One of the most trusted homeschool voices today explains why and how the Bible should be the center of classroom learning and provides teaching helps for parents.

Your attitude toward your day and toward your children's efforts profoundly affects the outcome of your homeschooling. When you focus on the joys in your life, your days flow better and you accomplish much more. "Joyful Homeschooling" introduces you to ten "mindsets" - a different mindset each week - and it provides you with prompts for the week to help you put this new mindset into action and turn it into a habit. One of the best things you can do for yourself and for your homeschool is to take a couple of minutes each morning to "get your head on straight" before you start your day.

Joy! Hope! Success! Delight! Do these things characterize your homeschooling adventure? This book is for those who want to experience a joyful and successful homeschooling journey. There are no short cuts or easy answers; just honest wisdom and experience from a homeschooling mom of five children who has been homeschooling since 1991. Wherever you are on your homeschooling journey, receive encouragement, ideas, and insights to grow in your calling to teach your children. You can be successful and filled with joy as you teach your children at home! Yes, it is hard work, Yes, there is a lot to plan and teach, Yes, homeschooling can be fun! The lifelong lifestyle of learning is a wonderful experience. Meredith wants to pass on to you the life lessons she has learned in her years of homeschooling! Enjoy the process of learning and growing as a woman of God while you press on toward the goal of sending godly children out into the world to changes lives one at a time by the transforming grace of God. Homeschooling is great method to raise world changers! This book will help you understand what makes your child tick and how you can use that understand to teach effectively. From organizing your home to teaching history the fun way, from making lesson plans to handling those moments when personalities collide, this book is the only book you need to get you started on the amazing adventure of homeschooling your children. If you are worried about how to teach or what to teach, you can stop worrying. That is covered in this book. After laying out basic principles that work, Meredith tackles each subject. The response to this book, has been wonderful. Moms report increased confidence and excitement about home education when the finish reading. Though all parents experience some fear and nervousness, if God has called you to homeschool, He will equip you to be successful! Let Meredith inspire and encourage you to experience joy in every step of the journey.

Your attitude toward your day and toward your children's efforts profoundly affects the outcome of your homeschooling. When you focus on the joys in your life, your days flow better and you accomplish much more. "Joyful Homeschooling" introduces you to ten "mindsets" - a different mindset each week - and it provides you with prompts for the week to help you put this new mindset into action and turn it into a habit. One of the best things you can do for yourself and for your homeschool is to take a couple of minutes each morning to "get your head on straight" before you start your day.

Your attitude toward your day and toward your children's efforts profoundly affects the outcome of your homeschooling. When you focus on the joys in your life, your days flow better and you accomplish much more. "Joyful Homeschooling" introduces you to ten "mindsets" - a different mindset each week - and it provides you with prompts for the week to help you put this new mindset into action and turn it into a habit. One of the best things you can do for yourself and for your homeschool is to take a couple of minutes each morning to "get your head on straight" before you start your day.

If you believe that a good education is the greatest gift you can give your child, you’re probably pretty unhappy with what’s being taught in most classrooms these days. If you think that education should do more than just train kids to take standardized tests, that it should build their critical thinking skills, enable them to weigh ethical considerations, instill a passion for learning, and reflect your core values and beliefs, then you’re probably fed up with the current state of our schools. If, like many parents, you’re wondering whether homeschooling can be the solution you’re looking for, then you’ll be happy to know that the answer is yes–and Home Schooling For Dummies shows you how. This friendly, well-informed guide is a valuable resource for parents considering homeschooling, as well as veteran homeschooler interested in fresh homeschooling ideas. It gets you on track with what you need to know to confidently: De termine whether homeschooling is right for you and your family Get started in homeschooling Obtain teaching materials Develop a curriculum that reflects your values and beliefs Comply with all legal requirements Find healthy social outlets for your kids Join a homeschooling cooperative From textbooks to computers to state compliance, expert Jennifer Kaufeld, covers all the bases. She anticipates most of your questions about homeschooling and answers them with clear, easy-to-follow answers enlivened by real-life accounts by parents around the nation who have opted to homeschool their children. Topics covered include: Deciding at what age to begin Determining your kid’s learning style and teaching to it Teaching special needs children Developing a curriculum that’s right for your children Finding social outlets for you homeschoolers Complying with state and federal regulations Teaching at the primary, middle school and high school levels Preparing for the SATs, ACT and other key standardized tests Networking with other homeschoolers You shouldn’t have to compromise on your children’s education. Get Homeschooling For Dummies and find out how to turn your home into a school and raise smart, well-adjusted kids.

Your attitude toward your day and toward your children's efforts profoundly affects the outcome of your homeschooling. When you focus on the joys in your life, your days flow better and you accomplish much more. This journal is designed to help you focus on encouraging joy in your home!

A parent’s guide to cultivating an unhurried lifestyle and education that help their children thrive In a culture that prizes productivity, efficiency, and success, it’s easy to feel as though we’re constantly falling short and to lose sight of joy. The homeschool community is not exempt from this pressure, but longtime educator Leslie Martino shows parents how to slow down to recapture the delight and depth that are hallmarks of meaningful learning. In The Joy of Slow, she offers practical guidance on: creating daily rhythms that celebrate the ordinary and make space for spontaneity supporting children as they explore personal interests and engage in self-directed learning tracking students’ progress in ways that might be overlooked by traditional assessments prioritizing connection with other people and the natural world While parents of young children are more likely to embrace a slow childhood that nurtures wonder and imagination, panic often sets in as kids grow older, and parents worry about preparing them for the world beyond school. These fears are exacerbated by learning challenges, unspoken competition among peers, and standardized assessments. The Joy of Slow offers a much-needed reset, inspiring parents to prioritize the needs of each individual child and to help them find renewed freedom and passion.

In the Spring of 2006, I was called to homeschool. It was never my intention or my plan, but God clearly showed me this was a calling. It was a hard step to take, but the Lord directed my steps... I have not looked back since. Although the homeschooling journey is difficult at times, if God has put you on this path and called you here, He will lead you through each day. We simply need to stop chasing things and start chasing Him. This book will encourage you to keep your focus on the One who has called you here. Through my personal story and experience, you will see what happens when we take our eyes off of Him, and how each day can look when we regain our focus, fix our eyes on Him and on the true goals of homeschooling... "Maybe you are just starting out, or maybe you have been doing this awhile. Either way, there is most likely some amount of fear. Fear of the major responsibility that homeschooling is, or fear that you aren't doing it "right." Perhaps you are tired. Burnt out. Running on empty. Maybe you are up to your eyeballs in curriculum catalogs, reviews, planners, highlighters, label makers, and resources. Meanwhile the laundry calls, the dishes pile up, and the kids are tired. You are tired. You are trying to decide how on earth you are going to do it all. Or maybe you just are ready to throw in the towel altogether. Well, take a deep breath. Relax. The One who created the universe in a breath, the One who called you to this journey, is in control. Yes, He is in control of your homeschool. Is anything too hard for Him?" Karen DeBeus, Called Home **This book has been updated, revised, and EXPANDED to include a journal section at the end which is great for group settings. I have also included updates in areas that I wrote in the original text.