Homeschool Curriculum and Resources

Testing
Gifted Kids
Books to Get You Started
Portfolios and Transcripts
High School and College
Homeschool Curriculum and Materials
Software and Online Programs
Freebies
Distance Learning

Testing

Seton Testing. Seton provides nationally normed tests you can administer at home. Test sheets are returned to Seton.They score the tests and send you the results. Confidential and fast.

Gifted Kids

Mensa for Kids
Hoagies Gifted

Books and Resources to Get You Started

The Homeschooling Book of Answers, Linda Dobson
Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World, Jeffrey Freed. Excellent resource not just for kids with ADD but all kids who are visual/spatial learners.
Free Range Learning: How Homechooling Changes Everything, Laura Grace Weldon
Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling, John Holt
The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas, Linda Dobson
The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child , Linda Dobson
The Homeschooling Revolution, Isabel Lyman
Learning All the Time, John Holt
Growing Without Schooling, John Holt
The Way They Learn, Cynthia Tobias
Raising Your Spirited Child, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Every Child Can Succeed, Cynthia Tobias
The Edison Trait: Saving the Spirit of Your Non-Conforming Child, Lucy Jo Palladino
The Unschooling Handbook, Mary Griffith
Homeschooling: The Early Years, Linda Dobson
Homeschoolers’ Success Stories, Linda Dobson
Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery, David Albert
Homeschooling Our Children, Unschooling Ourselves, Alison McKee
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise
Better Late Than Early: A New Approach to Your Child’s Education, Raymond & Dorothy Moore
Home Grown Kids, Raymond & Dorothy Moore
Homeschooling: The Middle Years, Shari Henry
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto
Homeschooling: The Teen Years , Cafi Cohen

Portfolios and Transcripts

My School Files, app for staying organized.
Young Minds Homeschool Forms and Scheduling Forms you can download.
Homeschooler’s Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts, Loretta Heuer

High School and Beyond

High school graduation requirements
Florida Virtual Campus
And What About College?: How Homeschooling Can Lead to Admissions at the Best Colleges & Universities, Cafi Cohen
Homeschooling: The Teen Years , Cafi Cohen
Homeschoolers’ College Admissions Handbook, Cafi Cohen
Fastweb Scholarship Search
The Homeschool Mom – Transcript resources.

Homeschool Curriculum/Material Suppliers

Alpha Omega Publishers
American Science and Surplus
Beautiful Feet Books
Christian Book
Critical Thinking Books and Software
Educators Publishing Services
Everything Science
Greenleaf Press
Learn Math Fast
Learning Adventures
Loyola Press
Music Appreciation For Homeschoolers
Nothing New Press
Oxford University Press
Pearson Learning Group
Remedia Publications Special Education materials
Rockman’s Rocks and Minerals
Runkle Geography
Singapore Math (and science)
Social Studies School Service
Sonlight Curriculum

Software and Online Programs

Headsprout Learn to read.
Time4Learning Online curriculum for K-8
VocabularySpellingCity Online spelling and vocabulary learning through games and activities

Freebies

ABC Teach Lots of worksheets to download.
Book Adventure Reading incentive program.
Chemkids.com Chemistry lessons and activities.
Core Knowledge Foundation Scope and sequence, lesson plans, articles, etc.
Discovery School’s Puzzle Maker Create your own puzzles.
Edhelper.com Worksheets in all subjects/grades. You can join the site to gain full access or use the sample worksheets for free.
Easy Test Maker Make your own tests and quizzes.
Enchanted Learning Variety of materials mostly for younger kids.
Fun Brain Games and quizzes in all subject areas.
Grey Ollwit’s Freeware Games, screensavers, educational programs.
Handwriting Worksheets Handwriting for Kids
History Channel Program listings and teaching plans.
K5 Learning Elementary age worksheets.
Latin the Easy Way
Nova Online Programs and related activities and lessons.
PBS Teacher Source Programming and related activieis and lessons.
Reading and Writing for Boys
Reference Desk on the Web Find it here.
Science Made Simple Everything you wanted to know.
Teach-nology Awards, certificates, etc.
Teach With Movies Movies by age and topic.
Thinking Things from Snaith Primary School History pages.
Vocabulary University Word games, puzzles, worksheets.

Distance Learning

See also the Private School Directory on this site.
Florida Virtual School – Free for Florida students – be sure to select the Flex option if you wish to remain a homeschooler or be under the cover of an umbrella school
A Beka Home School
Clonlara School
Laurel Springs School
Calvert School
Bob Jones Academy
Christian Liberty Academy

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