HOMESCHOOL 101 - FOR BEGINNERS
It's decision time! You already know that your desire is to
stay at home and homeschool your kids. How do you pull everything together and
actually do it?
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Here is a simple step-by-step guide and checklist to assist
families who are planning to homeschool. The order may vary depending on your
family's circumstances. We encourage you to print this page and put a check
mark as you complete each step. Homeschool 101 was born out of our nine (9)
years of homeschooling experience. May this be of help to you! God Bless you in
your homeschooling endeavor!
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HOMESCHOOL 101 - FOR THOSE PLANNING TO HOMESCHOOL
1) Pray for God's
guidance and wisdom. Read the Bible for direction. Some passages to meditate on
(below) are Deutoronomy 6:4-9, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:4 and Luke 2:52. A
suggested daily reading/devotion is the book of Proverbs. There are 31
Chapters, 1 for each day of the month. Proverbs is God's instruction book for
daily living, including parenting! "A proverb a day keeps the devil away!"
2) Husband and wife,
discuss and agree together on homeschooling.
3) Sit down with your
children and discuss your decision to homeschool.
4) Get your house in
order. Establish routines, chores, and consistent discipline. Limit time spent
on TV and computer games. Recommended parenting resources are available at Growing Families
International, Focus
On The Family, or DoorPosts. We highly recommend
Growing Kids God's Way Parenting Class and the book For Instructions in
Righteousness by DoorPosts.
5) Get your marriage
in order. The primary support for your homeschool is the husband and wife
relationship. If there are unresolved issues between you and your spouse, it is
more likely that your homeschool will be unstable, distracted and disorganized.
Suggested resources to strengthen your marriage and family are available
through Family Life and Gary Smalley. Try to go to a Family Life Marriage
Conference. Also read the following books by Gary Smalley - "For Better or
Best" and "If Only He Knew."
6) Read books on
homeschooling (i.e. Homeschool - The Right Choice by Christopher Klicka). See Below for Recommended Books.
7) Talk to
experienced homeschooling families, ask lots of questions! Join homeschoolingonline message boards and forums.
8) Investigate your
local homeschooling laws. Great resource is HSLDA - Homeschool Legal DefenseAssociation or your local State Department of Education.
9) To protect your
right to homeschool, join HSLDA. Without any legal plan in place, it can cost
you thousands of dollars to defend your legal rights. Bad things can happen to
good people! Homeschoolers are not immune to legal troubles.
10) Join HomeschoolSupport Groups for great ideas and support from other local homeschoolers.
11) Subscribe to a
homeschooling magazine or publication.
12) Research and order
your curriculum materials. Check out Satellite/Correspondence Schools for full
curriculum package and services. For independent curriculum and record-keeping,
visit Curriculum Publishers and Suppliers. Request the most current printed
catalogs available and read them.
13) Plan your school
year. Set up lesson plans and daily schedule.
14) Set up your
classroom or homeschooling corner with proper furnishing, supplies and record
keeping materials.
15) If applicable,
send your Letter of Intent To Homeschool to the local public school. This
letter is in accordance to your state's homeschooling laws.
16) Lastly, praise God
for all the many wonderful and memorable homeschooling days that you will spend
at home with your children!
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JUST A FEW OF MANY BIBLE VERSES TO MEDITATE ON:
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt
love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all
thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine
heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk
of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and
when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a
sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And
thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is
old, he will not depart from it.
Ephesians 6:4
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but
bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Luke 2:52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour
with God and man.
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