Getting Started with Homeschooling Archives - The Simple Homeschooler https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/category/getting-started-with-homeschooling/ Getting you started and keeping you going Mon, 30 Oct 2023 23:32:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Lauren-Schmitz-Profile-Pic-80x80.png Getting Started with Homeschooling Archives - The Simple Homeschooler https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/category/getting-started-with-homeschooling/ 32 32 Free Printable Homeschool Planner You Will Actually Use! https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/free-homeschool-planner-you-will-actually-use/ https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/free-homeschool-planner-you-will-actually-use/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:00:31 +0000 http://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/?p=1440 Are you looking for a free printable homeschool planner? Something simple and downloadable to get your homeschool year started off on the right foot? There are A LOT of free homeschool planners out there and I have to tell you that most of them give me anxiety when I look at them. So many complicated...

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]]> https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/free-homeschool-planner-you-will-actually-use/feed/ 0 2023 Can’t Miss Prime Day Deals For Homeschoolers! https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/2023-prime-day-homeschoolers/ https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/2023-prime-day-homeschoolers/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:00:21 +0000 https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/?p=10061 Hey there, homeschooling heroes! Are you ready to unleash the power of Prime Day? 🎉 That’s right, the most epic online shopping extravaganza is here, and this time it’s all about you—homeschoolers! Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or a student on this incredible educational journey, get ready to dive into a world of amazing deals...

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]]> https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/2023-prime-day-homeschoolers/feed/ 0 The Complete (Easy!) Guide To Making a Homeschool Portfolio: 3 Examples! https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/homeschool-portfolio/ https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/homeschool-portfolio/#comments Sun, 28 May 2023 15:00:17 +0000 https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/?p=9676 It’s that time of year again. Are you completely frazzled about having to put together an end of the school year homeschool portfolio for your kid? Are your boots shaking just at the idea of a homeschool evaluator or certified teacher looking over her spectacles at your thrown together 3-ring binder? First of all, I...

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]]> https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/homeschool-portfolio/feed/ 3 Best Free Printable Homeschool Attendance Sheet https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/printable-homeschool-attendance-sheet/ https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/printable-homeschool-attendance-sheet/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2022 14:10:06 +0000 https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/?p=7757 Looking for your own free printable homeschool attendance sheet? Well, I’ve got some good news, Homeschool Mamma! I just sat down in exasperation to make my own attendance form and I am all too happy to share it with you. The one I started the year with is just not working for us. It was...

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]]> https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/homeschooling-cost/feed/ 0 Secular Homeschooling Complete Guide…from a Christian Homeschool Mom https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/secular-homeschool-complete-guide/ https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/secular-homeschool-complete-guide/#respond Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:23:54 +0000 https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/?p=6078 There I was standing in a woman’s garage that I barely knew. She was running a craft club for homeschoolers in our community and doing an amazing job at it.  As we chatted, she suddenly said, “Do you know of any co-ops that are not religious? I’m so tired of all these Christian homeschool moms...

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]]> https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/homeschool-planning/feed/ 0 What If I Don’t Know the Answer to My Homeschooler’s Question? https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/what-if-i-dont-know-the-answer-to-my-homeschoolers-question/ https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/what-if-i-dont-know-the-answer-to-my-homeschoolers-question/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2020 02:25:10 +0000 http://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/?p=4295 Are you terrified that you are unqualified to homeschool your kids? Thinking you might look foolish if you can’t answer all their questions? Maybe your memories of school are kind of blurry? Pretty sure you could never make it on the game show “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?”? Do you think your kids...

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]]> https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/what-if-i-dont-know-the-answer-to-my-homeschoolers-question/feed/ 0 Ultimate Homeschool Supply List https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/homeschool-supply-list/ https://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/homeschool-supply-list/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2020 17:38:09 +0000 http://www.thesimplehomeschooler.com/?p=4195 If you are a new homeschooler, I have some unexpected good news for you! Your homeschool supply list is one of the huge ways you can save money in your homeschool – and vastly decrease your stress level during the back to school shopping season. I very clearly remember going through the congested aisles of...

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