mo2 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Husband has been laid off and I am only working part time, so let's just say our budget is not allowing for a lot of extras. Most of what I do will have to be gotten from the library or online. Luckily I work from home so I will definitely be able to keep internet service. If you could only purchase the bare minimum, what would it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Printer paper, ink cartridges, and colored pencils for sure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gratefulmother Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 A good math curriculum. It seems like that would be hard to do well via the library or internet. I'm sure you could find it used or borrow from a friend. I just discovered the National Geographic website which contains tons of videos and info about animals, if you decided you wanted that to be part of your studies. Writing paper and pencils for learning to write, read and spell. Really and truly they are all you need anyway. Colored pencils, markers, crayons would be great motivators to illustrate writing. Science and history could easily be done from the library. I am sure there are resources online for beginning a foreign language study as well. Good luck! Necessity is the mother of invention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 (edited) Here are some great resources on the internet... homechoolhelperonline Free unit studies, lapbooks, worksheets, ect. homeschoolshare Free unit studies, lapbooks, notebooking pages, ect. (I find a lot of great things here!) Baldwin Project Many, many, many fantastic living books for FREE!!!! Spelling City online spelling program that you use your own spelling list for and it generates games and tests for you. Starfall online phonics program in case he is still needing that...FREE!! And there are worksheets on the site too. Here are some math resources...FREE! http://www.mathslice.com/index.html http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberbond.html http://www.athena.bham.org.uk/old/PRNumeracyPage5.htm A science resource...FREE! http://www.softschools.com/science/ I hope this helps you...and :grouphug: ETA: Barb's nature study challenges would be a great thing to do for science. I think she is about to start one using the Burgess Book of Animals. The book is here for free! Edited January 6, 2009 by King Alfred Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I agree with buying a math curriculum. I think that I could find resources at the library or through inter-library loan for just about anything else. I have found FLL at the library, Phonics Pathways, 100 EZ Lessons, the Joy Hakim history books...and that is only if you feel you need a curriculum at all for those subjects. Magic School Bus books/videos with Usborne books would neatly fill out science. The American Girl books with the "Welcome to Felicity's (or whoever) World" would do for history. Or just go with whatever is interesting at that time and check out a bunch of books/videos on that subject. There are plenty of websites out there with free info. http://www.homeschoolshare.com/ has lapbooks for Five in a Row books, and other books. You could do those without using the Five in a Row guidebook. http://www.starfall.com/ if phonics instruction is still necessary or for some phonics review http://www.mathusee.com/drill.html this will allow you to drill math facts http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html language arts games http://www.sfreading.com/resources/ghb.html this is grade level English instruction http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm this is just a bunch of educational games http://donnayoung.org/penmanship/index.htm for handwriting practice. With a math curriculum, a library card, and some printer ink, you should be good to go. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Brittney and I were typing at the same time :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I'll add another link www.oldfashionededucation.com Almost everything there is public domain and free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Brittney and I were typing at the same time :001_smile: You know what they say..."Great minds" and all! :001_smile: (I have to toot my own horn...the kids don't do it :tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Paper, a math curriculum (probably Horizons), flashcards, SOTW and AG (old edition is cheap from PHP!) or the history spine of your choice, Spelling Plus dictation, and FLL1/2. Everything else could come from the library. For science, check out usborne books and do the projects in them. I'm guessing all this would cost you under $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Honestly: Homeschoolshare the link was in an earlier post for science, history, literature, geography, etc. If she is reading then let her check out and read what she wants from the library. If not continue with your phonics program and check out the links to free phonics worksheets on my blog. A good inexpensive math curriculum like Singapore, Horizons or Rod and Staff. Work on writing, composition, spelling and such within the unit studies and lapbooks at homeschoolshare. Supplies: pencils colored pencils a box of copy paper plenty of ink (I use 3 toner cartridges a year) 3 reams of multi colored paper in various hues (for lapbooks) a box of file folders (for lapbooks) crayons ruler scissors 10 glue sticks 1 container of glue water color paints a library card Concentrate on the 3 r's and use lapbooks or units to liven things up. Give her time to explore with the art supplies and spend a lot of time at the library checking out books and any free programs they have. Our library has different monthly programs like American Girls, Webkinz, movie night, super scientists, lengends and lore (literature/history), storytimes for various age groups and a reading club twice a year. Check out the DVDs in your library as well. We have found a lot of great non-fiction titles on history, languages, math, music, etc. Good luck. You can do it.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 You can get math books from the library. With our library, we can just hop online and reserve the books. You just go and get the books from the front desk. This works well because you can pick-up the books that are from your local library as well as the ones they have to get on inter-library loan. I read lots of Greg Tang's and Cindy Neuschwander's books. (Sir Cumference books) There are whole groups that you can gather lists of Living Books including math books.You can use alot of math manipulatives that you gather from around the house. At 7, with the library, you should be able to do it free:-) Carrie:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I would also get a solid math curriculum. Horizons and Singapore aren't very expensive. Drill sheets, flash cards, and ideas for games and books can be found online. Math picture books and stories may be found at the library, along with books for games like Peggy Kaye's book or Family Math. I found some nice free drill sheets for getting math facts down here: http://www.math-drills.com/ Then if I was going to buy an LA program, I'd get only non-consumables, like Rod and Staff (which is plenty for grammar and writing), or FLL or PLL. But there are free things for that online also. There is KISS grammar free online (http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm) and I know I have seen a link posted here before for free LA worksheets, I think maybe they were from Scott Foresman. ETA: I see someone posted it already: http://www.sfreading.com/resources/ghb.html Free handwriting worksheets are usually pretty easy to find also. Science and history at this age are just for exposure, I don't think it would be hard to use the library, maybe just buy SOTW as a spine. The library would work for readers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I'd definitely get a good math curriculum of your choice and make sure to have printer ink, paper, colored pencils, scissors, glue. But a math curriculum would be my monetary priority. If she can read, I think you're fine with library books. If she isn't really reading yet, I'd get a basic phonics program: Ordinary Parents Guide, or the Dancing Bears from Sound Reading Solution. Handwriting you can do on your own. Spelling would depend. I would personally use the Writing Road to Reading, but I have that on hand and have had the training. Otherwise, I'd use either Spelling Workout or Sequential Spelling. If she's a first grader, I probably wouldn't worry about grammar. If she's in second, I'd try to find a copy of First Language Lessons as cheaply as possible. I'd use the library for science, history, geography, art appreciation, read alouds, poetry for memorization, etc. I'd get reading lists from Five in a Row and Sonlight, etc. I might spring for a cheap copy of Story of the World and AG if I wanted to do the WTM history sequence. I'd ask for curriculum for gifts. I'd ask grandparents if they'd contribute. I'd ask on here if anyone had anything to donate.... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 First thing - let people know what you need. Post on your local HS site. Post here. ASK. Lots of people are more than willing to clear off their shelves when they know it will be put to good use. ASK! For real life what would I get-- Math. I would go with Rod and Staff materials - cheap, effective, very thorough. Math for 2nd grade is under $40 new. I would also look at CLE - $29 for the student stuff, $14 for the two TMs. That's new - you can get stuff used cheaper. Check the FS board. Then - a couple of reams of white paper (you can print your own notebook paper with the right spacing free online), colored pencils or crayons (my kids split on what they like), and a library card. Beyond that - it's all gravy. Especially if you have the internet. There's almost nothing you can't do. Movies from the library. Crafts/building at Lowe's free Saturdays. Check out local Refuges and Parks for free stuff for science. You're at a great age for cheap - enjoy the simplicity of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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