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I am a public school teacher at heart. However, I can imagine several reasons for homeschooling. Some children do not function well within the restrictions--or in some cases, the leniency--of a formal school environment. Some parents realize that the individual

personalities of their children would be better nurtured in an environment that they can create and manage based on their knowledge of their children. For some, education is deemed best when combined with personal beliefs and religion.

The strength of this country lies in its diverse peoples and in the myriad numbers of solutions we use to accomplish challenges we face. I think we can all call education of our young a challenge.

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In my web explorations I have discovered several sites that I would like to mention. I have communicated with parents who school their children at home. I have read a bit and speculated on how I would have approached the educating of my own children at home if I had decided to do so. This page is the result of my explorations--and the products I would have found useful.  This page highlights only a fraction of what is available. Explore the links to other pages for much more.

One set of resources now available are the webquests, tutoring, and lessons now found on-line.  Look for links to these resources, too. Some are already listed here. I will over time be adding to the lists. Subscirbe to our newsletter or visit Valerie's Memos and News and Views for updates.

And it is a store. As I collect products that I think are useful for teaching science at home and considering homeschooling altogether, I will mention them here. I invite you to view the rest of the website, also, as there are bits of info useful for homeschooling throughout. Pages especially useful would be Widgets Science, the Science Fiction Book List for youth, the NetSupport Schools essay, the Student Report pages, the Software Store, the Videos and DVD's Store,and the PowerPoint presentations. The book lists and the book stores offer information about books that can be used to encourage students to read. The magazine store offers educational and parenting magazines among a few for entertainment and keeping up with the news. See the list of All Stores for educational products sold on this site. Additionally, products of these types are sold on pages of matching essays. Many products were chosen because of my experience either with them or the category. Watch for new stores being added, like the more general Dirt Poor Book Shop that sells books, gifts and office supplies with links to electronic products; and the Toy Shop that features educational toys.

visit HomeschoolingSupply.com

Make the Most of a Teachable Moment Let students play games on-line or buy your own. Many are educational if combined with a little supervision and questioning about history or science, etc., to focus the student's attention appropriately. For example, momentum, laws of motion, reflection and rays can be illustrated with a game of billiards--even virtual billiards. More Moments

Toys are also premiere teaching tools. Check these out.--or search for more at KBToys KBtoys.com: Top Learning Systems for All Ages!

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Education World provides lists of all the national standards by subject and links to detailed information. Standards are the statements that shape the curriculums in public schools. They are a list of what students should learn. Use them as organizers.

peakgroupms@yahoogroups.com is an inclusive, new association of homeschoolers recently become national: PEAK

Homeschool Legal Association Lists associations, state laws and lawmakers, and links to state laws for homeschooling.

http://www.homeeddirectory.com

http://www.mhea.net is in MS, but has contacts nationally

Articles and links at homeschool.com

AtoZ Home's School articles and lessons

About articles on Homeschooling, included a just added used curriculum swap forum.

GED lesson plans

There are some schools on-line. A bit expensive. Many states are putting their own curriculums in on-line public school sites, too. Join our forum to share your information, tips and experiences. In the future I will collect more links of interest to homeschoolers. Check back with us. Or sign up for our newsletter. Just put newsletter in the subject of this email.

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