This week on Homeschool Highschool Podcast: Homeschooling Multiple Teens.

All of us at 7Sisters at one time or another, homeschooled multiple teens at the same time. We have definitely got life experience around this topic, and this appears to be a topic of concern for some of our 7th Siblings who have asked us about how to handle homeschooling multiple teens at the same time.

We remember back in the ancient days where we were getting ready to add our second high schooler. It felt almost as intimidating as starting off the first one! (We can remember a few tears and some of them were from each of us!)

However, we all made it through! Along the way, we found out that homeschooling high school years were the best yet, even with multiple teens at the same time!

Let’s start with some of the simplest pieces of lived experience.

Be encouraged! Here are some of our favorite bits of wisdom about homeschooling more than one teen.

You just need to know this. It’s true: you CAN do this!

You might find that what was working for teen number one will probably need to be tweaked for team number two. That’s okay!

(Also, you do NOT need to feel pressured into homeschooling high school like some expert tells you that you must. There’s not ONE right way to homeschool high school. You do what is best for your family.)

You can work together on some subjects, even if your homeschoolers not in the same grade or age level. That could be anything from literature studies, to unit studies, to doing the same math curriculum (according the the abilities of the homeschoolers).

Every homeschool high schooler is different. When they have their own gifts, interests, and transcript goals, it is wonderful to work independently. That’s because there’s not ONE right way to homeschool high school, even within a family.

Our homeschoolers have access to so many resources these days. These resources can help when you and your teens need to change things up, want an outside resource, or you would like a teacher with some extra expertise. Some of the ways homeschooling families with multiple teens make use of resources include:

It’s a good idea to have teens’ buy-in on their homeschool high school plans. (Here are some how-tos for planning high school.)

We could call this independent learning, or simply, teaching themselves when appropriate.

High school is a time when teens need to be taking greater and greater ownership of their own educational experience. You probably do not want to send them out to college or into the workforce or into the military needing you to hold their hands! Independent learningbuilds teens’ confidence.

For teens, developing a growth mindset, the ability to bounce back from problems and believe in themselves is really important. Here are some resources for growth mindset.

The world is full of endless opportunities, but our budgets are not limitless. Discuss what the family can afford. (Make it part of their Financial Literacy credit.

For example, Sabrina called a family meeting and said, “I can afford about this many tanks of gas this month. It will enable us to do this many extracurriculars. Now, pick which ones are most important to you.”

We 7Sisters met in homeschool co-op many years ago (that is, four of us met in co-op, the other two are real-life sisters)! Co-ops are great support systems for moms, so think about volunteering at your local co-op.

Not only that, but there is a digital world full of support, including:

Support can also mean, teaming with other homeschool moms on those days when you have too many teens going in different directions:

Remember, these are good years. You can do it! Make up your mind to have fun!

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