by Lesli Peterson
Author Bio:
Lesli Peterson is Travel Editor for
Homeschool.com, and a freelance travel
writer. She is an unschooling mom to
2 young boys and bonus mom to two
teenagers. From her home base of Atlanta,
Lesli spends her time life-learning with the
kids one road-trip at a time, and sharing
her experiences along the way. Google+
1. Get Organized
My love affair with Pinterest
began in 2012. I used it to keep
track of knitting patterns and recipes. As
the Pinterest community grew, so also
did the creative ways to use the tool.
Now, this website is an integral part of
our homeschooling journey. It is means
of learning from and of sharing with other
like-minded families around the world.
Here are five ways we use Pinterest for
homeschooling. Can you add to the list?
Find thousands of ways to get your homeschool
organized. Search for homeschool planners in
order to assist your day-to-day management.
Maybe you are looking to better organize
your records for the state, or you need help
organizing all those supplies. Search Pinterest
for tips from other moms who have tackled
this challenge. One of my favorite things to
search? Homeschool room ideas. You’ll find tips
and tricks for storage, workspaces, libraries,
and more. Here are a few phrases to get your
search started: homeschool organization,
homeschool room, homeschool planner, and
homeschool storage.
theme. Ideas may include art projects, science
projects, math worksheets, recipes, printables,
lapbook templates, and other creative ideas.
Periodically I will find a resource that costs
money, but most of the ideas we find are free
of charge. I recommend searching the topic
or subject you are interested in + the grade
level. There is no need to add “homeschool,”
as teachers use Pinterest and often leave
ideas of great projects that easily transfer to
a homeschool setting. For example, I might
search “apple kindergarten” or “Shakespeare
2nd grade.”
2. Create A Lesson Plan
As you begin to pin your homeschool activities
and repin the ideas from those people you
follow, you may begin to see a few names
regularly recur. Be sure to take note of this;
chances are that the families behind those
names are much like your own family. Check
out the blogs behind those pins; reach
out with comments or an email. Words of
This is how I personally get the most traction
from Pinterest. Each week in our year is
devoted to a particular theme or subject that
my son and I have previously chosen together.
I create a board for each theme, and search
Pinterest for teaching ideas related to the
3. Meet Other Homeschool Families