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The BookShark Homeschool Blog offers inspiration, guidance, and practical tips for families on their homeschooling journey. From curriculum advice and organization strategies to encouragement and success stories, the blog supports parents in creating a rich, literature-based learning experience at home. Alongside the blog, the Homeschool Your Way podcast provides even more valuable insights with weekly episodes featuring real homeschool parents, education experts, and thought leaders. Together, the blog and podcast give families the tools, confidence, and community they need to homeschool their way—with flexibility, support, and joy.
32 Virtual Field Trips for American History
When we venture out on field trips, our kids get first hand experiences that a book can never mimic. At the same time, homeschool field trips can be stressful, time consuming, and sometimes expensive. Weather is an added factor to consider with outdoor events such as a Civil War re-enactment. One alternative to packing snacks,
What is the Best Time of Day to Learn for Children? Homeschooling to Personal Rhythms
For our family, paying attention to time is a huge piece of why we homeschool: I homeschool because I want my children to have time to learn and follow their passions. For us, this means we don’t follow a traditional school schedule. Depending on the day, season, year and the outside classes my children take, our learning
How to Make Epsom Salt Crystal Ornaments
Astound your children by turning a pipe cleaner into a delicate crystalline decoration! This craft is easy to accomplish with minimal mess. Enjoy it as a simple handicraft project or take it a step further and learn some of the science behind the activity. This particular tutorial uses a star shape, but of course, you
75 Ways to Love Homeschool Physical Education
When we first began homeschooling, I never thought about adding PE to our schedule. I knew my boys were active on their own without any coaxing. I figured that as long as we kept moving, we’d be developing motor skills. I didn’t see a need to add a formal Physical Education course to our routine.
Movies Egypt
Studying ancient Egypt is an exciting adventure for both you and your child, especially when you immerse yourself in the period through the help of great books. BookShark covers Ancient Egypt for several weeks in both Level B Reading with History for ages 6-8 and Level G Reading with History for ages 11-13, so your children are exposed to
10 (Quiet) Games to Play in the Library
When most people think of the library, they think of long shelves of books, tidy reading nooks, and librarians with glasses on their noses; they don’t often think of games. However my boys and I have a lot of fun in our library by planning a few fun activities ahead of time. I do remind my
10 Science Shows for Kids on Netflix | Elementary Level
We all have days where we need a break or something extra to cope with a bad day. Netflix is the perfect resource for finding those little extras. And since there are so many educational shows on Netflix, you don’t even have to feel guilty about regularly relying on these videos. My kids thinking watching Netflix is a treat and they hardly
