So you made the decision to start homeschooling, and you’re thinking, now what? Where do you even begin? It can be overwhelming when you start looking into it, and a lot of the important information isn’t always in the easiest places to find, or you may not know what to search for at first. I’m hoping this website can alleviate some of that confusion and anxiety to make this process much easier.
Just starting your journey and need help?
Here are the initial steps to begin
Find out the laws in your state
Every state is different and has it’s own set of laws you need to follow.
Research Curriculums
There are so many choices out there that it can feel overwhelming. Here, you can find a list of popular curriculums to browse through.
Deschool
While this step may be skipped, many feel that it is an important step for the transition process going from a public school routine to a homeschool routine. Read more here.
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Testing: Which test is right for you?
Read more: Testing: Which test is right for you?Testing can be a controversial topic in the homeschooling community. Some are all for it, while other’s are strongly against it. This post isn’t about whether you should or shouldn’t do testing. This is about the test option’s out there for those who have to administer a test by law for their state. For example,…
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Curriculum’s I Currently Use
Read more: Curriculum’s I Currently UseThe last post I did was all about the curriculums I’ve used over the past few years. At the beginning of this year I decided we needed a change. After years of doing only online and some supplemental workbooks, I wanted to see what else was out there, get him off the computer and try…
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Curriculum’s I’ve used and what I think about them
Read more: Curriculum’s I’ve used and what I think about themOver the past three years of homeschooling, I’ve used a lot of curriculum’s in my search for the right one for my son. I needed something that would keep my son’s attention and something that didn’t take too long. With an ADHD kid, those were must have’s. The first two year’s, we stuck mainly with…