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Cook Memorial Library
413 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, IL. 60048
847-362-2330
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290 Evergreen Drive
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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Resources for Homeschoolers

Homeschooler's Guide to Cook Memorial Library District
Recommended Homeschooling Books | Internet Homeschooling Resources
Illinois Homeschooling Support Groups | Field Trips & Activities
Homeschool Teacher Bag Requests

Recommended Homeschooling Books
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Just click on a title to link to its record in the online catalog.

Bell, Debra.  The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling.  Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2002.

Caruana, Vicki.   The Organized Home Schooler.  Wheaton, IL: Crossways                         Books, 2001.

Dobson, Linda.  Homeschooling, the Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3-to 8-Year Old Child. Rocklin, CA: Prima Pub. 1999.

Dobson, Linda.   The Homeschooling Book of Answers: The 88 Most Important questions Answered by Homeschooling's Most Respected Voices. Rocklin, CA: Prima Pub. 1998.

Ray, Brian D.  Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling.  Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2004.

Wade, Theodore.  The Home School Manual: Plans, Pointers, Reasons, and Resources. Berrien Springs, MI: Gazelle Publications 1998

 

Internet Homeschooling Resources

 A to Z Home’s Cool

 American Homeschool Association

 Another Path: Homeschooling Your Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child

 Awesome Library: Home Schooling

 Books4HomeSchool

 EmTech: Homeschooling

 FamilyEducation.com: Homeschool

 Home Education Magazine

 Home School Internet Resource Center

Home Schooling Resources (Science Mostly): Bill Beaty’s Homepage

 Home Sweet Homeschool

 Homefires: The Journal of Homeschooling Online

 Homeschool Central

 Homeschool Teacher’s Lounge

 Homeschool World

 Homeschool Zone

 Homeschooler’s Curriculum Swap

 Homeschooling: A Light at the End of the Tunnel

 Homeschooling and the Public Library

 HomeworkSpot: Homeschooling

 Johnsburg Public Library District: Homeschool Resource Center

 Jon's Homeschool Resource Page

Love@Home Schooling

 National Home Education Network

 Unschooling.com

 

Illinois Homeschooling Support Groups

Illinois Support Groups From Home Education Magazine. Includes “Unschoolers,” Jewish Homeschoolers, and other groups.

In-Home Conference Illinois Nonsectarian Homeschooling Options for a Meaningful Education (IN-HOME)'s annual Home Educators Conference.

Homeschooling in Illinois Homeschool Central's directory of local and regional groups. Includes Christian, Muslim, Catholic, and other homeschool organizations.

Illinois Homeschool Groups Homeschool World's directory includes Christian, interfaith, H.O.U.S.E, Catholic, and other groups.

Illinois H.O.U.S.E. (Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience) "H.O.U.S.E. is a network of homeschool support groups whose purpose is to support families in exercising their right to homeschool regardless of age, color, creed, ethnic background, family composition, financial condition, gender, learning disabilities, race, religion or lack thereof, sexual preference, or special educational needs."

ILHomeschools An e-mail discussion list “for Christian families who plan to or are currently homeschooling in the state of Illinois”

ILHSannounce An e-mail discussion list "for all Illinois homeschoolers, or those who are interested in homeschooling in Illinois”

Homeschool Resource Center A grant-funded collection located at the Johnsburg (IL) Public Library. Materials include curriculum materials, science equipment, math manipulatives, educational board games and kits, software, and homeschool books, magazines, and catalogs. All materials may be checked out by anyone holding a valid Illinois public library card.

Unschooling-in-IL An e-mail discussion list for “homeschooling parents in Illinois, who have chosen the method of ‘Unschooling’ as the means to teach” their children.

 

Homeschool Teacher Bag Requests

Homeschooler's Loan Request Form Lesson planning? Submit a request for a bag of materials to be gathered for you on a particular topic.

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