What is a good home school curriculum?

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What is a good home school curriculum?

Answer 1

I just started learning about the Charlotte Mason method, and wish that I had learned about it much sooner.  I could have saved tons of money on curriculum.  This is not a curriculum, but a complete method of teaching that needs no packaged curriculum, just a willingness to be involved and start exploring the world.  I am currently reading Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola.  If you google Charlotte Mason, or Karen Andreola, you will find a lot of really helpful ideas.  There is too much to try to tell here, but when I find website that have to do with Charlotte Mason, I take lots of notes.  All of the ideas are just so wonderful.  After a very short time of incorporating the method into our homeschool, my children have improved in all of their subjects like magic, in just a short time.

Have a Great Day!

Laurel Santiago

Answer 2

Self-teaching with basic tools.

Math facts with flashcards.

Writing with a pencil and paper.

Reading with books.

We use the Robinson Self-teaching Method Curriculum.  

It keeps things simple and strong!

Answer 3

I have a nice site for u where u get  information about All types of HomeSchooling & Free HomeSchooling.

http://www.OnlineStudyInfo.com

Answer 4

The following site might help you study up, I suggest the website:

http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/

I'm helping my husband get his GED, and we're using this class to prepare for it. I'm actually going to try the CLEP (College Equivalence), and am using the class as a refresher, since I've been out of school for seven years.

They have a class that is very comprehensive, starting with the most basic of concepts and working the way up from there. They also have other areas where you can just focus on a certain subject. They even have "degree studies" for health care and others.

They don't distribute degrees, but they are free classes that will greatly help you prepare for your tests and schooling. And is is all online, for you to do at your own schedule.

Answer 5

none. your kids will miss out on the social aspect of school.

Answer 6

We're an unschooling family which means my kids decide what they want to learn about and how they want to do that. Many people think that unschoolers don't use any curriculum at all but this isn't true. If you’re passionate about math you might want a curriculum, at least my kids do.

For math we use:

Singapore Primary Math which is a great hit. It has challenging word problems which are better than any other I've ever seen. For some reason their Secondary level didn't work for us. Instead we use Teaching Textbooks. The word problems here are very simple so my child who loved them was in for a bit of a shock. She does however love it. All you do is put a CD in the computer and everything is explained in great detail and it is 100% independent which my kids love.

My youngest really wants to be a big kid and do formal math. For this I use Miquon which I think is the best formal math program for young kids. It introduces algebraic concepts and uses Cuisenaire rods which are an excellent manipulative.

We've used all the Real Science 4 Kids programs (Chemistry, Physics and Biology) and love them. The text is great and there are lots of fun experiments.

We enjoy reading the Story of the World books and do some of the activities in their Activity Guides but I don't have my kids do tests, copy work ect.. The writing in these books is great and we love the maps.

We love The Teaching Company (except that it is very expensive) which has wonderful lectures on a variety of subjects.

Last but by no means least is wonderful books. Without them I don't know what we'd do. If you've got books no other curriculum is necessary, IMO.

Answer 7

ABeka is an excellent program...I'm in Grade 12 and have used it since Grade 5.

www.abeka.com

Answer 8

i personally know childrena and teens using a home school curriculum called Accelerated Christian Education or ACE i believe that they have a website. try searching them on the net. there is also another one called Alpha and Omega.

these are all christian based home school curriculum.

Answer 9

Depends on what you want, what you can afford and what you are doing.

A college cirriculum means

Algebra

Geometry

Trig

Biology

Lab Chemistyr or Physics

Economics

Statsitics

Civics

World History

Arts (practical)

English Grammar and Comp with Style Writing (APA, HArvard, Chicago, etc.)

For PRIVATE or IVY LEAGUE schools 2 years 2nd Language, reading, writing and speaking.

Answer 10

We love, love, love K12.  We've been using it for 5 years as independent HS'ers (not part of a virtual public school).

http://www.k12.com

Answer 11

I have used many and so far the one that is working the best for me is k12...go here to read how I am doing it and how I have been successful at it http://homeschoolanswers.blogspot.com

Feel free to share any information you have there as well

Answer 12

We used ABeka as the main curriculum, then added other things according to interest.  It work pretty well for us for the most part.  One year we tried the DVD program, but it was almost like being in public school, my son didn't like waiting for the other kids and didn't like to keep fast forwarding so we went back with the regular program.  Even then, we didn't follow the curriculum exactly. If you want to check it out they're website is: www.abeka.com.

Answer 13

my mother uses the COVA on line schooling system for my three youngest siblings.my husband and i just enrolled our 5 yr. old daughter this year so far she is really liking it.my mother has used them for this is year number 2.they have a really intense course it covers all the basics and it covers some other stuff that helps alot with the learning process.they offer teachers that will call and help you out if needed the teachers also will send you all kinds of helpful information to aid you in your studies.The site is also known as K12.The ways to contact them are either through the site www.K12.com or covcs.org.this years enrollment is already closed but now you have the info for next years enrollment.

Answer 14

It really depends on you.  There are so many choices out there, which on one hand is freeing (you can get just what you need), but on the other hand can be a bit overwhelming.  

Do you like the structure of a teacher's guide and daily lesson plans?  Something like A Beka or BJU might be what you're looking for.  Do you like to integrate all of your subject work around an interest?  Lapbooks, notebooking, and unit studies would be right up your alley.  Do you love to read?  Sonlight has some really incredible stuff.  Do you enjoy research?  TRISMS is the best I've found.

I would really suggest googling "homeschool curriculum" and ordering free catalogs from several companies.  You can also order a free catalog from Rainbow Resource Center that is literally the size of a phone book, it's a family run business that distributes homeschool curriculum from several different publishers.

Hope that helps!