A plea for help

[A home for their hearts]

I've posted this on the wanted to buy board but thought I might get more traffic here. It is hard for me to post this but my family really needs help right now.

 

We have fallen on some hard times and will not be able to buy curriculum for the coming year. My dh has to take a 2 week unpaid lay-off from his job so the money for books is gone. It could be worse and we are thankful that he still has a job. He could be layed off at any time and the stress of that can be unbearable. We have a lot on our plates right now, my dd1 needs some dental work that we are trying to scrap up the money for, we need work done on our roof that we can't even afford so there just isn't any money right now for anything else. I thought I would check here to see if anyone can help us out with curriculum. We would not be able to pay with money but with the deepest gratitude from our hearts. We are in need of the following.

 

Math-We are currently using R&S 3 right now but it just isn't working with my dc. I would love to use RightStart math but I know this is very expensive. I believe BJU 3 might work, or possibly singapore. I want something that clearly explains the concepts. My dc are really struggling with some of the concepts that aren't covered very well in R&S

 

Spelling- We need All About Spelling level 3 or something similar to this. Megawords 1 might work well. Found, thank you!

 

Writing-Writing Strands 2 Found, thank you!, or Classical Writing AesopAesop Instructors Guide A Found, thank you

 

Phonics-Victory Drill book,Found, thank you! I'm still trying to find something for my ds9 who is struggling to learn to read. If you have something that you no longer need and would like to hand it off let me know what you have.

 

Reading- I See Sam readers ARI 2, QuickReads Level C books 1,2,&3, or any phonetic readers you may have.

 

R&S penmanship grade 2, or zaner-bloser 2c, or any cursive workbooks you may have

 

History-A Beka Our American Heritage or History of Our United States Found, thank you!Any books you may have on American History

 

Science-Kingfisher’s Young Knowledge Planet Earth, Kingfisher’s Young Knowledge Solar System, Earth Science and Astronomy from elemental scienceFound, thank you!

 

Bible- Egermeier's Bible Story bookFound, thank you!, The Victor Journey through the Bible

 

Thank you

Edited April 16, 2009 by A home for their hearts

[Melinda]

Someone posted about a ministry that supplies materials at no cost (not even shipping) to families that are having a hard time making ends meet and may not be able to afford the curriculum that would work best. I don't remember the name, but I will look it up if you are unable to find it.

[LadyAberlin]

Have you looked at old fashioned education. It is free online and all grades. I think they use MEP math which is similar to singapore.

[Peggy in Va]

Someone posted about a ministry that supplies materials at no cost (not even shipping) to families that are having a hard time making ends meet and may not be able to afford the curriculum that would work best. I don't remember the name, but I will look it up if you are unable to find it.

 

Here is the link to the post.

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93472&highlight=ree

 

HTH

[Sophia]

sent you a pm.

[A home for their hearts]

Someone posted about a ministry that supplies materials at no cost (not even shipping) to families that are having a hard time making ends meet and may not be able to afford the curriculum that would work best. I don't remember the name, but I will look it up if you are unable to find it.

 

Book Samaritan is a wonderful ministry and we have recieved help from them in the past. Since they operate on a donation bases that can't always send what you request. Don't get me wrong we were very blessed with the books we got from them in the past and put them to good use. I am considering sending in another request but I thought I would see if anyone here could help us out with some specific items. I'm not trying to be picky, there are just a few things that I know will work with my dc and I don't know if book samaritan would have them.

[A home for their hearts]

I've been overwhelmed with gratitude from all the responses I have recieved for help. It was very hard for me to post this and ask for help. I want to thank everyone who has offered books to me and my family, you have been a great blessing to us. I believe we have been called to homeschool and I knew God would provide for us and He has. Very humbly, thank you.

[Ibbygirl]

I've posted this on the wanted to buy board but thought I might get more traffic here. It is hard for me to post this but my family really needs help right now.

