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Homeschool High School Curriculum

Homeschooling through the teenage/high school years offers several different challenges. You may need to meet specific requirements and you may find that you are teaching subjects with which you are not familiar. In addition, many parents don’t begin homeschooling until their child reaches high school age. To help navigate this sometimes new territory, we’ve put together helpful resources to help both parent and student successfully homeschool during the high school years.

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Unschooling Highlights

This list consists of a selection of posts from the UnschoolingDiscussion list.

Web Presence for African-American Homeschoolers

Creating a web presence of African-American home school support groups will do much to organize and network families across the country and internationally. This article the basics for creating a personal home schooling website or site for a home school support group or organization.

RightStart Mathematics

RightStart Mathematics uses the AL Abacus to provide a visual, auditory, and kinesthetic experience. The elementary and intermediate program lessons guide the teacher day-by-day and year-by-year, helping children understand, apply, and enjoy mathematics. The RishtStart Mathematics homeschool program is set up with levels, rather than grades, so that your child can begin at the proper level and advance at their own pace.

ALEX - Alabama Learning Exchange

Alabama's education web portal where teachers can find courses of study, lesson plans, and web resources aligned to Alabama Course of Study content standards.

Math Worksheets

Find free and printable math worksheets for kids of all ages! These worksheets are just what parents and teachers need to encourage kids to learn the subject. Use them today and get the learning started. Simply hit the print button and get set to help your kids master the numbers. Browse through these printable counting and number worksheets, free fractions worksheets, online addition worksheets and fun addition worksheets for kids.

One Stop Shopping, or Eclectic Education?

The homeschool shopping season has begun. Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you select materials.

Count the Cost

When parents are considering homeschooling, they need to count the cost because there are many expenses to consider when contemplating educating their children. The costs are not just financial, but also emotional and physical.

Unschooling Stories

This is a place to exchange stories from your unschooling life. Describe how your child learned to read. Tell us anecdotes of how your child made unexpected connections. How does your child learn math through play and everyday activities? This list is for stories of how unschooling works. You'll learn from each other by sharing experiences and observations.

Smart Socialization for Homeschoolers

Why do homeschoolers hear socialization questions more than any others? In fact, very few of them are home long enough to be unsocialized! Who made the rule that socialization is only acceptable if it involves a large group of same-aged children randomly thrown together on a daily basis in a place we call public school? Homeschooling offers diverse and amble opportunities for socialization.

The Home School Researcher

This quarterly, refereed, scholarly journal presents basic research on home- and family-based education in areas such as socialization, academic achievement, history, and law. This unique periodical keeps home educators, researchers, and others abreast of the most current factual and theoretical research information available on home education.