How do I get the materials I need for homeschooling asap?

Question

My mom and I have been trying to research homeschooling but we can't find the right information. I need to know where to get book and where to find things like that. help!

Answer 1

Find out VIA the Homeschool Legal Defense Association what requirements your state has:
http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp

Contact and inform anyone you need to (Local superintendents, ETC)

Decide if you're going to independently homeschool, with your Mother keeping all of your records (daily attendance, report cards, transcripts, test scores, ETC) or if you want to pay a tuition for some school to do it for you, or join a charter school (free) to do your record-keeping for you.

If you decide to go with a school/charter school, they usually have only certain curriculums they want you to use. If you go through your local charter school, they will provide you with the textbooks. If you use a school, your parents will need to buy the appropriate curriculum.

If you go on your own, you will need to buy all of your materials, and your parents will need to keep accurate records of daily lessons, quiz/test dates, attendance, ETC.

Answer 2

Not sure where you were looking. There are literally dozens of home school curriculum publishers now
And lots of good suggestions at www.homeschool.com
their blurb : Homeschooling resource guide offering newsletter, support groups, message boards, tip-of-the-week, products, and on line courses.
Or just enter the keyword home school, or homeschooling, or home school curriculum. Be amazed at the resources!

Have used the Abeka curriculum, the Bob Jones, Saxon math books, and various others. Everyone likes certain subjects taught in certain ways, so is nice to be able to pick and choose.
Saxon has a website. www.saxonpub.com.

There was some good advice in the answer about contacting the legal eagles, please do so.

And record keeping is important, as stated in another answer. The trick is to keep the log current, don't wait untill Friday to record what you did all week. Keep it basic, but be thorough. Save everything for one year. Then you will know or have a handle on what you need to keep until graduation.

A big problem is physical prep. everyone can get started but then the paperwork is everywhere. create a space on a shelf NOW! compartmentalise. Keep it all in one place, even student's homework folder.
Good luck.

One last thinmg. please wait to inform your school district until you have begun, and then only if state requires it. Supers tend to get sticky about home schooling, and many are not open to the idea. Proceed with good legal advice from The Homeschol Defence Leage. Your goal is to work as a family team to create a good study environment, with good materials.

Answer 3

As some people have alread said, contacting your local school district is a good start. Different school districts have different guidelines and rules. One thing you might want to consider is an on-line public school (Cyber School). We are "homeschooling" our 14 year-old son in this way (we live in Pennsylvania). Not all states have this option, but it's been working out great for us. With the PA Cyber School (most of these schools have their own websites-so search, search, search) they provide you with a computer, printer and textbooks. There is no cost involved at all and they even reimburse you (up to a point) for Internet costs. You have a homeroom teacher and individual teachers for the different subjects, just like traditional schooling. We get bi-weekly calls updating us, and parents can check daily on their child's progress. There are field trips, physical education requirements, graduation requirements and there's a huge network of support. Good luck.

Answer 4

Just google homeschooling + your state's name. You'll find a wealth of information.

And, you don't need materials for homeschooling. The world is full of resources for learning. Just dive in. Check out unschooling - it's the best way to go for self-motivated kids.

Answer 5

You check first with http://www.hslda.org .

Then you find a support group (or more than one) at the state and more local levels so they can tell you more about how the laws work, what sort of activities go on, if there are any conventions coming up where you can look at materials, popular homeschooling resource companies, etc.

You can get books from a wide variety of places. You need to decide what you want, first. There isn't just one place where you're supposed to go to get books. It depends entirely on what you want.

Answer 6

If you are in grade K-8, you can buy it all in one box from the Calvert School. It has a step by step daily plan that you can just follow right out of the box. You can also order the test service, and the online tutor service. All very reasonably priced!

If you are in high school, go to the CBS website and ask for a catalog. (this is a Christian book store, but it has plenty of secular text books, and it has complete packs for every grade that you need) Good luck.

Answer 7

That depends on how you want to homeschool. If you want to do the traditional way, the posters above gave you some great sites to go to. Right now my kids are in a cyber-charter school. Depending on what state you live in you can get your materials for free, they will also loan you a computer. This way of homeschooling isn't for everyone. I am thinking of going back to traditional for next year,but it might be right for you.
Below are some links.

Answer 8

http://visionforum.com has a book, "Safely Home", that has all kinds of great information about homeschooling. They also have some of the best homeschooling materials you can find anywhere.

Hope this helps you!
God Bless

Answer 9

I have been homeschooled since 3rd grade and my mom has gotten A LOT of our books from : Vegsource.com
Hope this helps!

Answer 10

You can get a book of a "Scope and Sequence" at the Library. They also should have a Homeschooling section, most libraries do. If not, most churches will refer you to someone to get you started. I do that for several people in my area.

I don't know what grade you are in or what your circumstances are but remember there are a lot of options. Read a lot, there are lots of books to get you started and don't get to overwhelmed!

Good Luck!