2006-09-08 13:35:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Texas? Nothing is expensive in Texas.
2006-09-08 13:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by donatello 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on where you live, there are Homeschool Assoc., book stores, etc. available to help you. Check on the internet like I did and a lot of helpful things will come up. You can buy used books and programs and again the internet can give you some ideas too. Myself and freinds have done well spending $100 - 150 per year. I did it for less last year by using what I know and workbooks from Walmart. Also for next year, there is a big home school book sell in May in Dallas. God bless you in your search.
2006-09-08 16:29:39 · answer #2 · answered by Tami N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're in Texas and the laws are great here. You are really not required to buy anything to homeschool your children - you can use whatever you find at garage sales, book swaps, the library, anywhere - and you don't have to do standardized testing.
I don't know of any "programs" that are limited to Texas, but many of the national programs (from Alpha Omega's Switched-On Schoolhouse to k12.com) are available here. I wouldn't consider any of these programs cheap, though. I guess it all depends on your definition of cheap.
2006-09-08 14:12:31 · answer #3 · answered by homeschoolmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't live in Texas...but you can go to www.worldbook.com and get a scope and sequence to help you know what your child needs to know at what age, then I personally, would spend a little on a math curriculum like saxon (secular) or A Beka (Christian) or whatever you choose and then go to the library for everything else.
For penmanship, depending on the age, teach with a page out of Dr. Suess or even Shakespeare...
Language- take a sentence and point out the nouns and adjectives and adverbs...(if your not sure of your knowledge here, you might want to pay for the Language curriculum too--online used)
Science, read about Planets, bugs, whatever...History, read a book about Christopher Columbus...read, read, read...then write write write...but walk with your child through it...you can't just say write a report and expectt hem to know how to do it- you need to teach them how to do it first!
Keep a journal...go to the zoo, then talk and research the favorite of the zoo...look at bugsa in your backyardx and try to find out what the ones you don't know are...
2006-09-08 17:07:11 · answer #4 · answered by Becca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
locate out in case you'll move on self sustaining study mutually along with your recent college. in case you won't be able to, pick to be a real homeschooler. Your parents will pick and be certain upon what you study. you'll authentic be finding out on your own time table. you're very fortunate, Texas is between the foremost states to homeschool in! Goold success mutually along with your rodeo occupation!
2016-10-15 23:39:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of free resources on the internet. Try Brainpop for science. Do a search for math games for kids--there are lots! For history, there is a booklist at www.abookintime.com that you can use along with your public library to read your way through time. The same site also lists links to history games & offers a lot of suggestions for crafts.
2006-09-09 01:10:57 · answer #6 · answered by luvbooks 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm reading a book now that may help you.
Homeschool Your Child for Free by Laura Maery Gold and Joan Zielinski. I bought it a Borders for $19. I think it is well worth the price.
2006-09-08 13:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by Gypsy Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A great way to cut the cost of your child(ren)'s curriculum is to shop on Ebay. I have managed to get all of my sons books their (new or like new) for a fraction of the cost.
Good luck and God Bless!
2006-09-10 08:42:49 · answer #8 · answered by jenepher402 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeee haa..i would help you but i dont want to mess with Texas!!I might end up being a president.
2006-09-08 13:57:30 · answer #9 · answered by SHIE L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