Interested in reading about homeschool sports, learning styles, special needs, and other important topics? We’ve got you covered!
Homeschool Basics
Is Homeschooling Right For Us?
Why do so many parents continue to homeschool when it captures all their time? And how did they know what to do when they first started? ...
I Am Concerned About My Child’s Education
Many parents, who have suddenly found themselves as their child’s new schoolteacher, have reached out to CHEWV with concerns. While...
Homeschooling: Getting Started Part 1
Choosing to homeschool is a major decision. Although homeschooling has been around for many years, it is still not as familiar as “going...
If a Student Takes His Classes at Home…
...Isn't He a Homeschooler? The 2017 legislative session marked the beginning of a push for online public school options in West Virginia,...
Learning Styles
Learning Styles
Parents who have homeschooled more than one of their own children will face this initially-shocking truth: our children are all...
Mom, Do You Know Their Unique Style?
“The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.” Proverbs 16:21 As we get into the routine...
Struggling Learners
Is Your Kindergartner Struggling…
...With Reading? Many parents find that their five or even six-year-old child experiences difficulty in learning to read. After...
Special Needs: Charly’s Story
by Charly Shreves Our eight-year-old son, Brody, had been struggling for quite a while. He confused letters and numbers, made grammatical...
Homeschool Sports
New Law Expands Homeschooler Access
to Public School Sports & Extracurricular Activities After years of legislative debate and the near passage of similar legislation,...
The Homeschool Sports Bill is Headed to the Governor’s Desk
On March 4th, during the final week of the 2020 Regular Session, the House Sports Bill was passed by the State Senate. In order to attain...
Sports: Maybe It’s Time to Think…
...Out of the Box by Melody Sheppard So far, West Virginia homeschoolers have been barred from participating in any activity governed by...
Top-Notch Athletic Activity…
...On a Shoestring Moms, Dads, Get Moving! By Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. President National Home Education Research Institute Salem, Oregon...
Golden Horseshoe Series
The Coveted Golden Horseshoe
and WV Homeschoolers West Virginia native Homer Hickam, author of “October Sky,” has one regret. He did not win a Golden Horseshoe as a...
8th Grade WV History
Studying WV History in 8th grade is part of the fabric of our great state, and CHEWV has made it easy for homeschoolers to study for the...
High School
About College Scholarships and Homeschoolers
CFWV (College for West Virginia) scholarships are for homeschooled students too! If your student plans to pursue scholarships, don’t wait...
Is College (and Financial Aid) Ahead?
The FAFSA (Federal Application for Federal Student Aid) for the 2022-2023 academic year opened October 1st. Completing the application,...
Early Education
Kinesthetic Academics for Children Four to Six
Science: Daily “calendar” time with date, day of the week, weather, and season. Playground time - giving them active experiences with...
Is Your Kindergartner Struggling…
...With Reading? Many parents find that their five or even six-year-old child experiences difficulty in learning to read. After...
Encouragement
Winter Doldrums: When It Gets Ugly
Nothing is like it should be, yet I have been feeling like Every. Single. Day. has been exactly the same — for weeks! Between Covid...
A Day in the Life…
...of a Homeschool Mom by Faith Lewis Players: Gideon, 11 Noah, 12 Korah,17 Silas, 18 I’m sharing a bit of our homeschooling morning...
Annual Assessments
Second Year to Struggle With Assessment Results?
Remember that the second consecutive year that a homeschooled student does not make “acceptable progress” on their annual homeschool...
End-of-Year Assessment Questions?
NO. Assessments are required every homeschooling year! Since this continues to be misunderstood, we appreciate all support group and...
Home School Day at the Capitol
Let’s Have HSDC In the Spring!
We know what it’s like! After early morning travel on precarious roads, we finally make it to Capitol parking - three blocks away! The...
2019 Legislative Session Preview
Getting Prepared by John Carey, CHEWV's Legislative Liaison The 60 Day Regular Legislative Session begins on January 9th. Here are some...
Homeschoolers to Gather at Capitol
Join homeschoolers from all around the state on Thursday, January 31st, for Home School Day at the Capitol (HSDC). Meet us first in the...
Our First Home School Day at the Capitol
And What We Have Learned From the 2018 Legislative Session by Kelli Allen Our family participated in Home School Day at the Capitol (HSDC)...