How To Start Homeschooling From The Very Beginning {A 20 Lesson Series}

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The school year during the first covid outbreak ended with kids e-learning. Many families decided to homeschool their kids instead of rejoining the public or private school once the outbreak died down. This caused a huge influx in homeschoolers worldwide! So, if you've ever considered homeschooling your kids, or you're brand new to homeschooling, then this 20-lesson “how to” series is just what you need!

It may seem like homeschooling and everything it entails comes from another planet. I get it. I was once devouring all the homeschool books and articles to find some sort of easy-to-understand language to walk me through how to start homeschooling.

I desperately needed to know how to set up a homeschool schedule, how to choose curriculum, understand I could choose different curriculum, how to create homeschool routines or maybe ever my own curriculum, how to know what my children needs to learn (because NOT a teacher was I), and so much more.

In fact, I thought homeschool meant using this one big-named curriculum-in-a-box company to homeschool my kids! Yep. Little did I know that I actually had options and flexibility and freedom of choice.

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If you know that you have a limitless buffet of curriculum options to choose from, you're already way ahead than where I was at when I first began homeschooling!

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I had no clue how to schedule my homeschool with all the subjects. The curriculum I thought I had to use had so much work to do in a single day, taking me 8 hours to go through each subject with two kids to homeschool.

I also mirrored our homeschool as the public school setting I remembered from my own public school days. I definitly did not understand how to homeschool multiple kids. Would that mean a 16-hour day for me? I was completely lost.

Through all my book reading and researching, I couldn't really find anything that just laid it all out there for me in an easy-to-follow way. l would discover part of an answer but the answer was usually chopped up in bits of information like a scavenger hunt. But I knew homeschooling was in the best interest of my children, just like you know homeschooling is the direction you want to go this year. So I persevered. Just like you're doing now.

I took all my mistakes, my experiences, my research, and my victories and put them all in this homeschooling series in a step by step format I wish that I had. And, yes, it is easy to understand and it has complete answers! I walk you through what to do from beginning on.

You may want to skip parts you're already familiar with, though I encourage you to read them anyway because we usually glean information in different perspectives and birth new creative ideas when revisiting information. Know what I mean?

Your guidance is here in the form of a 20-lesson post series called How To Start Homeschooling – From the Very Beginning {A Step By Step Guide for New Homeschoolers}. 

Think about the reason why you decided to homeschool.

Maybe you're afraid to send your child to school. Maybe the school modifications overwhelm you. Maybe you've just wanted to try homeschooling and now's your chance? The prospect of homeschooling can fill you with both excitement and trepidation.

But whatever the reason, deciding to take charge of your child's education is an overwhelming, possibly expensive, decision. Yet, a mighty brave one. You can imagine the financial setback all families experienced this year. With homeschool expenses added, things get super tight super quick.

Overview of the How To Start Homeschooling Lesson Series

It took a few years to gain the answers I was looking for by experiencing all the mistakes and victories. But I don't want you to spend years in trial and error to learn how to start homeschooling.

There are so many new homeschool sisters here and I want to put all of the answers down in one place that makes it clear as can be on how to start homeschooling. I have outlined at least 20 blog posts to include absolutely everything you're going to need to quickly begin your homeschooling journey and your brand new lifestyle. Because that's what homeschooling surely becomes, a new way of life.

The series will have multiple lesson posts each week until its completion, which I'm aiming for September 30th 2020 as the deadline. This deadline will also coincide with the GIVEAWAY deadline!

Even though there are going to be quite a few articles within the series special, you can jump to the lesson post that best fits the needs of your current situation. So just like homeschooling iteself, make this How To Homeschool series work for you! I'll make sure you're aware of where you're at in the series special so you can click around to where you need to go to next.

Even so, if you just have no stinkin' clue where to even begin, I do recommend you start from the very beginning at Lesson 1: Homeschool Laws.

I also provide several free homeschool resources in each lesson post for you to grab. Each post will have at least one amazing resource for you to download in order for you to make the most of your homeschool learning experience.

I want to make sure you are set up for ultimate homeschool success with this How To Start Homeschooling lesson series. So grab the Lesson Checklist provided right below this to work your way through the series, knowing which lesson you need to do next and which ones you have completed. Print it out and hang it on your refrigerator or put it in your planner.

How To Homeschool Series Outline – What To Expect

Here is an outline of what you can expect in this How To Start Homeschooling lesson series. Be sure to sign up below to get emails regarding this lesson series, tips on implementing, ideas on the lesson posts, and stay up to day for when a new post comes out.

As we move through the lesson series, I will be returning here to add the post link to the lesson title.

So be sure to BOOKMARK this page!

• Intro: How To Homeschool Series Special – Announcement & Giveaways
• 1: Homeschool State Laws and Standards
• 2: How to Craft the Perfect Homeschool Vision Statement
• 2.5: How to Deschooling and Adapt to a Homeschool Mindset
• 3. How Do I Know What To Teach My Child? (Understanding Scope and Sequences and State Standards)
• 4: Preparation {Part 1}: Laying the Foundation and Learning Styles
• –> Take the Learning Styles Quiz
• 5: Preparation {Part 2}: Laying the Foundation and Homeschool Methods
• 6: Curriculum {Part 1}: Different Types of Curriculum and Curriculum Comparisons
• 7: Curriculum {Part 2}: Using Multiple Curriculums and Making Your Own Curriculum
• 8: Schedule: Different Types of Schedules, How To Make A Schedule, Samples, & Scheduling Curriculum
• 9 Lesson Planning: How to Make Lesson Plans, Planning Lessons In Your Schedule, and Procedure Lists
• 10: Organization {Part 1}: Calendars, Tracking and Record-Keeping, and Tips
• 11: Organization {Part 2}: Setting Up A Homeschool Room and Dedicated Spaces
• 12: Morning Time Routine: About Morning Time, How To Set Up, Samples, and Why It's Important
• 13: How and Why You Want To Add Field Trips, Library Days, Outside Play, Nature Study, and Physical Education to Your Homeschool Schedule
• 14: Turning Homeschool Into A Lifestyle: Different Routines in the Home and Homemaking Hacks & Tips
• 15: High Schoolers: How To Homeschool High Schoolers with College Prepping
• 16: Homeschool Life with Babies and Toddlers
• 17: How To Homeschool Your Preschooler
• 18: Homeschooling Elementary-Aged Kids and Suggested Schedules
• 19: How To Homeschool Multiple Kids
• 20: Homeschooling While Traveling: How To Homeschool Away From Home and Traveling Homeschoolers
• *Final Post: Your Takeaways, Implementation Tips, and My Recommended Resources

How To Start Homeschooling From The Very Beginning {A Step-By-Step Series Special}

I am so excited to provide you this ultimate beginner's guide to homeschooling! I look forward to helping each and every one of you with your homeschool aspirations.

Just think – this time next year you will be looking back at a past you, overflowing with so much pride at how far you've come.

Be sure to leave a comment and tell us how you planned this homeschooling year!

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I’m the owner and creator of Homeschool & Humor and I’m so glad you’re here! I’m a single mom of 3 kiddos that I love and adore – Daniel (12), Zoey (11), and Scout (4). I’m able to work at home online and homeschool them, so I know how #blessed I am. I praise GOD and worship Him every day all day. He’s the reason for the season of the pleasin’. It’s my hope that you find delight from my words, treasures within my posts, and camaraderie in #MomLife.

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