Oklahoma is an excellent state in which to homeschool! I’ve met families who moved to Oklahoma for the sole purpose of home-educating their children. In 1907, the drafters of Oklahoma’s constitution established the freedom to homeschool in Oklahoma. Because of the beautiful blessing we have in educating our children “by other means,” we also have … Continue reading Oklahoma House Bill 2030
Here is a start at listing all of the Historical field trips we can think of. You’ll need to do your own research for details about each one because things change all the time. Have a favorite that we missed? Have other information that we should add? Let us know by emailing team@hsok.org and including … Continue reading Exploring Oklahoma History
Here is a start at listing all of the Industrial field trips we can think of. You’ll need to do your own research for details about each one because things change all the time. Have a favorite that we missed? Have other information that we should add? Let us know by emailing team@hsok.org and including … Continue reading Exploring Industries
Here is a start at listing all of the Museum field trips we can think of. You’ll need to do your own research for details about each one because things change all the time. Have a favorite that we missed? Have other information that we should add? Let us know by emailing team@hsok.org and including … Continue reading Exploring Museums
Here’s a start at virtual field trips you can take if the weather is bad or you can’t leave your house for another reason. We haven’t reviewed all of these. You might do them on your own before you show the kids.: Virtual Field Trips Around The World Castles: http://www.castlewales.com/listings.html#Click%20on Egypt: http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/tour.htm Farm: http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/farm/video.html Farm … Continue reading Exploring Virtually
Here is a start at listing all of the Outdoor field trips we can think of. You’ll need to do your own research for details about each one because things change all the time. Have a favorite that we missed? Have other information that we should add? Let us know by emailing team@hsok.org and including … Continue reading Exploring the Outdoors
As I come to the end of another year of homeschooling, the magnitude of this year hits me. We are graduating our oldest child. I can not rewind time. I can not go back and change what I did, but I can share what I have learned. First, let me tell you, I would do … Continue reading What I Wish I Had Known When I Started Homeschooling?
Nature study has been one of the most enjoyable things we’ve done as a family. It has offered multiple benefits including fostering quality family time, honing observation skills, studying nature in the real world, allowing social time for myself and the kids, giving us opportunities to make connections with science. We believe that getting out … Continue reading How to Plan a Nature Study Trip
When my children were very young, and everything seemed hard, I would often have other moms that had been there and done that tell me to enjoy every moment because the time goes by faster than I expect. I look back now and wish I had taken that advice to heart a little more. It … Continue reading Where Did the Time Go?
As parents or guardians, we make daily decisions for our children in every area of their lives. If we strip those decisions back to their roots, we know that everything we choose for our children is rooted in love. Decisions surrounding our children’s education are an expression of love for the future adult we are … Continue reading Education is a Love
