Please give me some locations around or within LA County that sell Home schooling books.?

Question

Or even high standard programs/companies where I can shop online.

Answer 1

I homeschooled my daughter in 2nd & 3rd grade (in part due to health problems she had).

Here are some sites where you might find some informational and text books for and about homeschooling:

http://lahomeschool.50megs.com/ The purpose of this list is to help LA area homeschoolers find support groups and other homeschool resources near them. I also googled, los angeles homeschool groups, and there's too huge a list of support groups to list here, support groups are a great way to get info, ideas, find texts ... we belonged to 3 support groups because each provided different activities, etc. (from field trips, to paid PE teachers/specialists for weekly group PE gatherings).

http://www.konos.com/ ... I loved this curriculum and it goes all the way through high school.

http://www.half.ebay.com/

http://www.abeka.com/ Abeka is a Christian homeschool text publisher. I liked their math books, but also supplement with other things (including baking when teaching fractions ie how many 1/4 cups in a cup).

Most public school districts also now offer some type of homeschool or independent study program, they will provide the books you need, our school district also gave us a small amount of money to help purchase necessary supplies (remember as a tax payer, you are still paying to support the public schools whether your kids attend them, or not). If your district does not have an independent study/homeschool program, you can get a release to go to a district that does have a program (check w/ your district office).

There are also a lot of Christian publishers and homeschool groups out there who are always willing to help. One of the programs I used was called KONOS ... whether you're Christian, or not, the KONOS curriculum can be used & modified for all ages and interests and covers all the subjects (often many subjects are covered within one project). I might still have some of our texts around, if I find them I'll edit the info in for you. Also feel free to email me w/ other questions.

Happy Homeschooling ... when my daughter returned to regular school, she was way ahead & often got bored because public classes were so slow. She'll graduate from high school this year, her last progress report had a 4.0 gpa :-)

PS: there are a lot of support groups for homeschoolers, and the students are far from isolated from the real world as many people think

Answer 2

if you shop at Costco check their children's book section. right now the one near me has a series of Barron's "Painless" books that would be good from 4th grade through high school. We got Algebra, Geography, Grammar Writing, and Vocabulary, and I saw a Spanish there, too. They are like school workbooks, they teach and have exercises to complete.
we also got sets of math manipulatives there suitable for K-3 grades. dice, spinners, colored blocks, foam shapes, play money, dominoes, etc. those also came with workbooks and parent handbooks.
Do a search on Amazon for homeschooling books, you can read reviews and make lists, then check your local library for the ones that sound good. Our local library has many worksheet books that can be checked out, and if you have a scanner/printer you could copy the pages you wish to use.
Another good resource is Lakeshore Learning, google them.
Look online for worksheets, too, there are many sites that have free lesson plans and worksheets that can be printed out.