My Top 5 Favorite Homeschooling Websites That Useful for Starting Your Homeschooling Journey

Homeschooling can be tough, and it is even tougher that parents don’t know where to start.

It can be overwhelming as searching on Google for “homeschooling for beginners”. You would get more than 1 million results.

It is wonderful that there are Facebook groups, blogs, message boards, YouTube channel and forums. They are all dedicated to making connections, sharing experiences, giving free tips and ideas, and learning from other homeschoolers, which it is very helpful that new homeschool parents don’t feel they are alone.

Here are some of my favorite homeschooling blogs and websites that useful for starting your homeschooling journey. They each have something special and unique to offer.

The Homeschool Mom

Website: https://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHomeSchoolMom

The homeschool is a great place to start with. It has been around since 2000. You can find anything in this site. If you don’t know where to start, spend couple hours on this website on Homeschooling 101. A lot of information but well organize and easy to follow. Get yourself a cup of coffee and get ready for Homeschooling 101.

Hip Homeschool Moms

Website: https://hiphomeschoolmoms.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiphomeschoolmoms/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphomeschoolmoms/

Special Needs: https://hiphomeschoolmoms.com/category/homeschooling/special-needs/

Curriculum reviews: https://hiphomeschoolmoms.com/category/curricula/

Hip Homeschool Moms is found by Trish and Wendy. It is a great website which I called one stop for all. It is very resourceful and has a huge community. They have a lot guest posts, which means you don’t get opinions or perspectives from one person but many other parents out there. For example, the site has a lot of contents on homeschooling for special needs. Also, it is a great site to do curriculum reviews.

Simple Homeschool

Website: https://simplehomeschool.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplehomeschool

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamie_cmartin/

ADHD Tips: https://simplehomeschool.net/adhd/

Read Aloud: https://simplehomeschool.net/important/

I found out about her blog when I was doing research on homeschooling with ADHD and hyperactive kids. And I love her website with full of information on how to start and where to start with your homeschooling journey. Beside that I find her site is full of encouragements, which help parents finding calm and feeling less guilt. You can find the link for an example of Homeschool Tips for Students With ADHD and tips on making read aloud is the important part of your day with the links above

Confessions of a Homeschooler

Website: https://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EricaArndt196/featured

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericaarndt/

Erica Arndt is the founder of Confessional Homeschooler. She is also a Christian, YouTuber, blogger, author, quilter, knitter and maker. Her homeschool website was the very first website I visited when I did my homeschool research. I have to warn you! Put your timer on before visiting website because there are so much to learn. She has a lot of reviews for materials and curriculums by grade levels. She also provides a lot of free printable and worksheets. They are beautiful. If you are into knitting, check her out her YouTube channel and Instagram.

Homeschool On

Website: https://homeschoolon.com/ or http://rebeccaspooner.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HomeschoolOn/featured

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homeschoolon/

Math Curriculum Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKs5ayQLN-U&t=1183s

Rebecca is a second generation homeschool mom of 5, living in Northern, BC Canada. The first time I watched her was on YouTube video about math curriculum reviews. I really liked her style of reviewing the materials. I felt at ease with my research on math curriculum. What I like about the most is she talks real and authentic. Check out her homeschooling reviews. The link above is on math curriculum review for example.

I hope you find this post is useful. It is overwhelming at first. But I promise it will get better with the right information, resources and a strong network.