You can use online resources for research and to get creative lesson plan ideas. There are websites devoted to providing lesson plans. Others concentrate on offering support. You can also use online encyclopedias and dictionaries for research. The Internet makes it possible to home school online from anywhere in the world.
MIT offers curriculum and courseware free of charge through their OpenCourseWare program. You cannot get credit with this program, but parents may find the information helpful in developing a curriculum for their students. Visit the links below for details and downloads.
Looking for a worksheets about how to teach certain concepts? Curriki is a site with many tools for teachers. Curriki's focus is on quality materials. All materials are catorgrized and communitee ranked. This site has an extensive search feature that can assist you in finding the resources your looking for.
Wikibooks is a collection of online educational text books in many languages for students in the K-12 range. Check out the links at the bottom of the home page for another great list of other resources that can be a tremedous assistance to home schools.
The US National Weather Service provides lesson plans for weather studies. These include experiments, discussions and safety tips.