i need help with homeschooling?

Question

i have decided to take my 2 children out of public school for the rest of this year due to both haveing heath problems and i would like to know if anyone knows of a good curriculam for 2nd and 4th grade. or any websites that can help

Answer 1

If you are planning on putting them back in next year, I would go with the What my ___ grader needs to know books. They will give you a good idea of what your child would learn in this year in public school, and in most cases take it a bit further. You can build on it from there. I would not necessarily buy a traditional homeschool curriculum at this point because you would be unable to finish the year, and that might leave your kids behind.

If you really want a curriculum I would go with Lifepac because it is broken into segments and you can take a placement test in each subject that will let you know which segment to start on. Meaning if your 4th grader is behind in math but ahead in reading you can start where he/she needs too and not be too challenging or too boring.

If you plan on keeping them out of school I would get the book the Well Trained Mind By Susan Wise Bauer and the books The Story of the World and their workbooks. Available at barnes and noble. This book emphasizes a classical education that would allow you to teach one history, science, and literature to both kids and just extend to make things a little more challenging for your 4th grader. I think this works best because otherwise you can really stretch yourself thin trying to supplement all different subjects for different children.

Here are some websites:
Classical Education:
http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/index_saved.html
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/

Lesson plans and worksheets:
http://abcteach.com/
http://www.edhelper.com/
http://www.tut-world.com/
http://familygames.com/freelane.html
http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/home.html
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/seqlps/

Hope all the health issues are resolved. And I hope some of this helps. Good Luck.

Answer 2

Use www.time4learning.com. It's all on the computer, what's great about it is that for a low monthly fee, you can design and change the program to keep up with what your kids need to know. So if they learn math faster than what you expected, they can just move up. You can just go month by month also, and that way when you're finished your done.

I've heard similar good things about www.k12.com, it's free in about twelve states, but it costs a bit more than time4learning if you have to pay.

A paper curriculum you are limited to what you've purchased, and at great cost too, it's usually several hundred dollars for one curriculum and the materials.

Answer 3

Depending on your state you might be able to access the k12 curriculum through a virtual academy. Otherwise it is a good thorough curriculum you can purchase independently. www.k12.com to check options for your state.

If you want to go low cost I would stay with the 'what your _ grader needs to know books' and use your local library. Follow your children's interests and just make sure you've covered the areas listed in the above books. A great inexpensive math curriculum is singapore math - www.singaporemath.com.

Answer 4

Go to www.aop.com This is the website for Alpha Omega Publications, the largest publisher of Christian home-school curriculum. Plus, you can call and speak with a tech to get your questions answered as to the best curriculum for your children. All children learn differently and have diff. weaknesses and strengths. They can help you greatly. The # is:1-866-444-4498. Hope this helps. God Bless.

Answer 5

Try Saxon for math and Abeka for reading/language arts. The best approach is to take a little from various curriculums and put it together, for example, using math from one place you like and reading and science from another. Some great history books that you can probably get at your library are called The History of US by Joy Hakim. I used them all the time when I was teaching, they give short and concise blurbs that kids enjoy. Good luck.

Answer 6

Not sure what state you are in, but the Calvert School is a very good homeschool company. If you are in PA, try the PA Cyber Charter School. The kids can do the classes over the internet and the school provides the computers and reimburses the internet access. I am not sure if they are still enrolling, but you can check in your own state and see what is available. Good luck.

Answer 7

If you are interested in doing the classical education (teaching Latin, Greek, Logic, etc), NOW IS THE TIME TO START YOUR KIDS IN LATIN!!!!! You are in the perfect situation!

Check this page out:

www.welltrainedmind.com

Also, remember with any curriculum, a problem that lots of parents (moms especially, no offence) As soon as a kid starts complaining "I don't like _______", alot of soft moms will give in and let their child off the hook if they don't like it. Don't do that. It will make your children spoiled, and soon they'll thing they can get rid of anything they want. You won't give your child a good education if you let them do all the easy stuff.


Also, don't get intimidated by Latin and Greek. Alot of the curriculums Susan Wise Baur offers in her book are almost self-teaching. You don't have to learn Latin and Greek just to teach your kids.

Answer 8

You can also contact your local school board for assistance with homeschooling. They can give you all kinds of resources and if you ever decided to send them back, they will be on the right track to pick up where they left off.

Answer 9

2nd Grade, I would recommend Abeka, 4th Grade, Bob Jones. If you never homeschooled before, Abeka's DVD program will be an invaluable resource for you.

Answer 10

http://pacyber.org/

best in the world and they send you all the materials needed and have someone to check up on them and great also starts for Kindergarten.