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    A Single Parent CAN Homeschool: A How-To Guide

    Divorce, Death, and Deployment are Facts Of Life, but They Shouldn’t Mean the End of Homeschooling

    There is no shame in being a single parent. The circumstances of life are diverse and not at all times pleasant. There are many parents who find themselves alone in the pursuit of homeschooling a child – for a multitude of reasons. But we want you to be assured that it absolutely can be accomplished successfully, and that there are many others in your situation, as well as resources to back you up in your endeavor.

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  • A Single Parent CAN Homeschool: A How-To Guide
  • Building Your Own Homeschool Yearbook? Easy Steps to Success!
  • Cheating in Traditional Schools: Is it An Epidemic?
  • Love, Faith, and Resourcefulness is the Key to Homeschooling Success – Meet the Hannah Family
  • SAT’s, ACT’s, PLAN’s? How to Navigate the Standardized Test Jungle
  • Homeschool Teens: Feel Isolated? Tips and Tools for Social Success
  • College Admissions: 6 Must-Do Tips for Success!
  • Caroline McClelland Traverses the Big Wide World
  • Joint Homeschooling: Is It Legal to Homeschool Children Other Than Your Own?
  • Teens: 5 Tips to Make the Transition from Homeschooling to College a Success
  • Let the Real World into Your Homeschool Classroom
  • A Passion for Learning
  • When Moms Have to Work: Why Homeschooling Can Work for Working Parents
  • The Story of Faith Rowan – Embracing a Gift from God
  • Can You Withdraw Your Child From Public School Mid-Year?
  • Building a “Case” Against Homework: Is it Really Necessary?
  • An Interview with Bridgeway’s Taylor Lawson: Gymnast on the Rise!
  • Weathering a Down Economy with High Spirits, the Homeschool Way
  • Teen Post: What do YOU Want to Do with Your Life?
  • Happy New Year! 6 Solid Homeschool Goals for 2013 to Get You Motivated
  • The Kid Known as “The One Boy USO” Reaches Out to Our Brave Soldiers Abroad
  • The Night Before Homeschool Christmas
  • Hurricane Sandy – The Aftermath: Getting Relief to Families
  • The Detroit Strike and Homeschooling
  • Teen Post: Meaningful Family Christmas Gifts on a Shoestring
  • Holiday Cheer: How to Survive a Homeschool Christmas with Peace and Joy
  • The Recipe for Success: Bridgeway Student Brittany Hindt Follows Her Heart, and it Leads Her Home!
  • Homeschooling Questions? We’ve Got Help on the Way!
  • Teens With Learning Disabilities: How Do You Fit In?
  • Homeschooling and Community Service – What Does It Mean To Your Family?
  • Learning Disabilities and Successful Homeschooling: Why It Works!
  • When Students = Athletes: Balancing the Equation
  • Who’s Got Game? Guest Author Raquel Pedraza Gives Us the Scoop on Tennis and Homeschooling!
  • Seasonal Learning: Lessons for Autumn and the Holiday Season
  • Teens: What To Do About Homeschool Burnout Blues
  • Homeschool Know-How: Identify Your Child’s Learning Style – Today
  • Bailey Gambertoglio: Singing, Dancing, Acting – It’s No Sweat Cuz She’s a Natural!
  • An Overview of Bridgeway Learning Labs – Are They Right for Your Child?
  • Teens: How to Pick a Sport That Fits Your STYLE
  • The Hard Facts About Student Athletes – From Every Perspective
  • Elizabeth “Ebee” Price Journeys Across The Big Pond for the 2012 Olympic Games
  • Teens, Trends, and Terms – A Helpful Glossary for Parents
  • Real Versus Virtual Friendships – How to Navigate the Social Media Seas
  • The Price of Popularity: Is it Worth the Cost?
  • Research Paper Ahead? Tools For The Avid Online Scholar
  • Homeschooling Student Spotlight: Ashley Zinsmeyer – Teaching and Learning are a Never-Ending Circle of Love, Faith, and Growth
  • Expand Your Horizons: How to Make Learning through Digital Media Work for Your Child
  • Fathers and Homeschooling
  • What to Do When Mom Says “NO” to Digital Media
  • Online Research 101: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
  • Guest Spotlight – Author Kimberly Roberts Tells Children Why The Caribbean is Truly Jammin’!
  • Hands On Summer Learning – Get Physical!!!
