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Subject: Re: Inexpensive or free curriculum

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Maria Mitchell

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Date Posted: 11:06:01 11/07/05 Mon
In reply to: April Ballge 's message, "Inexpensive or free curriculum" on 14:12:46 01/05/05 Wed

This is a little bit late in the game, and I don't know what grades your children are in, but there is a web site with free curriculum available for just the cost of printing it at www.learningpage.com. There are worksheets, lesson plans - everything - for pre-K through 3rd grade. I used this last year after my husband had lost his job.

This year I was blessed enough to be able to borrow a curriculum (Sonlight, so it's mostly books, really) from a friend with an older child. If you are in a homeschool co-op, let your need be known and maybe there's a way you can borrow it or switch around.

I strongly disagree with the person who talked about giving your child a "Wal-Mart" education. You do not have to spend a great deal on a curriculum in order to give your child an excellent education. I did not use a curriculum for kindergarten or first grade, and my daughter is very bright, reading above grade level, and enjoying learning. You can teach from library books - which are free - or through hands-on simple experiments. We have used workbooks from Wal-Mart which were fun and very helpful.

I am using Sonlight this year, but found it's mostly books easily available from the library. I could have thought this one up myself. You can see what books they are using for a particular level (they don't use "grade" levels) and borrow them from the library.

You can also find other books at the library that tell you what your child needs to know in whatever grade they are in. For example, "What your second grader needs to know : fundamentals of a good second-grade education." This book is available for other grades as well.

Hope you have already found a solution to your problem, and I hope your school year is going well!

:)

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