The boxes arrive, and it's a big 'Box Day' celebration here - kind of like Christmas. It's a literature-based curriculum that I order each summer. That's one of the many reasons we're in our seventh year of using Sonlight®, a Christian homeschooling program that has been around for many years. However, if your off grid home is in an area like ours is, off grid internet access can be an issue. If you have continuous access to the internet, you can find free online lesson plans (and lessons) through sites like Easy Peasy or Ambleside Online (for Charlotte Mason-style education). It can help you cover the basics that educators feel are important for a child based on age. Using a structured curriculum can help you feel more confident about sticking to a homeschool schedule. Homeschooling programs or curriculums might include lesson plans, schedules, textbooks, and workbooks.

If you're new to homeschooling, look for an open-and-go curriculum. (Here's the link to the Canadian HSLDA site too.) Learn How to Homeschool With a Curriculum. In the United States, check out the handy map on the Homeschool Legal Defence Association website, which shows the laws by state.Īnd you might even want to join the HSLDA if you live in a highly regulated area or anticipate problems down the road.

It provides a quick overview of what's required from homeschoolers by province/territory. If you're in Canada, check out this post from my friend Lisa Fletcher over at The Canadian Homeschooler. So find out how to homeschool legally in your area. However, as you will soon find out (if you haven't already), homeschooling parents can be viewed suspiciously.Īdd in the fact that you're living off the grid, and maybe homesteading and homeschooling too, you may be viewed as an even more unusual family.Īnd believe me, between the time you'll spend homeschooling and managing your off grid chores (and homesteading if you're doing that too), you don't have time to deal with any extra hassle from school officials, social services, or busybodies. It's true that homeschooling is becoming more common and more accepted in society. In some places, homeschooling is highly regulated, and in other places, it's completely hands-off. The laws vary from country to country, state to state, province to province, and even from region to region.

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