 

We have fallen on some hard times and will not be able to buy curriculum for the coming year. My dh has to take a 2 week unpaid lay-off from his job so the money for books is gone. It could be worse and we are thankful that he still has a job. He could be layed off at any time and the stress of that can be unbearable. We have a lot on our plates right now, my dd1 needs some dental work that we are trying to scrap up the money for, we need work done on our roof that we can't even afford so there just isn't any money right now for anything else. I thought I would check here to see if anyone can help us out with curriculum. We would not be able to pay with money but with the deepest gratitude from our hearts. We are in need of the following.

 

Math-We are currently using R&S 3 right now but it just isn't working with my dc. I would love to use RightStart math but I know this is very expensive. I believe BJU 3 might work, or possibly singapore. I want something that clearly explains the concepts. My dc are really struggling with some of the concepts that aren't covered very well in R&S

 

Spelling- We need All About Spelling level 3 or something similar to this. Megawords 1 might work well. Found, thank you!

 

Writing-Writing Strands 2 Found, thank you!, or Classical Writing AesopAesop Instructors Guide A Found, thank you

 

Phonics-Victory Drill book,Found, thank you! I'm still trying to find something for my ds9 who is struggling to learn to read. If you have something that you no longer need and would like to hand it off let me know what you have.

 

Reading- I Am Sam readers ARI 2, QuickReads Level C books 1,2,&3, or any phonetic readers you may have.

 

R&S penmanship grade 2, or zaner-bloser 2c, or any cursive workbooks you may have

 

History-A Beka Our American Heritage or History of Our United States Found, thank you!Any books you may have on American History

 

Science-Kingfisher’s Young Knowledge Planet Earth, Kingfisher’s Young Knowledge Solar System, Earth Science and Astronomy from elemental scienceFound, thank you!

 

Bible- Egermeier's Bible Story book, The Victor Journey through the Bible

 

Thank you

 

What grade are you looking for for the Singapore?

[A home for their hearts]

I'm not quite sure, I've never used it. My dc can do double digit addition and subtraction, we've touched a little on multipliation but not much.

I'm also looking for my ds5, who will be starting kindergarten work soon.

[Ibbygirl]

I'm not quite sure, I've never used it. My dc can do double digit addition and subtraction, we've touched a little on multipliation but not much.

I'm also looking for my ds5, who will be starting kindergarten work soon.

 

 

Oh the books I have might be too old for you then. I have 4A & 4B.

[deeinfl]

Blessings!!

 

Dee

[gardening momma]

Reading- I Am Sam readers ARI 2, QuickReads Level C books 1,2,&3, or any phonetic readers you may have.

What grade level are the I Am Sam readers? I found QuickReads online, and see that level C is about 3rd grade.

 

For your 5 yo, I have an extra set of A Beka Little Owl books, if you're interested. They're K4 level. I'm using an identical set with my 5 yo dd. https://www.abeka.com/ABekaOnline/BookDescription.aspx?sbn=2421X&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

[A home for their hearts]

What grade level are the I Am Sam readers? I found QuickReads online, and see that level C is about 3rd grade.

 

For your 5 yo, I have an extra set of A Beka Little Owl books, if you're interested. They're K4 level. I'm using an identical set with my 5 yo dd. https://www.abeka.com/ABekaOnline/BookDescription.aspx?sbn=2421X&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

 

 

The I Am Sam readers start at kindergarten level, and progress through the end of 2nd grade level reading. My ds8 is on ARI set one right now which is suppose to be an early first grade level.

 

The Quickreads is for my dd9, she is at a third grade reading level so level C is where she would be placed.

 

I would love the A Beka Little Owl books, they look sweet. Thank you.

[A home for their hearts]

Oh the books I have might be too old for you then. I have 4A & 4B.

 

 

They probably are, I'm really unfamiliar with singaporem math. Thanks for the offer, I really appreciate it. :001_smile:

[gardening momma]

The I Am Sam readers start at kindergarten level, and progress through the end of 2nd grade level reading. My ds8 is on ARI set one right now which is suppose to be an early first grade level.

 

I would love the A Beka Little Owl books, they look sweet. Thank you.

