Homeschool Help - Your Questions Answered
You can get homeschool help for all the homeschool questions you are asking. When we first start home schooling we have lots of questions. When we homeschool, we have lots of questions asked of us. Even if we have been homeschooling a long time, we still ask questions of ourselves and others. I thought it would be helpful to have a resource list of common homeschool questions that are asked BY and TO homeschoolers. We all need a little homeschool help now and then. Hopefully this will give you the answers you need. Curriculum and Books: What curriculum do you use?Where do you get your materials? Is Abeka the best homeschool curriculum to get? How do you buy and sell used books? Should I use a curriculum? Can I use the Internet for a good part of my homeschooling? How do I homeschool with a limited budget? Can I find discount homeschool books, so I don’t have to pay retail? Do I need homeschool lesson plans? What supplies do I need? Where do I find out about different curriculums? Is there an older homeschool Mom I can go to for advice about what books to buy? Socialization:
What are socialization options, especially for young kids. What about socialization? What about socialization? What about socialization? How will they ever learn to deal with the real world? Relationships:
Can everyone homeschool? How do you teach multiple children at once?
The Laws:
All the answers to these questions can be found here.
Does the school need to know what I am doing? What does the state need? What/when do you send in at the end of the year? Are you "qualified"? Isn't homeschooling illegal? What are the requirements? Do you have a teaching certificate? Do you have to test your kids? Schedules:
What kind of schedule should I use? How long does it take to homeschool? How long is a homeschool day? What does a typical homeschool day look like? Lower Grades:
When should I start homeschooling? How do you teach Kindergarten? How do I homeschool preschool? How do I homeschool with toddlers around too? Upper Grades:
How do you homeschool High School? Aren't you afraid you kids won't be able to get into a good college if you homeschool them? How do you make a transcript? In upper grades, how do I teach when the knowledge surpasses my own? How do I teach High School writing? Subjects: How do you know what to teach?How do you teach math? How do you teach your child to read? CAN I teach my children to read? How do I teach writing? How do you teach Science? How do I teach History How do I teach art? How do I teach Music? Can we take field trips and how do you plan those? Philosophy:
Why homeschool? What makes homeschooling better than public school? What are the benefits of homeschooling? What are the drawbacks of homeschooling? How do I get homeschool help if I need it? Don't you have to be very smart, patient, brave, etc. to homeschool? How do you know if your kids are learning what they need to learn? Cost:
How much does it cost to homeschool? Can I still homeschool if I don’t have much money? Problems:
How do I know I am doing this right? What do I do if I get burned out on homeschooling, or how can I avoid getting burned out? What if my kids get on my nerves? How do you not go crazy being with your children ALL THE TIME? How do I balance motherhood with homeschooling? How do I get them to do what I want them to do? What if my kids won’t do what I want them to do? How do I teach the subjects I struggled in? How do I homeschool AND get dinner made? If there are questions that you have about homeschooling that you see were not addressed here, feel free to post your homeschool questions and we will do our best to get some answers for you. I’m working on adding answers to the questions not highlighted here for those needing more homeschool help.
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Homeschool socialization - Involving your children with other children?
    
How do you involve your children with other children when there are no homeschool support groups close to you, you live in a very small town and there ...
Homeschooling a 2nd grader
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I read your article on abeka material and you said you wouldn't recommend for the younger grades. I really want something that has a lesson plan laid out ...
Online curriculum
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We have used Bob Jones University DVDs for 7 years now from Kindergarten through 12 grade. We have been very pleased with the quality and thoroughness ...
Free Homeschooling Possible??
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by April K. (Michigan)
Can you really homeschool for FREE?? And if so, where can I find a math curriculum for free, that isn't a century old?
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Can everyone homeschool?
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How do you do it?
I don't consider myself the perfect teacher. I have 5 children from pre school through highschool and I'm a busy pastor's wife and ...
socialization
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The most common question I always get asked when I tell someone we are homeschooling is "what about socialization".
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Course Providers and homeschool diplomas
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We have home schooled all our children. Our eldest child found a good job at her cousin's office and they didn't realy care that she didn't have a "proper"...
Multiple ages to school..
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How can I effectively teach 5 kids who are different ages all in one day, and not have it take ALL day?
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People.... Homeschool Opposition
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How can I respond to family members that ask.."why" or "what about having time for yourself" or "what about socializing them" "don't you want them to have ...
Best Christian Curriculum????
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What is the best Christian curriculum for the money?
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Homeschool Aspergers
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I have a special ed daughter who has Aspergers. Do you know of any Home schooling sites that offer advice, etc. in teaching high school student with Aspergers?...
Homeschool Diplomas
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Home Schooling is great. We home schooled two of our daughters, however neither wanted to further their education.
When they went out to get jobs both ...
You answered all the questions in my head....
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I just wanted to let you know that your website is so wonderful!! It is so rare to find a website "about anything" that is thorough. All the questions ...
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