I was not a parent that knew I always wanted to homeschool. Even after our first child was born, homeschooling was still not on our radar. As we began to see differences in our son coupled with being a Black boy with challenges, along side the social pressures of school, we became open to the idea of starting homeschool in 6th grade.
Then in 2020 life for everyone change. Like many others we were suddenly doing school at home. Rather then return to school the following year, we decided to take the leap and began homeschooling our 2nd grader.
We dove right in not totally sure where to start and what it woud look like. Homeschooling is for sure a learning curve and we continue to learn what works and what doesn’t for us. We have used a variety of resources to create a plan and curriculum that works for us. My husband and I both teach various topics and use multiple websites to aid us along.
Our youngest still attends public school and we plan to add her to our homeschool classroom in a few years. We use many of these resources with her too.
Online Resources
These are learning resources that I use presently or have used in the past
- Time4learning.com: Pre-K thru 12th grade covering most topics
- Abcya.com: online learning games for Pre-K thru 6th grade
- Readingeggs.com: Reading and Math ages 2-13
- Miacademy.com: complete K-8 homeschool curriculum
- abcmouse.com: complete curriculum ages 2-8
- Hooked on Phonics: early reading and spelling program
- Starfall.com: English and Math Pre-K thru 5th grade
- New York Public Library: Residents of New York State have access to the entire New York public library system online which includes many free resources like Brain Pop, Scholastic Teachables and Bookflix.
