How Your TEEN Can Help PAY for COLLEGE




Summary:  Do you have a college bound teen?  With tuition so high these days, how can anyone pay for it?  This article answers that question with ways that your teen can actually help with that, even now, with current college costs. Over 5,000 have read this article. This post may included affiliate links to products that we love and have used or would use in our  own homeschool. Please see my disclosure policy.


Do you have a college bound teen? 

Are you wondering how you and your husband can really get them there, with the high costs of college these days?

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Homeschool high school American History frugal curriculum and resources that we loved. We even found some U.S. History videos for FREE. #homeschoolhighschool #ushistory
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Are you looking for frugal resources for U S History for your high schooler?  Do you like to put your own course together, or used a prepared curriculum?

Today, I'd like to share frugal resources for both....making your own course, or using a prepared curriculum.  

Let's start with making your own course, using some very frugal resources that I have found..

- Our Homemade Course in U S History

When it came time for our high school US History studies, we used a variety of sources, and made our own course.  To do that, we picked a spine, then added in some geography, literature, and a little art history, for fun.  My teen was a big part of putting it all together. 

So, I'd like to share with you how we went about putting together this course, which included:

- a spine
- literature options
- geography
- a  primary resource
- and some art.



1.  First we needed to find a spine for our learning....My teen was a big part of choosing this resource, and the others as well.


We searched for something that would cover everything and also encourage critical thinking. This book caught my eye.

We found this book to be engaging while covering all the essentials of our country's history, in it's 11 chapters, each of which included:

-1.  Time Line - related dates for each chapter
-2.  Activating Prior Knowledge - questions to look for as you read
-3.  The text, with sidebars and brief biographies
-4.  Critical thinking questions
-5.  Activities - map work, reviews and puzzles.... click here above to read the rest of my review of this frugal book.

2.  Next, my daughter wanted to add in some living literature...

There are lots of ways to add living literature to your history studies.  Of course, if you add in American Literature, then you will be doing two high school credits, US History for one, and American Lit for another high school credit.

You can pick and choose fiction and non-fiction such as:

To Kill a Mockingbird
Uncle Tom;s Cabin
The Federalist Papers
Tom Sawyer
Miracle at Philadelphia
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison - from Heros of History
(there are so many other choices, of course)

At our house, my daughter wanted to add in some living literature and make that a course as well, so we looked around and we found the Oak Meadow's American Lit course. That gave my teen a credit for English as well as one for US History.  We combined the two courses and got 2 credits done together!



But Oak Meadow was not a frugal option.  I so wish we had know about the next course that I want to talk about, as it is just as good and it is frugal, too. 




Another great option for American Literature is made by our friends at 7 Sisters Homeschool.  This is a 100 + page resource can be used for a whole year long credit in English, and it includes literature guides for so many of the great classics of American Lit. 

American Literature by 7 Sisters is ideal for independent study because it is written by homeschoolers, all set up for your high schooler with no busy work.  Great for getting that English course done, and also super for learning critical thinking and literary analysis. 

I have a lot more information on this well put together course over at the Curriculum Choice.

3.  Our third step was to add in some geography.  We did not do every project in this book, but it was a great supplement to our studies..

This book is set up in a workbook style, which my teen enjoyed, with comprehensive mapping activities for each major event in US History.  By answering the questions and mapping out each historical event, my daughter got a hands-on feel for each major event, my teen got a hands-on feel for what she had studied.  It's from Rainbow Resource also, very frugally priced.

4.  Next we found a frugal resource for primary resources, called...
The Patriot's History Reader


This book goes back to the original sources, including documents, speeches, and legal decisions that helped to shape our country. It was so convenient to have this at hand, and it eliminated the need to search the internet for these.  Click here to read the rest of my review.

5.  Then we found a resource for art....


This book added a lot of fun to our studies.  The Boston Massacre, Paul Revere's Ride, the End of the Civil War, are all famous paintings included in this book, which teaches about design, rhythm, and perspective...and it is offered as a book or a cd.

