I want to homeschool but I am trying to find the cheapest way.?

Question

My child is in first grade and I need information on homeschooling starting there.

Answer 1

If you have a good library try "Five In A Row". My girls are enjoying it. This is a literature based program that teaches Social Studies, Language, Art, Math and Science. I would suggest adding another math program and a phonics program.
I also like using "Teach Your Child to Read In 100 Easy Lessons" for phonics. This can be bought at Walmart On-line.
For additional math I use Alpha Omega Lifepac but there are MANY to chose from.
3Moms.com is great for encouragement and they have a bundle of sample lessons so you can see what is best for your family to use.
For extra work I like to use www.schoolexpress.com. They have a variety of free printable worksheets on many subjects.
A fun on-line place to learn is www.factmonster.com.
Another fun and educational free place to learn to read is Starfall.com
I have been home schooling for 6 years and every year I find something new and exciting from my searches. Another great place to search on the web to find any answer is www.ask.com. Ask Jeeves finds specific web sites for your specific question.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

One thing I will suggest to you (beside's Glurpy's suggestion of Homeschooling on a Shoestring...awesome book!) is this, check around your school district and see if they have a "book depository" or an "obsolete books warehouse". Usually you can get all the text books you need for FREE. That's what I did, and then I just supplemented them with work books from either Amazon.com or www.frankschaffer.com.

I buy school supplies when they are on sale at Target or wherever.

All together over the past 3 years, I have spent about $300 on homeschooling. That includes a zoo membership and several really GREAT field trips.

Good luck!

Answer 4

you can get free curriculum from the school, but it won't take long to go through that and if you are doing it for religious reasons then they don't have much to offer. There are book fares where you can buy used books and you can always use the library. You really don't need very many books to teach first grade. You want to get a SCOPE AND SEQUENCE which tells you what things are to be taught at what age. There is no set standard really every schoo is different. Don't get too hung up it's easier than you think. ABC"S, Numbers, PHONICS which is teaching the sounds each letter makes. You can get a deck of phonics flash cards pretty cheap. Teaching your child to read well is the most important thing. Everything else will fall into place.

Answer 5

Library card + Internet + Homeschool group...

Use google and do searches like "addition worksheet free"
or "spelling first grade practice free"

Several website you would not think of have FREE educational materials for you...National Georgraphic and PBS as an example. Heck, even Crayola's website has free things for download. You print your sheets, work with your child on them. Use the library card for books and videos. They have lots! THey also have free readings for children (ask your library for hints)

You should spend some money on school supplies: crayons, paper, scissors, pencils, glue sticks, a globe, a picture dictionary, and such. Be sure to join a homeschool group for oputings to such neat places as the zoo, many times, a homeschool group will get greatly discounted tickets for zoo, museum, concert, exhibits and such!!!

In the homeschool group, you will get to know other homeschoolers, your child will get to know other children, there you can often find "used" materials, or even "free" books...as children outgrow books. Some parents swap books and materials...swap lessons too! It's all possible!

Answer 6

well there are many things you can do
#1 online schooling $1000-$7000
#2 school books $200-$2000 this is what i do!
#3 classes called coops (may be at your local homeschool supply store) $1000- $3000
but the cheapest way i know is to write your own ciriculem from books from the library or the internet.

Answer 7

Get the book "Homeschooling on a Shoestring". You might even be able to find it at your local library.

Grade 1 doesn't have to be very expensive at all. You can do language arts with paper, pencil and books from the library. You can do math with objects (for counting, adding, etc.), paper, pencil, lots of free worksheet sites online. Science can be covered with a variety of books from the library--many have specific experiments you can do. Social studies--again, can be covered by library books, magazines at the library, listening to the news on the radio, finding online printable maps to colour and label for geography...

Just figure out what specifically you want to teach your child and take it from there. There's a lot of free stuff out there.

Answer 8

All of the homeschool kids I ever knew were very strange. They usually turned out to have difficult times coping with life.

If you aren't in it for religious indoctrination, then go for the public school curricula mentioned above.

If you want to religiously indoctrinate your child, and think that a private religiously affiliated school won't work, then I guess you could contact your local religious leader. They would probably have plenty of propaganda to confer on a porous young mind.

Answer 9

Hey there,
There are numerous documented benefits and advantages of teaching children to read early on, and teaching them to reading using phonics and phonemic awareness instructions. It is clear that early language and reading ability development passes great benefits to the child as they progress through school at all grades, and that early language and reading problems can lead to learning problems later on in school.

For a simple, step-by-step program that can help your child learn to read visit this web site: http://readingprogram.toptips.org
Cheers ;)

Answer 10

In first grade reading and math are the main focus. There are alot of inexpensive consumable math books. I would get a good reading curriculum, an inexpensive math book, and then make good use of your library. That's really all your child needs.