"Home Education"?
This Curriculum Will Teach the Kids, Wash the Dishes AND Do the Laundry! by Mary McCarthy A guide to checking out pre-packaged curricula.
The Great American Textbook Scandal This article from Forbes Magazine explains why to not use classroom textbooks.
The AHA Homeschool Resources Guide "This Guide is designed to provide reviews and links to resources for homeschooling - and comments and feedback about those resources from the homeschoolers who use them!"
List of curriculum review pages from A to Z Home's Cool.
FUN Books Entertaining and educational books for the whole family - at a discount! No boring textbooks here and lots of good resources for unschooling. Browse and order with your credit card, or download a copy of the catalog and order by fax or snail mail.
Homeschooling on a Shoestring "TV Schooling" page has links to educational content on the websites of various programs and channels.
Critical Thinking Co. carries books, workboooks, and software designed to advance academic skills through better thinking skills.
Key Curriculum Press offers the well-regarded "Key to..." workbooks that present math skills in a easy to follow format, with answer keys included. They also offer other texts and software.
Math-U-See materials focus on the use of manipulative materials (base 10 blocks, fractions overlays, etc) to teach math skills from basic counting through to precalculus. Placement tests in PDF format available on website.
Saxon Math uses an "incremental approach" involving continual review, speed drills, and word problems. (Homeschoolers either love Saxon or hate it. Opinions vary, but are typically strong.)
Bluestocking Press carries an assortment of books on economics, government, and history. Their "Whatever Happened to Penny Candy" is a homeschooling classic.
Homeschooling on a Shoestring math links page: a zillion cheap and free resources, including online games and puzzles, lesson plans, worksheets, and curricular sellers.
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