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• Second Generation Homeschooling
  
• Find out why my Mom and Dad became homeschooling pioneers and get living proof that teaching your child is the best decision you ever made.

Homeschooling Intro

• Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
  A full picture of the advantages and disadvantages.
• Advantages of Homeschooling.
  With up to 30 children in a class, it's impossible for school to do what you can do at home.
• Academic Advantages of Homeschooling.
  
• Benefits to Homeschooling.
  The negative effects of peer pressure have been well documented. This is your child and their childhood - you don't get another chance at either.
• Family Benefits
  Homeschool let's you make the most of the time you have together.
• Benefits of Homeschooling.
  I'm in the rare position of seeing home school from both sides - as a child myself and as a teacher to my children.
• Homeschooling vs Public Schools
  See why I agree with the Award winning teacher, John Taylor Gatto, that school can be a twelve year jail sentence.
• Homeschooling vs Public Schooling.
  More on why I believe that school is not the best place to send your child.
• Homeschool Socialization
  Parents talk about the effects of school bullying and why they think teaching their child at home is so much better.

Problems

• Bad things about Homeschooling.
  Reasoning with the relatives!
• Problems with Homeschooling.
  Are we getting anywhere?
• Negative effects of Homeschooling.
  Yes, there are some! Here's a list of the cons that might put you off.
• Reasons why homeschooling is bad.
• Argument Against Homeschooling.
  Is your child missing out?
• Anti Homeschooling Arguments.
  Just to let you into a secret: homeschool isn't magic!
• Disadvantages of Homeschooling.
  The feeling of responsibility can weigh you down.
• Social Disadvantages of Homeschooling.
  The socialization argument: why you have no need to fear the biggest bugbear of them all.
• Celebration of Homeschooling Socialization.
  A celebration of how home school can give your child a much more natural and positive way of making friends.
• Cons Of Homeschooling.
  Hear from the people who should know what the cons are - homeschool parents themselves.

Start Homeschooling

• Free Guide
  
• Start Homeschooling.
  The A to Z guide of how to start.
• Getting Started on Homeschooling.
• Homeschooling for Dummies.
Poses the vital question: Do you have to be a qualified teacher? Are you up to the job?
• Cost of Homeschooling.
• Affordable Homeschooling.
  How to save money.
• Homeschooling Facts.
  Gives an overview of the most important information you'll need.
• What Is Homeschooling?
• History Of Homeschooling.
  Shows that we may have been better off educationally BEFORE the arrival of school.
• Homeschooling Requirements.
  Gives important tips about how to steer your way through homeschool requirements and shows you how to find out about the laws that affect you.
• Statistics Homeschooling.
  Facts which show that an increasing number of people are choosing home school and why they do so.
• Homeschooling Research.
  Statistics proving that homeschool students consistently perform ABOVE AVERAGE academically.
• Is Homeschooling Effective?
  Further evidence showing why home school learning works so well.
• What Is Unschooling?
  
• Quotes and Inspiration from the iconic John Holt and others to reassure you that homeschooling is the right choice for your child
• Homeschooling Affirmations
  

How To Homeschool

• Homeschool Mom Wisdom. Free e-books with personal stories to help reaffirm the reasons why teaching your child is best.
• How to Homeschool.
  A guide to beginning homeschool.
• How Do I Home School My Child?
  John Holt has a lot of wisdom to share when you come to work how to start homeschooling.
• Homeschooling Children With Autism
  A personal story.
• Eclectic Homeschooling
  "Method is much, technique is much, but inspiration is even more." (Benjamin Cardozo)
• Homeschooling And College.Will homeschooling disadvantage your child when it comes to higher education?

Scheduling

• Homeschool Scheduling
• Tips for making a Home School Schedule.
  More tips on how to make a home school schedule.
• Homeschool Planner.
  Looking ahead.
• Homeschool Daily Schedule.
  A fly-on-the-wall view of our daily schedule to give you a real-life example of how to homeschool.
• Homeschool Lesson Plans
• Homeschooling Tips: How To Make Time For Yourself
  

Resources

• Free Homeschool Worksheets.
  Part one of our guide to the best free homeschool worksheets and printables.
• Free Homeschooling Worksheets.
  Part two of our guide to the best free homeschooling worksheets and printables.
• Homeschooling Laws.
  An overview of the main home school regulations.
• Free Homeschooling Resources.
  Links to some of the best free homeschooling sites for resources and materials.
• Free Online Homeschooling.
  A guide to the best free online homeschooling resources.
• Free Homeschooling Curriculum.
  The pick of the best free choices.

• Homeschool Help Free E-Book
  
• What do you do when your kids won't do any school work?
• I don't know where to start
• My Child Can't Write
• Homeschooling Legal Problems: Report of Neglect
  What to do if you get reported for child neglect.

Science

Free e-book with the ten best kids science experiments that won't let you down!  I've picked these fun and easy experiments specially for you after years of teaching my kids at home and hunting through book after book.

