NOTE 1: Before hooking up with any individual/organization, be sure to vet them for Anti-MAGA Lefist agenda. AVOID ANYTHING RELATED TO "SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING & "DEI" (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) -- it's coded language for CRT and SEXUAL PERVERSION
NOTE 2: Beware of overly-commercialized homeschool resource purveyors. Some folks are into this just for the money.
NOTE 3: Don't try to do this alone. Find other like-minded parents and join together. Know your state / local law, join a homeschool association and local / SM groups that support your values.
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Search for Links to prior posts of this list--the parent comments/suggestions in the threads are pure gold
https://patriots.win/search?params=HOMESCHOOL+%2F+CO-OP&community=TheDonald
https://greatawakening.win/search?params=HOMESCHOOL+%2F+CO-OP&community=GreatAwakening
List of The States Where Government Schools Can’t Kids To Wear A Mask
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PUBLIC ENEMIES LIST: 15 LARGEST TEACHERS’ UNIONS IN THE UNITED STATES (Zippia Career Blog)
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Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
HSLDA’s leaders, directors, and employees are Christians who seek to honor God by providing the very highest levels of service in defending homeschool freedom and equipping homeschoolers.
How to Get Started (Interactive Explainer): https://hslda.org/get-started
Homeschool Laws by State (interactive map): https://hslda.org/legal
List of other homeschool organizations (each State has them): https://hslda.org/content/orgs/
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FIND HOMESCHOOL GROUPS NEAR ME -- US, CANADA, PUERTO RICO: https://www.homeschool.com/supportgroups
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The Homeschool Mom: 20 years of Helping Homeschoolers (includes job resources for homeschool moms)
https://www.thehomeschoolmom.com
Hillsdale College
K-12 at Home: An American Classical Education: https://k12athome.hillsdale.edu
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GAB Homeschooling Group
National Home School Association (NHSA, appears to be membership/dues-based)
https://nationalhomeschoolassociation.com
We are a dedicated team of seasoned homeschoolers that are determined to maintain the NHSA's position as the epicenter of the home schooling movement.
Terra Scholar - A Complete Handbook for Today’s Homeschooler E-book
https://nationalhomeschoolassociation.com/terra-scholar-homeschool-ebook.php
What are Homeschool Pods and Co-Ops? (explainer)
https://www.homeschoolingsc.org/resources-page/homeschool-associations/
Other Resources, Activities, and Curriculum available on site.
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Conservative Home School Programs (list/links)
https://www.best-schools.info/conservative-home-school-programs
Christian Homeschooling Association (CHA)
[Not sure about this group. Their website seems a bit thin.]
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What is a School Pod ? (How to form and manage)
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Duck search results for "homeschool pods and co-ops"
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=homeschool+pods+co-ops
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National School Choice Week (NSCW)
About:
National School Choice Week is a not-for-profit effort to raise awareness of effective K–12 education options for children. We focus equally on traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online schools, and homeschools.
By researching and developing comprehensive and unbiased web-based resources, we work year-round to help parents better understand their school choice options and navigate the process of finding schools or learning environments that best meet their children’s needs.
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Ed Choice
School choice allows public education funds to follow students to the schools or services that best fit their needs —whether that’s to a public school, private school, charter school, home school or any other learning environment families choose. Watch this video to see how an educational choice system works.
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Reddit Homeschool Groups
https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=homeschool
NOTE 1: Vet these very carefully. Lots of lefties.
NOTE 2: Also search Reddit for specific State / Christian / faith-based homeschool subs.
Example -- Arkansas
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArkansasHomeschoolers/
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FakeBook Homeschool Groups
https://www.facebook.com/search/groups/?q=homeschool
NOTE 1: Vet these very carefully. Lots of lefties.
NOTE 2: Also search FB for specific State / Christian / faith-based homeschool subs.
Links to Duck search results pages for various Homeschool topics (offered temporarily for lack of fully-vetted resources)
State Homeschool Associations
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=state+homeschool+association
How to Homeschool
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22how+to+homeschool%22
Homeschool Basics
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22homeschool+basics%22
Homeschool Resources
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=homeschool+resources&t=h_&ia=web
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Indiana Association of Home Educators https://iahe.net/
"I highly recommend researching the classical model, which I will gladly make a post on if there's an interest. Currently working on a Master's in such."
"My family utilizes a curriculum which provides the opportunity to meet weekly with other families in community. There's accountability, the chance for kids to interact with friends, cohorts of students, like-minded parents who offer encouragement, and amazing support from the curriculum company itself."
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This was my first stepping stone: Texas Home School Coalition
Info on how to withdraw from public school. In Texas, it’s pretty easy.
https://thsc.org/sending-a-withdrawal-email/
How to choose the right curriculum for your child: https://thsc.org/homeschool-curriculum/
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Homeschool Buyers Co-Op for curriculum choices. Free to join, lots of great deals!
https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org
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https://www.rainbowresource.com/
Has every curriculum under the sun and then some more! It was a great place to buy homeschool books. Good luck I homeschooled both my kids and they are happy and successful today without going to college by the way! One is a self-taught gaming coding engineer and the other runs her own full time home based bakery business at the age of 19. Don't give up and persevere with the help of God!
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BetterWorldBooks
Great source for older / out of print Textbooks.
https://www.betterworldbooks.com
Khan Academy
NOTE: The Math and Science resources are untainted, but check other materials for CRT and other SJW propaganda just in case.
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Ron Paul Curriculum
https://www.ronpaulcurriculum.com
"Absolutely the best CONTENT I have seen anywhere for subjects of Literature and History. My 4th grader loves it and is learning things I didn't know about until college and beyond. PhD level professors teaching in prerecorded course (180 lessons per subject per semester). Also have courses in science, math, etc and adult courses. By 4th grade students can work almost entirely independently with the curriculum (but you'll want to learn it too!) which is a big help especially for families with multiple kids."
