The state says. •The homeschool law asks for three things.•File an affidavit with your county.•An affidavit is a paper you swear is true.•Send proof of your child's age.•Teach five subjects.•None of these sets a number of days or hours.

You do. •Choose your own school days.•Dashboard in the Lesson Planner can keep a count if you want one.

The state says. •There is one way to homeschool.•File an affidavit of intent with your county school superintendent.•That is your county's school office.•A family with an Empowerment Scholarship Account is not a homeschool under the law.•That family signs a state contract instead and does not file the affidavit.

You do. •File the affidavit with the county where you live.•If you sign an Empowerment Scholarship Account contract, do not file it.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •Ages 6 to 16.•You may wait to start until age 8.•To wait, your child must be under 8 on September 1 of that school year.•File an affidavit with your county that says you want to wait.

You do. •Check that each child aged 6 to 16 is in a school or your homeschool.•To wait until age 8, file the affidavit that says so.

The state says. •Yes, once.•File an affidavit of intent with your county school superintendent.•County forms ask you to sign it in front of a notary.•A notary is a person who watches you sign.•File it within 30 days of starting.•In the same 30 days, send proof of your child's age.

You do. 1.Get the affidavit form from your county school superintendent.2.Sign it in front of a notary.3.Within 30 days of starting, send it with proof of your child's age.4.A certified copy of the birth certificate is the usual proof.5.Keep any copy the county sends back.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •The homeschool law asks nothing about the teacher.•It names no license and no degree.

You do. •There is nothing to send about yourself.•You can start teaching.

The state says. Teach at least these five subjects:•Reading.•Grammar.•Math.•Social studies.•Science.

You do. •Choose how to teach them.•The law names no books, no minutes and no grade levels.•The Academic Planner shows what colleges expect.

The state says. •The law does not require a test while your child is taught at home.•If your child later enrolls in school, the school tests to choose a grade.

You do. •There is nothing to send.•You may test at home to see how your child is doing.

The state says. •The homeschool law does not mention shots.•The school shot law covers public, private and church schools.•A homeschooled child who goes to a public school for a class needs a shot record.•Or the child gives the school a state exemption form.•An exemption is a paper that lets a child skip a shot.

You do. •Keep shot records at home.•Before any public school class, get the state form that fits, if you need one.