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 Mothering

Sherry writes her blog and shares her experiences as a mom of 15 homeschooled children.

Homeschooling: How We Do It

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

Homeschooling with Larger Families: How to Make It Work

Some ideas to encourage those who are homeschooling many children. Discusses how to develop daily plans, integrate your teaching to different age levels, maintain your presence to give your children a sense of stability, and keep your perspective.

Peace Creek on the Prairie: Large Family Homeschool

This site offers articles, resources, free homeschool printable, and curriculum information.

Homeschooling the Large Family

Sometimes, raising and homeschooling 8 kids (ages 21 to 2) seems totally manageable--even easy--especially when compared to other, larger families made up primarily of younger kids. At other times, homeschooling our brood proves to be the hardest thing ever.

Large Family Logistics

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

There's No Place Like Home: Homeschooling my large, crazy family

Shelly is the mom of eleven children and is homeschooling. Share in her journey.

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.

Multi-age Homeschool: Older Teaches Younger

In a large family, it is inevitable that the older children will help guide the younger ones. Here are ideas on how to capitalize on that system.

Large Families Forum at Just Mommies

This forum is for families with four or more kids.

Large Family Moms

This list is for moms only that are part of a large family consisting of four or more children. Large families are wonderful, exciting, and very challenging. Here you will find time and money saving tips, advice and support.

Catholic Homeschooling Multiple Ages in a Large & Busy Family

These large Catholic family homeschooling tips include how and when to work with your littles, strategies for grouping kids together, how to handle chore time, and advice to relax and enjoy the journey.

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.

Married (with a lot) of Children

A candid look at the challenges and joys of raising a large family in a hostile world. This article is written from a Catholic perspective, but has food for thought for any parent of a large brood.

Get Along Home

This blog follows Cindy and her family as she talks about homeschooling, large families, and parenting.

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.

Planning for the Large Family Homeschool

There is nothing like the summer break to step back from the madness and take a good, long {and honest} look at your previous year of homeschooling. It can be difficult in a large family to accommodate everyone’s individual desires, but you can at least listen to them and try!