You have been wondering about how you will possibly teach your child homeschool science. Is it intimidating you because you were not a good science student yourself? It should not. You don’t have to be. Science is not a tough subject to teach, especially not to your own child. All you need is the right methods and you will be able to handle the job to your own satisfaction.
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Access the child’s instructional level
Naturally you are not going to teach the child quantum physics when you begin the grade one homeschool science topics. You need to know what level of instruction your child is likely to be comfortable with. All children pick up science or any other subject at their own pace. Since you are in a close one-to-one relationship with your child there is no one better suited than you to access the child’s educational level.
Select the course topics that will appeal to your child
In any given homeschool science curriculum you can choose to be flexible about how you want to teach your child and what you want to teach first. Once you have decided which curriculum you will be using as a guide to your science homeschooling you can pick out the topics that you know your child will enjoy learning about first. Once you start teaching them these topics and establish guidelines for learning the rest of the topics will be much easier to cover.
Don’t limit yourself to the curriculum books
Like with any other topic in unit studies even homeschool science can work well without curriculum books. All you need to know is the basics that you want your child to learn. After that it is up to you to use the school books or any additional material that you may have collected to do the actual teaching. This level of flexibility to teach your child is the reason why you chose to home school your child. So make use of it.
After you teach your child a topic you need to assess if the child has actually picked up what you taught. This is not to undermine your confidence in your teaching skills, but a means to assess how well your child picks up what you teach.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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