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An Excellent Online Homeschool Program Changes Everything - Different By Design Learning
The right online homeschool program can transform how our children learn, offering personalized instruction and comprehensive curriculum that adapts to their unique needs. Here’s how. When we first started homeschooling 15 years ago, I had NO idea how to choose a curriculum. In fact, I bought an all-in-one curriculum that my friends were using, thinking...
A Homeschool Music Curriculum For All Ages And Abilities - Different By Design Learning
You don’t have to be a musician yourself to give your kids the gift of music in your homeschool. With this homeschool music curriculum, you can bring rhythm, confidence, and fun into your homeschool days, no matter your child’s age or learning style. When my youngest was a baby, he used to wake up singing....
Hands-On Activities For The Struggling Reader (that really work!) - Different By Design Learning
All week long, I have shared how I plan for a new school year. I shared where to start and also our curriculum choices for sixth and tenth grade. I want to wrap up the week with some real life examples of how hands-on learning layers into my curriculum choices, particularly for my youngest son....
Homeschool Planning Made Easy: Why Homeschool Planet Tops the Competition - Different By Design Learning
When it comes to organizing your homeschool days, having the right planner makes all the difference. An effective homeschool planner should reduce stress, streamline scheduling, and help you stay on top of lessons, activities, and records. Most importantly, it needs to be personalized and really work for your family’s unique needs! Homeschool Planet: Homeschool Planning...
What's The Best Curriculum For Children With Learning Differences? - Different By Design Learning
As the new school year approaches, I find I am being asked this question all the time – What’s the best curriculum for children with learning differences? It’s been more than a decade since we first began homeschooling. That first year, I actually thought very little about curriculum (I look back on now and wonder,...
The Best Homeschool Curriculum For Your Child With ADHD - Different By Design Learning
Finding the right curriculum can be a challenge for any homeschooler. Add in homeschooling a child with ADHD and the task can seem almost impossible. This is everything you need to get started as a parent making homeschool curriculum choices for your child with ADHD.
Homeschool Consumer Math For High School: Master Books Review - Different By Design Learning
When we think of high school math in our homeschools, algebra, geometry, and maybe even calculus are likely the first courses that come to mind. But there’s one math course that we often overlook despite being one of the most practical and life-shaping options: consumer math. Personal Finance For Learning And Life As homeschoolers, we...
The Best Online Homeschool Typing Program: Perfect For All Ages - Different By Design Learning
A homeschool typing program is a necessity these days! This online typing curriculum has a wide range of options for learning to type, increasing speed and even integrating typing into other subjects in your homeschool. I am old enough to remember what it was like learning to type on a typewriter in an elective class...
The Best Advice I've Ever Heard About Getting Back To School - Different By Design Learning
There’s a lot of back to school stuff happening around the internet right now. I usually love this time of year. The posts make me feel motivated, inspired and almost ready to get back into the swing of all things school around here. I love looking at the curriculum choices and hearing from other moms,...
Nature Study For The Mom Who Doesn't Love The Outdoors - Different By Design Learning
If you love the idea of nature study but are a less than “outdoorsy” homeschool mom, these resources will help you expose your child to nature without losing your mind! Before I had children, I spent most of my time working in big cities. New York. Boston. San Francisco. Seattle. Los Angeles. If I walked,...
When Your Child Needs To Homeschool Through The Summer - Different By Design Learning
I have written a lot about our summer learning plans and activities. I have done to it support you, of course. But the truth is, I have written so much about it over the past years because summer has always been a bit of a struggle for me and for my children. While I went...
How Will I Teach Algebra? Online Math Classes For Your Homeschool - Different By Design Learning
I dreaded it for years and I know I am not alone. It’s something that most homeschool moms ask at one time or another as their child gets closer to the high school years. What am I going to do about algebra? Or geometry, or any higher level math for that matter! One mom said...
Depression and Mothers Of Children With Special Needs - Different By Design Learning
The truth is, you are not alone. Depression and mothering a child with special needs often go hand in hand. It’s been coming on for a while now. And with good reason. The list of diagnoses and medicines. The boys’ meltdowns and anxiety attacks. The constant hypervigilance. The lack of sleep. The loss of any...
Special Needs Homeschool Curriculum: Where To Start - Different By Design Learning
When we first began homeschooling, curriculum was sort-of an afterthought. After three years in public school, the mechanics of homeschooling were what concerned me most, not what we were actually learning. It seems strange now, but it looking back, it makes sense. When you are teaching in a traditional school, there aren’t really a ton...
The Power Of Relationship In Helping Children With Learning Disabilities - Different By Design Learning
Helping Your Child With Language-Based Learning Disabilities is one of the best books I have ever read as a mom of children with differences. I am excited to share it with you today! My youngest was only seven years old, the first time he went through a comprehensive neuro-psychiatric evaluation. Two days of almost non-stop...
How Long Does It Take To Change My Child's Behavior (and my own)? - Different By Design Learning
Behavioral changes and consistency take time – far more time than I like to admit. So why do I always feel so much pressure and rush to see progress? How long should it take to change my child’s behavior (and my own, for that matter)? I saw a pamphlet in my son’s doctor’s office yesterday....
Seasonal Mood Changes In Children: What To Expect And How To Help - Different By Design Learning
Seasonal mood changes in children are a real concern for many families. After years of trial and error, we are heading into a season that us typically quite difficult for him. Here is what has helped in the past and what are planning for this year.