Space station Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I haven't seen anyone list SOTW with Classical House of Learning Literature lesson plans. They are free and you can get the books needed at the library. They certainly help keep the costs down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I haven't seen anyone list SOTW with Classical House of Learning Literature lesson plans. They are free and you can get the books needed at the library. They certainly help keep the costs down. Quite nice. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evansmom Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Just saw the Yesterday's Classics have been on sale for $49.....it ends today, Aug 20th for anyone interested. http://www.yesterdaysclassics.com/o/hsf.php Looks like a great selection.....anyone want to chime in on these books.....yay or nay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyJo Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I blogged recently about how I would do things on a budget if I had to start over from scratch. Full disclosure: I do mention using LA products that I sell, though ironically, I didn't mention them by name in this post. :-D I came up with a total of $1370 for twelve years, with nothing to re-purchase, which averages out to $115 per year. I would spend the extra money on awesome books not available through the library. http://barefootmeandering.com/blog/archives/2013/07/if-i-were-starting-homeschooling-over-from-scratch/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I spend less than $200 and I have 2 not-quite-full shelves. Our school day is approximately 4 hours a day, including toddler story time and read alouds. We are using : life of Fred and Khan academy,and flashcards for math imitations in writing - with a notebook so it can be reused Story of the World -text only plus books from the library (Phasing out) Explode the Code Dick and Jane from the library, free printable phonics readers, and levelled readers from the library. librivox.org Donnayoung.org free printable handwriting, drawing, and planner Library books and netflix for science Alfred's drum course for kids Pinterest and library crafts for art Homemade paints and playdough FLL English from the roots up -cards only Ambleside online reading lists Lots of composition books and spiral notebooks Dry erase writing boards from the dollar store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Google Books for vintage grammar and writing books The library for free copies of math curricula (ours has an entire set of Houghton-Mifflin k-6 math texts) Spelling City (online) for spelling Interest-led science books from the library or Studies Weekly science newspapers (inexpensive, thorough, very enjoyable) Duolingo (online) for foreign language The Story of Mankind + supplemental library books for history You just spent less than $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Math, art instruction, and science can be done via Khan and Watch.Know.Learn (free videos), and other online resources. Just a head's up. I went to this site, narrowed the age parameters to 9-13, and clicked on a video on writing. I was redirected to an outside site to watch the video, and the outside site had an ad for a "sugar daddy" site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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