Use Facebook to find new homeschooling ideas and leads to giveaways and other educational resources.
You can use Facebook for homeschool networking, making local connections, organizing events, and finding valuable resources. If you search Facebook for homeschooling pages, you'll come up with scores of results. Let me make some recommendations in order of popularity.
Popular Homeschooling Facebook Pages
- The Homeschool Channel is liked by over 20,000 Facebook users. Perhaps so many people like the Facebook counterpart to thehomeschoolchannel.tv because it's a quick resource for items such as a free drawing lesson or a fun experiment of the week. The Homeschool Channel is a Christian-based website and much of its content reflects that viewpoint.
- Homeschool for Free is supported by over 9,000 people. Who doesn't like free homeschooling resources? This Facebook page is all about sharing those free resources. The Web counterpart is at freehomeschoolresources.webs.com.
- The Homeschool Lounge is liked by over 7,000 FB users. It's the FB counterpart to the free online community exclusively for homeschool moms, thehomeschoollounge.com. You'll find questions and answers, interest groups, resources and giveaways.
- Hip Homeschool Moms is liked by over 7,000 people. It's the FB counterpart to hiphomeschoolmoms.com, great connections, chat on curriculum, classifieds, being a homeschool mom, and more.
- Homeschool Creations, a homeschooling activity resource for preschool and elementary children, is liked by over 6,000 Facebook users. You'll find giveaways and discounts. Homeschool Creations is the FB counterpart to homeschoolcreations.com.
- Homeschool Movie Club, where movies and education meet, is liked by over 3,000 people. It's the FB counterpart to homeschoolmovieclub.com where you'll find movie-based curriculum and events.
- Simple Homeschool is liked by over 3,000 FB users. It's the Web counterpart to simplehomeschool.net, a blog for parents seeking to give their children a positive successful education.
- Special Needs Homeschooling, liked by over 2,000 people, is for parents to get support, encouragement, and great ideas!
- Homeschool Share, "because many minds make light work," is liked by over 2,000 FB users. This is the FB counterpart to homeschoolshare.com, an online cooperative effort of several homeschool moms to provide free quality literature-based unit studies and resources.
- The Homeschool Post, liked by over 2,000 FB users, home of the annual Homeschool Blog Awards, is about encouraging, connecting, and informing the homeschool community. The Web counterpart is at hsbapost.com.
- The Homeschool Chick, liked by over 2,000 FB users, is the FB counterpart to thehomeschoolchick.com, a blog about homeschooling, motherhood, photography, reviews, and laundry hating.
- How to Homeschool Today is liked by over 2,000 people. The title is self-explanatory. This FB counterpart to howtohomeschooltoday.com provides links to up-to-date info, teaching tips, and education tools for homeschoolers everywhere.
- Homeschool Giveaways is liked by over 2,000 people. The page title is self-explanatory. On this FB page you'll find links to giveaways and freebies. The Web counterpart is at homeschoolgiveaways.com. The content does appear to be largely Christian-based.
That's just a small sample of the many homeschooling pages on Facebook. You'll also find Homeschooling at Suite101.com and Unschooling at Suite101.com.
You might also enjoy: Homeschooling Groups, Events, and Resources for a few additional Facebook resources, including considerations for online safety, and Top Unschooling Facebook Resources.
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Sara McGrath - Sara is a veteran homeschool mom of three, Usborne consultant, and the author of Unschooling: A Lifestyle of Learning.
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