Sacred Grove Academy Homeschool Links
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Legal Info and Links:
Alabama Law - A good summary of homeschool laws in Alabamas
Code of Alabama - Click on Title 16
HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) - A Christian organization
American Homeschool Association - A free service organization supporting the continued growth of the homeschooling movement by providing communications and networking for homeschooling families and anyone interested in home education
HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) - A Christian organization
Clonlara School - Accredited as an independent school
Homeschool Central - Lots of articles, resources, things to buy
Homeschool FAQs - Great info for first-time homeschoolers!
Homeschool Quest - Has info on college admissions
Homeschool World - From the publishers of Practical Homeschooling magazine. Has a great list of homeschool articles, organizations and events arranged by state, and a "mall."
Homeschooling - a Light at the End of the Tunnell
Homeschooling Information and Resource Pages - Sponsored by Home Education Magazine
Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
Sassafrass Grove - Art, Homeschooling, Peace
Shamlu - Homeschooling Resources Directory
World and I Homeschool - Publish a broad range of reading in social studies, science, culture, arts, and more every month. The website comprises the entire publication and special features including Teacher's Guide activities, Book Review Archive, Crossword Puzzles, and a series of Special Collections.
Alabama Homeschool and Support Group Info:
Alabama Organizations:
Alabama Independent Church School Association
HEART (Home Educators of Alabama Round Table)
Support Groups:
Elmore County Homeschool Organization (ECHO) - A support group
North Alabama Home Educator's List of Alabama Support Groups
Support Groups in the State of Alabama
Homeschooling.About.Com - List of Alabama Support Groups
Cover Schools:
Homeschool Avenue Cover School Database
Other Alabama Info:
ALEX - Alabama Learning Exchange, by the Alabama Dept. of Education. Has a listing of subjects covered by each grade and a breakdown of the yearly requirements; a good way to get ideas for areas to study, or just follow their lesson plan.
Alabama Unschoolers - Runs an email list
Spiral Scouts - Paganism's answer to Boy and Girl Scouts!
Homeschool Knotwork - Not exactly pagan, but a nondenominational site out of Canada
Homeschooling - a Light at the End of the Tunnell
Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
Pagan Parenting and Homeschooling
Relevant Organizations and Sites:
Spiral Scouts - Paganism's answer to Boy and Girl Scouts!
Girl Scouts
Alabama 4-H and Youth Development
Curriculums, Used and New:
*The Elijah Company - Christian-oriented
*Enki Education - Multicultural
Follett - Source of used texts
Global Virtual Curriculum - Affordable online curriculum for
alternative, public, charter, international, private schools or the homeschool student
Homeschooler's Curriculum Swap - Another source of used books
*Live Education! - Produces homeschooling supplies for families inspired by a Waldorf
perspective
*Oak Meadow - A pagan-friendly curriculum
National 4H Council
Shekinah Curriculum Cellar - Home Schooling Supplies
United Nations Cyber School Bus - Has several different on-line (free!) curriculums available
5 Dollar Software - There are some jumpstart programs, language programs, math, etc. from pre-K to high school. And they have a flat $3 shipping rate. Homeschool Easy Records - Software for record-keeping
Another Path - Homeschooling Your Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child
Apple Computer's Homeschool Site
Family Learning Organization - Offers standardized tests, high school diplomas, help for homeschoolers just starting out, and more
K-12 Achievement Tests (free!)
Taking Charge: Responding to Requests from Officials for Our Homeschooling Records - An excellent article on whether you should submit records!
Homeschool Reporting Online - Charges a fee
Children's Storybooks - Stories online for different ages
Kid's Internet Radio - A nonprofit organization committed to sharing children's music, stories and art from around the world through the Internet
Kids Center for DIY Candles, Gifts, and Crafts
Just Like Me - Inspiring Black Children
Seussville Games - Great for pre-schoolers
Children's Storybooks - Stories online for different ages
Seussville Games - Great for pre-schoolers
*Sites for Teens and Highschoolers:
The Homeschool Student's Guide to College
About.com Homeschool High School Resources
First Generation College Students Clear, useful advice for all the challenges kids in that position face. The writers have contributed to sites like Education Week, US News, and College Board.
Homeschooling Teens - Diplomas and College
Colleges That Admit Homeschoolers
Getting Ready for College Early
Sign up for High School and College Prep Newsletter
Graduated Driver Licensing - Teach your teen how to drive!
The Library: Academic Success: What Students, Parents and Teachers Can Do
Ask.com - Ask anything in the form of a question and it will give you sites on the web to go to
Baltimore Curriculum Project Lesson Plans - A full years worth (regular public school schedule) of lesson plans based on the Core Knowledge series. K-5
Helping Children Learn to Read
The Idea Box - Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources
International Holidays - Gifts Around the World
Laurel Springs School - Personalized K-12 Distance Learning Program
Little Explorers - Picture dictionary with links
Puzzle Depot - Play online puzzles, board and logic games, skill contests and trivia tests as well as related books and software for recreation and K-12 education.
Whootie Owl's Fairytales & Values Class for Home or School - Lesson Plan for using folktales (ages 6-10)
Guide to Grammar and Writing - Interesting site which also includes interactives
Geographic Overview - When complete these Histories will encompass approximately 240 American Indian tribal histories (contact to 1900)
Hernando de Soto's North American Trail
Images of Greatness - The lives of 13 enduringly famous individuals
Napoleon Foundation Presents - Dedicated to the study and diffusion of the civil and military achievements of the First and Second Empires. Remarkable site.
Alabama Historical Map Archive
The Valley of the Shadow - A Civil War site
Ancient Sites - The Ancient History Community: you can go to your favorite place in time and become a citizen of that culture. Take a Latin test in Ancient Rome, visit a virtual Delphi, and carry one's daily tasks as the citizen you choose.
History of the French and Indian War
The American Civil War Homepage
The Academy of Achievement - An Interactive Museum
Helping Your Child Learn History
A Hypertext on American History
Science and Math Sites - Space:
An Inquirer's Guide to the Universe
Exploring Planets in the Classroom
NASA Spacelink - An Aeronautics and Space Resource for Educators
Solar Eclipse - Live coverage of the August 11, 1999 eclipse
Science and Math Sites - Natural Science:
Education Resources - About 10 lesson plans, activities, and fact sheets on air quality
Museum of Paleontology - University of California
Recycling Lesson Plans - And student activities on recycling
Surfing for Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Science and Math Sites - Misc.:
The Exploratorium - Science
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry: Learning Guides, Tutorials and Other Resources
Colleges That Admit Homeschoolers
Cullman County's New Learning Center