Where to start with homeschooling?

1. What type of homeschooling would you like to do?
   1. There are many different types of homeschooling methods, I highly recommend doing your research on all the methods and seeing which one fits your family the best.
2. What curriculum are you going to use?
   1. After you figure out your homeschooling teaching method, find a curriculum that matches that style. For example, The Good and The Beautiful is the Charlotte Mason Style and faith based. 
3. What kind of schedule do you want?
   1. Year round? Summer off?
4. Research your state’s requirement
   1. Some states have more requirements than others when it comes to reporting progress. 
5. Find a CoOp or start one up
   1. There are many CoOps out there, facebook is a good resource to find these groups!
6. Create a learning space or don’t?
   1.  Many homeschooling families will create a homeschool/ learning area in a office space or dining room. However, we homeschool anywhere and everywhere. For example, we will learn on a bed, the kitchen table, the floor, outside, the zoo, the park, the library,) 

7. Here is a list of free resources:
   1. Free Homeschool Curriculum & Resources – The Good and the Beautiful
   2. 200+ Free Preschool Printables & Worksheets
   3. Khan Academy | Free Online Courses, Lessons & Practice
   4. Free eBooks | Project Gutenberg
   5. Duolingo – The world’s best way to learn a language (will ask for purchases after some time)
   6. Free Online Textbooks, Flashcards, Adaptive Practice, Real World Examples, Simulations
   7. Education.com | #1 Educational Site for Pre-K to 8th Grade
   8. Home – AmblesideOnline – Charlotte Mason Curriculum
   9. National Geographic Kids
   10. Learn to Read in 30 Days for FREE! – Reading Eggs 
   11. DK12 | Free Online Homeschool
   12. Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool – A complete, free online Christian homeschool curriculum for your family and mine
   13. At Home Middle School
   14. K-8 Math Program | Built by Teachers, for Teaching | Zearn Math
   15. Free Schooling Resources | Plain and not so plain
   16. Free Homeschool Curriculum – Freedom Homeschooling
   17. Home – 123 Homeschool 4 Me
   18. Sunday School Center, Free Lessons, Skits and Curriculum
   19. Miniature Masterminds – Creatively Containing the Chaos – Home School Life

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