Homeschool Hub: Information and Resources

Practical ideas and advice to "help you design your unique approach to homeschooling." Covers setting goals, curriculum, approaches, getting organized, and more.

With a detailed "How to Get Started" section, this community forum includes support opportunities, templates, resources, and training specifically designed for homeschool families.

A look at one parent's experiences starting out, from Rocky Mountain Education Connection, a site focused on homeschooling and unschooling in Colorado.

An article from Homeschool World written by Mary Pride.

State-specific information from HomeschoolingInAmerica.com.

Tips for getting started, including a "Quick Start Guide," from TheHomeschoolMom.com.

"This guide provides an overview of various different homeschool methods and helps parents implement their chosen homeschool method in their classrooms. The guide also provides links to resources for homeschool parents to use." From Study.com.

"CHEC (Christian Home Educators of Colorado) provides everything you need to know about the requirements for homeschooling in Colorado, confidently decide if it’s right for you, and then get started with the support and community you need."

A step-by-step guide from Homeschool.com.

"My Homeschool Hub is a place to get homeschool help, learn how to get started homeschooling, figure out your homeschool style, find local resources that are available to you, and get encouragement. You can work one on one with a Mentor Mom in our Homeschool Mentoring program. Check out our YouTube channel for homeschool help from our Mentor Moms."

Tips for beginners from Homeschoolcentral.com.

Things to consider and steps to take for beginners, from HomeschoolFacts.com.

Information from the Colorado Department of Education.

View a handy summary of how to homeschool under Colorado State law.

A clear introduction to Colorado laws from the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA).

A summary from the Rocky Mountain Education Connection.

Resources and blogs focused on homeschooling preschoolers from the Home School Legal Defense Association.

Activities and advice from A2ZHomeschooling.com.

An article by Mary Pride originally printed in Practical Homeschooling.

Originally published in Practical Homeschooling, this article includes a list of basic skills.

ABC Foundations is a drug-free educational remediation center that offers services to children with learning and academic difficulties (ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia, ODD, Speech Delay).

Articles about homeschooling a special needs child from Home School Legal Defense Association.

A look at homeschooling a child on the Autism Spectrum written by a mom of an Asperger’s child.

Ideas, support, and resources from A2ZHomeschooling.com.

A series of articles from Autism Vision of Colorado.

A helpful introductory article originally published in Homeschool World.

This site offers articles, curriculum reviews, and other learning resources for homeschooling kids with autism, ADHD, learning disorders, and other special needs.

Helpful links for families from HomeschoolCentral.com.

Homeschool.com provides a toolbox, articles, resources, and more for parents of children with special needs/giftedness.

Special Needs Tutors offers a Live Virtual Secure Platform by State Credential Teachers to teach your child Reading, Math and can customize the curriculum to fit your child's academic needs. For more information, please email Bonnie@SpecialNeedsTutors.com.

This site provides "speech/language pathologists, educators, and parents effective tools to work with children or clients of varying needs." Includes bilingual resources.

This site is aimed at supporting kids with learning and thinking differences, like dyslexia and ADHD, by offering customized accessible resources and a compassionate community. Articles and resources cover topics such as understanding and navigating learning and thinking differences, socio-emotional development, and more.

The OERColorado Project is a statewide initiative to provide digital collections of free openly licensed curriculum resources for Colorado educators and homeschoolers to use in their teaching and classrooms.
The mission of OERColorado is to support Colorado educators, administrators, and other educational stakeholders in PK-12+ in using Open Educational Resources (OER) materials, share ideas, and create affordable, high quality learning resources.
OER stands for Open Educational Resources. The resources in the OERColorado public digital libraries include free lessons, classes, textbooks, simulations, games, rubrics, icebreakers, and many other educational tools for teachers to use in face-to-face, online and blended learning environments. Visit the site for more details.
Email us at OERColorado@gmail.com

A guide to recommended curricula from A2ZHomeschooling.com. Symbols indicate if programs are secular, faith-based, online, and/or contains a textbook.

"Supporting and equiping students, teachers, and parents by providing amazing Pre-K through Grade 12 academic resources based upon biblical values."

"This scripted, open-and-go program was developed for busy parents, teachers, and tutors who want to teach reading in the most effective way possible." Consists of pre-reading and Levels 1-4.

"This scripted, open-and-go program with seven levels provides complete and comprehensive instruction using the Orton-Gillingham approach."

A Christ-centered, award-winning homeschool curriculum provider for grades K - 12.

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum (USOPM) has created a FREE resiliency program called, “Becoming Your Personal Best: Life Lessons from Olympians & Paralympians.” This dynamic and engaging program focuses on the powerful stories stemming from the experiences of Olympic & Paralympic athletes. The program teaches life skills to kids through 6 resiliency focus areas: Self-identity, Mindset, Problem-Solving, Perseverance, Relationships & Confidence and the purpose of the program is to equip our youth to be their personal best. The program has 80+ learning modules that you can access at www.becomingyourpersonalbest.org.

