Research the laws on home-schooling in your state. As of 2011, home-schooling is legal in all 50 states, and many states have specific laws regulating home-schooling. According to the Home School Legal Defense Association, you must comply with state regulations regarding home-schooling for the state in which you live, even if you live there temporarily.
Submit the paperwork required by your state to begin home-schooling. Most states require you to submit notification of your intent to home-school. Some also require you to get state approval for your curriculum and to submit regular test scores or attendance records.
Choose your curriculum. Depending on the laws in your state, you may be able to choose from textbooks designed for school use, curriculum designed for home-schooling, or even your own curriculum design. Consider your child's learning style, your goals for home-schooling and the laws of your state when choosing the right curriculum for your family.
Plan your home-schooling schedule. Your state may require you to home-school for a certain number of hours per day, but enrichment activities like visiting museums and zoos can often count toward school hours as well. Plan a schedule that will work best for your family. For example, if you have children of different ages, you could have the older children work independently in the morning while you teach the younger children, and then you could teach the older children in the afternoon while the younger ones nap.
Consider whether you want to hire a tutor to help teach your child some subjects or special topics. If you have an older child and you are not comfortable with your own academic ability in some subjects at more advanced levels, then it might be helpful to hire a tutor for those subjects.
Plan social activities and enrichment activities for your child if you and your child both think that would be beneficial. Most home-schooling children are involved in social activities outside of home-school to make up for the social interaction they would get in a school classroom. Consider whether your child would enjoy participating in community clubs, church activities, group classes or sports.