  • Summertime Blues: What to Do When It Strikes You Hard
  • Welcome Back Summer: 5 Ways to Enrich, Enjoy, and Connect
  • Graduation and Goodbye’s – Sarah’s Creation Adventure
  • Be, Do, But Most of All… Try It! Meet the Daring Homeschooler, Miss Kendall Murphy
  • Homeschool Classroom – Take Spring Learning Outdoors!
  • Pssst… Here Are 5 Spring Field Trip Ideas Your Parents Won’t Resist!
  • “Spring” into Fall! How to Set Up a Successful Homeschooling Academic Year NOW
  • Homeschool Student Spotlight: On the Hunt for Big Adventure with McKenzie Sims
  • How Do You Build a Homeschool Curriculum That Best Suits Your Child?
  • Is Mass Customized Learning the Wave of the Future?
  • Proms and Homeschooling: To Prom or Not To Prom?
  • Community Service Ideas for Your Young (Or Not-So-Young) Homeschool Student
  • Spring Break – Sarah’s Creation Adventure
  • Homeschooling Violinist Extraordinaire: Kitsho Hosotani
  • Look, Listen, Learn. The World Around You as a Homeschooling Teacher!
  • What’s Your Leadership Style? Make Homeschooling WORK for You (No Matter What Your Personality)
  • Plant the Seeds of Greatness in Children– Growing Our Leaders
  • Life Lessons and More – Sarah’s Creation Adventure
  • Homeschooling Student Showcase: Clark Jones Plants the Seeds of New Life With Gardening and Prayer
  • Should You Parole Your Homeschool Students After the Shoveling is Done?
  • 7 Great Activities For Homeschooled Kids – Psst … They’re Not Boring At All
  • The Scoop on Virtual Learning: Are Video Games Helpful or Harmful to Our Kids?
  • Hold on to your Parental Rights!
  • Student Showcase: In a Far-Away Desert Land – Introducing Kari Peiscopgrau
  • Back to School – Sarah’s Creation Adventure Homeschool College Writer
  • The Legal Side of Homeschooling – What You Need To Know
  • School Choice Week – Public, Private, or Home? How to Make the Ultimate Decision
  • Teen Post: Build Your Financial Awareness Now – You Might Be Glad You Did!
  • Why Homeschool Mentoring Can Help Your Child Succeed
  • Winter Break – Sarah’s Creation Adventure
  • Parents Who Can’t… (Remember) Teach!
  • Bridgeway Homeschool Academy Christmas Card Winner – Anthony Willis
  • The Parent Trap: Time & Homeschooling
  • Teen Post: Cyber Bullying, Pregnancy, and Peer Pressure
  • Accreditation and Homeschooling: What You Need To Know
  • Thanksgiving Thanks – Sarah’s Creation Adventure
  • Meet Victoria Porrata, the Amazing Homeschool Philanthropist
  • How to Teach Homeschool Science When You Are Not a Physics or Chemistry Expert
  • Trends in Education: Schools From Greeks to American Homeschooling
  • Homeschooling Flexibility in Learning: Spend More Time on Topics You Love
  • Elementary Education: Flexibility in Learning with Homeschooling for Grades K-5
  • Exploring Geology – Sarah’s Creation Adventure
  • Student Showcase: A Star is Homeschooled
  • 5 Tips on How to Start Saving For College
  • Real World Education: High School Science in Action
  • How Can We Fix Our Educational System?
  • Road Trip and More! Sarah’s Creation Adventure
  • My Life-Changing Decision to Homeschool: Guest Post by Eddie Majkowski
  • Homeschooling the Early Years: A Homeschooling Guide to Early Childhood Education
  • Teen Post: Can Homeschooling Improve Your Family Relationships?
  • Parents As Teachers: How Good a Teacher Am I?
  • Don’t Let the End of Summer Get You Down: 5 Ways to Make Going Back to School Fun
  • Westward Ho! Sarah’s Creation Adventure
  • 5 Reasons Why Homeschooling is Smart for Your Children
  • 7 Tips Low Stress, Get You and Your Kids Back in the Education Groove
  • School Choice: Do You Have a Better Option? Why Homeschooling May Be the Right Option for You
  • How to Keep Your Children Engaged: 5 More Ways to Keep Your Kids Learning This Summer
  • Homeschooling Statistics: Fact or Fiction
  • 5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Learning This Summer
  • 7 way to learn list, Teen Post: How You Can Customize Your Education
  • Homeschool Parenting: 5 Things You Must Know
  • Homeschool Student Showcase: 2011 Bridgeway Academy Valedictorian Dances Off To College
