So you’ve finally decided to homeschool…but have no clue where to get started? After thousands of emails asking for help getting started homeschooling, I thought a book that set it all out for you in a step-by-step format would a great benefit to new and current homeschoolers!
Homeschooling 101 is a step by step practical guide that will help you to get started, and continue on in your homeschooling journey. It is designed to help guide you through all of the steps to getting started, choosing and gathering curriculum, creating effective lesson plans, scheduling your day, organizing your home, staying the course and more! It even includes helpful homeschooling forms!
Just the mere thought of homeschooling can be a very daunting task. Delving into the unknown can also create an element of self-doubt that fills your mind right off the bat. That coupled with an overwhelming task of choosing and gathering curriculum, creating lesson plans, organizing supplies, and teaching multiple grade levels can be quite disheartening.
But don’t worry, in this book it is my intention to offer you a step by step practical guide that will help you to get started and continue on in your homeschooling journey. I will help guide you through all of the steps to getting started, choosing and gathering curriculum, creating effective lesson plans, scheduling your day, organizing your home, staying the course, and more!
As you may have heard already, there is no one right way to homeschool. This book is by no means a rigid set of rules that must be followed exactly. Instead it is a tool to provide you with the means to get started in your journey. Take from it what makes sense for your family, and alter that which needs to be changed to fit the unique needs of your homeschool.
I thought a quick glimpse at the table of contents would help give you an idea of all the valuable goodies included in this book.
- Chapter 1: You’ve Decided to Homeschool… Now What?
- Chapter 2: Choosing Curriculum
- Chapter 3: Gathering Curriculum
- Chapter 4: Homeschool Convention Tips
- Chapter 5: Creating Effective Lesson Plans
- Chapter 6: Getting Organized
- Chapter 7; Starting School – Day 1
- Chapter 8: Homeschooling Multiple Grades
- Chapter 9: Homeschooling & Discipline
- Chapter 10: Standardized Testing
- Chapter 11: Homeschooling with Toddlers
- Chapter 12: Homeschooling Your Preschooler
- Chapter 13: Homeschooling Kindergarten & Elementary
- Chapter 14: Homeschooling Jr. & High School
- Chapter 15: Homeschooling on a Budget
- Chapter 16: Starting Homeschool Midyear
- Chapter 17: Switching Curriculum Midyear
- Chapter 18: Homeschooling an Only Child
- Chapter 19: Homeschooling & the Working Parent
- Chapter 20: Homeschooling & Special Needs
- Chapter 21: What about Socialization?
- Chapter 22: Time Management & Keeping your Sanity
- Chapter 23: Homeschool Burnout
- Chapter 24: Staying the Course & Naysayers
- Appendix (Helpful Homeschool Forms, including a FREE Lesson Planner!)
- Resources & Links
Make no mistake, this is not a pamphlet full of fluff, instead it is full of helpful information, tools, and resources! I also did my best to include requests from my readers as well, so hopefully I covered most things related to homeschooling.
While I realize that all homeschools are different, new homeschooling families still need a tangible starting point. With over 100 pages of valuable information and tools, Homeschooling 101 will guide you through your homeschooling process!
There is also a free printable lesson planner in the Appendix for all of you who would like a little color added to your day!
And of course I added a TON of awesome homeschool planning forms to help you get organized!
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Umm, how to stay motivated or how to pick the best curriculum.
I’m looking forward to the organising of your day, and how to stay motivated sections! I think these will/would be my main pitfalls, and no matter how much I want to start homeschooling, they’re the ones that scare me!
How to pick the right curriculum for our family, and not break the bank! Also, how to prep easily. I have such a hard time with that..
The topic I am most interested in is homeschooling muti. grades. The whole e-book looks very interesting, it’s hard to choose just one topic!
This coming year will be my 4th year homeschooling, but I still like to read about planning. I’m looking forward to checking out your planning and calendar pages.
My current struggle is scheduling/planning. I’m struggling to get all the things done that I need to.
Id love to read more about storage as in notebook binders during the year and with what dividers sections etc. Also I’d love to read advice for beginning homeschool with knowing there will be youngsters to follow. Like I’m trying to decide do I start my K4 in history when she reaches K5 or do I wait until her sister is at least 4 to follow meaning she will be in 1st or 2nd…
The organizing and scheduling is what would help me most!
I would love this!! I need help deciding on a curriculum and also the homeschooling and discipline chapter 🙂
I got this book this morning after I seen that you had released it and oh my, the little schoolgirl inside me went all giddy. I instantly grabbed my printer and set it to print this off.. (I added it to my personal homeschooling planning binder so I can refer back to it regularly.) Its now 2:57 am and I just forced myself to put it down to get some sleep.. I have been doing the pre-k curriculum from this site with my daughter and she loves it but I have been focused on getting it all done by September so we can start the K4 one(was using the pre-k as a primer to gear her up for K4 in the structure dept..lol).. but things keep coming up that prevent us from staying on track, so I am going to use the advice in the book to plan a better rounded curriculum for her first official year of homeschooling and combine the pre-k and the K4 along with other subjects to make it a very fun and exciting year 🙂
Thank you for this Erica!!!! Keep up the amazing work!!!
Oh I did the marking days on the calendar.. is it sad I marked April Fool’s Day as a national holiday..LOL!!! Opps… lol (I think my brain was thinking if I don’t set up school that day, we can use it to come up with inventive ways to prank each other.)