by Kayley Kenzie

Are you planning to start homeschooling your children? You might be feeling intimidated or overwhelmed, but you don’t have to be. You love your children and want them to have the best education possible–what more could a child ask for in a teacher?

Your permission to teach your children comes from God, and your ability outweighs what a public education could give your child. Once you are committed to start homeschooling, you will be able to provide the best education for your children.

If you feel like you are lacking the skills and knowledge necessary to teach your children, you can learn right beside them. You can teach what you already know, and when you feel like your knowledge is limited, you can read out loud and learn together.

When you start homeschooling you will be concerned about money. Homeschooling can be free or low costing. If you can afford to purchase some curriculum items, do so prayerfully and with caution.

Do you have a public library close to where you live? You have a vast resource available to you. You have access not just to a wide variety of books, but also research volumes, magazines, videos, cassettes, homeschooling programs, phonics tapes, foreign language aids, and even computers.

Don’t forget to build your own home library. You can add to your book collection without spending a lot of money by finding good books at thrift stores, garage sales, and online.

The entire schooling process begins with the basics, something parents quickly learn after they start homeschooling. Reading aloud to your child is one of the best things you can do together. Emphasize the importance of the written word.

When you start homeschooling, you can ease your children into a routine–an especially good idea if they are just old enough to start going to public school. Until you see success, you can begin by teaching one subject at a time.

It’s best to begin with phonics. You can soon move on to other subjects such as reading, writing in cursive, and creative writing. You’ll also want to bring math into the picture eventually.

You can find a variety of resources to help you teach these subjects. You can start homeschooling your children and feel successful. And the great thing is that you don’t have to do it alone.

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