There are a number of “best homeschooling” website lists doing the rounds on different social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Some of them can be useful, while others turn out to be pure self promotion by the bloggers themselves. Some of these lists have been investigated and a summary of actually helpful homeschooling websites is provided here and in the upcoming blog posts. Remember this is just a small portion of the huge resource list that is available online.
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About.com
This is one of the most trusted, well presented and frequently updated homeschool help websites. You can hunt for the homeschooling section in their onsite search engine, or just browse through whatever topic you are currently seeking information on. Their authors are usually certified experts in the topic that they write about. The information provided is well vetted and tends to be correct.
About’s Homeschooling section
They have authors who have been homeschooling moms and talk with experience on their side. The website also offers regular freebies that you can use by simply printing them out. They come up with activities on a monthly basis based on the special events or holidays that are likely to be celebrated that month. For instance activities for the month of December had some beautiful suggestions for Christmas. A number of free images were also provided for you to use in these activities. The homeschooling forum on the website also has active members who tend to give good advice on the whole.
IXL
If you have taught your child certain mathematics concepts and want him to practice them online, this is the site for you. They have a basic free profile with a few limited interactive exercises available for each grade. So let your child run through these first and if he really does enjoy it you can upgrade to a paid membership. Overall the interface is easy to understand and the child can practice a concept repeated with new problems with out you having to break a sweat over making worksheets. Only trouble is that you can not print out worksheets from this site. So all the work has to be done online.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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Aurora,
I just want to get this off my chest . . .
My nine-year-old daughter (“Andie”) has been using your program for about a year now (you may remember some of the notes she has sent you, which you promptly answered).
Your program has proved to be everything you claimed it would be and more. My daughter is turning into quite the young scientist. She is learning the discipline it takes to do true and accurate research. Your enthusiasm has been contagious, and she has caught it. I watch with pride as she goes through the lessons, keeping her journal and carefully recording and analyzing her data.
The decision to homeschool was the hardest decision I have ever made. I still have nightmares. But, I am absolutely confident that your program is the best investment in my daughter’s education that I could have made. At least I know that her science education is in the best of hands . . . yours.
I just don’t know how to thank you. Words just fail me . . .
Cheers,
Bobby D’
Aurora,
I just want to get this off my chest . . .
My nine-year-old daughter (“Andie”) has been using your program for about a year now (you may remember some of the notes she has sent you, which you promptly answered).
Your program has proved to be everything you claimed it would be and more. My daughter is turning into quite the young scientist. She is learning the discipline it takes to do true and accurate research. Your enthusiasm has been contagious, and she has caught it. I watch with pride as she goes through the lessons, keeping her journal and carefully recording and analyzing her data.
The decision to homeschool was the hardest decision I have ever made. I still have nightmares. But, I am absolutely confident that your program is the best investment in my daughters education that I could have made. At least I know that her science education is in the best of hands . . . yours.
I just don’t know how to thank you. Words just fail me . . .
Cheers,
Bobby D’