What does ARI stand for? Are these books the I Can Read/Dr. Suess-type books? I don't have any to spare right now, but was just curious.

 

I'll pm you for your address.

[A home for their hearts]

What does ARI stand for? Are these books the I Can Read/Dr. Suess-type books? I don't have any to spare right now, but was just curious.

 

I'll pm you for your address.

 

 

They are the I See Sam books, ARI stands for Advance Reading Instruction. Before ARI, is BRI-Beginning Reading Instruction. You can find more information about themhere

Thanks for the Little Owl books!

Edited April 16, 2009 by A home for their hearts

[Ibbygirl]

They probably are, I'm really unfamiliar with singaporem math. Thanks for the offer, I really appreciate it. :001_smile:

 

 

They have a placement test that you can take on their website. Singapore.com. I wish you all the best. :grouphug:

[Pata]

Just thinking about other free resources you could use...

 

For math: MEP math, it's based on Hungarian math and is suppose to teach how to think math, like Singapore (I haven't actually used it, but I know that others here do.)

 

For Handwriting: Zane Blouser has a website where you can make your own handwriting worksheets, just go here and click on the get started button.

 

Also here's a link to a story Bible online at the Baldwin project.

 

Hope those help :)!

[A home for their hearts]

Paige,

Thanks for the links I will check them out!

 

Just thinking about other free resources you could use...

 

For math: MEP math, it's based on Hungarian math and is suppose to teach how to think math, like Singapore (I haven't actually used it, but I know that others here do.)

 

For Handwriting: Zane Blouser has a website where you can make your own handwriting worksheets, just go here and click on the get started button.

 

Also here's a link to a story Bible online at the Baldwin project.

 

Hope those help :)!

[tricia]

Sent you a pm with some information on dental work and curriculum. :grouphug:

[Guest]

I have a 4th grade HWT cursive wkbk and TM. It is the old version.

 

I also have a set of OPGTR with book, cards and CD. The book is spiral and I never opened the other 2 items. I have some TouchMath if you are interested.

[A home for their hearts]

I have a 4th grade HWT cursive wkbk and TM. It is the old version.

 

I also have a set of OPGTR with book, cards and CD. The book is spiral and I never opened the other 2 items. I have some TouchMath if you are interested.

 

 

thank you

[at the beach]

I just want to add that MEP is a really wonderful math program. Very similar to Singapore. It really encourages mathematical thinking.

 

Also, another totally free resource is amblesideonline.org. You might want to just check it out.

 

Anita

[Confuzzled]

I have ARI set 2 but I'm not sure if it's really what you want. Are you really looking for ARI,2 or is it BRI set 2 you need? I've lent out my BRI books to a friend. This is what I have: http://www.roadstoeverywhere.com/ARI2.html

 

Anyway, I'll be happy to send it to you if you need it.

 

Kris

[Unicorn.]

Free worksheets for everything- I use this site http://www.worksheetworks.com for handwriting (cursive) but they have math, english, geography, etc. etc. HTH

[Amy in KS]

I just thought of something else. You mentioned your child needing dental work. Most states have free health and dental plans for children if you qualify by income.

 

Amy

[A home for their hearts]

I just thought of something else. You mentioned your child needing dental work. Most states have free health and dental plans for children if you qualify by income.

 

Amy

 

I'm not sure if we would qualify. We do already have insurance which would cover most of the cost however the all the dentist in our area want our portion paid upfront.

 

I have ARI set 2 but I'm not sure if it's really what you want. Are you really looking for ARI,2 or is it BRI set 2 you need? I've lent out my BRI books to a friend. This is what I have: http://www.roadstoeverywhere.com/ARI2.html

 

Anyway, I'll be happy to send it to you if you need it.

 

Kris

 

Sent you a pm! Thanks

 

 

Free worksheets for everything- I use this site http://www.worksheetworks.com for handwriting (cursive) but they have math, english, geography, etc. etc. HTH

 

 

Thanks for the link I will check it out.

