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We want to make homeschooling your kids easier for you.

Browse through our articles, written by our professional teachers, to get loads of tips and resources for a happy and productive homeschool.

We also share sample essays from our online writing program in our student showcase posts and occasionally share resources from our homeschool writing curriculum.

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How to Evaluate Your Kids' Work and End Their Anxiety Around Tests scoring tools Mar 20, 2025

Test.

What thoughts or feelings does that word bring out in you?

A clock ticking? Sweaty palms? A mind that goes completely blank as soon as it’s time to start?

Anxiety? That’s the last thing you want to bring into your kids’ lives these days, isn’t it?

Tests can be nerve wracking. But some aren...

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Make Homeschooled Kids Better Writers Using Simple Rubrics scoring tools Feb 27, 2025

What the heck do you do with your kids’ work when there’s no clear right or wrong answer?

How on earth do you evaluate it?

During the homeschool year, you’ll find that some subjects or types of assignments are easy to evaluate. They’re easy to grade.

You know exactly where your kids are. You know...

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