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.

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.

Married (with a lot) of Children

Large families are often drawn to homeschooling, due to societal pressures or the inability to pay for private Catholic school for a large brood. This article details some of the real challenges that a large family can face in the world.

Large Family Logistics

This group offers a discussion of Kim Brenneman's book Large Family Logistics.

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.

How to Live on One Income

Some practical solution and ideas to manage a large family on one income. A positive look at making things work out when there are limited funds.

Tips for Homeschool Planning for Multiple Ages

For the most part, the more well ordered days are the more smoothly the day will go. Not only does it require planning on our part as homeschooling moms, it requires diligence and perseverance – daily.

Homeschooling a Large Family: What I've Learned About Myself

Homeschooling can reveal many things. This article shares some insight into the thoughts of a homeschooling mom.

Little Earthling Blog

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

Organizing the Large Family Homeschool

This article offers a smattering of simple ideas to help keep homeschooling materials organized.

Large Family Learning

Follow Amber and her children as they enjoy large family learning.

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.

Must Have Homeschooling Items for a Large Family

This list of practical items and virtues are great for a large homeschooling family.

CM for Moms of Many

An email group for homeschooling moms using Charlotte Mason's methods. Focuses on homeschooling larger families.

How I Teach a Large Family in a Relaxed, Classical Way: Language Arts

Tips for teaching language arts (writing, grammar, handwriting) in a large family.

Large Family Workbox System for Homeschool

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

Pregnant Again

This is a list for all who are pregnant for the third or more time and are having a large family by choice. Discussions include the difficulties of having several at home when dealing with sickness and fatigue, homeschooling, and more. This is a supportive list where people believe that large families are wonderful.

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