Are you considering homeschool?  My advice to you would be research.  Look around at the links below.  This should give you a pretty good idea of the laws.  I'm also adding links for curriculum resources, and free curriclum.

Beginning our first year of homeschool I was unsure.  What if I messed them up? What if they turned out to be unsocialized degenerates and it was all my fault? What if they didn't want to listen to my lesson plans? After all, one kid was beginning third grade and one kid was beginning 7th. It wasn't as if I was starting them out from scratch.
We have all been scared and unsure in the beginning. If you need help in getting started let us know.  Our group is here to help out new and unsure parents. Our parents have over 10 years of homeschooling experience.
If you are new and in need of curriculum I can help point you in the right direction. Curriculum choices can be very overwhelming. Don't make the mistakes that I did and purchase a little bit of everything. I learned this lesson after purchasing thousands of dollars of stuff that I do not use. Homeschooling can be done very cheaply with a little bit of imagination. There are so many free resources on the internet. If you need everything laid out for you there are many companys that do this. Homeschooling is a fun adventure. Get to know your kids. I'm still amazed what little things that I didn't know.
Good luck on your homeschool journey!

http://www.hslda.org/
Home School Legal Defense Association

http://www.chek.org
Christian Home Educators of Kentucky

http://www.khea.info
Kentucky Home Education Association


 Free Curriculum Resources

Whole Curriculum:

Ambleside Online Ambleside Online

Old Fashioned Education An Old-Fashioned Education

(Preschool and some elementary) Brightly Beaming Resources

Puritan Homeschool Curriculum. Contains many subjects but is religious. THE PURITANS’ HOME SCHOOL Curriculum

Core Knowledge. Teacher jargon outline is at the beginning of each lesson. Scroll past this to get to the actual activity pages of the lesson. Core Knowledge Lesson Plans

19th Century Schoolbooks
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/nietz/

www.tanglewoodeducation.com for whole curriculum ideas, book lists for grades 1-8, a free phonics/reading program, and some free lesson plans

 PreK/K site.

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/

Math:
Ray's Arithmetic Ray's Arithmetic - Google Book Search
 
CSMP Materials. Grades k-6. CSMP Materials

First Lessons in Arithmetic Math

NC Public Schools DPI Instructional Services: Mathematics: Grades K-2 Resources (2003 SCS)

Centre for Innovation (UK) Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching - Mathematics Enhancement Programme

Living Math History (Lesson Plans on Right side of Page) C1 Outline and Booklists

MATH - Full Curriculum:
MEP Math
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mep/default.htm

Math Drill:
(Online) Math Magician Oswego City School District Math Games

Printable Math Sheets Free Math Worksheets

(online) Math U See Math·U·See Drill Page

Math Worksheets to create and print http://themathworksheetsite.com/

Phonics:
Word Mastery http://donpotter.net/PDF/Word%20Mastery%20-%20Typed.pdf

(online) Starfall Learn to Read at Starfall - teaching comprehension and phonics

Blend Phonics Blend Phonics

Online components of student phonics program - mostly games to reinforce various patterns
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/student.cfm

www.progressivephonics.com

Literature/Reading Guides and Units:
Novel Study Guides Novel Study Guides for the Classroom Teacher

Reading Units by Gay Miller. Awesome resource. Book Units

Garden Of Praise Reading Units. Many popular 2nd and 3rd grade reading level titles. Literature Based Reading Lessons

Glencoe Literature Guides. Lots of popular titles. Glencoe Literature: Literature Library

Literature Activity Guides by Nancy Polette. These are samples, but are in depth enough to test if your child understood the story. Literature Guides

SCORE Cyberguides. California Schools. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cyberguide.html

Dangerous Journey (Pilgrim's Progress for kids version)
study guide
https://www.visionvideo.com/pdf/DangJourney.pdf

Free Books:
Classical Education Library Classical Education Library

Kids 4 Classics. Read Free Classical Literature Online at Kids4Classics

Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog - Overview - Project Gutenberg

Online Library of Liberty. You could spend a lot of time on this site. Online Library of Liberty - Groups

Google Books.Tons of books to read for free. Google Book Search

The Baldwin Project. Lots of free Classic books to print or read online.The Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project...Bringing Yesterday's Classics to Today's Children

Planet ebook Free section. Lots of Classic literature available to print or read online. Free eBooks at Planet eBook - Classic Novels and Literature You're 
Free to Share


Spelling/Vocab.:
ZB Spelling Connections Spelling Connections - Practice Pages

Splashes from the River Free Spelling Course

Webster’s Spelling http://www.donpotter.net/PDF/Webster...ook%201824.pdf

(online) Spelling City Online Spelling Program*-*SpellingCity.com

Merriam-Webster. Daily Buzz Word. Merriam-Webster's Word Central

Handwriting:
ZB Online Zaner-Bloser FontsOnline 0.6.4

Writing Wizard Make Handwriting Worksheets - ESL Writing Wizard

Custom Tracer Pages Custom Tracer Pages

Nice Writing Paper printables Patterned Paper Index Page@2Learn.ca

Grammar and creative Writing:
Harvey's Grammar Elementary Grammar and Composition - Google Book Search

Young Novelist Workbooks. There is a workbook for elementary, middle and high school. Designed to go with national novel writing month, but can be used any time. Young Novelist Workbooks | NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program

English Banana Elementary Workbook. For individual pages go to: englishbanana.com - Print Your Own: Big Grammar Book > Free Worksheets for English, EFL and ESL Lessons For complete download go to: English Banana.com's Big Grammar Book - Reviews and free English Banana.com's Big Grammar Book downloads at Download.com

Scott Foresman Scott Foresman Reading: Teacher Resources

Kiss Grammar The KISS Grammar Site -- Main Page

Daily Grammar Daily Grammar Lessons Archive - Comprehensive archive of grammar lessons

