So overwhelmed but feel homeschooling is the way to go
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:49 am
Lots of people start with a packaged curriculum and then branch out when they get a little more familiar with what's available. We're a bit late in the year for homeschool conventions, but if you have time, you could try attending some local homeschool group meetings and take a look at what everyone else is using. Or you could just buy a packaged curriculum and then use that until the next homeschool convention season, usually May to July, when you'll be able to browse materials from a wide variety of publishers.
As for the legalities, you are supposed to file each year between September 3 and October 15. However, you are exempted from that if you start after September 3, so you're good for this year. You probably want to tell your school you will be homeschooling. 875 hours of instruction annually, including reading, language arts, math, social studies, science and health; no teacher qualifications; no standardized tests.
http://www.hslda.org/laws/analysis/Wisconsin.pdf
Don't worry about failing your kids. You will be fine up through elementary school and early high school (you only have to stay one lesson ahead...), and if you don't feel comfortable after that, there's always community college, online courses, etc. to supplement the more-difficult subjects.