Our Homeschooling Page

It saddened our hearts when we had to shut down Homeschool with the Web, which had grown beyond our wildest dreams, in 2003 after Hurricane Isabel complicated our lives. Homeschool with the Web was a subject by subject listing of free online educational resources. It started out on our ISP server and moved to Geocities. When we outgrew that, we purchased the domain. The webring we started is still going strong and the url had so much traffic it was bought by one of those search engine sites.

It was such a joy to meet, encourage and be encouraged by so many homeschooling families. We still treasure and enjoy many of the friendships we made through it. While we can not undertake such an endeavor at the current time, we offer these links and articles for the homeschooling community. If you need homeschooling advice or help, please feel free to contact us and we will help you with what we can. You can read about our family's progress in our blog. May God bless you!

Links

Organizations
HSLDA offers legal defense; site has a wealth of information
Considering Homeschooling Ministry free materials to those new to or considering homeschooling
The Orgainization of Virginia Homeschoolers
search Google for homeschool organizations in your state, region or town

Lesson Plans
Lesson plans are the instructions for the teacher and include an outline of the day's work in a particular subject.

Scope and Sequence
Scope and Sequence is a list of learning objectives for a grade level. These vary with laws in each location. Mothers with more homeschooling freedoms tend to set their own standards.
Curriculum Standards and Framework
State Standards on Education World
World Book's Typical Course of Study
UK's National Curriculum Online
National Educational Technology Standards click curriculum standards
Standards of Learning (SOL)for Virginia
search Google for your state's Standards of Learning

Methods
There are several different methods of homeschooling. The choice is wide and varied. If one doesn't work for your family, try another. Our family is eclectic. We take whatever works, no matter what the label, and use it.

Charlotte Mason
Classical
Distance Learning
Eclectic
Montessori
Independent Study
Textbook
Unit Studies
Unschooling
Waldorf Method

Message Boards
Homeschooling mothers tend to be very friendly and helpful to those who wish to get started. Here are some great places to meet others and ask questions.
VegSource
Christian Homeschool Fellowship
Crosswalk's Homeschool Forum
Homeschooler's Curriculum Swap

Information
About Homeschool
HSLDA
Considering Homeschooling Ministry free materials to those new to or considering homeschooling
Heart of Alabama offers various information

Articles
Combined, these articles have appeared in over 100 print publications. These are free to publish with a link back to this site, notification of when and where it will be published and this byline: Wendy Asbell is a free-lance writer and homeschooling mother who loves the Lord and lives in Virginia.

I am still transferring the free articles over to this site. Please be patient. I'm a mom too :-). This was slowed down when we decided to buy the domain.

Homeschooling with Baby 101
Homeschooling with a Preschooler
Homeschooling with a Preschooler 2
Homeschooling with a Toddler 2
Homeschooling with a Toddler
The Questions We Get
Build Your Own Ant Farm
Stress Busting Tips for Homeschool Moms
Curriculum Confusion
Lying Lips Bible Lesson Plan
Tips for Arguing Siblings
Good vs Evil Heart Bible Lesson
What is Successful Homeschooling?
Life in Our Family Stories
Our Journey to Homeschool
Our Blog We often post freebies, homeschool tips, homeschool urls, etc here.

99 Words of Encouragement for Children (not written by us)

Homeschooling in the news
provided by HomeSchoolBuzz.com

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