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Thank you for your interest in my blog. Listed below are some of my posts that are specifically about homeschooling.
I am always available to offer support and encouragement to homeschoolers. E-mail me at shellipabis (at) gmail (dot) com.
I also welcome ideas for future posts.
FOR GEORGIA HOMESCHOOLERS
Please click here for my other posts specific to Georgia homeschoolers. I have so many that I decided to put them on their own page!
INTRODUCTORY
FAQ – My attempt to answer questions I frequently get when people hear that we’re homeschooling. I’ll update this page as needed.
My Reasons For Thinking About Homeschooling
Concerns About Homeschooling: Socialization
Concerns About Homeschooling: Financial & “What’s the family gonna say?”
In Response to a Teacher’s Questions about Homeschooling – more reasons/concerns
The Homeschooling Handbook by Mary Griffith
What qualifications are required of parents who homeschool?
What Are We Preparing Our Children For?
My Practice Homeschooling Year Is Over…What Did I Learn?
On Homeschooling, Socialization and Religion (Part 1)
Homeschooling and Socialization (Part 2)
HOW WE HOMESCHOOL
My Definition of Child-led Learning
Setting Our Homeschool Priorities for Two Boys, ages 5 and 2 (For follow-up posts, look below under “Kindergarten.”)
Supporting Your Child’s Interests Is a Good Thing
Learning Is Like a Chain Link Fence
Homeschooling: A Room for Learning – We converted our dining room into an “activity room”
Recording A Homeschool Student’s Progress: The Homeschool Portfolio, Part 1
Back to Homeschool (Sept. 2012)
Back to Homeschool Update (Sept. 2012)
TEACHING READING
Homeschooling: A Fun Sight Word Game
Review: Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
Intentional Reading Using Georgia’s PINES Online Library Catalog
How I’ve Taught Kindergarten Reading
TEACHING MATH
Homeschooling Kindergarten Math
PROJECT-BASED HOMESCHOOLING
Introduction:
Experimenting with Project-based Homeschooling, Part 1 (refers to Experimenting with Project-based Learning, Part 1 at the Barrow Journal)
Kindergarten Projects:
Homeschooling: A Look At Our Hammerhead Shark Project (Part 2 of Project-based Learning))
How to Build a Wildlife Habitat in Your Yard
Music Appreciation with Beethoven
A Kindergarten Child-Led Project: Seeds, Plants, Gardening
The Eastern King Snake & Our Snake Project
A Child-Led Project: The Celery Lettuce Cake
Using Storytelling and Puppet Shows in Homeschool
1st GRADE
Graduating to Kindergarten or 1st Grade?
KINDERGARTEN
Homeschooling a Kindergartener with a Toddler in the House
Kindergarten and Homeschooling – Wondering whether or not I should send my early five-year-old boy to kindergarten.
How to Homeschool Kindergarten (with information on the law in Georgia)
Happy Birthday to My Boys and Kindergarten Goals for this Year (2011/2012)
(For kindergarten projects, see under “Project-based Homeschooling.”)
Setting Our Homeschool Priorities for Two Boys, ages 5 and 2
Homeschool Priorities Part 2: Imagination * Play * Motion * Literature
Homeschool Priorities Part 3: Exploration * Nature
Homeschool Priorities Part 4: Teaching him how to find answers
Homeschool Priorities Part 5: Spend Quality, Stress-free Time Together
Homeschool Priorities Part 6 of 6: Teaching Responsibility
Intentional Reading Using Georgia’s PINES Online Library Catalog
How I’ve Taught Kindergarten Reading
Homeschooling Kindergarten Math
What’s A Mama To Do Without Nap Time?
Using Storytelling and Puppet Shows in Homeschool
Graduating to Kindergarten or 1st Grade?
A Homeschool Pre-Kindergarten Graduation
PRESCHOOL
Homeschooling a Preschooler with a Baby in the House, Part 1 (refers to The Efforts of Homeschooling a Preschooler at the Barrow Journal)
Homeschooling a Preschooler, Part 2 (refers to Teaching Preschoolers at Home at the Barrow Journal) – Activities we did for homeschooling preschool
Online Resources for Homeschooling a Preschooler, Part 3 (refers to Internet as a Teaching Tool at the Barrow Journal, but you’ll find all the links on the blog post.)