  • Getting Ready for Graduation – Three Simple Tips for the Homeschool Parent
  • Just For Teens: Is Homeschooling Right for You?
  • What Government Budget Cuts Mean for Your Child’s Education
  • Spelling Bee Champs and Published Authors – Homeschooled High Achievers
  • How to Create a Homeschool Portfolio
  • Sports and Extracurricular Activities for Homeschoolers
  • Homeschool Spring Fever
  • How Homeschooling Builds Self-Esteem in Teens
  • Is the Homeschooling Trend Growing?
  • Why “No Child Left Behind” Left So Many of Our Children Behind
  • Homeschool Curriculum Review-Write Source
  • Top Ten Reasons to Criminalize Homeschooling
  • Homeschool Success
  • Homeschool Success Stories
  • Homeschool Curriculum Reviews-Walch Daily Skillbuilders
  • Homeschool Curriculum Reviews-ACE English
  • Homeschool Curriculum Review-Language Smarts
  • The Twelve Days of Homeschooling
  • Is it Time to Homeschool?
  • What do Homeschoolers do after “School”
  • Can you Count an Audio Book on your Reading List?
  • Avoiding Homeschool Drama
  • Christmas Teaching Idea: What we Have
  • Christmas Teaching Ideas: Thanksgiving
  • A Homeschooler’s Biblical Perspective on Thanksgiving
  • Thanksgiving in America Today-A Homeschool Study
  • Halloween Teaching Ideas for Homeschoolers
  • Thank a Homeschooling Pioneer
  • Homeschooling Works!
  • Homeschool Curriculum-Remedial and/or Review Homeschool English Course
  • Homeschool Curriculum-Remedial Math for Homeschoolers
  • Homeschool Students and College Admissions
  • The Drawbacks of homeschooling
  • Homeschool Math Contests
  • Writing Contests for Homeschoolers
  • Homeschool Life Lessons
  • The Importance of Games
  • Perseverance: Not Just for Ants, Rams, and Snails
  • Kids in December
  • Joys of Homeschooling
  • Support our Soldiers
  • The Busy Homeschoolers Survival Guide
  • Hard Work Beats Talent
  • Homeschooling and Socialization
  • Homeschooling and Keeping Teens Interested
  • Hope for High School Drop Outs
  • Homeschool Science Curriculum
  • Homeschooling-The Power of Directions
  • You’re a Homeschool Mom
  • Homeschooling and Learning Styles
  • Homeschooling and Writing
  • President Obama’s Address to School Students Making Waves in Homeschool Circles
  • Mom and Homeschool Teacher-Two Hats or One?
  • Another Homeschooler Ordered to Public School
  • Homeschooling and Certification
  • Homeschool Curriculum-What Homeschool Math Program is Right for You?
  • Top 100 Helpful Sites for High School Students
  • Encouragement for Homeschoolers
  • Bridgeway Homeschool Academy Offers Complete Online High School Program
  • Top Ten Ways to Homeschool on the Road
  • Homeschool Recommendations for Consumer Math
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Grand Canyon
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Bryce Canyon & Zion National Park
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Grand Tetons
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Yellowstone National Park
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Oregon Trail-History and Writing
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Real Life Math
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Vision
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Focus on the Family
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Pikes Peak
  • Homeschooling on the Road–Colorado
  • Homeschooling on the Road-Summer School 2009
  • Homeschool Survey Results Equip Parents to Overcome Roadblocks
  • Homeschooling-Teacher or Coach?
  • Homeschool Battle in North Carolina
  • Homeschooling Takes Commitment
  • What Every Homeschooler Needs
  • Homeschool Math-Don’t Miss Consumer Math
  • Another Reason to Homeschool-Flu Shot Mandated in New Jersey
  • History and Homeschooling-Teach the Truth
  • Online Homeschooling-Effective or Not?
  • Homeschooling and Public Schools
  • Homeschooling Growing-Parents Realize Incredible Benefits
  • Michigan Schools Closing-Home school option
  • Homeschooling and the Christmas Tree
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  • A Single Parent CAN Homeschool: A How-To Guide
  • Featured Articles

