| o you offer physical education & after school | | | | few of the churches or private schools in your |
| sports to your homeschoolers? | | | | community. They may consider offering a class |
| Physical education is a requirement in school, but | | | | specifically for homeschoolers or they may |
| when you homeschool your children you | | | | consider allowing you to bring your children and |
| don’t have a gym readily available. So | | | | participate in their classes. |
| how do you offer physical education and after | | | | Look at the curriculum that you are following to |
| school sports to your children? Here are a couple | | | | see what options you have available. Dance class, |
| of things you can try. | | | | karate, kick boxing, and other classes that are |
| One way to offer physical education to your | | | | offered at the recreation center may qualify as |
| children is to call the Boys and Girls Club in your | | | | part of your physical education classes. |
| area and see if they offer their gym to | | | | You may be able to combine courses and cover |
| homeschoolers. If they don’t, see if they | | | | a couple of classes at once. An example of this is |
| would allow you to set up a time two or three | | | | go on a hike and look at rocks and flowers. This |
| times a week and get all the homeschoolers to | | | | will cover both your physical education and science |
| join you on those days. If you don’t have | | | | classes. |
| a Boys and Girls Club, check with any other | | | | Another thing that your children may miss out on |
| organization that offers support to children. | | | | because they are not in a school setting is the |
| Another option for physical education is to teach it | | | | sporting activities such as football, basketball, or |
| yourself. You can take your children to the ice | | | | track. To make this possible you will want to |
| arena, roller rink, and swimming pool and teach | | | | check with a local elementary, junior high or high |
| them yourself. You can also go on a hike, take | | | | school and see if they would allow your children to |
| the kids to the park and teach them to play | | | | play. |
| basketball, or you can take them to the soccer | | | | For elementary aged students you can check |
| fields and teach them to play soccer. | | | | with the Boys and Girls Club, recreation center or |
| You can also talk to a school in your area and ask | | | | YMCA to see if they offer any type of sporting |
| them if your children can participate in one of | | | | programs. Most of these organizations offer |
| their physical education classes. You need to talk | | | | sporting events for children in K-6 grades. |
| to the principal of the school to see if this would | | | | Just because you homeschool your children |
| be possible. You may want to talk to other | | | | doesn’t mean they have to miss out on |
| homeschooling parents to see if they would be | | | | physical education and after school sports. There |
| interested and take that to the principal. | | | | are many options for you to consider. |
| Another option you might consider is to talk to a | | | | |