Home Education Support

Alberta-Specific Resources

• Home Education page from the Government of Alberta
• Alberta Homeschooling Association
• Alberta Home Education Association
• Government of Alberta Programs of Study
• Homeschoolers of Alberta Facebook Group

Canada-Wide Resources

• Homeschool Canada Learning Resources
• Canadian Home Education
• Canadian Home-Based Learning
• The Canadian Homeschooler

Resources for Library Staff

• Homeschooling and Libraries: New Solutions and Opportunities by Vera Gubnitskaia and Carol Smallwood [book]
• Fable and Fact: Serving the Homeschool Population in Public Libraries
• Homeschooling Information Useful for Librarians 
• Homeschooling: Exploring the Potential of Public Library Service for Homeschooled Students
• Homeschooler’s Guide to the 21st Century Public Library
• Thirteen Ways to Help Your Library Help Homeschoolers
• Library Service to Special Population Children & Caregivers: A Toolkit for Librarians and Library Workers (2015) from Association for Library Service to Children 
• List of Recommended Titles for Homeschoolers (april 2021)

Home Education Resources

The brave learner : finding everyday magic in homeschool, learning, and life

Bogart, Julie, 1961- author

The call of the wild + free : reclaiming wonder in your child's education

Arment, Ainsley, author

Home learning year by year : how to design a creative and comprehensive homeschool curriculum

Rupp, Rebecca, author

The homeschooling handbook : how to make homeschooling simple, affordable, fun, and effective

Lippincott, Lorilee, author

How children learn

Holt, John Caldwell, 1923-1985

So you're thinking about homeschooling : fifteen families show how you can do it!

Whelchel, Lisa.

The three r's

Beechick, Ruth

The year of learning dangerously : adventures in homeschooling

Cummings, Quinn

Resources for Homeschooling Families

• Home Learning Year by Year by Rebecca Rupp [book]
• The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life by Julie Bogart [book]
• The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education by Ainsley Arment [book]
• Home Education Magazine
• DK Home Learning Hub
• Scholastic Home Learning
• Usborne Play and Learn At Home

Educational Resources

• Alberta Research Portal (access to digitized historical documents)
• French Language Resource Centre (teaching resources available for loan by home schooling parents)
• LinkedIn Learning (video tutorials on skills and software)
• Online Reference Centre (a provincially funded portal available to all students)
• Pronunciator (language lessons)
• Solaro (online homework help)
• World Book (7 help websites for various stages of school to support literacy and learning)

For curriculum-specific support, make sure to visit:

• NoveList
  On the top toolbar, hover over “Quick Links” and then select “Curriculum Connections”
• Solaro
  Select “+Add course” and then “Alberta” as your region and the appropriate grade and subject.