How can I get FREE books and what I need to home-school a ninth grader?? Really need help!! Kat?

Question

He has dificulties in school and I have to get him learning again. I am a single Mom and just can not afford the books. I would gladly accept any used ones. Thank you!!! Kat

Answer 1

Get hooked up w/ local homeschooling groups in your area. Explain your plight (many have email lists). Someone entering the 10th grade may have some material.

Otherwise, hit the library. You probably need texts for math and science...everything else can be done w/ regular books.

As far as textbooks go, you can hit used book sales and get them REALLY cheap. It's not free, but I'm talking $1-2.

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Answer 2

I'm a single parent as well and I just finished home schooling my sixth grader. I got SAT and ACT books out of the library because they covered a lot of math, writing and reading comprehension. I used web sites to teach grammar. Some of the sites have tests. It is easy to find history books in the library. I just used general science books like those put out by Google. There are lots of cheap used textbooks on Amazon and those learning stores have books for as little as $9. Illinois state has really nice, free achievement tests (ISAT) online.

At the end of the year, my son got a 22 on the ACT which is a higher score than the average high school student.

Answer 3

I'm a single mom too, and home schooled my son from 9th grade through senior year because he wasn't learning - he hated reading and math along with most everything else. I started by giving him homework based on the Internet - he had to read a local and national newspaper article and answer questions. I also got him a network "game" that helped build his social and math skills and encouraged him to read without his realizing it! I used Asheron's Call by Microsoft, which required a small monthly fee, but it was well worth it. My son learned through trial and error how to get along with other players, and how to recognize bullies. Within a couple of months, he became a sysop - which meant he moderated other players and warned them about hate speech or being too aggressive. He has several friends in several states as well as 3 teenagers in Paris that he keeps in touch with via email and IM. He soon began to read the newspaper on his own and we'd discuss current issues or odd news bits. He can also do basic math - I used money as the key to get him to do financial transactions. He now manages his finances quite well, which was something I never thought I would see. Home schooling this way might not be for everyone, but it worked for us.

Answer 4

Your library has everything you need - the classics. Start with books about subject he's interested in and work your way up to Homer, Milton, Austen, the Brontes, Dante, etc. You can do this even for math and science. Euclid, Newton, Pythagoras, and others. Reading the classics is how many of the great leaders and thinkers in history were educated, and while it might not make him the next Winston Churchill, it will make him a very educated young man.

Answer 5

I home schooled my son for a semester last year by just using the information I found off of the Internet.Go to your local school and ask for a copy of the requirements for his grade and use that to find suitable material. I just typed in the grade and subject along with the word "free" and found more sites than I knew what to do with. It took a lot of searching and weeding out the not so great sites but once I found some good ones it got us through the rest of the year and he's right on track. You can find free lesson plans and free worksheets in addition to classroom material to use. Anything else you need, just go to the library and print it off. Good luck!!

Answer 6

Paperback swap is absolutely wonderful. There are no fees and you get three free credits when you post 9 books and one credit every time you mail a book to someone that requests it. It is meant for people to recycle books and get new (used) ones. Check it out.

It is free to join and there are no fees or strings attached. I am a teacher and list my books as I read them, or if friends give them to me and then use the credits for books to use in the classroom. Check out the forums too- some people give 2 for 1 credit or even 8 for 1 credit books.

http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?r_by=[e-mail]

Answer 7

Try your local library. If they don't have the books on hand they may be able to borrow them from other libraries. You may also want to try the local college or university library to see if they offer cards to local residents.