Most families enjoy the flexibility homeschooling provides. Read, ask questions, listen carefully and observe. There are as many homeschooling styles as there are homeschooling families, and the approach you choose should fit comfortably into your lifestyle. This decision will depend on your philosophy of learning, the structure of your family's life, and the types of resources through which each of your children learns best. Be prepared to do some experimenting to find the combination that works best for each child and understand that as children mature or situations change so, too, might your approach to homeschooling.
Many families use preplanned curriculum materials and textbooks.
Others never find a need for workbooks or school-like resources. Many families start with a prepackaged curriculum and then adapt or change it to suit their own needs. Those who choose to design their own curriculum will find many excellent resources in catalogs, bookstores and most inexpensively at the local public library. You might consider subscribing to a homeschool magazine - they're filled with articles, regular columns, news, resource reviews, and the shared experiences of other homeschooling families. Book stores, catalogs, teacher supply stores, curriculum companies, building supply stores, sewing stores, and your local library are all good places to find resources.