Homeschooling for half a year??

Question

My kids are in a Private school and we are planning to move in Jan. I do not want to enroll them in school that late in the school year. I am planning on homeschooling. My question is, how do i pick up where they left off? I also want to use the Abeka curriculum, but I dont want to have to buy the whole eyar curriculum for a few months! What are my options?

Answer 1

Oh...I go to private school...I had to go to public high school and decided to homeschool half-way through. I HATED it. Wait until next semester begins, then put them into the school with kids.

As far as curriculum, *shrug* I wish I could help, but I'm only a teen. I don't know which is best.

Answer 2

Yes, of course you can homeschool for half a year.  We planned on doing that (well, nine months actually) when we moved part-way through a school year.  As it happened. we enjoyed homeschooling so much that we continued for another eight years, but that's another story!

You don't need to follow any curriculum - just moving house is a huge educational experience, teaching practical geography, logistics, technology, business skills and more.  You can use your local libraries, or perhaps buy some books second-hand, or research online  Your children will gain so much by being freed from the bounds of the classroom, even if it is only for six months.

Answer 3

even though they will be starting a new school later,...  i would enroll them anyway, after meeting the teachers and transferring their records.  i think school is a great way for kids to network and make new friends, the sooner the better.  getting involved in local activities will also help with making friends for you and the children

however, homeschooling can be a wonderful opportunity as well, i wish i could have homeschooled mine...

Answer 4

if you do this, try to get them involved in clubs/ activities in the new area as well, so they can get to know the kids before they go back to school next year. talk to your kid's teachers. they should be able to give you an idea of what to study in the mean time. there are free online groups that talk about homeschooling. be sure to get them involved with other kids too though, otherwise, adjusting to their new surroundings will be even harder. Good Luck.

Answer 5

First question is, how far along in school are the kids?  If of elementary school, home schooling is fine; talk to their teachers about the curriculum.  By the time they are of high school age, home schooling is deficient: you cannot duplicate the laboratory, gymnastic, or other facilities of a modern high school, nor have sufficient skill in all of the academic disciplines to be an effective teacher.

Answer 6

ask for help and advice at your present school.They can advise you.Also,try to contact the new school to see what they have to know to be ready to start the new term.I would suggest hiring a tutor,an experienced person to do the work.Your intentions are fine,but you will not be assured success

Answer 7

maybe you could buy the books used to save money. Abeka's great!

Answer 8

simple solution:

DONT MOVE IN JANUARY. move in june

Answer 9

There is no reason you can't home-school for part of the year.  Companies offer different programs.  Hopefully, people who do home-school can give some information to help you.

P.S.  Check if you need to be registered with the state you are in.  In Kansas, it is a process of filling out the paperwork and filing it.

Answer 10

We are doing the same thing, we just pulled them out about amonth ago and have not finished moving so we are teaching them this year and next year they can go back to public school.  So far it is going good!

Answer 11

Personally, if I knew I wouldn't be homeschooling for the long haul, then I'd put them in school. Why? Well, part of homeschooling is getting to know other homeschoolers. So, I'd move (big change for the kids), get the kids to make friends with other homeschoolers (big change for the kids), then I'd be putting them back in school where they are likely to be faced all over again with making new friends (another big change) and losing their other friends (another change). Lots of changes mean more stress. Yet, saying that, I know some people who planned on homeschooling temporarily and ended up homeschooling a long time because they enjoyed it so much and their kids were doing really well. Just a little warning. ;)

If you really want to follow through on this idea, you're going to have to get details from their teachers about where they left off and find out if they can keep any workbooks they might be using. Also, find out what textbooks. Mind you, not that it necessarily matters that much because different schools have different curriculum, so unless you know what their new school is going to be teaching them, the only thing you really need to worry about is reading, writing and math. For which you don't need any specific resources other than books (library has lots of those), paper and pen (you can pull out grammar and spelling lessons from their writing) and you can probably find all the math worksheets you need for what they need to know online. If they are using A Beka in school, they should be able to keep their Language, handwriting and Arithmetic workbooks, so it really shouldn't be a problem. Just have fun with the science, history and geography. Every place is different in what the kids learn each grade.

Answer 12

Be careful... I pulled my daughter out of 3rd grade public school one January intending to homeschool the rest of the year and put her in a private school that September. 9 years and 2 kids later, we're still homeschooling, lol. We just liked it more than we thought we would.

Seriously, though, if you really want Abeka you might want to try and find a used copy, or if not, just go for the resources at your local library or see if your public school district will give you textbooks on loan. If your financial situation is tight, it probably wouldn't be worth it to purchase an entire curriculum package for two separate grades for just a few months-- if you do, take care of the books and just try to resell them at the end of the year.

I wouldn't worry so much about picking up where they left off in their last school, since schools use different curriculums and have their own agendas. You might want to call up the school  you're interested in sending them to and ask them what their scope and sequence is for your childrens' grade levels and work from that.