What is the best homeschooling curriculum?

Question

Just an option I may choose for now till I can enroll my child, Anyone out there do this, my daughter is 4 and will miss the cut off again for school this year. I want her to be up to date on things so I was thinking maybe this would help. Any ideas.....

Answer 1

For my kindergartner I bought a work book at walmart that teaches phonics and 1 for math I recently bought the math-u-see program for him because I want to use that for his circulum once he really starts school. The only reason I did that was because he wanted to do school with his big sister. We also use Learn To Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Next year I will start him with ACE (www.schooloftomorrow.com) but for now we play games and use the simple workbooks. Don't push too hard and remember just have fun with you baby that's part of what home school is about! Once you start you may not want to stop! Good Luck

Answer 2

I would say buying educational toys, books,  playing together, visiting hands on museums, maybe joining a local art or music class would be more than enough.  Provide your young child with an rich learning environment and they will inevitably seek out their own learning.  Young children love to learn new skills, follow her lead, and enjoy your time with her.  Before long, she will be asking you for the keys to your car.

Answer 3

Learning by Grace is the curriculum i do. you do everythin gon the internet, and if you need help you ask the teacher over the internet right away and she helps you. the parents don't have to do anything. the tests are already on the internet and you just take them and send them in and the teachers grade them!! it's awesome and i love it!!  just go to

www.learningbygrace.org!!!

Answer 4

She is four years old, enjoy each other.

Join a play group, attend library story hours, play games, read to her, bake cookies, do crafts, and just let her be a "little girl".

Formal schooling? What does she need to be up to date on?

If some "school work" needs to be done to satisfy "schooling", go to the store, and buy a pre-K complete curriculum book; you can get those for under $10.00, and they contain every subject.

Answer 5

The best HS'ing curriculum is the one that fits your child's learning style and your teaching style.  There are other factors also - related to your educational goals for your child.

So while we may give suggestions, it's up to you to decide the best one.  Many families never find the "best" fit for some kids, or they mix-and-match curricula for different courses.

For us, K12 has worked wonderfully for five years...well, all except math.  Last year we switched to Teaching Textbooks for Algebra - it was a better fit for DS.

You need to figure out your DD's learning style first, and then look at curricula that fit that.

Answer 6

Home schooling is a GREAT idea! It definately gets your child ahead. Anyway, for me, A Beka was the best.(I've been home schooled my whole life), their math is super hard. But not too hard...ya know? It explains it...so it's not that hard if you just read the directions. And everything else in A Beaka is EXCELLENT!!!

Answer 7

People can make suggestions but since you know your child's needs only you can determine what is best.  You may end up trying several different things before finding the right one, or you may end up combining different things.

I started teaching my son the alphabet and numbers when he was 18 months old using those foam ones while he was in the bathtub.  He knew how to read 3 and four letter words when he was two, and wanted to learn to read on his own when he was three.  I believe the earlier you start the more they learn at a faster rate.  We used "How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons", but didn't exactly go by the book word for word; we adapted the lessons to fit our son's interest and pace.  We didn't even get halfway through the book; he started reading his own story books after just a few weeks.

We later used the ABeka Curriculum, and found that it worked well for our son; we used it through the 5th grade.  Again, we didn't exactly go by the book, but adapted everything to fit our son's abilities (we didn't do every math problem; we skipped some things or just briefly covered them).  We also supplemented certain subjects, did a lot of field trips with homeschool groups, hands-on projects, visited radio stations, took summer classes that were offered by the community college especially for homeschooled kids.

Do some research on the internet for homeschool resources and you'll find plenty to keep you busy; it may even be a bit overwhelming.  



There are bad days as well as good days when homeschooling, but it's a lot more rewarding and can be a lot more fun for both the kids and the parents!  Keep your child active in other activities and socialization will never be a problem.  He'll learn to socialize with people of all ages and won't feel awkward around adults, or when he's not surrounded by his peers.  Hope this helps; good luck.

Answer 8

Check out www.eieacademy.com

or www.excellenceineducation.com.

Answer 9

There is no one best curriculum for every child... that is the reason many of homeschool in the first place, so that each child can have his or her needs met individually.  

For a young child I suggest looking at Alpha Omega Horizons curriculum, either the preschool level or the K level, but whether that would really be best for YOUR child depends a lot on her personality, learning style, what she already knows, etc.

http://www.aop.com/horizons/index.php

Another option would be to just teach her yourself without a packaged curriculum.  The library and some basic art supplies are all you really need for that age group.  You can find a guide about what she "should" know by clicking here:

http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?cur...