Home School Resources

We are pleased to provide this list of links of resources to help you in your home schooling. This list is not exhaustive, but it represents the most often used resources for home educators. If you discover another resource that will be helpful to Alabama home educators please email the Webmaster and let him know.

National Organizations

Generation Joshua. Generation Joshua is a youth movement for ages 11-19. The goal of the program is to help educate and train the leaders of tomorrow. Students are educated through their online civics curriculum that covers topics in history, government, and worldview and their annual summer camp. The training comes as the result of participation in hands-on activities like HSLDA-PAC Student Action Teams, GenJ Clubs, and Voter Registration.

Home School Legal Defense Association. HSLDA is the cutting edge of home education in the United States. It provides legal services for members, keeps abreast of legislative developments in Congress and the states, and provides leadership training workshops and resources for state home school leaders.

National Home Education Research Institute. Need statistics on the performance of home schooled students across the United States? NHERI provides the results of research from a number of studies.

TeenPact is a comprehensive leadership experience that challenges students to grow both personally and spiritually. During TeenPact, students will enjoy meeting and interacting with other Christian young people and leaders from across their state. Students will come away from TeenPact with a realization of their spiritual capacity as young people and a desire to change America for Christ.

Special Needs Children

GIFTSNC Home Schooling Special Needs. GIFTSNC is a home school support group for families with special needs children. Our goal is to support, empower, guide and educate families home schooling children with special needs through conferences, workshops and family to family support.

Linda M. Kane - Desiring to have a strong Biblical foundation and Christian basis when working with families, Lee and Linda founded “Hope And A Future, Inc.” in September 1999. Hope And A Future’s primary mission is to give hope and specific help to families involved with developmental needs, genetic syndromes, brain injuries, Autism, and learning issues. Linda firmly believes the potential of an individual is determined by the opportunities presented to them. Hope And A Future guides families in offering the best opportunities to their children. Linda is certified through the International Christian Association of Neurodevelopmentalists, Inc. (ICAN). Currently, in affiliation with ICAN, the opportunity for continued research, study, and the exploration of options and methodologies to enhance the field of neurodevelopment is an ongoing critical part of her work.

National Publications

Home School Digest Magazine. A national quarterly publication for serious homeschoolers. Focuses on lifestyle issues. From the Christian perspective.

Homeschooling Today Magazine. Features ready-to-use curriculum, teaching tips, resources.

Practical Homeschooling Magazine.The latest homeschooling news, articles, organizations, events, Homeschool Mall, and much, much more!

Teaching Home Magazine. A Christian magazine for home educators, written for homeschooling families by home-schoolers.

Major Curriculum Providers

A Beka. A major publisher of curriculum, complete programs for all grades. Books and videos.

Bluestocking Press. Features many wonderful resources in American history, economics, and American government.

Bob Jones University Press. A major publisher of curriculum, complete programs for all grades. Books and videos.

Christian Book Distributors. Offers many curriculums at discount prices.

Elijah Company. A comprehensive catalog of books and materials, including many hard-to-find items.

Green Leaf Press. Many world and American history resources.

Hearthstone Learning. Hearthstone Learning, LLC is a family owned and operated retailer of educational resources for families. We have been home educating since 1996 and continually search for materials that are consistent with Christian values, encourage an enjoyable learning experience, and make effective use of time.

Math-U-See. Math·U·See's goal is to help produce confident problem solvers who enjoy the study of math. The reason we study math is so we can apply what we learn in everyday situations. The students learn their math facts, rules, and formulas, and are able to use this knowledge in real life applications. The study of math is much more than committing a list of facts to memory. It includes memorization, but it also encompasses learning the concepts that are critical to problem solving.

The Timberdoodle. Curriculum, supplemental materials, unusual items.

This is why we home school our children!