    Building Your Own Homeschool Yearbook? Easy Steps to Success!

    Homeschooled Kids Can Enjoy Awesome Educational Memories – Here’s How Building excellent childhood memories and retaining them is one of the most essential components of our personal development. Think about it – how treasured are your own unique stories and images ...

    Love, Faith, and Resourcefulness is the Key to Homeschooling Success – Meet the Hannah Family

    At times, being a homeschool family can become enormously overwhelming. It can begin to feel like chaos. Nothing seems to go right. Curriculum choices are hard. Scheduling is even harder. Money dries up, and budget belts tighten. Children feel the ...

    SAT’s, ACT’s, PLAN’s? How to Navigate the Standardized Test Jungle

    Preparing for the SAT’s just isn’t what it used to be when we were kids. It’s truly a jungle out there. Nowadays, there are many forms of standardized tests – all technically used to level the playing field as far ...

    Homeschool Teens: Feel Isolated? Tips and Tools for Social Success

    Nearly every teen feels the need to fit in and be a part of a larger social community. And usually, there comes a point when this need becomes more of a craving – it’s an important part of maturing and ...

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    Homeschool Curriculum Review-Write Source

    If you are looking for a colorful, engaging and step by step homeschool writing course, then be sure to check out Write Source.   These easy to use textbooks break down writing instruction into manageable chunks and teach in a fun and creative way that grabs kids attention and keeps them engaged.

    5 Reasons Why Homeschooling is Smart for Your Children

    Education tends to make parents nervous…and with good reason: your child’s social, emotional and economic future is at stake. Private and parochial schools may not be an option for your family due to financial reasons or other constraints, and with severe budget cuts starting to curtail learning and activities at our nation’s public schools, parents are anxiously looking for options.

    Have you considered homeschooling?

    Parents Who Can’t… (Remember) Teach!


    Parents learn to teach again quickly.

    Inevitably it will happen: you WILL doubt your skills as a teacher. After all, most public school teachers have a thorough knowledge of their subject area – backed up by a degree and classroom experience. And you? You’re merely a parent whose last memory of algebraic equations may have swished out the door with that old pair of bright red parachute pants.

    7 Tips Low Stress, Get You and Your Kids Back in the Education Groove


    How to Reduce Anxiety Heading Back to the Classroom

    As summer progresses and we get closer to the start of school, it isn’t unusual for you and your kids to get a bit stressed out. School is stressful, no matter where it is…and not just for the kids. Schedules become compressed, deadlines loom, and tempers can rise. Since your home may serve as the workplace, the school, and the family’s retreat, it’s important to prevent stress from building up.