The homeschool shopping season has begun. Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you select materials.

This email list is open to all homeschoolers working with Waldorf education (also known as Steiner education, after its founder Rudolf Steiner), as well as those exploring the possibility. Others, such as teachers or parents with children at Waldorf or public schools, who are interested in an open approach to Waldorf in the home, are also welcome.

What is notebooking? It's creatively collecting information in a notebook. Notebooking allows a child to have fun while progressing in every area of learning. The topics are limitless. Notebooking works well with all types of educational methods and styles

Young children are unique creatures who love nothing more than to experience everything from tactile, hands-on items to feeling the wind in their faces as they jump off a wall. They are all about hiding under blankets to see what happens if they walk through the house like a ghost or playing safari and taking pictures with their imaginary camera.

Diane Hopkins shares the joys of realizing that both she and her children could learn and grow with the gift of having a new baby around during their daily life and homeschooling time.

Christopherus Homeschool Resources offers homeschool consultation services, information, and more for homeschoolers interested in incorporating elements of the tradition of Waldorf education into their family life.

This group consists of two things: 1) a bi-weekly newsletter with articles about living books, book collecting, taking care of and organizing your home school library, using living books in your homeschool, notebooking, book and author reviews, and more; and 2.) a bi-weekly catalog of living books for sale on eBay, plus and some unit studies.

These counting song are available for download. Lyrics can be printed.

Discussing homeschooling with the media doesn't have to be a nightmare. It can be a positive and productive experience for both homeschoolers and reporters. Read on for some ideas for how to handle some common concerns about media relations and homeschooling.

This blog chronicles the life and times of a homeschooling father.