How I taught my son his ABCs, 123s, and a little bit of my philosophy too
Setting Our Homeschool Priorities for Two Boys, ages 5 and 2 (For follow-up posts, look below under “Kindergarten.”)
RAISING AND EDUCATING BOYS (which will pertain to some girls too!)
Worthy Reads about Raising and Educating Boys
Kindergarten and Homeschooling – Wondering whether or not I should send my early five-year-old boy to kindergarten.
Book Review: The Wonder of Boys by Michael Gurian (my column at the Barrow Journal)
Book Review: Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph
Boys Like to Build Outside Too
LEARNING STYLES/INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
Happy Birthday Three-year-old (introduction to a Tactile Learner)
STORYTELLING AS A TEACHING TOOL
Storytelling, Murder and what that has to do with Homeschooling
Book Review: Tell Me a Story by Chase Collins ~or~ How I Use Storytelling as a Teaching Tool
How I Use Storytelling to Enrich the Lives of My Children
Two Stories I Made Up For My Five-Year-Old – to Show That YOU Can Do It Too!
Using Storytelling and Puppet Shows in Homeschool
Guest Post at Simple Homeschool: Using Storytelling in Your Home Education
To see all my future posts about storytelling, see The Storytelling Advocate
THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAY
The Benefits of Playing Make-Believe (links to The Benefits of Playing Make-Believe at the Barrow Journal) – refers to “Tools of the Mind”
The Importance of Play in Children’s Lives
Let Them Play in the Mud, and They’ll Fondly Remember Their Childhoods
GETTING OUR KIDS INTO NATURE
Hiking 101: Getting the Family Into Nature
Homeschool Priorities 3: Exploration * Nature
Knee-High Naturalist Class at the Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens, Georgia
A Kindergarten Child-Led Project: Seeds, Plants, Gardening
Free places to take kids in Athens, Georgia
Just for Fun: Our Trip to Anna Ruby Falls
My Childhood Memories in Nature
The Lake Loop Trail at Unicoi State Park
TRADITIONS / RITUALS / HOLIDAYS
Creating New Family Traditions
November & Thanksgiving Activities with Small Children
December & Christmas Activities with Small Children
Hiking 101: Getting the Family Into Nature
January / February Activities with Small Children
Native American Day (September 28, 2012)
MOTHERHOOD
Every Mother’s Experience Is Different (refers to Every Mother’s Experience Is Different in the Barrow Journal)
Homeschooling’s Biggest Challenge: No Break for Mama (refers to Mommy’s “Me Time” in the Barrow Journal)
The Best-laid Plans of Parents with Small Children – Experiencing the terrible twos on Thanksgiving Day.
Getting An Education Through My Kids
Nurturing Creativity and A Free Give-Away (Give-away is now closed, but if you are looking for inspiration to be creative while rearing children, you’ll want to read about this inexpensive e-book available to you.)
What’s A Mama To Do Without Nap Time?
I Ain’t Perfect: Confessions of a Homeschooling Mom
Cleaning the House with Young Children
How Can a Mama Schedule Creativity Into Her Life?
There is no consensus on how to raise kids.
HOMESCHOOLING IN THE MEDIA
Secular Homeschooling Is On The Rise
What Labels Are We Placing on Homeschoolers?
In Response to a Teacher’s Questions about Homeschooling
INTERVIEWS WITH OTHER HOMESCHOOLERS
Interview with a Former Homeschool Student
Interview with Homeschooled Student Rachel Foy
Interview with Barrow County Homeschooling Family: The McGarrys
Interview with Barrow County Homeschooling Family: The Bells
MISCELLANEOUS
Why I Love LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
Will T.V. Hurt My Kids? Part 1 of 3
Will T.V. Hurt My Kids? Part 2 of 3
Mama of Letters 
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