Frugal SAT/ACT PREP Resources and Test Taking Strategies -

This article is about homeschooling high school and SAT or ACT Prep.  Here are our favorite interactive AND INDIVIDUALIZED SAT prep resources.  Test taking strategies, too.  Homeschooling high school SAT Prep Curriculum and resources that are individually based and free!

Does the thought of having your teen taking the SAT or the ACT give you pause? 

Homeschool High School Volunteer and Leadership Activities

Summary:  Homeschool high school electives are the fun of homeschooling our teens.  Volunteering and leadership activities also can really help our teens get into college.  Here are a bunch of them to browse through and each one can earn high school credit! #homeschoolhighschool #highschoolelectives #volunteering #homeschoolleadershipactivities



Has your teen helped lead a class in co-op?  Or did they volunteer as an assistant at Girl Scouts camp? 

Our Homeschool High School Science Sequence and Curriculum Choices

Are you looking for ideas for you #highschoohomeschoolsciencecurriculum?  Here's our favorites for high school science and labs. Plus some recommendations and reviews from our friends!  This post may included affiliate links to products that we love and have used or would use in our own homeschool.  Please see my disclosure policy.

Are you looking for high school science curriculum ideas for next year?  Or are you wondering what a typical sequence looks like for high school science?

Homeschool Elementary Writing Curriculum -PreK - 3rd -

 Homeschool Elementary Writing curriculum and resources for preK through 3rd grade.  Handwriting homeschool curriculum resources are included.  Let your children learn to love writing with fun easy to do writing activities, like simple journal writing, with coloring.  This post may included affiliate links to products that we love and have used or would use in our own homeschool. Please see my disclosure  policy.  



My main focus for writing during the early elementary years was to help my daughter become comfortable with putting words on the page. And to learn to love writing.  The most important part of my teaching her writing was to remember to FUN!  To keep it child led.

Going from Homeschool to College in 6 Easy Steps

Summary:  Sharing 6 steps for going from homeschool to college, including college entrance requirements, transcripts, and sharing electives and activities with admissions. 

Does your high schooler want to go directly to a 4 year college?

When we were in the middle school years, my husband and I began thinking about the possibility of college for our daughter.  And I was nervous about approaching the colleges.

Homeschool High School with College in Mind -

Making a 4 year homeschool high school plan, with college entrance requirements, high school electives, and SAT or ACT testing schedule.  It is not hard to homeschool high school with college in mind.  

Are you homeschooling a teen and wondering about their chances of getting into the college of their choice?

Homeschool High School Diplomas and How to Get One

Are you a homeschooling mom with a senior who is graduating this year?  Or are you a considering homeschooling her teen for the first time?

Homeschoolers can earn their own high school diploma, and you as the parents get to determine the requirements for them to earn that. 

It is a good idea to just check with your state homeschool association, as there are a few states that do have homeschool graduation requirements. Only 2 though, the last time I checked.

What about graduation requirements?

We don't have to follow the public school graduation requirements, but we can if we want to do so. 

Homeschooled teens need to complete whatever requirements you set as their homeschooling parents.

So when it's graduation time, you can present them with their own diploma. Below are some options if you are like me, and don't want to create your own.

Homeschool Diploma Resources

1. ETSY offers Personalized Homeschool High School Diplomas by Pixi that are editable.

When you click on the link above, it takes you to my favorite diploma template, which is quite frugal. 

Be sure and choose a name for your school that sounds official, but enjoy the process.

I could not get a picture of it, due to special copyright restrictions on this one, so I am sharing another, so you get the idea of what it might look like.

2. Etsy has other types of diplomas

There are many other stores on Etsy that offer diplomas. Check them out here - Etsy Homeschool Diplomas. 

That link above takes you to a number of options and also to the one pictured  below.

3.  Homeschool Diplomas 

This company helps you make your own personalized diploma.   

They also offer diploma covers, cap and gowns, announcements, class rings, and gifts. Below is a sample of one of their samples.

Their standard diploma presents the crucial information in a classic way.  

Homeschool Diplomas is a family owned company which has homeschooled their two children.  In the beginning they made all of their diplomas by hand.

4.  What is the purpose of a homeschool diploma?

Having a homeschool diploma was a very special part of our teen's graduation celebration.  It symbolized all the hard work that she did throughout her high school years.  

Whenever someone asked her "Do you have a high school diploma?"  She could answer yes!  She had a high school diploma.  They didn't ask if it was a homeschool diploma or a public school one.  

If vocational schools or employers ask for a high school diploma, you can explain that your teen was homeschooled and can send them a copy, if they ask.

Did you know that colleges are now used to getting homeschool applicants? After helping our daughter get into college, I put all my best tips into a book.

Homeschooling High School with College in Mind 

It's a great place to start if you are new to homeschooling high school OR if you are wondering about college.

Would you like to get a free PDF of a chapter of my book? 

Just click here to get your FREE PDF.

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Thanks for stopping by BJ's Homeschool,

Betsy

Betsy is mom to her now college grad whom she homeschooled from preK through high school.  She blogs at BJ's Homeschool and wrote -Homeschooling High School with College in Mind - 2nd edition. 

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