When I was homeschooling high school, just a few years ago, I always was on the lookout for the "best" resources that I could find that were a fit for my daughter and our homeschool. The ones that engaged her, motivated her to do her best work, and that were well put together.
Today I'd like to share 100 of our favorite resources for high school. This list includes a wide variety of resources, such as some gift ideas for teens, favorite curriculum that we have used, fun elective ideas, leadership activities, and even resources for doing drama activities with your teens!
I hope that you will find ideas, gifts, or new curriculum that fits your homeschool to a "T". And I wish for you that you find something that gives you encouragement and joy, to help you treasure these precious years with your high schooler... at home.
1. Art, Drawing and Chalk Pastels
2. Career Exploration
3. Creative Writing
4. English Resources
5. Planning High School at Home
6. Leadership Activities
7. Math and Financial Literacy
8. Physical Education
9. SAT Prep
10. Science Resources
11. Social Studies Resources
12. Speech and Drama
Let's start with some great resource for art, whether you have an artist in your home, or a would-be one, or just want to make time for a creativity break in your homeschool afternoons.
1. ART, DRAWING, CHALK PASTELS
History of Art Workbook
Christmas Video Art Lessons
Harmony Fine Arts
Art for All Ages Chalk Art Bundle.
200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills
Chalk Art Video Art Course - Semester 1
Artistic Pursuits - High School
2. CAREER EXPLORATION
7 Sisters Electives and Career Exploration
Career Exploration Curriculum Bundle
EarlyChildhood Education
Career Exploration for High Schoolers
3. CREATIVE WRITING
3 Ways to Build Strong Writers - Through
Creative Writing
Writing Fiction for High School -
Your Stories to Life
One Year Adventure Novel
No Plot No Problem
Learn to Write the Novel Way from www.christianbook.com
4. FRUGAL HOMESCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH CURRICULUM
7 Sisters Homeschool English and Writing
They offer many choices for full year English courses at less than $30.00 for the whole course.
In addition, there are different levels of high school writing courses, at the same frugal price.
7 Sisters Homeschool courses avoid busy-work and build good critical thinking skills, along with developing strong writing skills.
Or if you want to put together your own course, you may like to read this - Making Your Own High School English Course
7 Sisters Literature Guides - More than 40 to choose from and all are well done in my opinion.
Time 4 Learning English
Writing Skills - Essential Skills for the College Bound
5. PLANNING HIGH SCHOOL AT HOME
Homeschooling High School with Confidence
Making a Study Space for Your Teen
Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling High School
Your Homeschool Grad and Diplomas
Homeschooling High School with College in Mind - 2nd edition,
Paperback is at Amazon $11.99
Kindle at Amazon $6.17
Paperback is at Amazon $11.99
Kindle at Amazon $6.17
After my daughter graduated from our homeschool, I wanted to write a guide for other families coming after me. I knew how daunting it was for me when I started doing high school for my teen. So I gathered together my best tips for high school, for teens who were headed to college, or not.
My goal is to make doing high school at home easier and less taxing as far as details, to allow moms to concentrate on making the high school years fulfilling and a growing opportunity for their teens and their families.
My goal is to make doing high school at home easier and less taxing as far as details, to allow moms to concentrate on making the high school years fulfilling and a growing opportunity for their teens and their families.
The 17 Chapters include:
>Chapter 1 - How to Start Homeschooling if you are a Newbie
>Chapter 2 - 101 Reasons to Homeschool High School
>Chapter 3 - Researching and Getting Started
Chapter 4 - Planning High School and Making a 4 Year Plan
>Chapter 5 - Choosing Your High School Curriculum
>Chapter 6 - Three Ways to High School Credit
>Chapter 7 - Making Your Teen's Transcripts
>Chapter 8 - 100 High School Electives
>Chapter 9 - Making Homemade Courses
>Chapter 10 - Writing a Winning College Essay
>Chapter 11 - Course Descriptions and Reference Letters
>Chapter 12 - The Common Application - Your GUIDE
>Chapter 13 - Preparing Your Teen for College Writing
>Chapter 14 - Dealing with College Testing SAT/ACT
>Chapter 15 - Top Sources for College Scholarships
>Chapter 16 - Dealing with “Those Questions” from Others
>Chapter 17 - Don’t Forget the FUN!
