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 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.

Homeschooling a Large Family: Keeping Sane, Simple, and Scholarly in the Stresses of Life with a Handful

This is an audio recording of a presentation by Amy Beckstead Leonard. Amy gives strategies and ideas for large families that are homeschooling.

Homeschooling the Large Family: How to Get It All Done

Regardless of how many children you have, there will always be more on your to-do list than time will allow in any one day. Wise homeschool parents will recognize this early on and take steps to maintain their sanity by practicing these tips to enhance their homeschool productivity.

CM for Moms of Many

An email group for homeschooling moms using Charlotte Mason's methods. Focuses on homeschooling larger families.

How I Teach a Large Family in a Relaxed, Classical Way: Math

A look at a tag team approach to teaching math in a large homeschool family.

Must Have Homeschooling Items for a Large Family

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Large Families Forum at Just Mommies

This forum is for families with four or more kids.

5 Tips for Homeschooling a Large Family

Great ideas and strategies for managing a large homeschooling family.

Large Family Logistics

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

Pregnant Again

This is a list for all who are pregnant for the third or more time and are having a large family by choice. Discussions include the difficulties of having several at home when dealing with sickness and fatigue, homeschooling, and more. This is a supportive list where people believe that large families are wonderful.

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.

How I Teach a Large Family in a Relaxed, Classical Way: Science

Family style learning is a great way to tackle lots of different subjects, including science.

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.

I Am Not Getting It All Done: Homeschooling multiple children and multiple subjects

We have to cover subjects that go from reading and writing to foreign language, math, science, history and then to music, art and computer. For those of us with several children, it can be even more challenging, trying to meet all the instructional needs of each grade level every day.