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.

An Organized Large, Homeschooling Family

Having a house of order is not the easiest goal to attain when raising a large family and homeschooling on top of it. Here are some ideas and tips for doing it all successfully.

Benefits of Homeschooling a Large Family

A positive look at why sometimes homeschooling more is easier. A homeschooling mom discusses how homeschooling works for her large family.

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.

Must Have Homeschooling Items for a Large Family

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

How to Homeschool During the Post Partum Period

If you are going to be a homeschooler and continue to grow your class size, then you need to be prepared and you need to be flexible. Adding a new family member during the school year can be a smooth transition. Explore these ideas and tips to help during this time.

Our Busy Homeschool: Large Family Learning at Home

Tristan is mom to eight children whom they homeschool.

Large Family Workbox System for Homeschool

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

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.

Large Family Learning

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

My Blessed Home

This blog shares homeschooling help and encouragement, parenting tips and insights, organizational tips, and more, all while chronicling the joys and challenges of raising a large family.

Raising Olives

This blog shares tips, ideas and some of the ups and downs of managing a home with lots of kids and raising children for the glory of God.

Gigi's Place

Gigi is a 30-something large family homeschooling mom to seven kids. Being a large family homeschooler has its challenges and joys, which Gigi shares here.

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 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.

Homeschooling: How We Do It

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

Large Families Forum at BabyCenter

Do you come from a large family? Are you planning one? Share the challenges and joys a big family can bring.

Homeschooling and the Large Family

What do you do when you have older children who need your help, while the younger ones need your attention too. How do you get it all done and keep your sanity? The key is finding what works for your family and doing it.

Big Families Recipes

A recipe group list with recipes that big families can enjoy. Discuss recipe successes and failures. Feel free to upload your own recipes or download others.

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.

Large family finds a way to homeschool

This youtube video gives a look into a large successful homeschooling family. This African-American family of seven children has had all children go to college, starting while still in high school.