Homeschool with Moxie
Check out these posts for homeschool language arts curriculum reviews, resources, courses, and teaching ideas. We'll cover book lists, vocabulary, grammar, literature, handwriting, writing programs, phonics, and more.
Today’s episode is all about early reading strategies for kids ages 3 to 8. This is the perfect topic for so many homeschool parents who are homeschooling through the early years. Dr. Deanna Westedt is our guest and in this episode we cover the key stages of literacy development that homeschool parents need to know. We also dive into early… Read More
Are you trying to teach your child to read? Learn how using movement activities will make learning to read easy and fun. This episode will explain just the right strategy if you have a kid who can’t sit still – but still needs to learn to read! Here’s everything you need to know to teach your child to read using… Read More
Are you looking for a unique and fun homeschool high school writing course? Daniel Schwabauer of Clear Water Press has designed a great option in Byline. Your teen will learn essay writing in an engaging and fun way – by becoming a journalist covering some of the biggest stories in history! Here’s our review of Byline by Clear Water Press…. Read More
Well, this is bittersweet! This is the last child that I’ll be homeschooling 6th grade. Want to take a peek at our curriculum choices for 6th grade homeschool? It’s funny how many things change through the years. I only have one curriculum choice in this list that I’ve consistently used for all five of my kids at this level. Everything… Read More
Language Arts is one of the main core subjects that you need to teach throughout the years in your homeschool. This is addition to math is usually skill-based, where you should teach each child at the level they are at and move forward as they gain mastery and understanding. Language arts contains multiple subjects and we’ll cover what it includes,… Read More
When your kids reach the high school years, suddenly it hits you that you need a structured and organized plan, even if you were more flexible in the early years. You probably still covered literature, grammar, spelling, and writing, but now it needs to be formalized on a transcript. Here’s a step-by-step guide for pulling together a customized homeschooling high school English… Read More
We all know that public speaking skills are important for our teens, but until now it’s been hard for homeschoolers to find a user-friendly approach to learning these skills. So I’m happy to review Introduction to Public Speaking from Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW). It’s the perfect curriculum for your middle or high schooler to use independently or in… Read More
Are you looking for an engaging writing curriculum for your teen homeschoolers? Here’s our Cover Story Clear Water Press Review so you can get an inside peek into how this course works. Plus you can hear our chat with Daniel Schwabauer on episode 209 of the Homeschool with Moxie Podcast. My 9th grader has been able to use Cover Story… Read More
Some of you may be homeschooling a child with dyslexia. I’ve been there! The “experts” in the school system may try to tell you that you are not qualified to teach your child with dyslexia. But that’s just false. A well-equipped and knowledgeable parent can do a far better job one on one with their child than a teacher at… Read More
Unit studies are an efficient and interesting way to homeschool multiple ages together without losing your mind as the homeschool mom. Have you tried them yet? Here is a round-up list to pin for later with 25 unit studies that are fun for the kids and easy on you! Here’s how to make it work. This post contains affiliate links… Read More
