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The Homeschooler’s Ultimate Guide to Dual Enrollment

March 11, 2019 by ami 1 Comment

Dual credit, dual enrollment, early college enrollment, credit-in-escrow–I’ve heard it called many things. When I was in high school (yes, 392 years ago), I had the opportunity to take a few classes this way and loved it. It actually saved my hide the second semester of my freshman year. I only had enough money to […]

Make a Professional Homeschool Transcript with This Free Download

March 6, 2019 by ami 3 Comments

Stay calm. Don’t panic. You can create a homeschool transcript, and it can be quick, easy, and painless process. What Is a Transcript? A transcript is typically a one page academic summary of your student’s high school accomplishments. Colleges look at transcripts to confirm that your student has completed the admissions requirements. What Is Included on […]

Improve Your SAT Math Score with Mr. D

February 28, 2019 by ami 1 Comment

After Elijah took the PSAT and received his scores, we had an idea of where he stood and what he needed to study. We weren’t surprised to see that math trailed English, so I began the search for a math test prep program to prepare him for the next test, the SAT. Taking a standardized […]

American Literature for Homeschooling High School

June 9, 2018 by ami 3 Comments

Elijah chose Science Fiction Literature to study his freshman year.  For his sophomore year, he picked American Literature to match his American History choice. This is not a typical American Literature course where you simply study the famous authors in order. I included biographies and books to match the time periods being studied in American […]

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American History for Homeschooling High School

September 25, 2017 by ami 8 Comments

Last spring Elijah came to me and asked, “Mom, can I study American History next year . . . by field trip?” I love that he asked, and while I wanted to make his wish come true, it simply wasn’t going to be financially feasible for us to spend weeks on the east coast exploring […]

Easy Ancient History Course for Homeschool High School

September 14, 2017 by ami 2 Comments

When we started preparing for high school, I told Elijah the door was wide open for history choices. He tossed around a few ideas and settled on ancient history for his first course.  I wanted something simple, so I wrote a course that met the following criteria: Largely literature based but also included audio and […]

Homeschool Ecology Course for High School

September 13, 2017 by ami 1 Comment

Last spring Elijah and I started discussing some options for summer learning. Ecology was at the top of his list, but options for a homeschool ecology class for a high school student didn’t really exist. After a bit of searching, I found a multi-age textbook I determined could be a spine. I started pulling resources […]

How to Provide High School Art for Your Homeschool

July 13, 2017 by ami Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by Sparketh. I was compensated for the time I invested in this post All opinions are mine and truthful. I didn’t know I was raising an artist. I shouldn’t be surprised, really. Though I don’t consider myself to be an artist, I have always valued going to the art museum, admiring fine art, […]

Turn Your Student’s Interests Into High School Credit

May 23, 2017 by ami 2 Comments

This post is sponsored by Garage Band Theory. I was compensated for the time I invested in this post All opinions are mine and truthful. One huge benefit of homeschooling is that our kids can dive into an interest and earn high school credit at the same time. What Subjects Can Be Interest-Led? Anything! You can turn […]

Science Fiction Literature Course for High School

September 7, 2016 by ami 2 Comments

Last spring a movie pricked Elijah’s interest in Jules Verne, and he told me he’d like for his first English credit for high school to be science fiction literature. I told him that was doable, and the researching began. I even had the opportunity to pick Jan Bloom’s brain at the Midwest Homeschool Convention, and […]

Homeschool High School Gradebook

September 3, 2016 by ami 14 Comments

My kids are somewhat clueless about grades. They don't typically know what grade they are in (4th and 9th for the record), and they haven't had any experience with letter grades. Well, since Elijah is in high school now, I've decided to conform to the system in some ways, and I am keeping records and grades. […]

Help and Hope for High School Math at Home

April 27, 2016 by ami 2 Comments

I chose to receive Mr. D Algebra for free, and I was compensated for the time I invested in this review. All opinions are mine and truthful; I was more than happy to review this product!  Update: Elijah has been using Mr. D Math for three years. This means I spent my hard earned money […]

Homeschool High School Reading List Record Form

April 11, 2016 by ami 1 Comment

We are inching closer and closer to the start of high school! I have already shared my Course Record Form and my Volunteer Log with you. Today I have another high school record keeping tool for you–a book log. This is a simple concept: your student reads a book, then he or she records it on […]

High School Course Record Form

March 21, 2016 by ami 3 Comments

I solved one homeschool high school problem with my Volunteer Log form. And today I am solving another similar problem with a High School Course Record Form. Let me start by emphasizing something–you do not need to log hours for classes if you are using standard textbooks or curriculum. However, if you are like me and plan on […]

Homeschool High School Volunteer Log

February 29, 2016 by ami 3 Comments

I have this friend. She is organized. She keeps records. She likes numbers. She makes the schedules for our homeschool co-op. She has a watch and a calendar. And she is awesome. I am not her. In fact, we are almost complete opposites. And that is okay. But keeping records (actually, keeping anything) is a problem for me. […]

Homeschool Health Class for High School

February 19, 2016 by ami 28 Comments

I have spent the past few weeks thinking, panicking, and praying about homeschool high school. I have been listening to Lee Binz 24-7. I have memorized the Indiana state requirements for a diploma.  I have to admit: I kind of roll my eyes when I see that health is a required class. Required. We've been having […]

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