If you wince when you write the check for next year’s homeschool curriculum or wonder how you’ll be able to continue to pay for homeschooling, stay tuned! This week on Home School Heartbeat, host Mike Farris and his special guest offer suggestions to help your home education budget go a lot further.
Mike Farris:
This week I’m joined by my oldest daughter, Christy Shipe. She’s a wife and homeschooling mom of three. She’s already homeschooling three of my grandchildren. Welcome to the program.
Christy Shipe:
Thanks, Dad.
Mike:
Homeschooling is always a commitment, and in today’s economy, there’s a financial commitment that’s especially noteworthy. Christy, you’ve discovered a lot of resources for homeschooling that are free or very inexpensive. Tell our listeners what you found out about these kind of resources.
Christy:
Sure. I found my homeschooling materials from four basic sources. First of all, the internet. And my favorite website for starting my research is called internet4classrooms.com—that’s the number 4—and it has a great list of materials, organized by grade levels, for grades K through 8.
And then I’ve also gotten used curriculum from other homeschool moms, and I believe the HSLDA website also has information on getting used curriculum in your area.
Another place that I’ve actually gotten materials is Costco. They have some really cheap workbooks there.
And then finally, the library. We use a lot of science and history books from the library, as well as just books for our reading.
Mike:
Christy, thanks so much. I’m sure that a lot of moms are going to find your suggestions very helpful and practical for them as they make their own choices in curriculum. I’m Mike Farris.
