- What type of homeschooling would you like to do?
- 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.
- What curriculum are you going to use?
- 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.
- What kind of schedule do you want?
- Year round? Summer off?
- Research your state’s requirement
- Some states have more requirements than others when it comes to reporting progress.
- Find a CoOp or start one up
- There are many CoOps out there, facebook is a good resource to find these groups!
- Create a learning space or don’t?
- 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,)
- Here is a list of free resources:
- Free Homeschool Curriculum & Resources – The Good and the Beautiful
- 200+ Free Preschool Printables & Worksheets
- Khan Academy | Free Online Courses, Lessons & Practice
- Free eBooks | Project Gutenberg
- Duolingo – The world’s best way to learn a language (will ask for purchases after some time)
- Free Online Textbooks, Flashcards, Adaptive Practice, Real World Examples, Simulations
- Education.com | #1 Educational Site for Pre-K to 8th Grade
- Home – AmblesideOnline – Charlotte Mason Curriculum
- National Geographic Kids
- Learn to Read in 30 Days for FREE! – Reading Eggs
- DK12 | Free Online Homeschool
- Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool – A complete, free online Christian homeschool curriculum for your family and mine
- At Home Middle School
- K-8 Math Program | Built by Teachers, for Teaching | Zearn Math
- Free Schooling Resources | Plain and not so plain
- Free Homeschool Curriculum – Freedom Homeschooling
- Home – 123 Homeschool 4 Me
- Sunday School Center, Free Lessons, Skits and Curriculum
- Miniature Masterminds – Creatively Containing the Chaos – Home School Life
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