>Chapter 2 - 101 Reasons to Homeschool High School
>Chapter 3 - Researching and Getting Started
Chapter 4 - Planning High School and Making a 4 Year Plan
>Chapter 5 - Choosing Your High School Curriculum
>Chapter 6 - Three Ways to High School Credit
>Chapter 7 - Making Your Teen's Transcripts
>Chapter 8 - 100 High School Electives
>Chapter 9 - Making Homemade Courses
>Chapter 10 - Writing a Winning College Essay
>Chapter 11 - Course Descriptions and Reference Letters
>Chapter 12 - The Common Application - Your GUIDE
>Chapter 13 - Preparing Your Teen for College Writing
>Chapter 14 - Dealing with College Testing SAT/ACT
>Chapter 15 - Top Sources for College Scholarships
>Chapter 16 - Dealing with “Those Questions” from Others
>Chapter 17 - Don’t Forget the FUN!
>The downloadable high school planning printables are designed to make your record keeping easier. There is also a transcript form for you to just fill in. The kind of transcript form that the colleges are used to seeing.
If your teen is College Bound, here are some Articles:
How First Quarter Went at College
A Homeschooler Goes to College...Again!
6. LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
My daughter at Mock Youth Legislature Events
7. MATH AND FINANCIAL LITERACY
Aleks
Jacobs
Teaching Textbooks
Algebra 2 A - Teaching Textbooks
8. PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Homeschool Sports Network
They have a link that will list all of the YMCAs in the US and will give you a guest pass to one to visit nearby.
Home Science Tools
Oak Meadow
High School Science Courses
Frugal Curricula by a Science Educator who is also a homeschooling mom:
Botany - Plenty O'Plants - EvaVarga - Great for a science elective, or part of a Biology class.
11. SOCIAL STUDIES RESOURCES
World History, and more
Frugal Resources for American History
A Beka Books -
State and Local Government Online
Exploring World History -
Vol 1,
by Notgrass
7 Sisters Social Sciences
Browse their courses here
Time 4 Learning
Online Social Studies
Lesson Plans for Constitutional Literacy
12. SPEECH AND DRAMA
Speech 1 - Public Speaking and Practical Life Skills
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| Speech 1 |
Colleges look for speech in their applicant's transcripts. Here's a frugal way to get that done for your teen.
Stoa – Christian Homeschool Speech and Debate – This national organization offers Speech Events, Debate Events, and Tournaments here http://www.stoausa.org/ State Organizations are here. http://www.stoausa.org/about/stoa-state-links
Youth and Government
Speech, Leadership, and Government High School Activities, by the YMCA
Including a role playing event - Mock Youth Legislature
That's all for now!
Please share your favorite resource for high school in the comments!
If you would like a guide that is full of all of those important high school details, like transcripts, assigning credit, and more, you might like my new book:
It is recommended by Lessa Scherrer, a Certified College Counselor:
"Betsy has a wealth of understanding and knowledge to share with the parents of college bound homeschoolers. She provides support, encouragement and step-by-step advice on homeschooling high school and the college application process; A must-read for parents considering homeschooling high school and for parents in the thick of the application process."
The kindle will be on sale in a couple of weeks. Follow me to hear more about that, if you would like to.
"Betsy has a wealth of understanding and knowledge to share with the parents of college bound homeschoolers. She provides support, encouragement and step-by-step advice on homeschooling high school and the college application process; A must-read for parents considering homeschooling high school and for parents in the thick of the application process."
The kindle will be on sale in a couple of weeks. Follow me to hear more about that, if you would like to.
You are invited to join my encouraging group for high school moms, called at Homeschooling through High School.
Lots of moms just like you there, sharing triumphs and challenges. Get your questions answered there, too.
Lots of moms just like you there, sharing triumphs and challenges. Get your questions answered there, too.
Thanks for stopping by BJ's Homeschool,
Betsy
Betsy is mom to her now college grad, whom she homeschooled through high school. She blogs at BJ's Homeschool, about the early years, highschool,
college, gifted/2e and wrote -Homeschooling High School with College in Mind, 2nd Edition, She offers homeschool help through messages at BJ's Consulting, and has had some of her articles picked up by the Huffington Post.
college, gifted/2e and wrote -Homeschooling High School with College in Mind, 2nd Edition, She offers homeschool help through messages at BJ's Consulting, and has had some of her articles picked up by the Huffington Post.
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