Homeschool guides
Written by the homeschooling parents behind Growth Path Homeschool. Practical, free, and honest about what is opinion.
Homeschool record keeping: what to keep and how Attendance, grades, transcripts, reading and work samples — what to keep, how long, and what to report. Free homeschool practice tests and drills, by grade How to use low-stakes practice well, plus thousands of free cards across subjects and grades. How to make a homeschool transcript What goes on one, the five rules that keep it credible, and the fastest way to build it. How to track homeschool attendance What counts as a school day, setting the year, and the three mistakes that cost families. Spelling & vocabulary lists by grade 250 words with child-friendly definitions, K–2 through 9–12. Free to print and copy. How to calculate a homeschool GPA The standard 4.0 method worked through, weighted vs unweighted, and the three honest rules. Free homeschool geography maps US states, capitals, continents, oceans, US regions, the solar system, and the countries of every continent — tap to place. Homeschool anatomy & science diagrams to label Heart, eye, brain, lungs, the skeleton and organs, cells, the atom, Earth and space, and plants — labelled by tapping. Free homeschool math practice by grade Fresh problems every round, from counting within ten up to algebra and trig, in four grade bands.Looking for your state’s rules?
We do not publish them, and that is deliberate: homeschool law changes every legislative session, and a summary that is right today and wrong in a year is worse than none, because by then you would trust it. HSLDA keeps a state-by-state legal map in plain English — they are a membership and advocacy organisation, the map is free to read, and we get nothing for sending you. Confirm anything that matters against your own state’s department of education, which is the copy that decides your case.
Looking for a co-op?
A co-op is how many homeschoolers get classes, community, and a weekly rhythm — families meeting to teach and learn together. Parent2Parents is one place to start looking for a homeschool co-op near you. Have a look and see whether it fits your family.
About these guides
Each one ends with the same reminder, because it is true everywhere: general information, not educational, legal or compliance advice. And each connects to the free app, which does the record keeping the guides describe — offline, with no account and no personal data collected.