I recently found another great art book that is make to add art to your American History studies.  And it is full of American landmarks!  Your student will be learning all about our famous historical landmarks, which will fit so well with their American history studies.


Here's another lovely art offering that I wish I had found out about years ago.  
This easy to use ebook is made by my friend, Tricia, from Hodgepodge, and is chock full of historical landmarks to make.  The lessons are taught by a professional artist, and will give your high schooler a nice introduction to art using chalk pastels.  It is available at a very frugal price here.  

Those are the key resources that we pulled from for our homemade course.  Which ones might be helpful to you? 

Next, I's like to switch gears and talk about some prepared curricula for American History.  I recently found some frugal prepared curricula for US History, if you would rather use a complete course, instead of piecing one together. 

Two Frugal US History Courses

First let's look at a course from Glencoe, a well established curriculum publisher, who offers a frugal US History course called...

American Vision offers a complete US History book, a student center that goes along with it, and free videos for each chapter. Free videos...I love that.  American Vision can do all the work of putting together a solid and creative history course for you. And it is a very frugal choice as well.  

This course explores American History from 1775 through the 21st century, through an interdisciplinary approach that includes literature, art, and biographies. 

First let's look at the book itself.  The book includes the following:

1. Vivid and Accurate Re-telling of US History
2. US Geography with National Geographic Maps
3. Primary and Secondary Sources
4. Related Activities
5. Appendix with Supreme Court Case Summaries
- American Lit Library
- Critical Thinking Lessons, such as "Find the Main Idea, and Determining Cause and Effect"


This book is available used on Amazon here for around $20.00. That's the student edition.  I recommend also getting the teacher's edition, as it has all the answers in it.

Now, let's look at the student center...


Here they offer many more online activities, and it is a part of the Glencoe Online Learning Center, which has a whole lot of go-to activities, links, and more...To add a lot to your study of The American Vision, check out the web activities, vocabulary cards, e-puzzles and games, interactive maps and more.

And they offer free videos too...

I love how Glencoe puts together their history books.  We used their World History book in 10th grade, and it taught so many of the critical thinking skills to my daughter. And they had primary sources, references to art, and great essay questions to ponder as well.  There was a quiz at the end of each section, which we used at times.  Just click above for free videos that teach the important history concepts that are included in each chapter.

Next, I'd like to share another prepared curriculum option, and this one is from Oak Meadow...



This is another great option for US History from Oak Meadow, a well established secular educational publisher, that we love....

This course explores American History from 1775 through the 21st century, through an interdisciplinary approach that includes literature, art, and biographies.  It encourages integration of information, critical thinking skills and more, while the student learn US History in depth.  Great for college prep.

Oak Meadow US History includes:

1.  The OM Syllabus
2.  The American Vision by Glencoe, which was mentioned above. 

The Oak Meadow syllabus is great for students who like to work with critical thinking questions and issues. 

What are your favorite resources for high school US History?  I love reading your comments... so please share your knowledge with others here..

The iHomeschool Network is doing a blog hop this week on how to creatively homeschool.  To reach all the other creative posts click here.  


For the iHN History blog hop, click here.


Thanks for stopping by BJ's Homeschool,

Betsy



Betsy is mom to her now college junior, whom she homeschooled from day one.  She blogs at BJ's Homeschool, about the early yearshigh school & college and wrote the book - Homeschooling High School with College in Mind.   She offers free homeschool help through messages at BJ's Consulting


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Dealing with the Difficulties of Giftedness - One Day at a Time






Summary:  We learned that our daughter was 2e when she was very young. Along the way we found ways to deal with some of the typical issues associated with giftedness. Along with sensory processing disorder and attentional issue, our daughter struggled with anxiety. Here's our story of what worked and helped her along the way. #gifted #anxiety #2e


We started homeschooling our gifted 2e daughter when she was three. Along the way she encountered some of the typical issues associated with giftedness: including sleep issues, intensities , sensory issues, and anxiety, etc. We tried a variety of strategies to help her.

This article includes a discussion of the things that we found to be most successful and helpful to us. As many of you know, my "kiddo" is now a college grad. Today, I am looking back to the earlier years, when the difficulties of giftedness were more apparent.

