The McGraw-Hill Homeschooling Companion

by Laura Saba, Julie Gattis

An all-inclusive guide for the parents of the 1.5 million homeschooled children Homeschooling, once an alternative to conventional education, is experiencing a boom all across America and has become a highly valued option for more and more mainstream parents. The McGraw-Hill Homeschooling Companion provides parents with a complete, authoritative, truly balanced guide to every aspect of homeschooling, from the primary years through high school. This all-in-one manual covers the different approaches to homeschooling as well as the specific methods for setting up the home learning environment, including legal requirements, supplies, and lesson plans. Individual chapters examine the stages of what curriculum planning involves, the indispensable tools for the home classroom, computer use, and tips and techniques on teaching all the core curriculum requirements. Special features include comprehensive treatment of standardized testing, state by state; practical counsel on integrating homeschooling and living in the outside world; 10 favorite homeschool suppliers; websites; and homeschooling laws for all 50 states.

Genres: Nonfiction, Education

288 pages, Paperback

First published June 3, 2002

Reviews

[Bethany Stewart · Rating 3 out of 5]

It would be a great book for someone thinking about homeschooling. Each chapter is broken down into a different subject. That makes it very easy to find exactly what you are looking for. Some of the information is dated. The book was published in 2002.

[Crystal Hart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not super helpful, but not super unhelpful. Just eh.

[Hazel Gifford · Rating 3 out of 5]

The books I written well, but gives only basic information. It is vague in some areas. This book would be helpful to a begginer homeschooler it is not for someone that has been homeschooling for veteran homeschooler.

[Jennifer Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book itself was pretty bland, but there was a huge list of useful websites in the back. Everything from where to buy art supplies to online math programs. I can't wait to explore them!

[Bookwyrmgyrl]

This book did not thrill me. There are many better books on homeschooling.

[Melanie Hobby · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was great! Gave a good summary broken down by issue or schooling category-- sports, academics, family life, etc. Available at the library.

[Nora Olmo]

VERY GOOD RESOURCE....