How to Homeschool
A Guide to Getting Started in Florida

How to Homeschool
in Florida

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Getting Started
Your Options
Public or Private?

Using a Private School
Questions to Ask
Private School Directory

Registering with the School District
Notice of Intent
Portfolio of Records
Annual Evaluation
Terminating Your Program
Forms & Samples

Support Groups

Private Schools Directory

Evaluators & Tutors

Curriculum

Learning Styles Assessment

Contact Us



Curriculum


This list is something of a hodge-podge of curriculum-related resources I've found over the years. Unfortunately, due to the volume, I am not always able to check for broken links as often as I'd like. So if you find one, please Contact Us

Books and Resources to Get You Started
Learning Styles Assessment
The Homeschooling Book of Answers, Linda Dobson
Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World, Jeffrey Freed
Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling, John Holt
The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas, Linda Dobson
The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child , Linda Dobson
The Homeschooling Revolution, Isabel Lyman
Learning All the Time, John Holt
Growing Without Schooling, John Holt
The Way They Learn, Cynthia Tobias
Raising Your Spirited Child, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Every Child Can Succeed, Cynthia Tobias
The Edison Trait: Saving the Spirit of Your Non-Conforming Child, Lucy Jo Palladino
The Unschooling Handbook, Mary Griffith
Homeschooling: The Early Years, Linda Dobson
Homeschoolers' Success Stories, Linda Dobson
Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery, David Albert
Homeschooling Our Children, Unschooling Ourselves, Alison McKee
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise
Better Late Than Early: A New Approach to Your Child's Education, Raymond & Dorothy Moore
Home Grown Kids, Raymond & Dorothy Moore
Homeschooling: The Middle Years, Shari Henry
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto
Homeschooling: The Teen Years , Cafi Cohen
A to Z Home's Cool
Jon's Homeschool Resource Pages

Curriculum/Material Suppliers
Time4Learning
Critical Thinking Books and Software
Singapore Math (and science)
Bookman Bob
Edward Hamilton Booksellers
Learning Adventures
Loyola Press
Nothing New Press
Remedia Publications
Oxford University Press
Rockman's Rocks and Minerals
Runkle Geography
Everything Science
See for Yourself Science Kits
Social Studies School Service
Steck Vaughn
Pearson Learning Group
The New Book Liquidator
Alpha Omega Publishers
Sonlight Curriculum
Greenleaf Press
Beautiful Feet Books
Chinaberry Books
Educators Publishing Services

Used Curriculum
Vegsource. Don't let the name fool you. Some of the biggest and best swap boards on the Internet are here.

Software
Lawrence Duck Language Arts.
Headsprout Learn to read.
Time4LearningOnline curriculum for pesch

Free Stuff
This is a list of sites I've stumbled upon over the years and thought worth bookmarking. You may or may not agree!

Periodic Table Quizzes Quizzes by grade level
Chemkids.com Chemistry lessons and activities.
Science Made Simple Everything you wanted to know.
Biology Lessons K-8 resources. Some chemistry here, too.
Science Fair Central Science fair ideas.
Art Adventures From Sanford art supplies.
Handwriting Worksheets
Bible Study Worksheets
Teach-nology Awards, certificates, etc.
Core Knowledge Foundation Scope and sequesnce, lesson plans, articles, etc.
Florida 4H Clothing Website Free clothing construction curricula
Discovery School's Puzzle Maker Create your own puzzles
Easy Fun School Tons of hands-on activities, unit studies and more. Elementary ages.
Elementary Theme Pages Portal site for themes and units.
Help on English Effective essay writing.
Edhelper.com Worksheets in all subjects/grades. You can join the site to gain full access or use the sample worksheets for free.
Fun Social Studies Geography, history and more.
Fun Brain Games and quizzes in all subject areas.
Guide to Grammar and Writing Portal of resources.
World Atlas of Maps Maps, maps, maps.
Grey Ollwit's Freeware Games, screensavers, educational programs.
History Channel Program listings and teaching plans.
Ignite the Fire Extensive collection of free resources.
Classical Virtual Academy Classical Christian Academy with many free classes.
K-12 Resources for Music Educators
Kids Freeware From preschool to programming.
Latin the Easy Way
Nova Online Programs and relatyed activities and lessons.
Novel Guide Literary analysis of many books.
PBS Teacher Source Programming and related activieis and lessons.
Book Adventure Reading incentive program.
Easy Test Maker Make your own tests and quizzes.
ABC Teach Lots of worksheets to download.
School Express Worksheets.
Secrets@Sea A mystery for you to solve.
Teach With Movies Movies by age and topic.
Thinking Things from Snaith Primary School History pages.
Vocabulary University Word games, puzzles, worksheets.
Discovery School Programming, activities and lessons.
Heritage of the Ancient Ones Florida's native people.
Reference Desk on the Web Find it here.
History for Kids Mostly for elementary ages.

Portfolios and Transcripts
Educationese Help translation activities into portfolio language
Young Minds Homeschool Forms and Scheduling Forms you can download.
Homeschooler's Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts, Loretta Heuer

High School and Beyond
And What About College?: How Homeschooling Can Lead to Admissions at the Best Colleges & Universities, Cafi Cohen
Homeschooling: The Teen Years , Cafi Cohen
Homeschoolers' College Admissions Handbook, Cafi Cohen
Homeschool Teens and College
Fastweb Scholarship Search

Private Schools Serving Home Educators
Private School Directory
Homeschooling in Florida - Private School List
Atrium School

Online/Correspondence/Distance Learning
Clonlara School
Laurel Springs School
Calvert School
Bob Jones Academy
Bob Jones HomeSat
Brigham Young University
Class.com
Alpha Omega Academy
Christian Liberty Academy
Oak Meadow School
A Beka Home School

Other Resources
Central Florida Mensa (has gifted children's program)

Driver Education