My husband and I started thinking about homeschooling before we even had children. We did a lot of research and spent many hours going over everything we found on the subject of homeschooling. Even after many years of homeschooling, I still look for resources on homeschooling.

As a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew, Apologia Press recently sent me for a free copy of the book, The Ultimate Homeschool Guide, by Debra Bell in order to review.

You may recognize the name Apologia in relation to homeschool science curriculum. I admit that I myself did not realize they were branching out to provide more to the homeschool community. As part of this I was pleased to find that I would be receiving The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling to review. I think it has something for both newbies and veteran homeschoolers. I have to laugh because after receiving it I realized that on one of my shelves of the many books I own, there was an older edition of this same book. The author, Debra Bell, is a former public school teacher who has also homeschooled her four children through high school. While I do not agree on everything that the author discusses in her book, overall I thought this book did a good job of covering many questions and areas from which we, as homeschoolers, can benefit. It is a fairly complete look at what you should think about and know before beginning your journey as a homeschooler as well as taking you through various stages in your homeschooling adventure.

Within this book you will find information about deciding if you should homeschool, choosing curriculum, organizing and planning, preventing burn out, knowing what to teach and when, homeschooling various age groups, assessing your homeschooling, resources and other items in between. If you are looking for another resource on homeschooling itself, I would recommend this as a book that you should check out for yourself.

You can purchase The Ultimate Guide in Homeschooling through Apologia at their website here for $20.

Check out what my fellow Crew members have said about this product at our Homeschool Blog here.

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