Homeschool
Methods of Instruction
With the price of books today, choosing to homeschool can be an expensive option.
The composition of most curriculum is as such that you can make up your own test by locating important information in the textbook such as sub-titles, bold lettering, words in italic, pictures, underlined words or maps. Quiz on the vocabulary of the
chapter.
2. Buy only a test key (instead of the test) and give the test orally.
3. Instead of buying a test and test-key, ask the child to summarize what he has read, or make an outline, give a presentation to other family members, make a poster, put on a play, etc.
4. Use older editions and save money. Some facts never change (Old World History).
5. Make use of your local library facilities whenever possible. (Remember, history never changes.)
6. Often a student text comes inserted within the pages of the teacher's edition (Bob Jones University Curriculum Textbooks K-12) of reading and history. Pull out students text and put in another binder for your child.
7. Purchase either a student text and testbook or a teacher's edition. Buying both really is not necessary.
8. Watch for super buys. Often 2nd edition science books (offered through BJU) are 50 - 75 % off retail.(2nd - 10th grade except for 7th and 9th).
9. If you know a little about phonics, purchase the older edition of K - 5 where, once again, the savings can be between 50 - 75% off retail.
10. Schools often discard text books because an updated version might have one or two lines added to its contents. Watch for these opportunities.
11. Collect books for future study unitsfrom library discards or garage sales. Sometimes a good self-help book (foreign languages) can be found.
There are many varied reasons for homeschooling our children as there are for putting a child into public school. However, as a homeschooler we have a stronger voice in what our child learns.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.(Ephesians 2:10)
Decide whether you want to enroll your child in a Satellite
school, purchase a pre-packaged curriculum, or develop your own curriculum. (If you are on a tight budget like us, I found that putting together my own curriculum was cheaper than a pre-packaged one; however, it takes more time and preparation.)
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