sbgrace Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I've finished my homeschool journey. I have all these years of material we used on bookshelves and in closets. I don't think I've ever gotten rid of any curriculum. What did you did or do you do with your old materials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgo95 Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) If the curriculum is appreciated by others in my local area, I give it away. Otherwise, it goes in the recycling bin or trash if not recyclable. I value the space in my house and my time more than any money I might recoup in selling things. Edited June 6, 2023 by sgo95 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Things that my kids wrote in were thrown away, after I saved out some samples. Reusable books and other items went to Goodwill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Sold some, saved some, tossed some. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 At the end of each academic year, my kids have decided on what they want to keep for sentimental reasons. The rest is given away or thrown away depending on condition of the items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Sold some, thrifted some, gave some away, kept some, recycled the rest. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) For community college books that my kids didn’t want to keep, the literature books were donated to the library, a friend would take those that she (or someone she know) could use and I intend to donate the rest to the community college study area (which has older editions of textbooks for students to use). ETA: while they don’t count as homeschool curriculum, they are what my kids used during their homeschooling journey. Edited June 6, 2023 by Arcadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Teaching Textbooks are in the attic for some reason. We don’t have any computers that will ever play those CDs again. Story of the World is on book shelf. So is History of US series. I probably still have Alpha Phonics somewhere just cuz. And maybe Spelling Power. But mostly everything else I tossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartstrings Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I sell a bunch every year and try to stay in top of it. I just helped with a used curriculum sale and a few people brought 12 years worth of school stuff to sell. I can only imagine how nice it must be to regain that square footage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I sold a fair bit. A few items were given away and others were donated. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I kept more than I should and donated the rest. I made extensive use of thrift stores when I homeschooled, so I wanted to give someone else the same chance to get a bargain. Some things I kept for personal enrichment when I am old and grey - okay, older and more grey. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoeless Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Sold off most of it. There are a few things we've kept for sentimental reasons, like Beast Academy and the first levels of MCT. I have a lot of good memories about Grog from BA and Mud the Fish. ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
----- Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Sorted the stuff I wanted to keep and donated the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Donated or freecycled. I never sold any, just enjoyed passing it along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resilient Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Donated that which people wanted; took the rest to consignment store and donated proceeds to friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Sell it at the homeschool consignment store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I sold ours annually on a local homeschool 2nd hand facebook page. I always priced low, but did not want to give it away for free as I did want the person to really want and use the books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Gave it to Goodwill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Kept it. Will purge one day. We weren't big textbook and worksheet users so there's little of that. All those "living books" will stay here but maybe give to grandchildren one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Gave it away. The last thing was a microscope which I only gave away last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 There’s a homeschool consignment store somewhat near me (a bit of a country drive away). They take current editions of things, so my more current stuff was taken there. I get a tiny portion of the sale from them. Things not current, I’d put on the pages of the FB pages of the homeschool groups I’m in and offer them for free. I just gave away a substantial amount of science equipment to a homeschool school near me. A group of parents run a “school” that meets a few times a week. Each parent takes on one of the subjects to teach it. They’re very serious about what they do, and I was able to give them a lot of science stuff that all their students can use for many years to come. I felt really good about that one, because I know it’ll get used over and over by many students. (Bunsen burner, microscope, beakers, etc, etc, etc.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I gave the majority of mine to a homeschool coop. Just recently, I found a few more things that just don't seem right to throw out but I no longer know anyone to give it to. I tried Goodwill because I would have been thrilled to find something like that there but they won't take it. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I'm not a keeper of things. Over the years I've got rid of a lot- gave some away, sold some either locally--- online-- consignment, trashed some, and Goodwill the rest. I need to go through it again. I'm still not sure if I'm entirely done with hs'ing but even if the girls end of staying home there is some I'll never use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimomma Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 We had a very active annual curriculum swap in my community so I tried to stay on top of it over time, selling anything we were done with as we went. Most things did actually sell that way. For what was left at the very end, I took photos and posted on our local FB sale site in lots. I priced everything very low with some being free. I really didn't expect many bites, but much of it went the first day. The last 30% that did not go, I made into a new bundled free-to-good-home post and that went too. I did recycle anything consumable, in poor condition, or outdated first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
----- Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) I also asked all my dc if they wanted anything from our hs curr before I chose mine and donated the rest. Some of them did take some of it. Edited June 6, 2023 by kathyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Homeschooling changed a lot by the time ds was done. We were mostly do it yourself-ers only using specific curriculum for math. Therefore most of the stuff I had was a mish mash of books that I used to create his curriculum. When he was young that was fairly common around here. Most people homeschooling when we were finished wanted a laid out curriculum that told them what to teach. At least that's how it is in my area. I donated some books to the thrift shop, some to the library, and sadly threw a lot away. When I could I tore pages out of the books to be trashed and put them in the recycle bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Given some away. Sold a lot for next to nothing at local homeschool sales, usually through specific co-ops (some of which we weren't part of but were open to others). I still have more to go. I still have way too many kid books that are well-done, but I hate to not have them for grandkids, lol! I loaned them out to my mom on and off though; she often has kids visiting from other parts of the family, and they appreciate the rotating library (she swaps things out to be age-appropriate). I really need to work on the remaining boxes in the basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Currently my plan is to keep it all in case I need to educate our hypothetical bunker community's children in the event of the apocalypse 😜 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I've lent it out, "sold" it to half price books (you don't get very much money), and placed it in the free box at our homeschool charter. It's one of the nice perks of going through the charter school I just return a bunch of stuff to them every year as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidlit Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 When we quit homeschooling, we also moved. I had a HUGE giveaway event at my house: think mountains of books piled on our pool table and in bins and on shelves. (These were the leftovers of what I kept for sentimental reasons.) I generally sold what I couldn't use with younger siblings as we went along, so by this point I really did just want to give it away to people who would use and appreciate it. I was the recipient of this sort generosity from retiring homeschool moms when we started our journey, so it was nice to be able to pay it forward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PronghornD Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 I did a big giveaway event when I moved and advertised it on every local forum I could think of. People were so impressed by my generosity, they still handed me some cash. I also had some leftovers picked up by some organization -- Lupus Foundation, maybe. And I kept some of my favorites for personal edification and in case one of the students I tutor might benefit from it. Quite a lot falls into this category. Some people, meeting me on Zoom, think the extensive library behind me is a fake background. It is not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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