kwickimom Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Helping a friend with a quick, emergency type scenario. Kids are K-5th (not sure exactly where they will place and how many are coming home yet..this is in the very beginning stages) I need a secular, simple, textbooky, school at home type thing. I know some stuff depends on ages and how many kids are coming home, may be able to post details later. I have someone who needs to take kids out of ps but may be putting them back in within a year or two. Basically needs to school at home on a budget. Heres some of my ideas: reading- writing- WWW spelling- SWS grammar- GWG math- saxon history- science- also going to mention the free Scott Foresman language arts. Thanks! This is actually kind of fun to think about because its so opposite of what I am doing, but I like to plan :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 What is 'reading'? Is it reading comprehension? Can she look at the Elson readers or the Free and Treadwell readers on Google books? The Elson readers include teacher guides. Otherwise she can look at reading comprehension e-books from Evan-Moor. No idea for history and science, but again, Evan-Moor has lots of e-book options. Free options for spelling include Spelling for Writing on eric.gov and Zaner-Bloser Spelling Connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 History she can do Lesson Pathways (free except for the materials you need to get for the project portions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 For 2nd-3rd and up, you can use Galore Park. Their English encompasses reading (you do have supply additional readers), grammar and writing, and they have textbooks for science and history. They're relatively cheap, compared to something like Calvert or K12, too. Math Mammoth is good at covering the topics, as is MEP, though it might be difficult to jump in the middle with MEP. Apples & Pears is another option for very simple spelling, there's also Webster's Speller or How To Teach Spelling. For K-1, I think you could just get the What your ___ Grader Needs to Know and read from the science and social studies sections with a few library books and the kids would learn at least as much as they would in PS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eewaggie99 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Reading: library books - there are plenty of reading lists available for each age group. Science: Real science odyssey e-books for the eldest and everyone participates History: if it's a short period of time, American History. Fifth grade is the usual time for studying American history and most libraries have plenty of resources re: American History. Break it into different periods: pre-columbus and "discovery," colonial times, pre-revolution & revolution, pre-civil war & civil war, reconstruction & gilded age, WWI, great depression, WWII, and post WWII. Have the mom go to wikipedia (no, no, seriously!), use it as a basis for names, dates, and significant events; I don't recommend using wikipedia as a SOURCE for history. Use the library to find books; read them and discuss. Or ask the eldest what time period he wants to study and buy used resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Wizards Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) Houghton Mifflin has textbook readers for each grade (1st has 5 books, 2nd and 3rd have 2 books each, etc..), and you can buy practice books to go along with them. This would be very similar to what they're doing in school and you can find them pretty cheap on ebay or Amazon (used). Here is an example of 3rd grade books (the main textbooks are Rewards and Horizons for 3rd): http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Rewards-Level-3-1-Houghton/dp/0618619380/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320275289&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Houghton-Mifflin-Reading-Practice-Book/dp/061838474X/ref=pd_sim_b_2 (Calvert uses the Houghton Mifflin textbooks and then makes their Reading Work Pages from some of the pages in the Practice Books) I also second Math Mammoth as it is cheap, secular, and a great program. For younger kids Explode the Code books are cheap and decent. Edited November 3, 2011 by 5Wizards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristinannie Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Calvert School? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 An online school like K12? That might even be free where you live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 OPGTR for any of the students who need phonics work. For the 5th grader I would use Figuratively Speaking to introduce literary terms. For science, I might try the first level of Nebel's BFSU. For History, I agree with the recommendation of a year of U.S. history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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