Is it important to do math in a particular order? Yes, at least for us! We started sixth grade math a week or so ago. I decided that this year we would absolutely do it in the order presented. Last year, I let my daughter skip ahead to what she wanted to work on. I [...]

At the beginning of each school year do you search for a new curriculum to use for homeschooling? I know that some people have this scramble every year, and I am overjoyed that I do not have that problem. When I decided to home school, I had already found the curriculum that I would use. [...]

It’s almost time for back-to-school!  For homeschoolers, back-to-school can be stressful for the parents, and one way I’ve found to really help reduce some of that stress is to talk with other homeschooling parents.  Time4Learning has an awesome online parent community so parents can compare notes, voice their concerns, and ask questions.  There are forums [...]

We all want a homeschool curriculum that helps our children learn. Each homeschooling family defines educational success in its own way. Most would say teaching to their child’s learning style is key. For my family, an excellent educational foundation in reading, writing,  and arithmetic is essential. There are the visual learners (pictures, what they see), [...]

I first came across T4L one year ago, when Tim was 4. We were only a year into knowing that he had autism, and still had some serious problems at that time. I found out about T4L from other parents on a special needs homeschooling group,and decided to try it. He liked the site, but I just couldn’t [...]