cajunkaren Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 I was wondering if anyone here uses public school books as in Mcgraw-Hill, Holt, etc..... I was thinking of using the Mcgraw-hill book with the activity book to go along with it. Has anyone went this route, because from what I read on the boards they don't. Thanks for your responses.. karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Well anyone who uses Calvert uses these. We tried it - I liked the idea of it. It wasn't a good fit for my older daughter because the textbooks are so busy and bright and colorful with blurbs all over the place. It was distracting for her. But lots of people around here use Pearson-Prentice Hall for science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 I use the Pearson textbooks as a jumping off point with my youngers. My older DD does a combination of PLATO science and Glencoe textbooks. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 We use textbooks for most subjects at the high school level. Holt Biology used Spectrum Chemistry for oldest, but will use Prentice Hall Chemistry for younger two Giancoli's Physics Glencoe American Literature (for the short story selections) possibly Glencoe World Literature Lial's Basic College Mathematics Jacobs Elementary Algebra and/or Kinetic Books Algebra I Jacobs Geometry, 2nd or 3rd edition (I like 3rd better) Kinetic Books Algebra II Larson's Precalculus or the Lial's equivalent We use Prentice Hall Science Explorer for science at the middle school level. My older girls used Usborne for science in elementary school, but my youngest used Scott Foresman Science starting in 3rd grade. They all preferred textbooks for science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 My 8th grader is using textbooks. Houghton-Mifflin Algebra (with Chalk Dust CDs) Pearson/Prentice Hall Science Explorer History of US (which is like the Science Explorer books in that they are a series) I even have some Holt worktexts that are really nice but she is a bit beyond them so I'm saving them for my son. My MIL is a PS teacher and shares all sorts of stuff with me for my 3rd grader. She loaned me a 2nd grade Treasures reading book (which seems way advanced) and a 3rd grade math textbook ... not sure of the company but something like H-M or Glencoe. I use them to check benchmarks but not to teach from. I don't really like textbooks for the younger grades because they're so heavy and awkward, and of course you can't write in them :) I also think it's more fun to learn from a variety of sources, which does either cost a ton more or require heavy use of the library. But if it works for you, then it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 I've used some McGraw-Hill. Ds20 used some texts in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkgumby Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 We use SRA Real Math, and we LOVE it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 My high schooler uses all textbooks. She was in ps for a really long time, and I think she was brain washed to learn from them better.:001_smile: DS will start using them for some classes next year like science & ,eek gads, dare I say it here...Literature. I'm still thinking about that one though, so don't quote me. My favorites are Prentice Hall and Glencoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsrae Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Depends on the child and the age of the child, I think. I taught in PS for 5 years before having my kids (high school English). I don't have a lot of experience with other text books, but you can easily put together a better literature program than the books I was forced to use! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto4girls Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 My mom and sister are PS teachers and pass along textbooks to me. I have found that the reading books come in handy when my little ones want to read by themselves. It's another option, another resource. I have a shelf full of them and they are free to read them whenever. The math texts haven't worked for us - they all seem fine, but just haven't worked. The science, again, we keep as handy resources and reading books, but I haven't used them to teach out of.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearnpurple Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 We used a spectrum geography book.....the kids weren't too crazy about them but we use other curriculum textbooks in certain subjects..... In our area Saxon is a big ps math textbook and alot of homeschoolers use them..... If you think it will work for you, try it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I have used various textbooks from major publishing companies over the years. I seem to use them more often as my son gets older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I've got a few. When I decided to home school, my DD's school, which had just adopted a new reading series last year, asked me if I wanted any of the old books to use, so I brought home a set of the old anthologies, plus a couple of "sample kits" from various publishers. I'm not sure how I'll use them, but there are some nice stories in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Math and sometimes a piece here or there for history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterbabs Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 We have in the past, but IMO the materials are sub-par and hard to use effectively and efficiently. Getting sequential levels of the same materials can also be something of a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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