Homeschool
Homeschool: every law, plan, record, curriculum and teaching aid, free and in one place.
New to homeschooling? Start here
Your state
Notice, days or hours, testing and records, with the link to the law. Your choice stays in this browser.
Tools you'll use every week
Choose curriculum
- Homeschool curriculum compared
- Homeschool all-in-one curricula
- Homeschool math curricula
- Homeschool reading and phonics programs
- Homeschool language arts programs
- Homeschool science curricula
- Homeschool history and geography curricula
- Secular homeschool curricula
- Faith-based homeschool curricula
- Traditional homeschool curricula
- Literature-based homeschool curricula
- Charlotte Mason homeschool curricula
- Classical homeschool curricula
- Unit study homeschool curricula
- Mastery-based homeschool curricula
- What's your homeschool style? Quiz with a starter week
Plan
Records
- Homeschool attendance tracker (days and hours)
- Homeschool hours log by subject
- Homeschool reading log
- Homeschool report card maker
- Homeschool progress report with days, hours and books filled in
- Homeschool portfolio builder (work samples with photos)
- Homeschool evaluation packet (portfolio review printout)
- Homeschool ID card maker (teacher and student)
High school
Teaching aids by method
Money
- Alabama ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Alaska ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Arizona ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Arkansas ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Florida ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Georgia ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Idaho ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Indiana ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Missouri ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Montana ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- New Hampshire ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- North Carolina ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- South Carolina ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Tennessee ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Texas ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Utah ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- West Virginia ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
- Wyoming ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
Articles and plans
- Homeschool articles and plans
- How to start homeschooling: where to start, in 7 steps
- Colorado homeschool requirements: a plain summary (October 2026)
- Homeschool record keeping and portfolio: what to keep and a weekly routine
- Homeschool schedule: sample daily schedules by age, plus a weekly template
- Homeschool kindergarten: a free, gentle plan with a sample schedule
- First grade homeschool curriculum: a free plan for reading and math
- Homeschool reading curriculum: a free plan by grade, Pre-K to 5th
- Free homeschool math curriculum by grade: a weekly plan using games
- Homeschool science curriculum, free: a hands-on plan by age
- Homeschool art curriculum, free: a weekly art plan by age
- Homeschool typing: a free typing curriculum by age, with a 12-week plan
- Charlotte Mason homeschool: short lessons, living books and narration
- Unschooling: what it is, what the research says, and interest-led learning
- Free homeschool apps: the best free apps by job, checked October 2026
- AI in homeschooling: how to use it well, by age
- Using Peabody in your homeschool: a free plan for reading, math and more
Homeschool law in every state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York · being checked
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island · being checked
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
General information, not legal advice. Each state page links to the law and shows the date it was checked. Nothing you choose on this page is sent to us.
