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Ultimate Beginner Guide To Homeschooling Your Child

by Dannelle

Are you thinking about homeschooling?  This Ultimate Guide To Homeschooling Your Child is a great place to begin!  We have gathered up our top tips, links to great ideas, and have pulled it all together in one location.

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Ultimate Beginner Guide To Homeschooling Your Child

10 things To Do Before You Start Homeschooling:  If you are just getting started, this is the first place to go for tips and information.  Start out your homeschool journey on the right foot by starting here to learn what steps to take to begin.  We’ve given you great tips, guidance, and ideas for starting a home school classroom with success.

How To Homeschool For Free:  Concerned about the cost of homeschooling your child?  Look no further than our tips on how to homeschool for free.  This list of tips and suggestions is ideal for making your expenses zero when you begin.  Learn from the best homeschoolers where to find curriculum, lesson plans, and even supplies for free.

5 Homeschool Curriculum Options to Choose From: Homeschooling your kids can be a very daunting task. You have to choose a curriculum, pick up supplies, a lesson plan, and more. It’s quite easy to get lost while doing everything. When it comes to choosing a curriculum, there are hundreds that you can choose from. Here are five great ones to work with.

25 Homeschool Supplies You Can’t Live Without:  Homeschool supplies are more than just pen and paper.  Check out my top picks for the supplies you don’t want to go without when homeschooling. This list is full of great products that will change how you view homeschooling.

25 Free Homeschool Curriculum Resources:  Don’t want to spend money on a curriculum for your child?  You don’t have to!  This list of free homeschool curriculum is ideal for getting started.  There are even complete curriculum options on here that will give you everything you need for your kid’s entire educational career at no outside cost.

How To Homeschool With Little Ones At Home: Homeschooling is not easy. Let me say that again (homeschooling is not easy). This is especially true if you have older children at home you would like to homeschool, but you have smaller children as well.

Free Printable Alphabet Handwriting Practice:  We made a fun printable for you to use with younger students to practice handwriting or for sentence practice.  Enjoy our cute printables as a bonus to your home school resources.

50 Unit Study Ideas For Your Homeschool:  Unit studies are an amazing option for education thttp://operation40k.com/ul/hat involves one topic while using all common educational subjects.  You’ll love this list of unit studies that is ideal for your kids to learn more about specific subjects without neglecting regular educational needs.

50 Homeschool Printables You Need:  Printables are ideal for busy work, as well as for extra review and handwriting practice in your classroom. This list of printables covers many topics and is a great place to begin building lesson plans for your students.  I love how easy these are to use and how inexpensive they are for our classroom.

How To Organize Your Homeschool Papers:  You’ll find your desk cluttered with paperwork, so this is a great place to begin learning how to organize all of your homeschool papers.  Storage tips, organization ideas, and how to keep track of everything needed are all in this great list of tips.

25 YouTube Channels For Your Homeschool:  If you have visual learners, this list of YouTube channels for your homeschool will be a must.  Not only will you find amazing options for them to learn fun things, but they will ask specifically to watch these channels.  This is a wonderful addition to your homeschool routine.

20 Smartphone Apps for Students: Let’s face it, techonology is here to stay. These apps will help any student do better in their coursework!

Note Taking Methods for Creative Learners:  Gone are the days of Cornell, two-column notes. Note-taking is no longer just a sequential presentation of a summary of information. These note-taking methods for creative learners give new, innovative ways to present information.

6 Animals to Study In Kids Science Homeschool Class: Science is a huge thing right now – part of the STEM movement, and this list of animals can help you with your studies.

Why You Should Travel With Your Home-schooled Child: There are so many advantages to homeschooling your children, but my favorite perk would probably have to be the fact that because you are homeschooling them, they don’t need to be in one spot at all times.

Homeschool Math Favorites: These are the favorites for the Math curriculum if you are thinking about how you could possibly get started. These top books are the best way to start making your lesson plans.

Free Worksheets: Here is a collection of various unit studies we have for different books, different movies, writing prompts, packs for preschoolers, famous people, science, math, and more. We keep adding to this list, so check back often!

College Tips: Think ahead to SATs, College Scholarships, and more! We have a series of different posts to help you plan for the future!

This list of tips is a great guide to homeschooling for a beginner or someone who has been homeschooling for years!

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About Dannelle

Mother of Miss Sarah...blogger by trade, learning team leader of a 9-year-old college student. I totally believe in STEM/STEAM and getting engaged with kids to make amazing things happen!

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