Homeschooling Articles and Annotated
Links.
Calculators
KIDS
Online calculators to help with advanced math topics.
Calculus KIDS
Online help to make learning calculus easy.
Calendars
KIDS
Design your own calendars. Calendar math tricks. Important dates
in history.
Calendar of Events,
Conferences and Conventions
You asked for it! One page with major homeschool events listed
by date. Continue to use state pages for events by region.
California
Resources, support groups and laws for homeschooling in this
state.
Associations |
Events |
Field Trips |
Publications |
Resources |
Fingerprinting |
Laws | Legal Information |
Legislation Watch |
R4 Affidavit |
R4 Sample |
About Charter Schools
| Charter School List
| Cover Schools
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Online Support |
Support Groups |
Support Group Lists
California Decision Vacated - 4/28/08
The In re Rachel L. decision handed down by the Court of Appeal of the State of California, has been vacated. California homeschooling back to normal.
California Legal Situation ~ see Is
Homeshooling Suddenly Illegal In California? No! - 9/8/02
Here is a statement that has been prepared by one of the attorneys
on the HSC legal team. September 8, 2002.
Cameras ~ see Photography
for Kids KIDS
How to make or buy a camera. How to take good photographs.
Camps ~ see Homeschool
Summer Camps
Not always held in the summer, many take advantage of lovely
fall weather and uncrowded camping areas. Many homeschool associations
and support groups also hold camps for members.
Canada
Resources, support groups and laws for homeschooling in this
country.
Canadian History
KIDS
From the Children of Eagle and Raven to modern times. Resources
for Canadian children and others to study Canada.
Car Games - 6/24/02
KIDS
Playing games with kids can make a long car trip both pleasant
and educational. Print this out to take along!
Car Maintenance
4 Teens KIDS
Too often omitted are lessons on how to do basic maintenance
on the family car. If you are going to drive, you had better
know how to keep up the car!
Care For the Primary
Care Giver - 9/07/97
Prepare to homeschool by planning to get the Care Giver's needs
met first.
Case Law ~ see Things
to know before citing Case Law - 2/13/04
Did you know? When a phrase from a court case is quoted, it makes
a big difference where the phrase was taken from the decision
of that case? by Attorney Deborah Stevenson, Executive Director
of National Home Education Legal Defense.
Catalogs
General resource material and listings, covering many interests
and subjects.
Catholic
Resources, support and cover schools for Catholic homeschooling
families, including Black and Native Americans.
Catholic
Curriculum
Catholic resource materials for homeschoolers.
Catholic Homeschool
Programs
Distance learning programs that support those wishing to incorporate
Catholicism in their homeschool curriculum.
Cats KIDS
Cat mythology, history, biology, behavior, conservation,
and responsible pet care.
Caves KIDS
Kids' love of small, tight spaces lead them to love
to learn about caves, the natural play forts of even grown men
at times!
CD-rom Based Curriculum
Unlike the completely web-based programs, these distance learning
programs provide you with software, usually CD-rom based, so
that you can work even without web access.
Celebrating Jamestown
- 2/15/07
Kids can get a feel for just how labor intensive it was to build
during the colonial era by trying out an old fashioned tool called
a pump drill.
Central & South
America
Resources, support groups and laws for homeschooling in this
region, from Mexico south.
Challenges
Health problems or having a severe injury can seem undaunting
challenges.
Challenging Teenagers
Tips and hints for keeping your teen homeschooler challenged.
Charlotte
Mason Materials
Charlotte Mason curriculum, reading materials, and study guides.
Charlotte Mason
Method
This approach advocates reading good books from original sources
and spending lots of time in nature.
Charts & Graphs
KIDS
Learn to make your own charts and graphs. Free downloads
and data links to use.
Chat on A2Z ~ see A2Z
Home's Cool Chat
Many of your favorite hosts from Homefront Hall on AOL have come
over to host in our new chat room. Works on all browsers and
systems! See schedule here.
Chats
Sometimes you just need to talk to someone "live" about
homeschooling.
Chemicals
KIDS
Learn about elements, compounds and mixtures, and the Periodic
Table.
Chemistry Books
Books to help you build science equipment and perform chemistry
experiments at home.
Chemistry Classes
KIDS
Free high school chemistry lessons, lesson plans and
games to help you master chemistry.
