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K12 Homeschooling Guide

Welcome to Home school World site. I am homeschooling mom for 2 kids. I had not been home schooled and I did not know many who were before I had kids. My decision to start homeschooling my first child was slow and gradual. I had many question and concerns as new homeschooling, now I have been homeschooling for a several years and have learned a lot. This site was created to help other potential or new homeschooling parent who might be in same situation as I was when I started out. There are many myth about homeschooling out there, here I have tried to voice answers to these frequently asked homeschooling questions. Please check following tips and homeschooling ideas along with homeschooling resource, and family relationship when Spending lot of time together.

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Why Homeschool?: Learning About Homeschooling:

How To Start Homeschooling? Tips for New Homeschooling Families

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Homeschooling Curriculum and Educational Ideas:

My grandmother, mother, aunts have been teacher, and I have been homechooling my 2 young kids for 4 years now since my first one was barely a toddler. I belong to several homeschooling community and co-ops to learn what has worked best for most of the families for homeschooling education. learning can come in many form including traveling and field trips and hands on experiences. Many of the traditional curriculum, I have used for myself, taught and others I have learned from homeschooling peers, homeschooling convention and vendors site.

Homeshcooling Curriculum Buying Tips:

  • Know your child’s learning style so you can buy appropriate curriculum
  • Buy top rated curriculum based on unbiased reviews
  • Buy homeschooling curriculum from trusted venders for any return or exchange issues
  • You can buy mix and match curriculum from various vendors and book
  • You do not need to spend fortune, many free and inexpensive and used curriculum are available
  • Buy evergreen kit, so You can re-use curriculum for younger siblings, or resell to other homeschoolers

Homeschool Curriculum Ideas:

hsbookThe Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12

I would strongly recommend and use this book for fun ideas to teach kids for any new or even pro homeschooling parent and even for parent who is not homeschooling. This book is full of great ideas for those days when we feel like doing something different and fun. Everything is written by subject, so if you don’t feel like doing a typical science lesson, you can turn to the Science section and pick out something from several different ideas. The kids loved the M&M science project, nothing shocking about that!! It gives you a list of inexpensive supplies, most are sitting around your house.  It is a Great book, great ideas, great price.

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Sing, Spell, Read and Write : Kindergarten Level 1 Combo Kit

The Combo Kit is packed with enough language arts instructional material for two full years. Featuring age-appropriate lessons for the younger child, the kindergarten portion of this kit covers the first 15 steps of the 36-step Level 1 program. Two kindergarten student workbooks are included featuring larger print and fewer words per page. Topics covered include letter recognition, letter sounds, manuscript writing, and beginning reading. Boxed: 18″ x 12″ x 6″. Sing, Spell, Read & Write is a learning-to-read curriculum that uses a 36-step program of carefully sequenced systematic, explicit phonics instruction to build fluent independent readers. For more than two decades, veteran educator Sue Dickson developed and field-tested this program in her own classroom.

See our detailed Review here:  Sing Spell, Read and Write, Kindergarten Curriculum.

All About me Poster :Instant Personal Poster Sets: Read All About Me! (Grades K-2)

I ordered these for my kindergartener and co-op students to complete at home and return to school. Each child has an opportunity to share their poster with the class and then the poster is displayed in the class room. Great opportunity for children to share about themselves and what makes them unique and special. Great product that gets kids excited to share and learn more about themselves and others.  These posters can be used for older classes such as 1st grade to 5th grade levels as well. These posters are fun, educational and best part about it, are inexpensive. There are about 30 posters in package I bought, although it is not clear from the online version, so that you know.

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Language Learning: Spanish, Italian, Chinese, French and More

Rosetta Stone is well known software brand for learning various languages around the world. Rosetta Stone for Homeschool features a foreign language curriculum specifically designed to provide homeschool students with a rich, fully interactive and engaging language-learning experience, while giving parents the tools and resources needed to manage student progress without extensive planning or supervision. If you or your child want to learn any foreign language, Spanish is one of the easiest language to start with. It is also one of the top spoken language around the world, including in USA.

See our full review of Rosetta Stone Spanish here.

Math 1: Homeschool Kit (Homeschool Math Grade 1)

This math program provides a solid, basic foundation in math. I like the way that it integrates all different math skills throughout the year instead of isolating geometry, addition, subtraction, measurement, etc. by chapter. We have skipped lessons because they are too elementary for my seven year old. The meeting book is nice to have for keeping up with calendar, weather, and number lines. The series provides review constantly so the child is expected to remember skills learned previously. We will continue to use Saxon Math next year.

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Lesson Booster 8 Series Set:

This is a complete 8 Program Series educational video program. Each Lesson Booster video presents real-life scenarios demonstrating the feelings that young students often experience, as well as present ways to cope with and handle these emotions. It is from K-7 Grade suitable. Students will learn the importance of respect, self-esteem, anger control, and problem-solving within a school setting. These programs are created for both grades K-3 and 4-7 as a supplement to any guidance curriculum. Each program includes a DVD and a CD-ROM with a lesson plan for implementing the content.

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The Complete English Grammar Series

This video series program is shown by Karl Weber, M.A., is a professional writer, editor, and teacher. He is the author of many popular video programs and test prep guidebooks, and has worked on books with such noted personalities as former President Jimmy Carter, Ambassador Richard Butler and more. This Program comes with 10-volume English Grammar Series makes the tricky rules of English grammar easier to learn than ever before – whether you’re new to English or you’ve been speaking it for years! Perfect for classroom use or self-study, these DVD programs use easy-to-follow examples and practice exercises from everyday life to help you master even the most complicated English grammar topics! It is also very helpful in verbal examinations such as SAT, TOEFL, GED, and GRE.

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Early Education Curriculum and Kit (Preschool and Kindergarten and more)

2010 HORIZONS AOP (Alpha Omega),  Preschool, PreK and Kindergarten Curriculum Se

With the fun, engaging Horizons Preschool Curriculum Set, preschoolers are introduced to social studies, language arts, math, phonics, and science. To add variety and depth to this foundational curriculum, additional topics such as health and safety, arts and crafts, music, and physical education are included. This program, which is biblically-based and filled with hands-on activities, can be easily adapted to a variety of daily schedules and program objectives with a flexible organizational structure. The Preschool Curriculum Set contains all 180 lessons packaged in two student books, two teacher’s guides, a sing along music CD, and a resource packet. Basic flashcards and other manipulative are included in the resource packet. An optional package of recommended multimedia is available separately.

See review of early education curriculum information here.

robinson3Robinson Self-Teaching Homeschool Curriculum

If you could only have one home education resource, this curriculum would be the one. Its a great way to help your child get better grades.It is a complete course of study with 120,000 Page Library Resource 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica 1913 Noah Webster’s Dictionary 2,000 Historic Illustrations 6,000 Word Vocabulary Teacher Progress Exams Keyed to Books Outstanding Science Program Very High Academic Quality Proven Methods of Self Study. From phonics to physics, these 22 CDs and a set of Saxon math books are all that you need to give your children a superior education. You can use this curriculum to supplement your children’s current schooling or as a stand-alone education using the included self-study methods.

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