Getting Started on Homeschooling

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Those of you who have been visiting my website for a while would know that you can find out how we homeschool in the Homeschooling section found at the side bar of this page.

And every 6 months or so, I would review how the systems I have set up are working or not working for us. So while googling for forms and planners (some free, some not) I came across these resources that I would like to share with those who are just starting out in their homeschooling adventure or are just thinking of it.

A helpful article, titled, “Help! Where Do I start?”
http://www.homeschoolmarketplace.com/e-zines/ejournaldec2707.html

And to help you choose your curriculum, you can check out this website :
http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/CCstepbystep.html

And besides the Donna Young website, this website also has loads of free forms to help you manage your homeschool and your home! Check out http://www.chasesc.com/forms.html 

If you prefer to have everything on hand instead of surfing here and there, there are loads of planners that can be found online. Some examples include The HomeSchool Planner, an instantly downloadable eBook that is like the mother of all planners! Serious! They have LOADS of stuff in here. Do check it out.

Then there is The Master Planner – Record Keeping Forms eBook at US$9.00 (usual price  US$15.00). There are more than 160 forms in there!

There is also the more basic Helpful Homeschooling Forms eBook which has yearly and monthly calendars, weekly lesson planners and many other forms.

Now you would have figured out that I much prefer eBooks since I can read off the computer and save my bookshelf space! Choose the pages I want to print and ignore the rest, plus save on shipping costs which have increased tremendously this year!

Now, I have always DIYed my planners but couldn’t resist seeing what the “professional” planners out there are like. So recently, I bought one called A Record of A Learning Lifestyle by Charlene Notgrass. You can check out the pages by checking out http://www.Christianbook.com. It’s so nice, I can’t bear to write in it! Lol! But I am determined to be more organised in 2008!

And if you are looking for year-long support and encouragement, you may want to consider getting a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. I certainly look forward to receiving this in the mail! There’s so much info in there you can slowly savour it or choose to quickly glance thru their reviews and then slowly savour it!

Happy homeschooling!

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