i have desided to home school my child and would like to know where i can find a great program for him.?

Question

Where can i look on line to find and buy it.
And does it matter if it come from canada as that is where i live?

Answer 1

I don't know the laws in Canada for HSing. But here is a site to start with: http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/
Try to find a local group for support, field trips etc.

Answer 2

I don't know of any full programs here in Canada that are actually Canadian. Homeschoolers I know use a bit of this and that for the most part. Do you live somewhere where the is a strong homeschooling support group? That would be the best way to be able to see people's programs and learn more about them. Everybody has different preferences and there is little described online.

Examples of programs used: Sonlight, A Beka, Singapore Math, Saxon Math, Spectrum Math, MCP Phonics, Learning Language Arts through Literature, A Child's History of the World, TOPS science units, and many, many more.

Answer 3

When we started I just searched the Internet for home school curriculum and I found several sites that rate the curriculum and let parents comment on how they like it and why. These helped my the most when deciding what to use.
Two I really like are:
www.homeschoolreviews.com
www.hsadvisor.com

Good luck with it. There is tons of materials out there to choose from. Another suggestion would be to find a homeschool support group in your area and seek the advice of veteran hs'ers and then look for home school conventions that may be near by and go to one of those.
Try to narrow your search down by thinking of what type of curriculum you want to use............book work only, computer based programs, online programs, hands on & life experience.....knowing how you want to set upr yourhome school will help guide you towards which curriculum to consider.

Oh, I just thought of another thing, I have a friend who uses a homeschool blog
www.homeschoolblogger.com
many of the bloggers list the curriculum they use and why they like it. Taht may be an informative search? Just a thought.

Answer 4

If you want to help your youngster learn to see effectively, not with TV and movies, computer applications and applications, or even the school process is the answer, this program, Children Learning Reading, from here https://tr.im/YmZ2P is.
For a young child to successfully understand and master examining abilities they want consistent interest from or equally parents. With this particular at heart, however, the lessons are kept small from 5 to a quarter-hour a day.
With Children Learning Reading system you will also build and boost your relationship with your son or daughter not just how to learn effectively.

Answer 5

I guess it depends on if you want a Christian based curriculum or something more secular. A Beka is a really good program, but accelerates kind of quickly. For lower levels I really like ACE, but when you get into upper level Math, I would reccomend Saxon Math - its much more thorough and goes to higher levels of Math.

Answer 6

I do not know how old your child is but the Calvert Program is a good one. They focus on pre-k to the 8th grade. Hope this helps. You can also check on the yahoo groups. There are lots of groups on there about home schooling that can help

Answer 7

If you life in Indiana, you just go to the local library when it opens at 9 a.m., turn him loose to wreck havoc everywhere, and then leave at 9 p.m., just like all the homeschool losers do here.

Answer 8

try sonlight.com. Great curriculum!