The IAHE Blog

Here I am with summer coming to a close and a fresh, new school year before me. As I have been enjoying weekend camping trips with nights around the campfire sharing family stories and gooey smores, I have also been planning this coming school year—the curriculum, the...

The whole world is new for preschoolers. Resist the urge to assign seat work and instead explore the outdoors, snuggle up for read alouds, play games, and learn by doing! Preschoolers are insanely curious and love to be in and around everything you’re doing....

As a photographer, there’s one thing that really helps me grow. Apply it to whatever skill you or your kids are trying to learn, and I bet it will help you grow too! My aspiration of becoming a professional photographer has pushed me to levels of experience I didn’t...

Children in 4th and 5th grades are in the prime of childhood. They still very much enjoy play but are also experimenting with more responsibility and are generally exploding with questions about life. History, literature, and science topics can be deeper and involve...

Even though this age begins academic studies, 1st-3rd graders still need the majority of their day for free play, and lots of breaks in lessons for wiggles and giggles. Focus on teaching good habits like diligence, good attitudes, and asking for help. Encourage and...

Young children do best with play-based and literature-based learning. Capitalize on their natural curiosity and desire to learn! Kindergarten can be a time of exploration, hands-on learning, great classic stories, helping with chores, and having fun. You don’t need to...

It's the final countdown! The IAHE is excited to come together again for our first conference since 2019! To celebrate, join our team and special guests for an evening of fun as we chat about the joys of homeschooling and homeschool conferences. You can watch the...

What is Presidents’ Day? Presidents’ Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February every year. Instead of celebrating some of our most influential president’s birthdays separately, as we once did, it was combined into one day to celebrate them...