Home Schooling ResourcesWhen looking for home schooling resources, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. I have collected a simple list here that you can use to wade through the maze of homeschool options. After many years of homeschooling, these are the best resources I have found.These resources will take you all the way from getting started to knowing what to use if you get stuck throughout the year. Homeschooling is not rocket science, but it does take some prayer and good resources to be successful and have students that are learning and enjoying what they are learning. How to Start Homeschooling and how to find out about your State Homeschool Laws Learning Styles -
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Supercharged Science - This is a great program that shows you science experiments right online done by a real scientist your children can relate to. Aurora walks you through all kinds of great experiments that at actually work! Then she gives you all kinds of resources to help you along the way. This resource can be used for all ages. REad this interview I did with the folks over at Supercharged Science and find out the best way to teach Science. Tenmarks - Looking for an interactive web based Math program? Tenmarks is a high quality, low cost program you can use for math for grades 3-12. ******************* Buy and Sell Used Homeschool Books Here are some home schooling resources about how to buy used homeschool books, where to find used homeschool curriculum, where to find used Abeka books, and how to best sell homeschool books. Home Schooling Resources Answers in Genesis - Great creation resources from the creators of the Creation Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. Knowledge Box Central - Your Source For Homeschool Adventures! - They have lots of great lapbook resources too! ********************************************** Free Homeschool eBooks written by me - "How to Homeschool Using the Best Resources" and "How to Get Started with Homeschooling". Articles about Homeschooling at Homeschool Articles Find out all about the Internet Resources for Homeschooling that are available for all ages. Where to Purchase Books and Home Schooling Resources? My two favorite home schooling resources online have to be Christian Book Distributors and Amazon. Find out all about my favorite homeschool resources Subjects: There are lots of subjects that homeschoolers think they have to cover. If someone is just starting out, I suggest they focus on Reading, Writing, and Math first. Once they have things figured out for those subjects, then go ahead and look into History, Science, PE, Art and Music. For someone just starting out, it's really overwhelming to try to figure out all the subjects for several students all at one time. If your students can read, write and do math, they can add in the other subjects without too much extra effort. For early elementary students I recommend using picture books for several subjects like homeschool Social Studies and homeschool Science. Students learn so much from picture books. It's much more enjoyable for both parent and student to use picture books. They can cuddle up on the couch and read some great stories that will spur lots of great learning. You can get lots of recommendations for each subject at home school books. Many people think they have to use a curriculum in order to be successful with homeschooling. Many times those curriculum packages are designed more for the parent's comfort than to help the student learn in an interesting manner. Just because a student fills out a workbook or reads a textbook and answers questions, doesn't mean they understood or retained the material. It's a proven fact that the more sense a person can use at one time, the more they will retain what they have learned. If you're thinking about getting a curriculum, make sure you read plenty of homeschool curriculum reviews so that you know exactly what you are getting. Homeschooling in South Africa - If you're homeschooling in South Africa, then you need to check out Homeschooling in South Africa. She has all kinds of information and links that can be very helpful. Cancer Survival - Heather Von St. James is a cancer survivor and a guest blogger for the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance. Visit her blog to read about her amazing story of survival http://www.mesothelioma.com/blog/authors/heather/ Return from Home Schooling Resources to Homeschool Information |
