homeschooling

Question:
I`m looking for some links, tips, anything for a friend who is looking into homeschooling a 2nd grader and 5 grader in Illinois.

Answer:
-There are tons of homeschooling sites on the internet and that is where I started gathering info and materials. I will list a few of those here.

Here is a good arts site. http://www.homeschoolarts.com/

Here is another good site with information and links to other sites. http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/index.html

Here is an online magazine for homeschoolers. http://www.homeschoolfun.com/

Here is a huge directory of homschool sites. http://www.jctproducts.com/HSInternetBrowser/Main082200.htm

-Illinois presently is one of the easiest states to homeschool in, but watch the legislation carefully because you never know what might happen.

Some possible resources http://www.holtgws.com/hsing.htm

This one for homeschooling dads links to a webring for homeschoolers in general http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5118/

Some good activities that can be done for free or on a very small budget http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4663/

More guidance http://www.life.ca/hs/ http://homeschooling.about.com/education/homeschooling/

Info on colleges that accept homeschooled children http://learninfreedom.org/colleges_4_hmsc.html

Homeschooling kids with disabilities http://members.tripod.com/~Maaja/index.html

Also, curriculum aids should be available from the local school You should be able to borrow books, perhaps to use facitilies if you wish to do so. You can ask and they might say no, but if you want something, it helps to ask about it.

Finally there are mailrings and websites that support homeschooling parents also.

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are four I know of with the first one being the most active. There are other websites specifically for Christian homeschoolers and for parents of children with disabilities as well.