One of the biggest issue for our daughter was anxiety. And being 2e, with sensory processing issues and ADHD, those things also contributed to her anxiety.

But before we could work on that, we needed to get us all sleeping.

Let's start with the number one issue that came up in our house, during the toddler, preschool and elementary years....that of helping our daughter get to sleep.

1.  SLEEP

My kiddo took hours to get to sleep as a little one.  Learning to settle her excited intense mind was  a challenges for sure.  Our bedtime routine helped some, with bath and story-time, but each night she often took more than two hours to settle down and get to sleep. Things gradually got better, and we tried a number of approaches to try to help.  Around 6th grade, getting to sleep was much less of an issue.

Things we did that helped:

Bedtime Routine 

Following a similar bedtime routine, with a fairly well set bedtime, helped.  We set things with lots of books and favorite quiet activities, so that she could play on her own, in her room.

As a preschooler, she learned to stay in her room at bedtime, after her storytime, and usually played herself to sleep.  This gave us some time to relax from the hectic day, while we were in the next room, available to her if needed.  Gradually things improved.

Breathing exercises and Relaxation Tapes 

Breathing exercises, kid oriented relaxation tapes, or favorite music cd's also helped some.  We taught our young one how to breath from the diaphragm, but making it a game and doing it together, laying on the floor. We each put a toy on our stomachs and practiced making the toy go up, and then back down, using the diaphragm.

Also, learning to accept that this was our normal.  It just took more time for our daughter to get to sleep for many years.

Now, let's talk intensities.

2.  INTENSITIES and ANXIETY

Having lots of intense feelings and needing tons of attention, along with lots of questions to be answered, led to a very worn out mama, especially when my daughter was young.  We both needed naps, lol!

Things that we did that helped:

Homeschooling 

Learning at home helped a lot with, as our daughter could delve deeply into things intensely or be quite active, as she was at home, instead of being in a classroom setting.  Having lots of books, crafts, supplies around, available for her use, was also a help.

When she was a preschooler, we went through tons of cardboard and tape.  Practically everyday. that was such a joy, to see her creations!

My daughter's art project, after going to a fair.
Having a Routine or Daily Schedule 

Structuring her time as a little one, with a predictable schedule, helped her to learn to manage her intensities.

Things were predictable, and that helped a lot. Our daughter could anticipate what was going to happen next.  Knowing what was coming next helped a lot with our child's anxiety.

We also used quiet breaks, such as a quiet reading time, or a favorite video from the library, when she needed to settle things.

Afternoon Naps or Room Play 

Having naps in the afternoon were essential.  I needed that rest time for me in the afternoons.  When my daughter no longer needed a nap, we  switched to a quiet play time in bedroom.  That helped her settle out, and gave me the important time to put my feet up and de-stress.  And an adjusted mama was essential to my daughter's functioning, too!

Taking Quiet Breaks When Things Got Intense or Anxious

Sometimes during our homeschool day, we used some calming down techniques, especially when she was little.  Quiet time with the cat, watching favorite videos from the library, listening to audio tapes, all of these things helped.

Using Blankets  

Blankets are great for deep pressure, to help calm the nerves. Have you ever heard of "making a burrito" with a blanket?  This can really help a child who is overloaded, overstimulated, or very anxious.

Making a "burrito"  

Place a blanket on couch, and spread it out.  Then ask your child to sit on it, and help them to wrap each side of the blanket across their lap, in effect, making a burrito, with your child all snuggled into it.  This was a favorite way for my preschooler to help calm herself.  We just used a regular blanket for this, not with a weighted blanket and it was not tight.  We only did this for short periods, like a few minutes, when my child felt like it.  Sometimes she even liked being rolled up gentle into a blanket.  Awe, the comfort of blankets.

Baths  

Long baths - As a young one, we had lot of toys for play in the tub, with things to play with and stick on the wall, etc.  This kept her in the bath longer and she calmed so nicely to the warm water.  And had tons of fun!

