Getting Started
Homeschool FAQs
State Requirements
and Record Keeping
Teaching Styles
Curriculum

Welcome to the Sunny Meadow Academy website, your online source for home education. If you can't find it here, you can't find it anywhere.

Homeschooling in the News

We like to keep our eyes open for what's new and happening in the homeschool arena. Find the latest here.

We are always on the lookout for interesting homeschool stories. If you have something which you feel should be shared with others please let us know.

• Blacks Take Education Into Their Own Hands
  Once dominated by whites, homeschooling appeals to more African Americans.
• How to Raise an A+ Student (Reader's Digest, Sept. 2006)
  Dozens of studies have shown that the most consistent indicators of student achievement -- more than income or social status -- are the home environment and parental involvement. The ultimate example: the demonstrable success of homeschooled students . . .
• School's Out Forever (TIME Magazine, South Pacific)
  Growing numbers of parents are giving up on school and teaching their kids at home. Are they misguided or have they found a better route to learning?
• Homeschooling Hard Work
  For the past 10 years, Pamela Wantz of Butler Township has used the basics of math, science and literature to challenge the perspectives of her students.
• One-Third of U.S. Adults Know Someone Who Homeschools
  According to the latest Harris Poll results homeschooling is becoming more recognized and more accepted by the American population.

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Links to Educational Resources

The internet provides a wealth of information for homeschooling families. In order for you to get the most from your time online we have provided links to hundreds of great educational sites. You will find lesson plans, worksheets, activities and much more.

Language Arts

• Developing Reading Skills
• Learning a Foreign Language
• Penmanship
• Help With Grammar
• Creative Writing
• Spelling

Science

• Physics
• Robotics
• Magnetics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Botany
• Human Anatomy
• Zoology

Social Studies

• World History
• North American History
• Civics, Government, Politics
• State History

Mathematics

• Counting & Shapes
• Addition & Subtraction
• Measurement, Telling Time
• Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Probability
• Multiplication & Division
• Charts & Graphs
• Geometry
• Algebra
• Calculus

Reference

• Merriam-Webster Online
• American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
• Columbia Encyclopedia
• Roget's International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
• World Fact Book
• Dictionary of Quotations
• American Heritage Book of English Usage
• Conversion Calculators

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