I want to home school my daughter who is starting 9th grade. Have no idea where to get curriculum or courses?

Answer 1

I feel as though I have answered this same question a million times this week. :)
So here's the $0.02 from a Homeschool Mom.

The Begining:
What State do you live in?? Each state has different rules for compliance (some require you use Umbrella schools, while others don't. Some require at least a H.S. diploma or GED while others could care less). just punch up your local School Board website and it should be in there.
Fill out a Letter of Intent and submit that to your local School Board after you've done your research about the laws. There you have it you are now a Homeschooler.
The things you need for Homeschooling:
1. A portfolio (to keep all the school work for the year in)--this can be a plastic legal sized file box with legal sized file folders (math,science, etc). This must be maintained for a period of 2-5 years and produced upon written request within 10-15 days for a review.
2. A calender. This is to keep track of attendance, which is a compulsorary 180 days. It can be as simple as a pocket calender, but it must add up to 180 days in the long run.
3. Curriculum--you can either create your own or buy prepackaged. As long as your daughter shows progress from year to year it does not matter the subjects (other than the basics) you teach or the method you teach them in. If she is planning on College, she may want to try and aim for their goals or standards.
4. How does she learn?? Visual, Auditory, Kinetic---each student learns different, so her learning should be geared towards the best way she learns (my daughter is more hands-on).
5. Yearly Evaluation--this has to be done at the end of each year and turned in. Your daughter will be able to sit for her SATs when they come around at the school that she would be zoned for (they CAN NOT turn her away).

What you teach, how long you teach for (15 mins v.4 hr) in each subject, and how you go about teaching is completely up to you. Buying prepackaged materials will not garentee (spelling???) that she will learn any better or worse then creating your own. In the long run you just spend more money for prepackaged, but the choice is yours.
There are alot of FREE curriculums out there, and you can get books from virtually anywhere,including the School Board Book Repository. A Homeschool Group is great for support and some offer extras like Gym,Field Trips, Co-ops. Again surf the web and Yahoo in groups. FYI---stay away from Ebay with regards to educational material as you will not be able to get the Teacher Editions (they legally can't sell Teacher's Editions) so it kind of defeats your needs.
Good luck and Happy Teaching

Answer 2

Go to the central office of your school district and ask them what curriculum other parents are using or what they suggest. You can also ask them if they have a contact name for a parent group that homeschools. Also, search online under "home schooling curriculum." There will be some to purchase. Try not to purchase. There are wonderful FREE resources. Remember to download the standards from your school district's website so that you know the minimum your child must know for each subject area. There are also online classes your child can take if he/she is an independent learner that will count towards completion. Your school district should be able to tell you which classes are required at each grade level and what content is covered in each class. The internet will be a great resource for you.

Answer 3

www.oceanetwork.org
www.hslda.org
www.robinsoncurriculum.com

Look for curriculum shows in your community. In Oregon there will be many happening in June. I would think that it will be the same in other locations.

Find other home-schoolers in your town. They can show you what they use. Our community has many groups that get together on a monthly basis to talk about home-schooling.

We use the Robinson Curriculum. It's a great method of self-teaching. Check it out.

Answer 4

check out the an online academy. i go to the morning star academy, which is an online one. its really helpful and my grades are at the all-time best. there is a live tutoring chat room, and a message center wheere you can e-mail yur classmates and teachers.
to enroll you have to submit an online application, remit the application fee, and select the courses. If you enrolled now for the 2007-2008 year, you would get an early enrolling discount, coming to a total of $1295.00/year. Other fees include a $75.00 registration fee which is not refundable if you are accepted into the academy., a $29.00 shipping and handeling fee for books and cd's, and a $7.95/cd (some classes require this, others dont).
Good luck!

Answer 5

I use "school house"
it is a curriculum of 5 subjects including religion

Answer 6

Hello. I used a curriculum called American School. Its a credited high school and I received a actual diploma and had options just like normal public schools with tassels, announcements and a class ring.

Answer 7

i am in 9th grade, this is my first year doing it and i can give you some pointers: lets see, i do omnibus, it is a christian based book that helps you threw reading the classics, like The Anied, The Odessy, The Histories, Plutrach's Lives and mush much more. i also use math u see for geometry, you can also use chalkdust. i use rosetta stone for spanish, excellence in spelling for spelling, shurely method english for englosh, introductory logic for logic. it depends on where you live, but there are churchs that help you get through everything, from your curriculm to the paper work. if you need anymore info cantact me a [e-mail].
Christen

Answer 8

In addition, you'll wind up using a lot of the same resources as teachers. Look in the Education and Teaching Aids section of your large local bookstore for some good theory books as well as some excellent resources.

Find out what your local school district or department of education recommends, and their rules for homeschooling.

Answer 9

rocksolidinc.com, learningthings.com, rainbowresource.com, are some websites that have NEW discounted curriculum. Some Christian bookstores carry homeschool books and supplies. Don't use ebay. Make sure you get teacher's manuels. Pray. God bless you,

Answer 10

Check out switched on schoolhouse curriculum. It is computr based.