Chemistry Demonstrations ~ see Showy
Chemistry Demonstrations KIDS
Showy chemistry demonstrations for advanced students
and teachers to amaze and delight younger kids.
Chemistry Experiments
KIDS
Chemistry experiments you can do at home with easily
found chemicals.
Chemistry Software
KIDS
Play around with virtual chemistry experiments BEFORE
you blow up your house!
Childcare Co-Ops - 8/28/03
How to organize with your friends and their friends to form an
local childcare co-op for occassional childcare.
Children's
Audio Books to Download
We have teamed up with the talking-book-store to offer hundreds
of children's audio titles.
China Homeschooling
Resources, support groups and laws for homeschooling in China.
China Homeschooling
Resources, support groups and laws for homeschooling in China.
Choosing Curriculum
Help choosing curriculum, making the choice, or borrowing before
you buy.
Christian Curriculum
Fundamentalisitic Christian-perspective curriculum and suppliers
of other materials.
Christian Homeschooling
Sources for Christian Fundamentalist educational material and
homeschooling support.
Christian Unit
Studies Materials
Suppliers of Christian Fundamentalist unit study curriculum.
Christmas Gift Ideas for
Homeschoolers from Sonlight - 10/21/04
Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Check out Sonlight's Top 10
Christmas Gift Ideas.
Christmas Gift Tags With
Hints - 12/07/01
Just add a cryptic hint to a tag to get the recipient guessing
what it could be!
Christmas Lesson Ideas
- 12/09/98
A Christmas curriculum to fulfill every requirement.
Christmas Skit
KIDS
Divide the group into four smaller groups and assign each group
one of the words listed here. Read the story. After each of the
words is read pause for the group to sing the first line of the
song.
Christopher Columbus Unit
Study - 10/8/05
This page is an attempt to help parents see all sides of the
controversy so that they can better evaluate material they present
to their children regarding Columbus and his times, according
to the age and maturity of their children.
Christopher Paolini and
Eragon: A Homeschool Success Story
Like so many homeschoolers, Christopher tackles projects by educating
himself.
Circle of Friends
Penpal Club
Since 1997, our award winning Club has set the standard for epal
safety.
Citizens' High School
An independent study high school completion program that is Nationally Accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council.
Civics KIDS
Governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, and the
UK explained to children.
Civil War KIDS
Coloring pages, recipes, craft projects, reenactments
and songs make the Civil War come alive for kids.
Classic Homeschool
Books
Favorites published prior to 2000, with lots of good reading
left in them.
Classical Education
Many Christian and other families prefer a liberal arts education
for their children, including lessons in Greek and Latin, as
well as formal instruction in logic.
Classical
Christian Education Materials
Resources for homeschooling in the Classical Method.
Classical Tutorial
and Distance Learning Programs
Courses online and off for those wishing the Classical Method
of education.
Classifieds ~ see A-Z Homeschool Classifieds Yahoo Group
Buy and sell used homeschool curriculum in this Yahoo Group.
ClickN' READ
Online Phonics Lessons
100 Fun Interactive Cartoon Lessons. Beginning & Struggling
Readers. Use it 60 days risk free now!
Climate and Global Warming
for Kids KIDS
Helping kids understand and respond to the growing body of evidence
that all of us could contribute less carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere.
Clocks KIDS
Build your own clocks and sundials. Learn clock arithmetic.
College
How homeschoolers get into the best colleges and universities
in the land.
College Admission
So, how do homeschooled teens get admitted to the finest colleges?
College in High
School
Look into concurrent enrollment if you want your homeschooled
high schooler to take college classes.
College Stories
Homeschooled teens tell how they got into college and how they
are doing. Articles in college publications that tell how homeschoolers
are doing.
Colonial Times
KIDS
Life in early America was both tough and fun, and these sites
show you why.
Color and Light - Optics
4 Kids KIDS
Why is the sky blue? Demonstrations and explanations for the
colors and lights we see around us.
Colorado
Resources, support groups and laws for homeschooling in this
state.
Associations |
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Events | Field Trips |
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Support Groups |
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Testing Service
Comets & Asteroids
KIDS
Multimedia adventures on the smallest celestial bodies in our
solar system.
