How do you make homeschooling fun?

Question

So far homeschool has just been reading textbooks and doing some worksheets and a test once a week in each subject. I want to do something fun.

Answer 1

I don't know how old you are, but I'm going to share some of what I'm doing with my 6 year old. And some of what I did when I was being homeschooled. When I was homeschooled we did lots of field trips to art museums and other places and we went to the library every week. Also, we learned a lot just by doing stuff with our parents...like cooking, dealing with money, we even learned how to build two different kinds of fences, gardening, and we helped run our family auto detail business. Unit studies are also a good thing to spice things up a bit. One year we did a unit study on medieval times. We had art projects and reports that we did and for the finale we had a big feast with food like they ate in that time period and we all dressed up. It was a blast!!! My 6 year old and I just did a unit study on pirates and it was great...we made a little folder with all the different things that we learned about pirates. We also do lots of activities outside and for science we do lots of hands on experiments. We have so much fun!!! And most of the time he isn't even aware that he's learning! We have a schedule for when we "do school", but learning never stops at our house. And for socialization we have church and my husband works at the YMCA so our son can get into sports. So homeschooling doesn't have to be boring at all. Atleast I've never experienced boring and homeschooling at the same time. :) Hope this helps a little.

Answer 2

find someone your age who is also homeschooled and do your work together. Instead of just worksheets, apply what you learn to real life situations in a pratical way. For example if you learned about computer skills, how to make a website or something, make up a funny site with photos, or if you were doing creativ ewriting, do a blogspot online with another friend, stuff like that. It could even be a homeschooling group, where the parents get together and teach like age children with each other so you have difft teachers (your firends mom for example), while you guys have a mini classroom, and make the room where you learn special' put up some nice curtains, som,e scented candles, some plants, cozy furniture, an aquarium, just random thoughts here; thinking bout homeschooling my own

Answer 3

Are you the student or the adult? How old is the homeschooled student in question?

Ways to make things fun: Tie in interesting field trips with what is being studied or just in addition to what is studied. Create games--board games or even things like Jeopardy--that parent and student participate in, related to the subject matter, naturally. Set up get-togethers with others--Halloween is coming up so it'd be a perfect time for a homeschool Halloween party.

When I think of our own homeschooling, most of the fun isn't in the school work. It's all the extra time we have to do other things: go for walks in a ravine, play outside, get together with other homeschoolers, go on a last minute field trip, things like that.

Answer 4

All you can do is make sure the subject manner is fun. It will not always be so you need to find interesting ways to teach things. This is the same thing everyday teachers struggle with. They do have books you can get on it. Go to your local college or university that has education courses and see if you can get a few to look at.

Answer 5

I was unusual in that I did most of my own curriculim.
I used a lot of books that were not text books, I used lots of real life lesson ideas. Like going shopping to teach math or going to a farm etc. I also gave myself some subjects that I liked. (Like greek mythology, latin, art etc.) I also got invovled in groups that put some homeschoolers together for certain subjects. (teaching complex things like chemistry is easier when several people can combine resources.) Hope this helps.

Answer 6

You might as well go to school at that rate. Try watching the discovery and history channels going to museums and make everyday a learning experience. My niece studies the japanese language as one of her courses. The object of homeschooling is to enjoy learning. Best of luck.

Answer 7

Go on field trips!
Try working in different places, instead of just sitting at a desk or a table, go outside (if its nice out), you could ask your parents if you can do your work at a coffee shop or something.

I dont think there really a way to make if "fun", but you can make it less boring and less repetative if you spice it up a little.

Answer 8

My mom homeschooled me it was diffrent but i love it maybe go to your local YMCA they offer activitys such as p.e or a local art studio, ballet,gymnastics just go to all of those places and incourour about homeschool classes search the web you get the jest

Answer 9

Well, I've been home schooled all of my life. Hi, I'm a 6th grader that has been home schooled all of my LIFE! My mom ordered this curriculum called A Beka. It has A LOT OF GAMES IN IT! Like 4 instance, I would be studying spelling and to see if I memorized it she would let me play a FUN game. I hoped I helped!


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Answer 10

Add some arts and crafts.

Have your kid make a kite -- then write a paragraph about the forces involved in making the kite fly! Then let him fly the kite.