Considering Homeschooling in NC?

Here are my top 10 helpful tips and ideas if you're just opening, thinking of, or have already been a homeschooler and are just looking for more information or fun/free ideas!

**Disclaimer - there are external links, I do not accept responsibility for anything you may find when you stray away from my blog.

1. http://ncadmin.nc.gov/citizens/home-school/file-intent-operate-home-school

  *** You will find EVERYTHING you need using this website, this link takes you to the intent to start a homeschool but once you're finished reading that click on home and go throughout the whole website, its catered to NC homeschooling so all of your questions should be answered there.

2. http://www.ncll.org/files/statelaws/2013/NCPacket.pdf

  *** This has the letter of withdrawal I used for taking the kids out of public schools, just the letter layout, and wording... DONT READ MORE INTO THIS BECAUSE ITS FOR A DIFFERENT STATE. This will be done after you have applied for your Homeschool with the first website.

3. http://ncadmin.nc.gov/citizens/home-school/high-school-graduation-unc-entrance-requirements

  *** this tells you what NC thinks your child should be learning by grade level

4. http://www.nwf.org/Kids.aspx

  *** This has games, recipes, activities and all sorts of things that help teach while being fun

5. http://www.tfhsm.com/ultimate-list-homeschool-for-free-resources-printables

  *** This has all kinds of websites and printables you can use to homeschool or supplement the Easy Peasy (EP listed below)

6. http://nchomeschoolinfo.com/testing-requirements/

  *** Testing requirements and all that are accepted by NC

7. http://www.onlineschools.org/homeschooling-guide/

  *** Just a simple laid out guide to all things you can do with homeschool and all kinds of good stuff

8. http://homeschoolerology.com/2015/09/travel-the-world-for-free-with-over-400-virtual-field-trip-virtual-tours-ideas-for-homeschoolers/

  *** Virtual fields trips to places all over the world

9. http://www.freehomeschooldeals.com/free-online-homeschool-curriculum/

  *** All kinds of free curriculums out there that you can use ********* sign up for her newsletter - she sends free things weekly and discounted stuff too and she's bible based as well (if you're a secular school, I however am not!)******

10. www.allinonehomeschool.com

  *** This is Easy Peasy I used this up until Christmas of my first homeschooling year and I loved everything about it other than the religious stuff (but we just skipped it) She has all kinds of answers for you and even a FB group you can get in with other families to talk with about her curriculum. It matches with NC standards even though she's from a different state.