My Fav Sites/Links for Homeschooling!

Well there is no way I can name them all BUT I wanted to give you all a run down on just a few that we use ALL the time in our homeschooling lessons! I find that it is hard to remember all the sites that you have used for homeschooling or even other areas of your life. While I am still sorting thru the bazillion sites that I bookmarked that first year of homeschooling here are a few that I LOVE. Most are free, the ones that are not are ones that I couldn't do without!!

Informational Sites on How to Homeschool or great forums with tons of info!
Homeschool Portfolios (its for my favorite online educational program BUT it has free links with pics that let you see what they need to look like if your state/country requires it)
Secular Homeschool (yes I am an admin on this site BUT just look at all the resources that on there. Another plus is the members! They are always chiming in with what worked for them and what didn't. A great money saving site, wish I had found it sooner,LOL)
State by State Info on homeschooling (there are tons of these out there, I like T4L because it gave me great links without being overwhelmed. A plus for those first few months)
The 8 Strictest States for Homeschoolers (this one was emailed to me from the site's admin., it is great read if you are looking into college in the near future)



General Fun Educational Sites
Dr. Seuss site  (OK we LOVE this site but of course we are a bit of junkies when it comes to Dr. Suess)
Learning Games For Kids ( site with typing, math, english and more!)
BBC Kids (site like LGFK)


Educational Sites that we use

Spelling City (great website for helping your kiddos with their spelling)
Time4Learning (we have used this site since we began homeschooling, it has a monthly fee but it has been well worth it)
Khan Academy (very helpful site with free videos)
iTunes U ( again another great free site for educational videos)
Spanish Town (free site for those learning Spanish)
Supercharged Science (I sign up for their free newsletter and tele-classes! The boys love them!)

Now while there are hundreds if not thousands more sites, like YouTube( you would be surprised the amount of educational videos on there!), homeschool moms and dads that have made up their own curriculum for sale and for free to download, and all of them are just a Google search away!

Please feel free to list the sites you love with links to them in the comments below!

High School Transcripts, YIKES

I have been a little spoiled up until this point. The only kind of records I have kept have been tests scores and my Time4Learning homeschool portfolio. This year is the year that all that changes, I have been busying researching high school transcripts samples, programs and anything else high school related. I know with my attention span I have to maintain a class/subject list as we go through each one, including grade, hours spent and credit received. So that when it is time for Alex to go to college, trade school or whatever he decides to do it will be ready! I am very, very lucky that I have a lot of local homeschooling friends and some online friends who are already doing this so I can ask them any questions I might have! (Cuz if you know me I am going to have some questions!)

I am both excited and nervous with this new year's requirements for Alex especially but I know that I can get this accomplished!! It is not always easy to homeschool your teenagers, I mean my mom was ever so happy for school to start;) (right mom?!) As a family we have decided that this is the best thing for our boys and they NEVER want to go back to regular school. They could change their minds and if they do we will jump that hurdle when the time comes. For now I am trying not to stress too much and enjoy this thing called high school (the first time around I can't say that I enjoyed or retained anything! hoping that changes this time) with my baby boy Alex! (OK,OK so he is taller than me, probably stronger, has a mustache and his voice is deeper than before! BUT he is still my baby!)