:34 +0000

Good.Thanks:-)

By: Misty Fowler

Misty Fowler — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:33:02 +0000

As someone who was home schooled from 7th grade on, I can’t stress the social aspect enough! Kids NEED that socialization, and it’s important for them to be around people who aren’t just like themselves. While I’m sure many parents want to protect their children from all the bad things (and people!) out there, if they aren’t exposed to all sorts of people from different backgrounds, they will have a hard time of it as an adult. If I could only change one thing about my mother’s decision to home school me, it would be this one. She only let me socialize with people from our church, and I missed out on a lot because of that.

I love these ideas, and I do have to say that I wish my own mother was nearly as inventive as this with my schooling! :)

By: april~living the sweet life

april~living the sweet life — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:52:54 +0000

Hi everyone - There are several places you can buy the Key to works books. They cover measurements fractions, decimals, percentages, geometry and algebra. I buy mine here because I can go into their store or order online from them: Latter Day Resources I would love to hear about any other tips all of you may have about home schooling your tween-teens.

By: Kimm at Reinvented

Kimm at Reinvented — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:13:27 +0000

Thanks for sharing your ideas. Although I don’t homeschool, I’m always looking for educational ideas for summer time to keep the learning going when school is out!

By: LindaSue Carter

LindaSue Carter — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:29:30 +0000

we’re getting ready to home school our just-turned 4 and 5 year old. A good friend of mine here taught all three of her kids (including both boys) about math and fractions by having them make recipes…including doing double/triple batches as well as 1.5 batches of different things. Great way to tackle those fractions!