Welcome to the wonderful world of homeschooling!
At the Homeschool Resource Center, we want to help you get off to the right start homeschooling your children. Check out these links below to get you started.
As a new homeschooler, it is important for you to connect to the rest of us. Don’t try to do it alone. We are here to offer you support and encouragement. Along with these links, we offer many resources in our extensive Resource Library for you to borrow or just to look at before you buy.
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CHEC – Christian Home Educators Coalition
http://www.chec.cc/faq.html
(frequently asked questions including IL state law)
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CHEC – Christian Home Educators Coalition
http://www.chec.cc/FAQ/first_step/first_step.html
(sample withdrawal letters when taking your children out of school to start homeschooling)
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Donna Young Homeschool Forms and Resources
http://donnayoung.org/
FREE downloadable and printable homeschool forms, planners, calendars, household helps, subjects helps, diplomas, etc.
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Free homeschool I.D. card for your homeschooled child
http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/homeschool-id/
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Highland Heritage Forms
http://highland.hitcho.com.au/Forms.htm
Over 800 forms developed to use for your homeschooling--planning and organizing, portfolio, all subjects, awards, journals, etc.
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Homeschool Christian
http://www.homeschoolchristian.com/Beginner.html
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Homeschool Zone Getting Started and More
http://www.homeschoolzone.com/start.htm
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HSLDA – Home School Legal Defense Association
To register for membership use our affiliate link:
http://hslda.org/a/5214976
The Homeschool Resource Center offers the group discount membership rate, just e-mail kristi.boss@fofc.org for the discount number needed
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HSLDA-You Can Homeschool
http://www.youcanhomeschool.org/starthere/default.asp?bhcp=1
(information about homeschooling, support groups in your area, state law,
and HSLDA)
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ICHE – Illinois Christian Home Educators
https://www.iche.org/pages/beginners.php
(offers a beginner's packet for $15 fee and links to curriculum sites and homeschooling ministries)
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ICHE – Illinois Christian Home Educators
https://www.iche.org/pages/display.php?ID=29
(frequently asked questions about getting started, high school, withdrawal from school, etc.)
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IHEN Statewide Support and Resource Directory - Lake County, IN
http://www.ihen.org/content/support/counties/lake.htm
give local support groups, activities, e-mail loops, co-ops, etc
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Printable charts and logs, including reading log, chore charts, and attendance chart
http://www.geocities.com/homeschoolforms/page3.html
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Printable planners, including school, meal, to do list, ect.
http://www.geocities.com/homeschoolforms/page2.html
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Report Cards
http://www.justmommies.com/unit_studies/homeschool_report_card.shtml
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The Teaching Home – Premier magazine for homeschoolers
http://www.teachinghome.com/started/basics/index.cfm
(multiple articles about getting started, as well as frequently asked questions of beginners)
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Trivium Pursuit - Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn
http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/index.php
(articles for beginners, Q & A using the trivium and classical education, practical articles)
