Homeschooling for 3

I would like to finish my childs prep year of only a few months to go with homeschooling. So I would like material

Do you mean for the new programme they’ve started in Qld?
If so, you could check out: ‘A+ Ed, From Prep To Uni’

Contact Details:
A+ Ed, From Prep to Uni
Bribie Island QLD
Website: http://www.aplusedonbribie.zoomshare.com

Alternatively you could try checking out any of the home educating resources on: http://www.hea.asn.au/resources/results_sg.asp?state=QLD&location=2&supporttype=0.

Or on the hea (home education australia) website in general: http://www.hea.asn.au

My only other suggestion’d be that you try contacting your local SOTA/SDE. They *may* allow your son to homeschool through them as a private student, assuming that he doesn’t qualify for govt funding as an ‘isolated child’ (depending on your reasons for wanting to home educate him, he may not need to be geographically isolated to qualify)

just starting out homeschooling and need good sites to get a full set of the nineth grade cirriculem includind all subjects and quality matters but so does the price tag anyone being homeschooled or homeschooling please send me some info about watever you may know even the little dumb unrecogniseable stuff and what about testing?where do i go?these places must be lagit.

Here are a few places to get you started -

PACKAGED CURRICULUM:
A Beka Homeschool: http://www.abeka.org/
Bob Jones Univ. Press: http://www.bjupress.com/services/bjhomesat/
Alpha Omega (Switched-On Schoolhouse and LifePacs): http://www.aop.com/home/
Sonlight: http://www.sonlight.com/

ONLINE SCHOOLS:
A Beka Academy: http://www.abeka.org/
Bob Jones HomeSat: http://www.bjupress.com/services/bjhomesat/
k12.com: http://www.k12.com/
Penn Foster: http://www.pennfoster.edu/diploma/index.html
Robinson Curriculum: http://www.robinsoncurriculum.com/

I have very limited experience with these sources, so I can’t recommend any of them. I’m just throwing them out for you to research. Best wishes!

And as for testing, we go through Bob Jones Univ. Press and use the ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills). They also offer the SAT (Stanford Achievement Test, not the college one).

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i need to change my curriculum for 8th grade and i can’t find one! any suggestions?
for "cool fridge" i am sorry i did not explain very well i am looking for really anything i am currently in seton. i really did not like it so i get to choose. i am intrested in anything and i am a catholic. thank you!

You could try Charity Christian Academy. If you don’t care for the basic curriculum ask about the available options for each subject area, usually there is something available that will fit nearly everyone’s budget and learning style.

My child is in 7th grade and she is in a normal classroom and I am exploring the idea of homeschooling her. Are there any great online curriculum companies that I can purchase programs from for my child. We are NOT wealthy.

I answered a similar question earlier this morning. Here is my "cut and paste":

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Here are some great places for curriculum:

Rainbow Resource Center (they’re catalog is 3 inches thick, with very fine print! They have Christian and Secular items:

http://www.rainbowresource.com/index.php

Christian Book Distributors (mostly Christian, some secular):

http://www.cbd.com

Library and Educational Services (sells wholesale to HS’ers -has mostly Christian but a lot of secular also):

http://www.libraryanded.com

For used items:
Ebay (you’ll drown in all that’s available! You cannot purchase teacher’s guides there.)

Homeschool Buy (you can purchase teacher’s guides):

http://homeschoolbuy.com/

Vegsource:

http://www.vegsource.com/homeschool/

Paperback Swap (everything is FREE with credits…I just rec’d a $120 text!!):

http://www.paperbackswap.com

There are many, many others. You want to find out you and/or your child’s learning style before deciding on curriculum. You should attend a HS’ing convention to see the vendor halls and all that is available.
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Oh, and check out The Homeschool Buyers Co-op. They have GREAT deals and lots of info on their site. It’s free to join:

http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org

EDITED TO ADD: Why would someone give a "thumbs down" for this answer? It makes no sense.

The Mathletics program is  an awesome way to inspire kids to take their mathematical skills to the next level. It allows your children to practice their math facts through a series of games. Each game is designed to motivate children to work on their weaker math skills while racking up lots of points practicing their best math areas. My daughters really liked the “shopping” aspect of the game. Although seeing top scores can sometimes motivate her to try and top the high scorers, earning points to go shopping and add accessories to her avatar was a true driving force for her.

Parents benefit from this program because each week you’ll get a progress report on how your children are doing. In addition to this you are able to change the settings if you think their current workout is too easy or too difficult for your child. For example, Jade rapidly ran through the math that she already knew. So, she would go and do her math, but only pick one or two of her more challenging topics and spend the rest of the time breezing through the easy stuff. And since I wasn’t standing behind her she thought she was safe. Imagine her surprise when I “retuned” her workouts to minimize the number of “easy” topics for the ones that she needed to work on.  (LOL! Yes, I am an evil mommy!)

I also like the international scope of the math games. 3P/Mathletics has programs for a variety of countries including South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and an International option for other countries that aren’t listed. Sometimes when I’m teaching the kids I’m not sure if they understand that they are not the only ones being made to “suffer” through their studies. Seeing that children all around the world are being “tortured” made my eldest daughter feel a little better.

I didn’t get a password for my younger daughter, but we did explore the Australian math section for younger children. It was very colorful and interesting to see how other countries introduce math to their little ones. Actually when Jade got frustrated doing her work she would sometimes switch over and give herself a mental break by playing the games. Alaya had a lot of fun playing with the measurement games and seeing all of the “exotic” animals that we had to measure. For Alaya, an animal lover, this was a nice bonus.

Although I chose to officially test Mathletics on only one of my children, you can setup subscriptions for each child and use Mathletics from kindergarten to eighth grade.  An annual  12-month subscription  costs only $59 per student and comes with a 10-day money back guarantee if you’re not happy with the program. I really doubt that there is any parent who would not appreciate the extra help when it comes to developing strong math skills in their children. And when you consider that Club Penguin costs $60/yr. just to play games, you can see that this is a very competitive price.  And, I almost forgot to mention that if you can guess the human calculator’s favorite number of the day the subscription price drops to $49.95/yr.

My children have used a variety of websites that have are designed to help make drill exercises more interesting. Mathletics is one of the best that we’ve used. There are many incentives to continue practicing including earning certificates, going shopping with a little international competition on the side. My daughter enjoyed creating her avatar (with accessories of course) and was comfortable using the interface. Her one complaint was that the variety of games could have been improved with some math mysteries that would have to be solved in an allotted amount of time and if there were a few reward videos where the main characters tell a little story so that you felt like a real part of the Mathletics world. Aside from that observation from my “gaming girl” our experience was a positive one.

So, the Khalid Kids rate Mathletics a 4 out of 5 stars.

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I am new to homeschooling and will have 3 children to teach. I am looking for an inexpensive yet very good curriculum. I have researched some and am thinking about A2. If anyone has used this or knows of good ones I would appreciate any help. THANKS!

This is our first year as well and I decided not to go with a complete curriculum as both of my daughters have some subjects in which they perform very well and others in which they are a little behind. Luckily we have a very good used book store in our area that has an extensive educational section and I have been able to pick and choose subject by subject what will work best for us. The best part is that I have spent less than $200 total for the vast majority of the school year’s supplies (we’ll need a few more pieces of literature later in the year) for both girls.

VCR, DVD or internet for homeschooling curriculum.

Bob Jones University offers classes via satellite, you are allowed to record them so that you can set up your child’s schedule.If you have several children this is good because it is less expensive than ABeka. I have a friend who does foster care and has 4 children of her own. She uses BJU and loves it.

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