2006-11-13 08:17:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
A Beka is a really great curriculum. my family used it, and when i eventually when back to school my junior year i was way ahead of my classmates. plus they have so many different ways to use their curriculum. i really encourage you to check it out.
2006-11-14 07:00:13 · answer #1 · answered by willowprincess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first you need to figure out what your goals are in your homeschool. do you want to bring "school" home? then go strictly with textbooks. the big three are Abeka, Bob Jones University Press and Alpha Omega (all Christian oriented). how much time do you have to prepare lessons and teach? what are your state laws? if you are trying to get away from "canned" curriculum you could pick and choose your own. Rainbow Resource has a homeschool catalog about 3 inches thick. google any of those and that should get you started.
2006-11-13 15:25:07 · answer #2 · answered by prismcat38 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was in high school my family used switched on school house. It is very user friendly and parents have full control over grade, and assignments. It is a computer program that you can get on Cd's. The only thing I didn't like about it was the math curriculum it was difficult to manipulate same of the assignments. Another down fall is it is all on the computer. If you have younger children I would recommend something where they would practice their hand writing and master that before starting switched on school house.
2006-11-13 08:29:44 · answer #3 · answered by lacejo84 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree, you need to determine your approach to homeschooling. That will help you to better decide on the type of curriculum to use. There is bookwork, computer based, online schools, unschooling, eclectic.......it's all up to you.
I started out by finding curriculum that looked interesting to me then I went to the homeschool curriculum review websites and looked at other parents opinions about it. That helped me out quite a bit to narrow down my decisions. I also talked with other homeschooling parents that belong to my local homeschooling group and asked the what they used and why.
Here is a couple of review sites you might want to look at:
http://homeschoolreviews.com/
http://www.hsadvisor.com/
http://www.homeschoolhighlights.com/reviews/homeschooling.shtml
http://cathyduffyreviews.com/
2006-11-13 20:41:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local school, find out what they are teaching the kids there. See if they will loan you the books. Ask if you can stop by once a week to get all the assignments those kids get, all the handouts, borrow all the videos they show in real school, see if you can let your kids use the playground when the other kids are back in class.
2006-11-15 09:38:31 · answer #5 · answered by mike c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's everywhere!!!! Do a search for "homeschooling curriculum" and there will be the world at your disposal. I would recommend that you ask other homeschoolers you know what they use and why they like it.
2006-11-13 10:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by Amy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A Beka is a great christian curriculum but can easily be used with a secular approach.
http://www.abeka.com/
2006-11-13 15:22:10 · answer #7 · answered by Kitty33 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is the curriculum that my children's private school uses. It's available for home schoolers also.
http://aceministries.com/homeschool/Default.aspx
2006-11-13 08:28:48 · answer #8 · answered by pohustla 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I used A Beka for my children. Good luck in your search.
2006-11-14 04:52:28 · answer #9 · answered by Colleen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try abeka.com, Homeschoolingbooks.com, bju.press.com, rainbowresource.com, Christianbook.com
2006-11-14 03:01:00 · answer #10 · answered by tttyhin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