Comments on: 17 Essential Tips for Homeschooling a Large Family

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:29:22 +0000

Good article. Thanks. 🙂 I have seven children, age 13 and down, with a new one coming in a few months. After the first few weeks of school this summer to get our feel of the year, … it’s way to chaotic! So I came hunting some blogs about homeschooling a large family, and yours was really helpful today.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:08:44 +0000

In reply to Erin Blasco. :)

By: Erin Blasco

Erin Blasco — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 01:24:22 +0000

Thank you for this post. I only wish I had found this a few years ago and remembered to re-read it yearly. 🙂

By: Zara

Zara — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:21:32 +0000

I love how you advocate a thorough but simple (not ALL the things) approach. I only have 4 – which hardly seems like a big family in the homeschooling world 😉 – but I totally agree! So glad I found this through Blog & Tell :).

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:53:30 +0000

Thanks for sharing at the Homeschool Blog and Tell! Your post is featured this week. 🙂

By: Mother of 3

Mother of 3 — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 18:51:57 +0000

Love this! I only have three boys to homeschool but have found so many of these things to be true. We use the same curriculum for everything but math and reading. We all pitch in to get the household chores done and we have all mastered the skill of saying no when it’s not something we are totally passionate about doing. I safeguard our time and none of us enjoy shuttling around from here to there all the time.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:54:35 +0000

In reply to Sara Ellen. I agree, Sara, team work makes a huge difference when you're homeschooling a large family. As I like to tell my kids, many hands makes for light work! :)

By: Sara Ellen

Sara Ellen — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:27:21 +0000

Every family has different scheduling and planning that works for them. When it comes to deal with multiple children, it needs a lot of team work. I homeschool my two kids and my older kid helps me in my housework. We have some group time in the evening when we recharge ourselves. I appreciate your ideas for keeping the homeschool simple. Thanks for writing this.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 14:12:44 +0000

In reply to Ashley Wright. I'm glad it was helpful, Ashley!

By: Ashley Wright

Ashley Wright — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 06:52:01 +0000

This post is really helpful for all homeschooling moms. Thanks for taking the time to gather all of these great tips!