Where can I find a good home schooling programs?

Answer 1

Another good virtual school at home program is Connections Academy. It is totally free to you, you get the books, computer, supplies, in some states they help pay for you Internet and you have a teacher to turn to if you have any problems or questions.

To see if they are right for you go to www.connectionsacademy.com

I can tell you it have been a great program for my two kids, so far we have done grades K, 3 &4. And we are coming back next year.
Connections Academy uses some of the better curriculm suppliers: Calvert, McGraw-Hill, Zaner-Bloser, Prentice Hall, Glencoe, Hooked on Phonics, Jump Start, just to name a few.

They cover and the core classes, plus that are so many enrichment classes and clubs to join like, Book Cub, Lterary Magazine, Chess Club, Home Life (Home Ec/Shop) Quiz Bowl, Poetry Corner, Mythology, Art, Music, Spanish, French, German, Latin, Debate Club, Student Advisory Team, Science Fair, and many many more.
They have field trips, social events, dances, and prom, and a cap and gown graduation is being planned too.

For next year they will cover grades k-11 in Washington, Oregon, Calfornia, Idaho, Neveada, Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Georgia, Flordia, Pennsylvania, & South Carolina

Answer 2

If you are looking for curriculum, the posters here have done an excellent job of laying out the many possibilities.

If you are looking for a school, be careful with some of the answers. While some online high schools offer programs in more than one state, charter schools are typically restricted to their home state or even a region of the state.

Answer 3

Sonlight is a good source both for the curricula they offer (very literature-based), and for the reviews. For instance, they offer several options for math, and give a great review for each. They only sell the programs that they feel are the best, and then they give you information about each of the programs they offer. They even give you a list of pros and cons for each.

Cathy Duffy is another great resource. She has an updated website and a book called 100 Top Picks for Homeschooling Curriculum.

The Well-Trained Mind is a book that's a great resource for the classical approach to education. Their website offers reviews of different curricula as well.

Abeka and Bob Jones(BJUP) both offer a more textbook approach.

And, there's a website that offers very informal reviews of a variety of curricula by average homeschool moms which is the last link below.

Answer 4

I think a lot depends on the student and the parent-- same thing doesn't work for everyone. Try to figure out what type of learner the child is and how the children & parents like to approach homeschooling, then search for a program that would compliment those styles.

MSB

Answer 5

You do not state the age(s) of your child(ren), so I can't give specifics. Here are some 'general' sites with things that are good for all ages, the Old Fashioned site even sets everything out for you so you don't have to plan ( but every child is different so use what works).

www.oldfashionededucation.com (also has a yahoo support group); www.obdk.com (science); www.krampf.com (science experiments); www.familyfun.com (arts&crafts); www.spellingtime.com (down for the summer, back up in Aug).

As I said these are general, my daughter is entering 3rd grade and we use these sites constantly and I even made a card file (index cards in one of those little index file boxes) to keep track of FREE and low cost sites.

Hope this helps

Answer 6

We use a local co-op that meets once a week for courses like Spanish, art, and Geography. We also use Time4Learning.com, which offers a full curriculum in math, language arts, science and social studies for only $19.99 a month. That's less than the cost of going to a movie for our family of four! The girls love the site too because it is very interactive and keeps them engaged. I can't recommend it highly enough!

L

Answer 7

Personally we use Christian Liberty press; it has both solid academics, and a does not break the budget price tag.
http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress/

What I would recommend as the previous poster has mentioned is web sites like http://www.freeworksheets.com/
As another choice Enchanted learning is a complete curriculum web site, it costs $20.00 per year for a membership.
They have a daily calendar that links you to all sorts of social studies, and other daily topic's.
You can print of worksheets, or complete workbooks, whatever you may need.
You can school your child for pennies, and a library card.

Here are some good free educational web sites to play around with:

Weather/Meteorology (the weather dude).
http://www.wxdude.com
Astronomy
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/star...

Mr. Donn's history sire - unit studies.
http://www.members.aol.com/don.........

Free weekly tips, worksheets,lesson plans, resources , and curriculum.
http://www.homeschoolfreestuff...
http://about.com/education/
http://www.freeworksheets.com/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/

Math:
http://www.tlsbooks.com/mathworksheets.h...
http://www.mathsisfun.com/worksheets/ind...
http://www.algebra.com
http://www.coolmath.com/
http://www.coolmathalgebra.com/......
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/


Geography
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world
other:
http://www.dltk-kids.com
http://www.dltk-kids.com/color.........

Typing-keyboarding
http://www.auntlee.com/easytyp.........
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

http://www.funbrain.com/
http://www.brainpopjr.com/
http://www.iknowthat.com/
http://www.kidzone.ws/
http://kidsites.com/
http://www.spellingtime.com/

Answer 8

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Answer 9

You can call local schools which should be able to give you referrals. My daughter takes all her classes from home over the internet through a program called Treca. They even supply her with her own computer. Hope this helps. Good luck

Answer 10

Go to www.k12.com to see if they have a virtual school in your area. I consider a virtual school the best way to home school because you get teachers, the computer, printer, supplies, lessons, materials, etc. If they don't then look up virtual schools in your state. I hope whatever you decide on works out!