Beginning Homeschooling Archives - Washington Homeschool Organization

Introduction to Homeschooling by Amy Beckstead Leonard

Introduction to Homeschooling What does it mean to homeschool in Washington? Any dedicated parent can homeschool their child and be successful!

Homeschool BINGO

Here’s a printable .pdf of the Homeschool Holiday BINGO card. Possible game rules: Play as BINGO, with the first family member to make a BINGO declared the winner. Play as...

Homeschooling My 6 yo

Email of the Day: Hello. I’m new and nervous about homeschooling. Nervous because I want to make sure I’m following ‘the rules’ correctly and I don’t want to fail my...

Homeschool Secrets

You’re sitting on the fence. You’re terrified of jumping off and homeschooling, but the beginning of the new public school year is bearing down on you, and you’re thinking about...

Still on the Fence?

Still on the fence? This.

Homeschooling and the Under 8 Crowd

Email of the Day: Mom One: I heard once they enter school (which my son has), they have to stay in school, even if they are younger than 8…. does...

Homeschool Myths That Even Homeschool Parents Believe

For your consideration: Homeschool Myths That Even Homeschool Parents Believe ~Jen

Declaration of Intent FAQ

Q: My child is 8. When is the DofI due? A: On the 15th of September each year. Q: It’s early August, should I turn in my DofI early? A:...

No one under 8 ever goes on the DofI

In case you (or someone you know) needs this, here’s a more detailed explanation of why you don’t have to file a Declaration of Intent for a child under the...

I homeschool my three sons and I love it

This. This. So much this. It was hard to decide what quote to use – I wanted to quote it all. ~Jen “Because they’ve never been to conventional school, they’ve...

Let’s be clear

Email of the Day: I wanted to let you know that this came in handy, big time with Local Public Schools. I turned in the WHO DofI form, and School...

Some Homeschool Math

In WA, we have a requirement of 1,000 hours for homeschooling. (In a school, this is generally 180 5.5 hour days, more or less). This includes everything that happens in...