Baths were not just for the kiddos in our house. I often tried to find time in the evenings for a long bath for me, as my hubby took over the bed time routine most evenings.  I needed my calming time, too!

Intensities also meant that we got to share in our daughter's intense joy, feelings, passions all along the way.  Much joy was had by all of us!

Watching our daughter's love of learning blossom, in Cat School.
Another concern that came up for our daughter was her sensory issues.

3.  SENSORY ISSUES

Sensory issues are quite common among gifted kids.  My daughter was a sensory seeker, always wanting vestibular input, spinning, running, twirling, jumping, doing headstands off the couch, etc.  I have an O.T. background (Occupational Therapy) so I was comfortable finding the sensory activities that she needed to do.  And our couches have lasted all of the hand springs and tumbling!

Our kiddo needed lots of vestibular and deep pressure input. She also reacted to any tags on clothing or any restrictive clothing. Tactile defensive, too.  Also loud noises bothered her.  Sometimes just achknowledging the issue helped.  Oh, that was a siren.  I know your don't like noises like that.

Things that we did that helped:

Gymnastics 

Well, she was a natural gymnastics kid!

So we used Parks dept toddler play, tumbling classes, and these were very helpful.  Preschool gymnastics led to more, through the years.  Having these gymnastics skills meant that she could use them to take active breaks whenever she needed to, to calm or just to by physical, such as tumbling on the living room rug.

She would do cartwheels in the living room and I encouraged that, and headstands, etc. We also made a simple gymnastics floor in her bedroom.  Gymnastics became a favorite activity all the way through high school and that led to good self esteem.

I loved watching her gymnastics meets and seeing her on the balance beam, doing her routines.
But paid classes are not necessary, that is just what we chose to do.  Any traditional playgroup, with swings and merry-go-rounds to push can work very well, too.  Some families look for a pediatric O.T.and use them for sensory integration therapy.

Things we did that helped 

We bought a simple plastic spinner, which my young one could sit on, and spin around in,
Later a desk chair to spin in was a hit.
Small inside trampoline for winter.
Big exercise ball to bounce on across the room
Outside - swing, big trampoline.

Out to the park a lot, especially for the swings.  Lots of that.

Clothing Issues 

Avoiding jeans and instead using sweatpants, sweatshirts, tee shirts, comfortable clothing
Taking tags off.
By middle school, jeans became popular in our house, and the sweat pants not so much anymore. Oh, the fun of shopping for jeans for the first time, with my daughter!

Here's more on how we dealt with anxiety.

4.  ANXIETY 

Our kiddo had some struggles with anxiety, and often wanted to know what was happening next, such as where we were going, on a ride, etc.

What we did that helped:

Predictable routine
Gave her as much control as possible, or choosing from two or three options when she was little
Playing, lots and lots of playing
Taught her self calming
Audio books
Breathing exercises
Built in down time, quiet reading
Baths
Reinforcing developing independence
Sometimes we limited access to tv news
Going to the park
Goofing off
Being silly
Being there for her

Using figets, small items to play with, were a great help when homeschooling, especially when verbal directions or explanations were given. As our daughter became more confident, her anxieties have lessened. a lot.

And lastly, let's talk about competition and perfectionism.

5.  COMPETITIVE TENDENCIES and PERFECTIONISM 

We let her win board games a lot as a young one!  Then we got her a lot of thinking, cognitive games like chess.  She was often distracted by the thinking process, that she forgot to focus on winning.
Still, I have so many good memories of my daughter and my hubby playing all sorts of games together.  We had a lot of fun with it!

We often used humor.  Competitiveness has become a positive thing in my daughter's college life. She has learned to balance it out with other things, like self care, and yet, to push herself towards her dreams.

As far as perfectionism...Well, I am a perfectionist, too, so we have worked together on this, through the years  When my kiddo was young, we had fun practicing making mistakes, and made it a game.
Making mistakes on purpose helped!  It lessened the power of goofing up.

SUMMARY

Many of the concerns mentioned above were pretty well worked out by high school.  We honored our daughter's achievements and, at the same time, tried to help her to find a balance by following her own heart, building in self care, and giving her permission to make lots of mistakes.  And us, too.

