Homeschooling Resources

Parental & Educator Resources

Essential resources for parents and educators, including guides on state laws, evaluation tools, and supportive literature to navigate the homeschooling journey.

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Educational AI Field Trips Library

Educational AI

2 Hour Learning

Field Trips

A trip made by students or research workers to study something at first hand.

Goodwin Conservation Center Gottman Family Farms Green Meadows Farm Hancock Shaker Village Harriet Alexander Nature Center Helen and Allan Cruickshank Sanctuary Hiawatha Paddlewheel Riverboat Historic Lammersville Pioneer School Program Historic Oakland Cemetery Historic Prairie Village Historic Sites of Henrietta Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Hutmacher Farm Jones Family Farm - Educational School Field Trips Kendrick Woods State Nature Preserve Kindred Spirits Care Farm La Plata County Historic Register Lake Apopka North Shore Lake Dardanelle State Park Le Petit Theatre Student Matinees Lion Habitat Ranch Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center Little White School Museum Lynd Fruit Farm Manhattan Project National Historical Park Maricopa Agricultural Center Mission San Juan Capistrano Montgomery County Historic Sites Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) National Ranching Heritage Center Nez Perce National Historical Park North Dakota State Historical Society Field Trips Ohio County Historical Society Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark Oliver Kelley Farm Ontario County Historical Society Oshkosh Public Museum Pittencrieff Park Educational and Community Engagement Pritchett Auditorium - Averett University Project Chimps Field Trips Pullman National Monument Queen Emma Summer Palace Sault Ste. Marie Museum Serenity Alpacas Shawnee National Forest Shorebird Park Nature Center Tennessee State Museum The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum The Homeschool Mom Field Trips The Poore Family Homestead Historic Farm Museum Tipton-Haynes Historic Site Tryon Palace U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center U.S. Space & Rocket Center Utah Field Trips from The Homeschool Mom Virginia Miles Nature Center Walnut Grove Plantation Warner Park Nature Center Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Weir Farm National Historical Park Westmoor Park Wheat Ridge Historical Park Wickham Farms Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center

Library

Events/programming through local libraries

Abbott Memorial Library Abilene Public Library Ada Public Library Adair County Public Library Adamsville Public Library Adel Public Library Adrian Community Library Aiken County Public Library Airdrie Library - North Lanarkshire Council Akron-Summit County Public Library Alachua County Library Alamance County Libraries Albert L. Scott Library Albertson Memorial Library Alexandria Library Alexandria Public Library Alice Public Library Allen Parish Libraries Alma Public Library Altoona Area Public Library - Homeschool Hub Altus AFB Library Ankeny Public Library Anne Arundel County Public Library Anoka County Libraries Apache County Library District Appoquinimink Community Library Arcata Library Ardmore Public Library Arkansas River Valley Library - Dardanelle Arlington Public Library Artesia Public Library Ashby Free Public Library Ashe County Library - Children's Services Ashtabula County District Library - Kids Services Atascadero Library Athens Regional Library Atlantic County Library System – Egg Harbor Township Branch Attleboro Public Library Mobile Makerspace Auburn Library - King County Library System Audrey Pack Memorial Library Augusta County Library Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System Aurora Public Library Austin Public Library Autauga-Prattville Public Library Azle Memorial Library Bacon Memorial District Library Badenhausen Public Library Baldwin Park Library Barbara Bush Branch Library Barren County Public Library Barrington Public Library Barrow County Library - Winder Branch