High School and College age-ish (Online):
HippoCampus Free Courses http://www.hippocampus.org/

Mixed Courses in many subjects Free-Ed.Net

Printable Courses in all subject areas. Not sure who funds this one, but I like how the curriculum  is laid out. http://www.pass.leon.k12.fl.us/Speci...t%20Areas.aspx

University of Berkley Courses. Tons of Free Courses available here. webcast.berkeley | UC Berkeley Video and Podcasts for Courses & Events

Yale University Open Courses. Nicely done and easy to access IMO. Online Video Lectures and Course Materials — Open Yale Courses

University of Washington free courses. OpenUW Free Courses

M.I.T. open Courseware. Tons of completely free courses in many subjects. Free Online Course Materials | Courses | MIT OpenCourseWare


Unit Studies/Notebooking
A Journey Through Learning Inventor unit study and lapbook. Click on Free products. We enjoyed the lapbook. ajourneythroughlearning.com

H.I.P. Pocket Change. Several Lesson Plans revolving around money. H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web Site - Lesson Plans

Various Unit Studies Free Homeschooling Unit Studies

Oceanography CurrClick - Christian Cottage - Oceanography - try me for Free!

Various Subjects: S.C.O.R.E. Language Arts CyberGuides

3 Curriculums about Eyes Ophthalmic Heritage & Museum of Vision

Take a Cloud Walk http://www.takeawalk.com/cloud-walk/

Birds Notebooking pages CurrClick -Notebooking Nook.com - Nature Study ~ Birds ~ Notebooking Pages

Canada Unit Study Canada Unit Study

Planning/Forms/Papers/Worksheets:
Online Lesson Planner, Scheduler, and Tracker Homeschool Skedtrack - Online Lesson Planner, Scheduler, and Tracker

Super Teacher Worksheets. Lots of well done worksheets for all subject areas. Grade level 1st-4th. Super Teacher Worksheets - Free Printable Math Worksheets, Grammar Worksheets, Word Problems, Creative Writing Prompts, and More!

Donna Young DonnaYoung.org: Printables and Resources for Home, Homeschooling, and Classrooms

Free Forms Free Homeschool Forms & Worksheets by Cindy Downes
Highland Heritage Forms http://highland.hitcho.com.au/Forms.htm

My Favorite Freebie Sites:
HSLaunchHomeschool Networking and File Sharing

Homeschool Helper Homeschool Helper

Homeschool Freebie of the day. If you Sign-up for the weekly email, you will receive additional free resources. Freebie of the Day

Currclick. They feature a free product once a week to download. It usually changes Monday afternoons. CurrClick - Curriculum  in a click! Affordable curriculum, lapbooks, and homeschooling resources

Freely educate. Lots of great links here. Freely Educate

Hoagies Gifted. Tons of Free high school  links. Hoagies' Gifted: (Free) Online High School Courses

Homeschool Share http://www.homeschoolshare.com/

Education World I really like the lesson of the day feature. Check out the Lesson Plans Page. Education World® The Educator's Best Friend

Internet Activities to coordinate with each grade and subject. Avon Maitland District School Board - Getting Students Connected

ScholasticOnline Activities and Interactive Learning for Students in Grades PreK-12 | Scholastic.com

Softschools Free Math Games and Online practice

Free Audio Books:

www.librivox.org

http://www.storynory.com/

Free Videos

http://www.answersingenesis.org/kids/videos




Printed Homeschool Magazines

http://www.homeedmag.com/
Home Education Magazine-is the oldest, most respected, and most informative homeschooling magazine, available via subscription and in libraries and bookstores nationwide.

http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com
The Old SchoolHouse Homeschool Magazine-Full-color, 200-page quarterly publication can be found across North America and on almost every other continent too!

http://homeschoolenrichment.com/
Homeschool Enrichment- provides encouragement, inspiration, practical teaching ideas, complete unit studies, educational craft projects, and much more in a manageable, easy-to-read format!

http://www.homeschooldigest.com/
Homeschool Digest-In the Home School Digest, you'll find practical tips, simple homeschooling suggestions and bold Biblical challenges that make up an open forum for wrestling through the complex issues that affect homeschooling families

http://www.homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/current.htm
Home Educators Family Times-is a homeschool publication published 6 times a year, filled with helpful, encouraging, practical articles by homeschoolers and recognized leaders.

http://www.homeschoolingparent.com/
Homeschooling Parent-is a bi-monthly publication focusing on stories of interest to homeschooling families, products that can be used in the home classroom and ideas that assist parents teaching their children at home. The contemporary look and feel and reader-friendly articles make it a perfect resource for on-the-go parents.

http://www.homeschooltoday.com/
Homeschool Today-Every issue packed with essential tools for educating your children successfully at home !

http://www.home-school.com/
Practical Homeschool Magazine

Curriculum Resources


http://www.abeka.com/
Abeka-Offers Christian books, curriculums, video courses, & support materials for PreK - 12. 



http://www.areasonfor.com/HomeSchool/Default.aspx
A Reason for Writing/A Reason for Spelling-Handwriting & Spelling based on Scripture Verses & Values!

http://www.bjupress.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomeView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001
Bob Jones University Press-Offers Christian curriculum for grades K-4 - 12.

http://www.anabaptists.org/ras/
Rod and Staff Publishers-

http://www.timberdoodle.com/
Owned by a homeschooling family - meeting the needs of homeschooling families everywhere!

https://www.homeschoolestore.com
Bringing you affordable PDF versions of textbooks oriented toward homeschoolers. HomeschoolEStore - Tomorrow's Lesson Today!



Homeschool Tracker Basic Edition - Free Downloadable Planner http://www.homeschooltracker.com/tracker_basic.aspx