Large Families

Homeschooling in a large family is both a joy and a challenge. Learn how to manage those challenges, while meeting the needs of everyone in the family. Here you’ll find information on keeping your home running smoothly, tending to toddlers while homeschooling, teaching many different grade levels at once, and avoid burnout.

Implementing Discipleship Homeschool with a Large Family

How do you switch to a discipleship homeschool way of life? Theresa, mother of ten asked such a question – here is her letter and a reply. Theresa has given permission for this to be shared in the hope that other families will be encouraged too.

How Do I Teach with So Many Kids?

This series includes a look at schedules, schooling year round, busy bags, teamwork, and surrendering to God.

Homeschooling: How We Do It

This article details how Bob and Erika Shupe homeschool their nine children successfully.

Ten Tips from Homeschooling Moms of Four or More

Parents of several children engage in some seriously creative thinking to accomplish ordinary day to day tasks. This article is a collection of tips, gathered from ‘Moms of Many’, and is intended to supply helpful suggestions for homeschooling, maintaining your home, and generally keeping it all in balance.

Large Family Homeschool Lesson Planning

Lesson planning for a larger than average size family can be a bit tricky. This sample planning sheet offers an easy approach to planning out schooling for a large family.

Magnum Opus

Raising a large, Catholic, homeschooling family is a great work (Magnum Opus) and a great deal of work! Hopefully this email discussion group will be a place for parents of four or more to help each other with the nitty-gritty details of raising and educating a large, Catholic family.

Peace Creek on the Prairie: Large Family Homeschool

This site offers articles, resources, free homeschool printable, and curriculum information.

Identifying Priorities in a Large Family Homeschool

Teaching six children can be a challenge. How do you prioritize? Where do you focus your time? How do you make sure they all learn to read, write and tie their shoes? It is not impossible to teach a large family. It takes thoughtfulness and flexibility. It will keep you on your toes and keep you humble.

One Thankful Mom

This mom of 12 children shares her challenges and blessings at this blog. She shares about adoption, attachment, Sensory Processing Disorder, homeschooling, marriage, life with a large family, and more.

The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Many

Homeschooling is no joke. It’s commitment and dedication, it’s trial and error. Homeschooling many is a whole different creature. There are different learning styles, interests, strengths and weaknesses. We are going to talk about what is most important when homeschooling many children, and some tips for special situations.

Homeschooling the Large Family

Sometimes, raising and homeschooling 8 kids (ages 21 to 2) seems totally manageable--even easy--especially when compared to other, larger families made up primarily of younger kids. At other times, homeschooling our brood proves to be the hardest thing ever.

Day in the Life of a Large Homeschooling Family

Take a look at a day in the life of a large homeschooling family. Alison and Paul have seven children and share what a typical day is like at their house.

Large Family Workbox System for Homeschool

An example of an organizational system for a large homeschool family.

Lots of Kids

A place where families with four or more children can find friendship, fun, and support.

Finding Me Time for Mom in a Large Family

Between the meal prep, homeschooling, laundry, and constant demands for our attention, how do we ever find a moment of peace?

Little Earthling Blog

This beautiful family has grown through adoption and birth. With fourteen children, they homeschool and share their adventures on their blog.

Avoiding Chaos in a Large Family Homeschool

Every child is unique and homeschooling a large group of children with varying interests and aptitudes can be just as chaotic as it is rewarding. This article shares some tips and tricks for avoiding the chaos.

There's No Place Like Home: Homeschooling my large, crazy family

Shelly is the mom of eleven children and is homeschooling. Share in her journey.

Homeschooling a Houseful

A homeschooling mom of seven children shares her approach to successfully home educating in a large family. She emphasizes routine over schedules, taking advantage of teachable moments, and resisting the temptation to over-control.

Planning for the Large Family Homeschool

There is nothing like the summer break to step back from the madness and take a good, long {and honest} look at your previous year of homeschooling. It can be difficult in a large family to accommodate everyone’s individual desires, but you can at least listen to them and try!