A number of companies offer complete Christian curricula for homeschooled students pre-kindergarten through grade 12. A Beka Book, for example, offers a phonics reading curriculum for young children as well as a complete math, English, social studies and science curriculum for grade-schoolers. Other publishers that create all-inclusive Christian curriculum include Alpha Omega Publications, Bob Jones University Press, Charlotte Mason Research and Supply Company and God's World Book Club. These suppliers give parents schedules with day-by-day lesson plans that work a child through an entire school year.
There are other companies that specialize in producing curricula for single subjects such as art or history or English. Christian Books Distributors (CBD) for example, is the world's largest distributor of Christian books, music, Bibles and videos. Its homeschooling resources help parents plan lessons in music and theology for their children. Choose Art provides Christian-based curricula for homeschoolers, whereas Greenleaf Press focuses on history resources. Parents may mix and max curricula from various producers whom they believe do a more thorough presentation of a subject than going through one company.
Parents of small families may want to expose their children to external resources to give them opportunities to learn to interact well socially with other children their own age. City sport leagues or YMCA leagues held at community centers and parks offer softball, soccer, fencing, swimming, wrestling and other sports that can provide students an outlet for social and physical activity. Parents may also check with their local art museums and nature organizations for kids' classes and special homeschooling opportunities that many organizations offer. These outlets get children outdoors and interacting with others in a positive, healthy way.
Local and regional homeschooling groups exist. They often meet at churches and other community centers and provide a forum for parents to exchange curriculum ideas, teaching resources and plan field trips together to local museums and attractions for their children. Local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and MOMS (Moms Offering Moms Support) Clubs are a good place to start when finding what homeschooling groups and resources are available in your neighborhood. Homeschooling curriculum conferences are held in regional locations across the nation to put curriculum on display and give parents an opportunity to interact with the curriculum creators and see the material firsthand before they buy.