[*********]

Stacy, are you still looking for cursive penmanship books? Would you need just one student text, or two? And would you need a teacher's manual?

[mcconnellboys]

Yes, I was just going to recommend MEP, also. I hear that it is very good. Here's a direct link to it:

 

http://www.intermep.org/

 

And here are some other free, online sources, in case you find that you need other resources:

 

http://gardenofpraise.com/art.htm - Free, online art appreciation site

 

http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm'>http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm'>http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm'>http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm - Free, online grammar programming

 

http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm - Free, online music appreciation

 

http://www.eequalsmcq.com/classicsciinfo.htm - Free, online (can print) biology curriculum for elementary (other programs for sale but the biology is still free)

 

MSNucleus.org also has free science programming, in all areas, for middle schoolers (online or you can print out)

 

Good luck to you and your family,

[A home for their hearts]

Yes, I was just going to recommend MEP, also. I hear that it is very good. Here's a direct link to it:

 

http://www.intermep.org/

 

And here are some other free, online sources, in case you find that you need other resources:

 

http://gardenofpraise.com/art.htm - Free, online art appreciation site

 

http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm'>http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm'>http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm'>http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm - Free, online grammar programming

 

http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm - Free, online music appreciation

 

http://www.eequalsmcq.com/classicsciinfo.htm - Free, online (can print) biology curriculum for elementary (other programs for sale but the biology is still free)

 

MSNucleus.org also has free science programming, in all areas, for middle schoolers (online or you can print out)

 

Good luck to you and your family,

 

Thanks for all the links, I will check them out.

[*********]

Stacy, can you post a link to the 'I See Sam' readers? I found the website, but it doesn't say anything about 'ARI' for a level anywhere. They look really interesting, but I can't figure out the levels you are refering to. :)

[A home for their hearts]

Stacy, can you post a link to the 'I See Sam' readers? I found the website, but it doesn't say anything about 'ARI' for a level anywhere. They look really interesting, but I can't figure out the levels you are refering to. :)

 

There are two different place, that I know of, that sell the I See Sam readers. You may have found the website groups them into set 1, 2 etc.

 

Here is a link to the site I use. Here they break them up into sets according to BRI set 1 & 2. BRI stands for Beginning Reading Instruction. Then there are a set of tween books. This set is a set of books used between BRI and ARI. ARI is Advance Reading Instruction and there are 6 sets in this group. I hope that makes sense, I have a nursing toddler sitting on my lap right now doing acrobats! LOL The website should help you understand. There is also a yahoo group for it. You can find that here

 

HTH!

[akmommy]

I'm not sure if we would qualify. We do already have insurance which would cover most of the cost however the all the dentist in our area want our portion paid upfront.

 

I would still look into it. I know that here you can still qualify even if you have insurance. They would pay the portion your insurance won't cover. They only look at the previous 30 days of income and don't count your assets at all (house, car, savings). I don't know how much the programs vary from state to state, but it is worth looking into.

[A home for their hearts]

I would still look into it. I know that here you can still qualify even if you have insurance. They would pay the portion your insurance won't cover. They only look at the previous 30 days of income and don't count your assets at all (house, car, savings). I don't know how much the programs vary from state to state, but it is worth looking into.

 

I am looking into it. It looks like we might qualify for low cost health coverage. Now if I would just be able to talk to a real live person at their office I would know more! :banghead: The recordings aren't getting me anywhere.

[gardening momma]

Bump (in case you still need more)

[*********]

Stacy, just wondering if you're still looking for anything. From your original post, it looks like maybe you still need math and reading? I don't know if your original post is too old to edit, but you could add an update if you want. I'm going to a used curriculum sale tomorrow, and thought of you, and just wondered if there was anything you're still looking for.

 

I hope things are looking up (or at least holding steady!) for your family. Blessings to you today! :)

 

-Bethany

[Mrs. H]

I have Explode the code 1, 2 & 3, which may help with your dd's reading, though you didn't mention what level she is at (I haven't read through all the posts). The first book is 1/2 written in, but those pages are just basic cvc words.

 

-Sarah