I have 4 kids(4yr,7yr.8yr and 14yr late birthday-8th grade)I am thinking about home schooling.I have check out some home schooling and they are expense.My husband is the only income for my family.Do any one know a good home schooling that affordable for a family of 4.It can be a christain home schooling.
2006-10-10 13:30:14 · 9 answers · asked by 40something 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
The Robinson Curriculum is the one that we use. It is a 22 cd set of directions for everything your students will study,excellent reading books, vocabulary, plus tons more. It costs $195 and can be used for all of the children at any age kindergarten and beyond 12th grade. It is a one time purchase. You'll need to buy a math text for each student's level. These are easy to pick up from other homeschoolers.
Check into it at http://www.robinsoncurriculum.com
2006-10-10 14:38:34 · answer #1 · answered by Barb 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you want to be frugal, stay away from the boxed curriculum. Read "Homeschooling on a Shoestring", I'm not sure of the writer. Check to see if your school district has a "book depository" or "obsolete books warehouse" where you can get free text books. Make good use of the internet and local library. Check out www.frankschaffer.com or amazon.com for cheap work books.
I have been homeschooling my children 4 years and I have only spent $300 in ALL that time. That includes a yearly zoo membership.
Good luck!
2006-10-10 14:00:07 · answer #2 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm secular but we use the FREE Christian curriculum recommendations and FREE lesson plans as well as numerous FREE printable book recommendations from http://amblesideonline.org It is a Charlotte Mason (a 19th Century educator) based education. It uses a liberal literature based approach to home educating and you can even read her books FREE at Ambleside that explain, in detail, her methods. Narrations and short lessons with lots of free time are at the heart of a Charlotte Mason approach to education and it is very relaxed though much is covered. Anyway, we love it and they still have Charlotte Mason schools in England today.
On top of that I paid $59 for Ray's Arithmetic (20 volume-set on CD-ROM) that covers elementary-high school math (elementary, intermediate and advanced mathematics including calculus and navigation). Plus I only needed to purchase a couple of books that weren't available for free online and I bought those on Ebay. Add in the minimal cost of paper and ink for the printer plus, pens, papers, binders, etc. along with a family membership to the zoo for a year and we spent no more than about $150 and my children are 8 and 12.
Florida has a free public virtual school for junior high-high school students, that is where we live.
Good luck!
2006-10-10 14:01:40 · answer #3 · answered by FreeThinker 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ummm try www.utexas.edu/cee/dec its a distant onlinee program. or check out things like co-op. its a christian thing where they get together and homeschool. orrr do it yourself. my mom did that for 6 years with me and 5 for my sister. just get some books, and follow the method.
2006-10-11 03:47:07 · answer #4 · answered by maconheira 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
California Virtual Acadamy is all payed by the state look at k12.com or apex.com
they should give u some ideas!
I am in homeschool and I used this program its great!
:)
2006-10-10 13:38:24 · answer #5 · answered by Artificially Sweet 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your state should have a free charter school..on line school..type in your state and free homeschooling..you can always ask the board of education if they can recommend one..there are alot of free schools..just be picky
2006-10-10 13:35:35 · answer #6 · answered by bllnickie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You don't have to register with an online program or anything. You can put together what you want.
If you really want something prepackaged, A Beka, I think, has fairly good prices.
2006-10-10 13:41:17 · answer #7 · answered by glurpy 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Try Penn Foster its the best
2006-10-10 15:38:54 · answer #8 · answered by babygirl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
haha
2006-10-10 15:07:17 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