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18 Hudson Valley Parent
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November 2014
hands-on learning."
Figueroa turns every day experi-
ences into opportunities to learn.
"Even the most basic trip to the
supermarket can spark conversation
around farming, transportation, la-
bor, economics, healthy food choices,
unit prices, you name it," she says.
"The dots are there and you just have
to connect them! Questioning even
the smallest decisions we make each
day can be of such value for teaching
our children."
Getting started
Step 1: Submit your
letter of intent
When you finally decide to homes-
chool, whether it is over the summer,
during the holiday break or over a
weekend, you need to write a letter
of intent to your school district. The
letter simply states that you intend to
homeschool your child for the school
year.
Step 2: Fill out the
required paperwork
Your school district is required
by New York state law to acknowl-
edge your letter of intent and send
you the necessary paperwork. This
includes writing an Individualized
Home Instruction Plan, four quarter-
ly reports and either a narrative or
testing for the end of the year. Yes,
I know it all sounds scary, but let's
walk through it.
An IHIP basically spells out what
you will teach for the year. You can
list different curriculums that you
bought and the books that you will
read, you can look at the New York
State standards for the grade level
and use that, or you can just simply
put what you will be teaching.
Part of the IHIP includes when
you will be sending in your quarter-
ly reports. You get to decide when
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