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Can I teach algebra if my own math skills are weak? How can I make reading more fun? Is there a good way to introduce more fine arts learning into our day? How can I fit it all in? Many homeschoolers find the task of teaching their children specific subjects challenging. We’ve compiled the best resources on the Internet to make teaching just about anything fun, more educational, and rewarding for the whole family.

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Homeschool Reporting Online

Whether you are an individual family needing a convenient record keeping solution, an umbrella school, homeschool co-op or support group desiring to reduce administrative overhead, Homeschool Reporting Online offers online software solutions. They offer simple, secure online record keeping and offsite electronic storage and backup of student records.

Charlotte Mason Forum at vegsource.com

Discuss Charlotte Mason's ideas and find new way to implement those ideas at the forum sponsored by vegsource.com.

Socializing the Sanguine Child

Dianna Kennedy shares the socialization adventures of her sanguine daughter. There are so many ways to get out and enjoy others and the world.

A Homeschooler's History of Homeschooling - Part 1: Early American Education Through 1990

This is the first part of a comprehensive series on the history of homeschooling in America.

Marketing to Homeschoolers with Podcasts

With podcasts you have a chance to reach a new component of the homeschool audience that you might not reach via newsletters, blog posts, or social media. This video details three advantages to marketing through podcasts.

Camp El Har S.A.L.T. Programs

S.A.L.T. at Camp El Har is a home school co-op that meets at Camp El Har on Mondays and Tuesdays from September 13th - May 3rd. They offer a rich program of academics and outdoor education classes for children age 3 to 12th grade. Your child may take 1 class or classes all day both days. Camp El Har is located in Dallas, Texas.

Lesson Plans Page

The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 3,500 lesson plans, primarily at the elementary level, that were developed by Kyle Yamnitz, students, and faculty at The University of Missouri. The Lesson Plans Page was developed to assist educators of all types. Elementary school teachers get lesson plans that are ready to use in their classrooms. College students get great example lesson plans or ideas to base their own lesson plans on. Home schoolers can get lesson plans to use at home and parents can get ideas for educational activities to use with their children.

The SAT vs. the ACT: Which to Choose?

Colleges will accept either the SAT or ACT. So which should you take? It's all about the numbers. Some students end up scoring substantially higher on the SAT; others do better on the ACT. The Princeton Review Assessment (PRA) is designed to help you determine which test is better fit with your abilities.

Kindergarten Math

Simple approaches to teaching math for preschoolers and kindergarteners in the home environment.

Homeschoolers’ Experiences with the Public Library

The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of homeschoolers using the public library. A phenomenological design using interviews, a survey, and a writing prompt was used to give voice to the public library experiences of seven homeschool participants. From the data, three primary themes surfaced. First, most of the participants felt that the library was a home away from home. Next, many of the participants valued how the public library saved them money, and finally, many of the participants voiced a desire for more library daytime programs, especially daytime programs that catered to older, homeschooled children.