Homeschool books and resources for learning about Judaism and Jewish Holidays and Traditions Jewish Holidays While Jewish holidays fall on the same dates every year on the Hebrew calendar, they differ each year on the calendar that most of us use (the Gregorian Calendar). Date Ranges The dates of the current year’s holidays can be … Read more
Information This hymn was originally scheduled in Cycle 3, but I couldn’t find a lot of information to read about it in the books that I schedule for hymns, so I have removed it from Cycle 3. So, the videos below are bonus videos, and you may choose to sing this hymn in any cycle! … Read more
This page is a work in progress. Links to pages with homeschool books and resources for learning about different religions
Below, you will find a list of every Geography book included in the STAR Homeschool reading plans. I am adding new resources all the time! Feel free to use this list to plan your homeschooling. The Forms The Forms listed below are the suggested forms for reading each book. This is flexible, and many of … Read more
Choose one or two people who you would like to study each term. You can either read about these people as a family, or each child who is able to read independently can study these people on their own. Or, perhaps you will read about one person as a family and have each child read … Read more
Homeschool planning shouldn’t be stressful, overwhelming or complicated. I’ve created the STAR reading plans with families like yours in mind. The reading plans follow four cycles of history, science, enrichment, and so many other subjects. All children in the family will be following the same timeline, the same artist, composer, poet, habits, life skills, and … Read more
History is such a beautiful subject to teach! Below, you will find a list of the many history resources that have been scheduled on the STAR reading plans. I am adding new resources all the time! Feel free to use this list to plan your homeschooling. Some of the reading plans go straight through a … Read more
If you have been homeschooling for a while, you’ve probably heard about Classical Conversations (CC). It is very likely that you have friends in the program, or that you have been a part of it yourself. Our family was a part of a CC community in Oregon for two years, before we moved to Virginia. … Read more
Charlotte Mason was an educator in England and lived from 1842 to 1923. She is known as the founder of the homeschool movement because she trained nannies, and eventually mothers, in her methods of educating children. She wanted all children, regardless of their rank in society, to receive what she called a “liberal education” with … Read more
The Claritas Publishing memory work guides include memory work in the following subjects: At STAR Homeschool Community, we study all of the above subjects except for Latin. The memory work is set to music and gets stuck in the students’ (and moms’!) heads. While Charlotte Mason certainly taught memorization and “recitation,” there is debate about … Read more