• Home School Science.
  Shows you why teaching science is nothing to be afraid of and shares with you the best of our free homeschooling curriculum.
• Homeschool Science Curriculum.
  Science resources and ideas.
  

Dinosaurs

• Dinosaurs For Kids.
  Bring your homeschooling science curriculum alive in the age of the dinosaurs. Make drawings, download maps and delve in the coal scuttle to uncover the story of Life on Earth.
• Dinosaur Activities.
  Part two of our dinosaurs for kids project. Discover Life on Earth, uncover a freshly laid egg and keep a pet from the age of the dinosaurs.
• Baby dinosaurs.
  Free dinosaur coloring sheet and a video of a baby hatching!
• Make a Fossil
• Dinosaur Crafts
  Marble your own dino egg, make a pterosaur fly and build a dinosaur robot from trash.

Experiments and Hands-On

• Human Body For Kids.
  Measure blood in a bucket and make a human eyeball.
• Homeschool Science.
  Join us in the rainforest to meet the largest spider in the world, turn a pineapple into a bromeliad and listen to the animals at night.
• Homeschool Unit Studies.
  Take your kids under the sea with our free homeschool unit studies. Paint a sea scene, try out water experiments and watch Monterey Bay Aquarium's live kelp cam.
• How To Make A Terrarium.
  Caring for living things is a great way to bring science to life. See how to make an easy cactus terrarium and a container for carnivorous plants.
• Build A Solar System Model.
  Build a homeschool model solar system. Not just for space fanatics but for any kids that like getting their hands messy.
• How To Make Slime.
  Enjoy the yucky side of homeschool science as you learn how to make slime.
• Silly Putty Recipe.
  Have fun learning the properties of silly putty.
• How To Make A Volcano.
  One of those fun experiments for preschool watching a volcano erupt.
• Sugar Crystals.
  Grow beautiful sugar crystals and enjoy some tasty rock candy.
• Owl Pellet.
  Dissect an owl pellet.
• Preschool Science Activities.
  Dig up a dinosaur and set up your own home school archeological dig.
• Life Cycle Of A Butterfly.
  Free butterfly life cycle sheet and information to help you hatch your own pupae.
• Bee Facts For Kids
  
• Simple Science Experiments.
  Easy surface tension experiment using milk and food colors.
• How To Make A Lava Lamp.
• Space For Kids.
  Space activities and resources, with a link to a remote telescope.
• Space Activities For Kids.
  Build your own Voyager space probe.

Math

• Homeschool Math.
  Guide to our top three free math worksheets.
• Fraction Activities.
  Fractions can be the end of math as far as some kids are concerned; see how we've used games, candy bars and even a child's watch to bring parts to life.
• Geometry Activities.
  Ideas to give kids a feeling of why geometry has formed such an essential part of our lives for centuries with shapes to make and a guide to the best interactive geometry sites.
• Elementary Math Activities.
  From making board games to measuring a rabbit hutch, lots of practical ideas which show kids that adults really use all that number stuff.
• Online Math Activities.
  There are so many free sites to choose from you can waste lots of time looking! Come and see our favorites. Got a website your kids love? Tell us your best Online Math Games For Kids.
• Homeschool Math Curriculum Guide.
  An overview of your homeschooling curriculum choices with tips for how to save money before you buy.
• Fun Math Activities.
  Ideas for fun math all the way from Preschool to High School.
• Preschool Math Activities.
  Kids are never too young to begin learning to count and you can get yours off to a flying start with ideas from music to I Spy.
• Preschool Math Activity.
  Make a butterfly and eat your own Gummy Bear bar graph.
• Kindergarten Math Activities.
  Play shop and see board, card and dice games to help your child build a natural love of math.
• First Grade Math Activities.
  Hands on math as you meet the locals by doing a dog survey in your local park, get out the lego and make models.
• Second Grade Math Activities.
  Make a time clock and a kids math game that really works.
• Third Grade Math Activities.
  Fun math for kids with our favorite board games.
• Make Your Own Board Game.
  How to make your own game for free.
• Free Printable Math Worksheets.
  Our guide to the best.
• Math Times Tables.
  Lots of ways to learn the times tables so you can find the method that suits your child best.

English

• Creative Writing Ideas.
  Lots of activities to help encourage inspiration; see how Top Ten Disasters caught William's imagination.
• Creative Writing Prompts.
  More writing activities, including fantasy maps and letters to Pet Pals.
• Creative Writing Activities.
  See how to encourage kids writing with a fantastic project called: My Life In A Box.
• Creative Writing Tips.
  Hints to get your kids writing, including the little and often approach and finding the right prompts.
• Writing Worksheets.
  Free story writing worksheets for all ages. Be a vet, get raided by pirates and imaging bringing up a baby dinosaur.
• Lapbooks.
  How to make a lapbook with lapbooking ideas for younger children including Zoos, ocean creatures and dragons.
• More lapbook ideas, showing you how to make great lapbooks on dinosaurs and life in the rainforest.
• Handwriting suggestions to help your kids.
  

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