"A leading homeschooling curriculum publisher, Calvert Education's award-winning products have enabled thousands of families to discover the amazing benefits of a homeschool education."

This helpful site provides reviews of homeschool curriculum, with multiple ways to search, and more.

A full-text online version of Charlotte Mason's six-volume book series.

Christian education curriculum for children and youth (Preschool - Gr 12) that reflect Mennonite beliefs.

A variety of different homeschool curricula available through Christian Book Distributors.

"Share the love of learning through a Christian worldview and fellowship with other families. Our families thrive using three keys to a great education: Classical, Christian, and Community." There are several Classical Conversation Communities in the Colorado Springs area.

Featuring award-winning products, this company is committed to developing students' critical thinking skills for better grades, higher test scores, and success in life.

Ideas, resources, and reviews from A2ZHomeschooling.com.

An online, subscription-based math program for kindergarten through high school featuring video tutorials, a multi-sensory approach, interactive questions, diagnostic tests, progress reports, and more.

Homeschool parent and eduacater Kathryn Stout "wrote the Design-A-Study guides to provide both a framework of objectives and detailed methods for teaching basic subjects effectively. Having seen the frustration, boredom, and discouragement that too often results from trying to make students fit a curriculum instead of adapting a curriculum to suit them, Kathryn hopes to encourage parents to teach according to each child’s interests and abilities." Includes topics such as "Movies as Literature."

A complete, free online Christian homeschool curriculum for preschool through high school.

Homeschooling curriculum and advice from a Catholic perspective.

Links to fee materials from A2ZHomeschool.com.

A comprehensive list of free or low-cost materials and educational websites.

"Global Student Network’s mission is to offer the highest quality online curriculum available to homeschooling families. Provides over 2000 course offerings including Honors, AP®, World Languages, and Career and Technical Education courses."

Reviews of the curricula and products preferred by this website's authors. Browse the page for more info, including free art lessons.

The goal of this program is to teach every child how to express themselves creatively while also learning about art concepts and principles. DVD programs for kindergarten through 5th grade. Free sample lesson for each grade on the website.

The Co-op combines the purchasing power of thousands of homeschooling families around the country to give homeschoolers the same purchasing clout as school districts. Homeschooling resources and curriculum are offered from 10% to 90% off retail prices. Membership is free.

Curriculum finder, product reviews, freebies and more from Homeschool.com.

A developmentally-based math curriculum created by Waldorf method math educator, Jamie York.

A math program designed to teach students specific skills that build as the student progresses. Each lesson teaches using multi-sensory tools such as videos, manipulatives, and other resources, designed to appeal to any type of learner.

Monument Publishing provides source material for students, competitors, teachers and coaches of speech and debate.

"Experiential education for curious and creative learners in Kindergarten through grade 12."

Comprehensive, secular (i.e., nonsectarian) science and history curricula. History Odyssey, R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey.

This site offers online tutorials, animations, help with physics word problems, curriculum, labs, and more.

This family owned business provides educational products and curriculum for pre-Kindergarten to grade 12.

"In Saxon Math, concepts from every math strand are woven together and connected throughout the year. Skills or concepts are reinforced throughout the years, helping students build a strong foundation of understanding."

An elementary science curriculum.

"An accredited school assisting homeschooling parents by providing an academically excellent and authentically Catholic curriculum."

This "highly effective teaching approach" is focused on mastery, which is achieved through intentional sequencing of concepts." Pre-Kindergarten through grade 8.

Complete Christian homeschool curriculum that features easy-to-use lesson plans, schedules, and materials from preschool through high school.

"Our online curriculum is skillfully crafted by the best teachers to help you meet your child's education goals. Complete with video lessons, auto-graded assessments, and on-demand help from expert instructors, our self-paced courses create the perfect custom learning path."

Math curriculum for designed for independent learners.

An online homeschooling curriculum for all grades. The program is self-paced, and parents can create an individualized curriculum for their students.

"Torchlight is quite an eclectic curriculum. We include hands-on learning, game-schooling, car-schooling, media, and bedtime story recommendations into our curriculum to spread out the learning and make it more of a lifestyle. Torchlight takes a distinctively secular approach with Humanist underpinnings."

Curricular materials for a K - 12 classical education from a Christian worldview.

This local store sells used homeschool curriculum. Located at 4810 Old Farm Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80917; (719) 528-8622

Support and supplies for science and math.

Homeschool science supplies for K – 12.

An array of learning resources and products, organized by subject and age level. Browse the online catalog or visit the store.
8680A Park Meadows Center Dr.,
Littleton, CO, 80124
(303) 768-8484

Manipulatives for language arts, math, science, social studies, early childhood, and special needs.

Offers a large selection of children's products, classroom and teacher supplies, and homeschool curriculum. Shop online or visit the store.
5964 Barnes Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO, 80922
(719) 573-0402

Purchase owl pellets and other laboratory supplies.

Owned and operated by teachers, School Crossing offers quality educational products and toys that will support any education program. Browse the website or visit the store.
4262 Royal Pine Dr.
Colorado Springs, CO, 80920
(719) 593-7112