Comfort Zone for the Homeschooling
Dad - 5/23/03
Jeff was in torment. How would his children ever make a living
as adults? How could his wife condone so much wasted time? Were
the children's minds sinking into quicksand? By Win and Bill
Sweet.
Comics & Cartooning
KIDS
Learn from top cartoonists how to draw comic characters.
Free online art lessons.
Community College Dual
Enrollment - 2/20/03
How we have managed to help our homeschooling teen take college
courses.
Community Outreach
Reaching out to inform others in your community about homeschooling
and getting community support.
Community Networking
Web Wonk One who spends a lot of time online, subscribing
to email lists, web surfing or building websites, posting regularly
to message boards, and/or hosting chats, and maybe writing articles
and books.
Complying
With Regulations
How to unschool and meet state recordkeeping requirements.
Computer Shop
Computers, Software, Handhelds, Internet, Virus Protection
Computers 4 Kids
KIDS
Learn the basics here about computer hardware and
software works.
Concerns and
Hurdles About Unschooling
If we don't do school-at-home, will our child turn out OK?
Conference Conundrum -
4/8/00
One way to learn about homeschooling and select curriculum is
to attend a homeschooling conference, convention or curriculum
fair.
Connecticut
Resources, support groups and laws for homeschooling in this
state.
Constellations & Stars
KIDS
Stars and groups of stars all have names, and the stories behind
the names go back to the times of the earliest star gazers.
Constructing
Knowledge
Knowledge is constructed by hands-on experience.
Content Standards - See
Using Content Standards - 1/31/02
Why have the government content standards on a homeschooling
website?
Content Standards
Online lists of learning goals and standards.
Contests
and Scholarships
Contests for winning prizes, cash, and college scholarships.
Contests For Kids
KIDS
Competition among equally prepared peers can be fun and challenging
to children and teens with a competitive nature.
Controversy
Political discussions and debates among homeschoolers.
Cooking Kids' Recipes
KIDS
Fun recipes for kids to make with a little help from
Mom.
Cool Games For Kids
KIDS
Fun, free things to do online or off. Animated activities
for improving lateral thinking skills.
Cool Homes - 9/30/98
Visit this virtual street and knock on the doors of homeschooling
families.
Co-ops ~ see What to Know Before You Join a Homeschool Co-op - 5/13/08
Carol Topp discusses some of the disadvantages of co-oping.
Correspondence
Schools
Correspondence schools typically provide a full curriculum based
on grade level.
Cost to Homeschool ~ see Livelihood
Issues
Frugal homeschooling. What are the cost issues of homeschooling?
Can it be done inexpensively?
Cottage Schools ~ see Resource
Centers & Cottage Schools
Mini-schools are springing up among homeschoolers all over the
world.
Course Numbers and Transcript
Details - 03/13/02
Important pieces that should always be included when preparing
a transcript for a college. By Shirley Minster.
Court ruling jolts home-school community - 3/16/08
A number of inaccuracies in this Milpitas Post article are corrected by Ann Zeise.
Creative Writing
KIDS
Learn to write stories and essays and find places to post them
online.
Crime Scene Investigation
KIDS
Forensics is the application of science to solving crimes, and
scientists are getting really good at it. A Unit Study.
Cruising Homeschoolers
Whether you intend to live on a yacht indefinitely or just occasionally
for recreation, here's where to find out how, and connect with
others living and learning on boats.
Crystal Ornament
KIDS
Here's a fun project for Christmas, but you'll need to start
right after Thanksgiving, as the crystals take about 3 weeks
to form.
Curriculum List ~ see Quickstart
Curriculum
Some books to order to just help families get started in their
homeschool journey. Each selection is deliberately short and
inexpensive.
Curriculum Bargains on
eBay
A to Z Home's Cool and eBay have partnered together to provide
you with an affordable way to buy and sell lightly used curriculum.
Curriculum
Reviews
The following are the opinions of the authors on these pages,
and do not necessarily reflect my own opinions.
Curriculum Shops
Directory according to subject matter. Unless otherwise noted,
these are all off-site links with whom I have no commercial connection.
Curriculum To Unschooling
- 11/11/97
From off-the-shelf to creating your own, to letting your child
lead the way.
Curriculum Vendors
Vendors of specific materials sought by homeschooling families.
Usually no teaching support.
Cyberschools
Cyberschools provide online courses as either a complete grade-based
or interest-based curriculum.