| Electives can be made the fun part for your | | | | follow it and document the course activities. |
| homeschooling kids. Your kids need not be in high | | | | . Program for homeschooling: If you are using any |
| school to use electives. But, they need to be in | | | | program. |
| the 7th grade or above, in order for the electives | | | | . Colleges: If it is a high school elective and if your |
| to be counted as credits. Art, cooking, music, | | | | child is going to consider further education, then |
| sewing, community projects and knitting for | | | | the admission department will be more than |
| children in elementary school are considered to be | | | | happy to help. |
| electives and these activities make homeschooling | | | | Once you have considered these factors, you |
| interesting and fun. There is no end to the | | | | need to plan. The first thing you need to do is to |
| possibilities that are present in electives. | | | | choose two or three possible ideas and then |
| Before taking up any electives, just check with | | | | consider the interests, weaknesses and strengths |
| your state to determine the electives best suited | | | | of your child. Contemplate on: |
| for the child. This needs to be done to be on | | | | . How you can take up the elective |
| safer side. Many states do not care, as long as | | | | . Whether it will be individually, with the help of a |
| the child is satisfying the requirements for a high | | | | co-op or a tutor |
| school diploma. Some of the electives are: | | | | . The amount of time you need for it, as it should |
| . Home economics | | | | be enough to constitute an entire course. |
| . Carpentry | | | | . If you want to combine the elective with some |
| . Photography | | | | complimentary activities, for instance, health may |
| . Music, solo or participation in an orchestra or | | | | include a community CPR class and a textbook. |
| band | | | | Whichever elective you choose, you need to see |
| . Swimming | | | | if you can afford it. If you feel that there is a |
| . Horticulture | | | | need of some outside sources, then they should |
| . Auto shop | | | | be available locally. You should see if any of the |
| . Arts | | | | activities eventually affects your family life. |
| . Sports, individually or participation in leagues | | | | For instance, if your daughter wants to take up |
| . Personal finance and business math. | | | | ice-skating, it could be an excellent way for her to |
| The list is endless and the only limitation you may | | | | benefit from the physical exercise and education |
| have as a parent, besides the state law, is | | | | and she can also capitalize on her athleticism and |
| yourself. Electives can spice up the homeschool | | | | natural grace. But all this will require ice and an |
| days because the core courses are important, as | | | | instructor and with the rink an hour away, it could |
| they are the focus, but it is the electives that | | | | be a problem for you. You could urge her to take |
| round up the curriculum, providing additional skills. | | | | up ballet lessons instead. No matter what you |
| There are some factors that you need to keep in | | | | choose and how you manage, the only limitation is |
| mind before you choose any electives: | | | | your creativity. |
| . Law of the state you are living in: You need to | | | | |