Homeschooling Resources

Organizations:

HSLDA - Homeschool legal defense association – a GREAT organization to belong to!

Curriculum:

A Beka- great curriculum for elementary but we haven’t liked it as much for middle school and up

Teaching Textbooks - a great math curriculum!

Apologia - a fabulous science curriculum!

Sonlight – we haven’t used this exclusively but they have a great way of putting the curriculum together – we like to follow their reading list

Websites:

Homeschool Classifieds – this is a great place to find used curriculum for great deals!  Here’s my page.

Sheppard Software – this site has some fun quizzes and games over all kinds of things! Our favorite thing to use it for is geography though.

Grammar Rules – a cool site to find all the grammar rules!

Factmonster - basically an online encyclopedia for kids to use to find out all kinds of things.

Homeschooling books:

Homeschooling All the Way through High School by Renee Mason
The Evolution of a Creationist by Jobe Martin

Home Schooling: The Right Choice : An Academic, Historical, Practical, and Legal Perspective by Christopher Klicka

The Spiritual Power of a Mother: Encouragement for the Home Schooling Mom by Michael P. Farris

Homeschooling: The Teen Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- to 18- Year-Old (Prima Home Learning Library) by Cafi Cohen – has a LOT of fantastic information!

Homeschooling: The Middle Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 8- to 12-Year-Old Child (Prima Home Learning Library)
by Shari Henry – same as above

The “Christian Heroes – Then and Now” series by Janet and Geoff Benge are some our favorite biographies. Check them out at YWAM publishing. They also have a “Heroes of History” series.

Magazines:

The Teaching Home – they are not printing any right now but if you can find old ones these are great magazines!

Brio - for teen girls – my daughter gets this and really enjoys it.

God’s World News – a current events/news magazine for kids.

11 Responses

  1. writeathome, on March 27th, 2007 at 10:59 am Said:

    I enjoyed looking at some of your resources listed here. I’m a homeschooling mom too. God bless you as you continue to teach your children.

    Carol

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  2. momlovesbeingathome, on March 27th, 2007 at 12:00 pm Said:

    Thanks! God bless you in your homeschooling too! :)

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  3. mommyzabs, on May 26th, 2007 at 8:50 pm Said:

    MLBAH, I”m really considering Home Schooling, Possibly once my kids get out of Kindergarten (i have reasons for that I could explain through email- just don’t want to leave a huge post :) ) But i was wondering if you have ever written a post, or plan to about how you decided to home school and what starting out was like, like were you scared? I’m so scared i wouldn’t be able to handle it. But I don’t really like any of my schooling options and all the home school kids i know are just “a cut above” you know? anyway, i don’t want to ramble.

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  4. momlovesbeingathome, on May 27th, 2007 at 10:53 am Said:

    Hi, MZ! No, I haven’t written a post about that but I would be happy to! It was kind of scary but once you get going it just becomes a way of life. I can’t imagine doing anything else now! Please don’t ever feel like you’re rambling! I love comments and will never be upset at a “huge” post! :) I’ll start working on a post to help answer your questions. If you don’t mind, use my contact me page to send me an e-mail and let me know why you don’t want to do kindergarten. One of the reasons I’m so curious is because I was the same way. If I could go back and do it differently I would though! Thanks for your comment! Watch for the post. :)

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  5. peoplehelp, on February 7th, 2008 at 8:57 am Said:

    This is a great idea to give helpful sites on homeschooling. As a homeschool Mom, it was a great help getting places to go to find help.

    I love your site. Thanks for all the helpful links. The scripture tags are great! I want to update my site and have some of them too!

    The blogging world is new for me, but it is very fun!
    Have a blessed day!

    Melissa from Peoplehelp

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  6. momlovesbeingathome, on February 7th, 2008 at 10:29 am Said:

    Hello and welcome, Melissa! Thanks for your kind words – I’m glad you are enjoying my site. :) I’ll have to check yours out. ;)

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  7. mom-loves-her-kids, on March 24th, 2008 at 12:47 pm Said:

    oh yea my daughter has been asking and asking to be homeschooled (her friend up the road is) and she loves to go on the cmputer so I am trying to find websites that have info on all her subjects (she’s in gr.7) and this website has really helped!! :) thx

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  8. momlovesbeingathome, on March 24th, 2008 at 3:30 pm Said:

    I’m glad it’s been helpful! If you have any specific questions I’d be glad to help in any way I can!! :)

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  9. Shelley, on June 5th, 2008 at 3:52 pm Said:

    Hi,
    Just checking to see if this website would be of help to your readers. UsedHomeschoolBooks.com

    We also have a website that focuses on mentoring. pumpkinseedpress.net

    Keep up the good work! I love the heart of your sight!
    Blessings,
    Shelley Noonan

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  10. realworldmartha, on February 27th, 2009 at 11:22 am Said:

    Ok, so it appears we may try to homeschool for at least the next two years (finish middle school for my oldest) and then see where it goes from there. Any suggestions for 7th grade?

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  11. momlovesbeingathome, on February 27th, 2009 at 11:39 am Said:

    Yea! I’m so excited for you, Debbie!! Are you wanting curriculum suggestions for 7th grade?

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