The state says. •The state education department says to teach 180 days a year.•The school year runs from July 1 to June 30.•Days your child spent in a public or accredited school that year count too.•Accredited means approved by the state.•The state says the hours rules do not apply to a homeschool.•You pick the days and how long to teach each day.

You do. 1.Plan 180 days between July 1 and June 30.2.Mark each day you teach, as you go.•The Lesson Planner keeps that daily record.

The state says. •Indiana has one route.•The law calls a homeschool a non-public, non-accredited school.•The state rules on what schools must teach do not bind it.

You do. •Teach your child at home as that kind of school.•You do not need anyone to approve it first.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •School age starts in the fall of the school year your child turns 7.•A child who enrolls in a school sooner is school age from that day.•School age ends at 18, or sooner if your child graduates.•A child of 16 or 17 may leave early if the exit interview rules are met.•An exit interview is a meeting with the school.

You do. •Has your child never been enrolled in a school?•You may wait until your child turns 7.•If the superintendent asks, tell the superintendent in writing you will homeschool.•You may also start sooner if you want.

The state says. •You do not have to register or report to start.•The state lets you report your homeschool online, if you want.•You report one time. It stays active every year.•The state then emails you a number that proves it.•The state may ask how many children you teach in each grade.•If it asks, you must tell it.

You do. 1.Is your child in a school now?•Tell that school you are leaving to homeschool.•A letter is best. A phone call may be enough.2.Want to report your homeschool? Fill in the state's online form.3.Keep the email the state sends back.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •The state lists the duties of every homeschool.•They are 180 days, an attendance record and teaching equal to public school.•None of them is a rule about the teacher.

You do. •You may teach your child yourself.•You do not need a degree or a teaching license first.

The state says. •Indiana names no subjects you must teach.•The law asks for teaching equal to what public schools give.•The law does not say what equal means.•The school rules on what to teach do not apply to a homeschool.•You do not have to use the state's learning standards.

You do. •Choose what to teach and which books to use.•The Academic Planner shows what colleges expect.

The state says. •Indiana does not require any test for a homeschool.•A homeschooled child may not take the state tests.•There is one exception.•It is a child taking a class at a public or accredited school.•The state suggests a test now and then, if you want one.

You do. •There is nothing to schedule.•You may pick a private test to check progress.•Keep the results with your records.

The state says. •Indiana's homeschool law does not mention shots.•You send the state no records to homeschool.•The school shot law covers a child enrolled in an accredited school.•Licensed child care has its own shot rule.

You do. •Keep the shot record at home.•Your child may join a school or a class later.•If so, bring the shot record or an exemption.•A religious objection is a note you write and sign.•A medical exemption is signed by a doctor.•The state says to use its form for it.