What Subjects Do You Teach?

What do you teach your kids when you are homeschooling?

It can be a little overwhelming because there are really so many possibilities!

First, you’ll want to make sure that check with your state or provincial requirements. Some places have certain subjects that must be taught at home. So make sure you check that!

But if you live in a place like we do (Ontario, Canada), where there are few to no requirements, let alone a requirement for certain subjects, deciding what you are going to teach can be a little overwhelming.

So lets break it down a little for you.

Traditional Subjects

You can start by looking at the traditional subjects. You know the ones that everyone knows and that are taught in schools.

• Math
• Science
• Language Arts (reading, writing)
• social studies/history/geography
• art
• music
• physical education/health
• bible/religious studies

Lifeskills

A lot of parents spend time helping their kids prepare for adulthood, by teaching some basic lifeskills.

• household chores (laundry, dishes,
• cooking/baking
• pet care
• gardening/yard maintenance
• homesteading/animal care
• auto repair/ small engine repair
• plumbing/ woodworking/ electrical

Even more Options

Looking for more options? Pretty much anything can become a subject of study when you are a homeschooler.

• coding
• nature studies
• robotics
• handicrafts (sewing, knitting, etc)
• business/ entrepreneurial skills
• pretty much anything your kids are really interested in

So there are lots of options of subjects, when you homeschool. The upside to all this choice? You get build and design a homeschool program that is unique to your family, your values and your children.