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ABEKA (Christian Homeschooling Program)
https://www.abeka.com/homeschool
About:
In 1954, Dr. Arlin Horton and his wife, Beka, started a Christian school in Pensacola, Florida. But they soon discovered a problem. Textbooks and curriculum based on biblical educational philosophy were starting to disappear. Burdened to give their students the best education possible, they stood in the gap and began producing their own materials.
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Catholic Homeschool Community
https://www.catholichomeschoolcommunity.com
Join with over 7300+ fellow Catholic homeschoolers, from around the globe. We are better together as we confidently learn to homeschool with JOY, as we prepare to launch our children with their unique mission to serve Him in this world. This community is for you, the homeschool parent. A place to thrive. while educating at home and balancing a beautiful home life!
Seton Home Study School (Catholic)
Seton Home Study School is a nationally accredited, faithfully Catholic private PreK-12 distance school located in the state of Virginia. We serve an enrollment of approximately 20,000 homeschooled students, and several thousand more families through book sales and by furnishing materials to small Catholic schools.
"Seton Catholic homeschooling is excellent. The program handles all the paperwork for the state or country of residence. They send a box of real books, computer use is minimal. We set up a fast pace with provided math course, so we can add Singapore US edition afterwards."
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Bob Jones University Press (Christian; homeschool resources and books)
https://www.bjupresshomeschool.com/content/home
Saxon Math (subsidiary of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
https://www.hmhco.com/programs/saxon-math
WallBuilders (history resources)
"BJU is a great curriculum if you’re looking for one with a biblical worldview. It’s quite rigorous. Saxon math is great also. Teaching textbooks is also great for math. Also check out Wallbuilders. They have tons of true history content."
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Alpha Omega Publications
Switched on Schoolhouse
https://www.aop.com/curriculum/switched-on-schoolhouse
"If your kids like computer-based learning (as mine did and do), Alpha Omega Publications has a great curriculum called Switched On Schoolhouse. It starts in 3rd grade, and goes through high school. Covers all the core subjects plus Bible studies and electives."
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Calvert Education
https://www.calverteducation.com
"Calvert invented modern homeschooling 110 years ago, and we’ve been perfecting it ever since. We have helped parents educate more than 600,000 students in all 50 states and in more than 90 countries around the world."
American Education FM Podcast
https://americaneducationfm.com
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The Good and the Beautiful ("Making homeschool beautiful and easy")
https://www.goodandbeautiful.com
"I LOVE this curriculum! Christian based and has amazing resources!"
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This is what we used last year and loved it. It is a non faith based, literature based program that is a lot of fun. https://www.movingbeyondthepage.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwos-HBhB3EiwAe4xM9yKOk1mVxbUPu6zr34gw4WJyo5NzY_eOOobZLJ27AeVCTA0IcjVaZxoCaiwQAvD_BwE
In addition we used Right Start Math which is a great program but requires a little re learning to understand their program. I think it would be best if starting from kinder. https://rightstartmath.com/
I've also heard great things about Math U See https://www.mathusee.com/
And we added on Lexia for families for additional Language Arts. I used this mostly for my kindergartner who was learning to read but my 4th grader loved it too. https://www.lexiaforhome.com/
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The 74 Million
ABOUT: The 74 is a non-profit, non-partisan news site covering education in America. Our public education system is in crisis. Our mission is to lead an honest, fact-based conversation about how to give America’s 74 million children the education they deserve.
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Textbooks (and other books) available in pdf format for download at these sites:
Hi, veteran teacher here. Let me give some advice to anyone teaching their kids times tables: don't have your kid learn them in order from 1 to 12. Go from easiest to hardest: 1, 2, 10, 5, 11, 9, 3, then all the squares, then 4, 6, 8, 7, and 12. Trust me! Make sure you go back and review previously mastered ones, but focus the child's attention on one at a time, from easiest to hardest as I said. Point out that 4s are double of the 2s, and you can skip count by 4 by alternating counting by 2. In a similar way, 6s are double of the 3s. A lot of kids have trouble with 6 x 7=42 but can do 3 x 7=21...well it's just double. A lot of kids have difficulty with 7 x 8=56 (I remember I did), well just put the answer first and say "a-5,6,7,8" like you're a dance teacher or Lawrence Welk.
This is how Singapore primary math implements multiplication and division. They start first grade with ones and 2’s. Second 3, 5 and 4’s are added. It’s not a bad curriculum though has some drawbacks but it’s worked for all four of my kids.
Honestly though we require memorization of all math facts and if this is done a child can go straight to fifth grade math for most curricula. So many parents think memorization is not needed and this is a detriment to their child’s education and learning ability.
Memorization is a chore but it's vital to many things. Parents, we used to have to remember addresses and phone numbers, and we never know when we will NEED to keep hard facts in our brains. Memories Press had a good curriculum but also excellent articles on the need to return to basics like memorization.
Example long term memory, net goes down, for days or weeks. Do you know how to contact anyone or get anywhere? Example medium term memory, you witness an accident or a crime; do you know how to organize the facts you observed and retain them reliably? Short term memory- You're in a parking lot in the evening. Do you know how many cars are running, which of them have windows open or are vans, how many people are around you...?
Longer term example, digital books are erased, libraries are burned. Can you tell the important stories from memory?
See, I wouldn't put 4s until after 1, 2, 10, 11, 5, 9, 3s, and the squares.
I do recommend learning and teaching bar models from Singapore math, however. I didn't learn them as a child, but I've been using them with amazing results with my students.