 Isn't that what we all need?

I just had to add this last picture of her in college.



This post was shared here - Difficulties of Giftedness Blog Hop and here - Hoagies' Gifted Education Page Blog Hop - Mental Trenches - Thoughts from the Depths.

What are some of the issues that have come up at your house?  I would love it if you shared those or any comments that you may have, in the comments section below.

I also helped my gifted 2e daughter prepare for and get into each of the colleges on her list as an always homeschooled student.  My book - Homeschooling High School with College in Mind shares how we went about doing that, and all my best tips for college prep and homeschooling high school.



Thanks for stopping by BJ's Homeschool,


Betsy


Betsy is a retired O.T. and mom to her now college grad whom she homeschooled from preK.  She blogs at BJ's Homeschool about the early yearshigh school and college, and is the author of "Homeschooling High School with College in Mind".  She offers homeschool help through messages at BJ's Consulting.

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Betsy is mom to her 20 year old college student whom she homeschooled from day one.  She blogs at BJ's Homeschool, about the early yearshigh school & college and wrote a new book for homeschooling teens.  She offers free homeschool help and messages at BJ's Consulting.


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Homeschooling Help - What to Do When You Feel Stuck




Summary: Resources to help you set up your own homeschool, plus our favorites for homeschooling curriculum preschool through high school. #howtohomeschool #homeschoolcurriculum #homeschool




Are you considering homeschooling your children or teens?  Does the vast amount of homeschool information online tend to overwhelm you?  

Would you like some resources and tips from a homeschool mom who has been there? 

What about when you are just stuck, or have things that are just not working out right, and you have no idea what to do about it?

When that happened to me, sometimes there was a homeschool family nearby to reach out to.  Or, on other occasions, a friend from Co-op had the answer.  Or one of my favorite bloggers served as a resource for me, and got me unstuck, or just got me on my way again.

What do you do when you are stuck?

Sometimes these options mentioned above are not readily available.  Or maybe your contacts are not up on the current topic that you are exploring and wanting an answer for.

In my opinion - There is always a way!!  

Looking back to our homeschooling years, I got stuck in some way, from time to time.  When that happened, my husband and I searched out our answers using a variety of approaches.

Sometimes our help came from a book.  Other times, it came from an online search or a trip to the library.  Or it was a contact through our local or online homeschool group.  If we still didn't have our answer, we  turned to a trusted advisor or a homeschool consultant.  

So today, let's consider those options, starting with looking for help in a trusted or new homeschooling book.


1.  BOOKS 

Sometimes we found our answer in a homeschooling book.  One book that I would have liked to have had on my shelf years ago, is the Big Book of Homeschool Ideas.  It is full of information from more than 60 homeschooling moms, on a variety of topics.  The folks at iHomeschool Network have just published their second book in this series.  Have you seen their new one yet?

The kindle is listed for only 99 cents!

 Big Book of Homeschool Ideas

The new volume is written by over 50 homeschooling moms, on over 70 topics!  I sure could have used that book when I was at a loss.  I was asked to write a chapter of it, an honor for me.

My chapter is called "The Nervous Mom's Guide to College", which outlines how we planned high school at home, with college in mind.  Why did I call it that?  Because I was one nervous mom when helping my teen get into college.

Then she got into each of the colleges on her list.  No longer nervous mom.  Click here for more information and to get your copy.  I liked it so much that I wrote a review of it here.

If I couldn't find my answer in a book, I often did some researching online or at the library.


2.  RESEARCHING 

When my daughter became a middle schooler and wanted to homeschool high school, that is what I did, and I did a lot of it.  My local group did not have the answers that I was looking for, re homeschooling to college.  So I did my own research on that.  

The librarians were so helpful to me.  I also got a lot out of the college websites online.  Over the last 3 years, I put my best tips for high school and college into my second published book.  

Have seen my book around called . Why re-invent the wheel?

I share lots of different ways to approach homeschooling high school, which can help you plan for your teen.


