These are other specialized homeschooling guides that are based overseas. It does not strictly adhere to the education system in Singapore and is tailored more towards the education system in the U.S, but still provides as a good source of reference nonetheless.
1. http://www.homeschool.com/
Homeschool.com has been in business for over 14 years helping homeschooling families get the information they need about the different curriculum, products and services offered to the homeschooling community. It provides a comprehensive and growing resource and curriculum guides, articles, and even blog posts around the world. It is a great starting point as it gives a detailed overview about homeschooling.
2. http://www.educationworld.com
Created in 1996, this is a home for educators on the Internet, a place where teachers could gather and share ideas. It provides a complete online resource that educators could visit each day to find high-quality lesson plans and research materials. It also has website reviews and articles written by education experts. This is a more wide-scale and in-depth guide to educating children.
3. http://thehomeschoolmom.com/
A specialized guide for homeschooling mothers to homeschool resources available online, it includes information about many topics, including free curriculum lesson plans and worksheets, online unit studies, and other helps for supplementing or creating a homeschool curriculum. It also provides family-relationship guides and blog posts.
4. http://www.homeschoolmath.net/
A comprehensive math resource site for homeschooling parents, parents, and teachers, with free worksheets, an extensive list of online math games, homeschool math curriculum guides and many more. It also has links to other homeschool math resources for every math topic available.
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Singapore's Homeschooling Association
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Singapore's Homeschooling Association
These online stores sell various books and resources on homeschool education that will provide the necessary reference and materials needed for your child’s homeschooling journey. There are two categories, one based in Singapore and the other based overseas.
SINGAPORE
1. http://www.sgbox.com/
An online store selling only the latest editions of Singapore textbooks and workbooks used in Singapore schools, from pre-nursery / three-year-old and younger through junior college / twelfth grade / eighteen-year-old. It also has specialized packages and subjects catered to specific topics.
2. http://www.lifebetweenthecovers.com/
A local online bookshop administered by a Christian homeschooling family, provides many variety of books for a wide range of topics, from educational subjects to social issues.
INTERNATIONAL
1. http://www.timberdoodle.com/
2. http://www.singnlearn.com/
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Singapore's Homeschooling Association
The HA Homeschooling Curriculum will consist of a compulsory Basic package and an optional Add-on package.Basic Package + Add-on Package = HA Curriculum
The Basic Package aims to educate and prepare your child for the exams that he/she will be taking as a requirement by the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE), click here to read the requirements to homeschool.
The Basic Package
The first basic package is for children of ages 0 to 14. This package will include 4 subjects, English, Math, Science and Mother Tongue, to prepare your child for the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE), which will be taken at ages 11-14.
The second package is for children that have sat for the PSLE or children above the age of 14. They will be prepared for the ICCE Exams at General, Intermediate and Advanced levels (comparable to Cambridge GCSE Levels) or SAT tests.
The Add-on packages can be viewed here.
The following online resources will be suitable as curriculums for your child:
Christian Homeschooling Curriculum
A Beka Books - http://www.abeka.com/
Accelerated Christian Education - http://www.aceministries.com/
Alpha-Omega Lifepacs - http://www.aophomeschooling.com/
Bob Jones Press- http://www.bjupresshomeschool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/home
CLASS Homeschools - http://www.class-homeschools.org/
KONOS curriculum - http://www.konos.com/www/index.html
SonLight curriculum - http://www.sonlight.com/
Sycamore Tree - http://www.sycamoretree.com/index.html
Non-Christian Homeschooling Curriculum
Five in a row - http://fiarhq.com/fiveinarow.info/index.html
Global Student Network (online curriculum) - http://www.globalstudentnetwork.com/homeschool/index.php
K12 (online curriculum) - http://www.k12.com/
Moore Foundation - http://www.moorefoundation.com/
Oak Meadow - http://www.oakmeadow.com/index.php
Robinson curriculum - http://www.robinsoncurriculum.com/
John Saxon Publishers - http://saxonpublishers.hmhco.com/en/saxonpublishers.htm
Useful Resources
1. http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/index.html
Provides printable diagrams and pictures on various subjects and interests, High quality printable primary teaching resources to download and use instantly.
2. http://singaporemathsource.com/
A local math resource guide with free math handouts, assessments, and also other resources recommended, tailored specifically and following closely to the Maths standard and curriculum in Singapore.
Need more help?
Singapore Homeschool Learning Centres
Singaporean Homeschooling Blogs by Parents
Online Book Stores for Homeschooling Education
Other International Online Resources
Learn more about the difference between all the different forms of curriculums!
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