Your state
- Homeschool testing and evaluations: what your state requires
- Standardized tests for homeschoolers compared: Iowa, Stanford and MAP
- Portfolio evaluations explained: what to bring and who may review it
- Homeschooling outside the US: England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Homeschooling in England: the law and the new register of children not in school
- Homeschooling in Wales: notice, the council's role and the 2026 Act
- Homeschooling in Northern Ireland: the parent's legal duty
- Educación en casa en California: lo que pide la ley
- Educación en casa en Texas: lo que pide la ley
- Educación en casa en Florida: lo que pide la ley
- Educación en casa en Pensilvania: lo que pide la ley
- Educación en casa en Illinois: lo que pide la ley
- Educación en casa en Ohio: lo que pide la ley
- Educación en casa en Georgia: lo que pide la ley
- Educación en casa en Carolina del Norte: lo que pide la ley
- Educación en casa en MÃchigan: lo que pide la ley
- What to file to homeschool, by state: one table
Plan and teach
- Homeschool methods explained: nine approaches and a first week of each
- The Charlotte Mason method: short lessons, living books, narration
- Classical homeschooling: the trivium, memory work and great books
- Montessori at home: a prepared space and hands-on materials
- Unschooling: how it works and what your state still expects
- Unit studies: teaching several ages one topic at a time
- Gameschooling: board games, card games and puzzles that teach
- Waldorf-inspired homeschooling: rhythm, stories, art and handwork
- Eclectic homeschooling: choosing the best of several methods
- Worldschooling: learning while you travel or live abroad
- Homeschool subjects: a free path for each one
- Teaching reading at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching writing at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching spelling at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching math at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching science at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching history at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching geography at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching art at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching music at home: a free path and where to start
- PE and movement at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching typing at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching a foreign language at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching coding at home: a free path and where to start
- Teaching life skills at home: a free path and where to start
- Free homeschool planner: weekly, loop and block plans for every child
- Homeschool schedules and planning pages in one place
- Homeschool daily schedules for different families
- Loop schedule for homeschoolers: how it works and a free template
- Morning basket: what to put in it and a week of ideas
- Homeschool year calendar: planning terms, days and what each state requires
Little ones at home
High school
- Homeschool high school extras: dual enrollment, CLEP and AP, NCAA, admissions
- Dual enrollment for homeschoolers: a free tracker for college courses
- College admissions for homeschoolers: transcripts, test codes and what colleges ask
- NCAA eligibility for homeschoolers: the core-course steps
- CLEP and AP for homeschoolers: how to take the exams
- Homeschool high school electives: ideas that earn credit
Curriculum
Money
Guides
- Homeschool guides: the questions families ask
- Homeschool or online school? The legal difference
- Deschooling: the first weeks after leaving school
- What happens to an IEP if you homeschool?
- Can homeschoolers play public school sports? State by state
- Who can teach a homeschooled child? Rules by state
- Homeschooling as a military family
- How to host a homeschool graduation
- Buying and selling used curriculum safely
- Homeschooling a child with learning differences: where to start
- How to ask for a special education evaluation when you homeschool
- Dyslexia and homeschooling: signs to notice and what helps at home
- ADHD and homeschooling: what the CDC says and how to adapt your day
- Dyscalculia and math trouble at home: signs and what helps
- Homeschooling a gifted child: what it means and how to plan
- Visual schedules at home: how to make one and when it helps
- Asked by families: homeschool questions answered from the sources
- Do parents who homeschool get paid? Answered from the sources
- Is there a federal tax credit for homeschool families? Answered from the sources
- Can you use a 529 plan for homeschool expenses? Answered from the sources
- What happens to an IEP if you homeschool? Answered from the sources
- What is the Tim Tebow law, and where can homeschoolers play public school sports? Answered from the sources
- Is online school the same as homeschooling? Answered from the sources
- Who is allowed to teach a homeschooled child? Answered from the sources
- Can military families homeschool, and which rules apply when they move? Answered from the sources
- Can a homeschooled student get a real diploma? Answered from the sources
- Is it legal to buy and sell used homeschool curriculum? Answered from the sources
- Can you homeschool while traveling? Answered from the sources
- What is deschooling, and how long does it take? Answered from the sources
- Is kindergarten required, or can you skip it? Answered from the sources
- What should a 3, 4 or 5 year old learn at home? Answered from the sources
- How do you homeschool with a baby or toddler in the house? Answered from the sources
- What states require testing for homeschoolers? Answered from the sources
- Do I have to tell the state that I'm homeschooling? Answered from the sources
- Do states require a set number of homeschool days or hours? Answered from the sources
- Is unschooling legal in the US? Answered from the sources
- Can you switch from public school to homeschool, and how? Answered from the sources
- How do I ask for a special education evaluation for my child? Answered from the sources
- Does the NCAA accept homeschooled athletes? Answered from the sources
- Do I need a placement test to start a homeschool curriculum? Answered from the sources
- What is a homeschool portfolio evaluation? Answered from the sources