I hope that this book might save you lots of researching time!  Below are the high school planning printables that are included in both the kindle and the paperback.



College Entrance Requirements Form
Overall High School Plan
Curriculum Planning Sheet
High School Credit Record Form
Transcript Form
Activities and Awards Form
Homemade Course Form
Writing the College Essay Form
Course Descriptions Record Keeping Form
Reference Letter Request Form
PE Record Form

For more information, you may click here - Frugal College Prep for Homeschoolers or get it here - my book on Amazon for only $11.99.  



3.  FACEBOOK GROUPS

These groups, either yahoo or facebook based, were especially helpful when I was a newbie.  I would share my curriculum ideas and get helpful feedback.  I found out that I was not the only homeschooler who was nervous and wondering if I was doing enough!  I was that mom!

 Then when I hit an issue in high school, I often contacted my online groups, to search out my questions on college admissions and lots more.  I found it helpful to connect with other moms who had similar situations as far as their homeschools.

Are you looking for a group that focuses on high school and college?  I recently became the admin. for this group for homeschooling high school moms.

You are invited to join my encouraging group for high school moms, called at Homeschooling through High School.  



Lots of moms just like you there, sharing triumphs and challenges.  Get your questions answered there, too. Join us here.

It is a fun group to be in, and lots of info gets shared there.  We are always welcoming new members!  Click here to join if you like.

Well, if facebook or other online groups didn't give me the answer, then I sought out a consultant or another person who had a lot of experience in the area of our concern.


4.  HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM IDEAS

I have homeschooled for 14 years and share all about that on my blog, BJ's Homeschool.

I have lots of homeschool curriculum ideas for you on my blog.  Here are the links to those resources:

Just click the links below for more information on our favorites for each ages, early year, middle school, and high school.

 Elementary Homeschool Curriculum, (Preschool - 5th grade)


For High School, I offer a FREE PDF, full of helps and resources below:


HIGH SCHOOL HELP 
I have been mentoring families for many more years.

From my experience, I have seen so many success stories that show that homeschooling is a solid educational choice.

And if you google "Homeschooling - does it work?"  you will get links to lots of research about that.

Many families worry that homeschool high school would be too hard to do.  Is that you?

If so, I offer a FREE download -called  HIGH SCHOOL HELP - full of homeschool high school resources, to make homeschooling your teen not only doable, but also rewarding, for them and for your family.


5.  HOMESCHOOL HELP 

Here is my story of one of our biggest parenting issues at our house.

My little one was showing signs of sensory processing disorder when she was about 1.  I had friends who were pediatric OT's with special expertise, so I contacted them right away.  They gave me lots of helpful tips for helping my kiddo.  It was such a help. If this is relates to you, feel free to check out my special needs homeschooling board.

I have been there, I have freaked out myself more than a time or two, or maybe lots more, lol and I enjoy connecting with other families.  It is my joy.  If you have a question or just want to bounce an idea of two off of a veteran homeschooler, feel free to send a message to me via BJ's Homeschool

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I am not some intimidating "expert" who knows everything.

I don't!  Who does!

I am just a homeschooling mama who has been there, having homeschooled my kiddo since she was a little one.  Over the years, I have learned a lot about homeschooling all ages.

My kiddo is in college now and very independent, so I have time to connect and love doing that.  I strive to be a supportive helpful voice to moms who have hit with an issue and just want to discuss it with a supportive person.

Another important thing that we did, to support ourselves when we were stuck, was to go out on a short country drive, a mini-nature drive, even in rainy weather.  Being out in nature, along a country road, always helped to fill us up again.

Here are a few pictures from one of those trips with my daughter....






...and sometimes the answer was in my heart, all along.

What do you do when you are stuck?  What things would you add to this list?   Did you know that I blog to connect with other families?  It is my JOY.  I love reading your comments!




Thanks for stopping by BJ's Homeschool,
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collegegifted/2e and wrote -Homeschooling High School with College in Mind, 2nd Edition,   She offers homeschool help through messages at BJ's Consulting and has had some of her articles picked up by the Huffington Post.


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