Believe it or not, you don't have to spend a ton of money on either homeschool curriculum or homeschool books. If you just take the time to do some research, you'll discover many resources that will help you create your own curriculum without leaving you broke.
In my opinion it is so much better to make your own curriculum. That way, it won’t be so hard to make last minute changes that suit the needs of your child. If you discover a method that works better for you and your child, you can easily add it.
Choosing literature selections for the semester is one of the first things we do as a family. We make a goal to finish five to seven books per semester. When it comes to spelling or vocabulary, we don’t need to buy specialized homeschool books; we just use the literature we already have.
For example, my kids write the words and definitions that we are working on in a notebook. These will also be their spelling words for the week.
For our history lessons, we focus on the time period of the literature we are reading. We then implement science lessons by researching the scientific discoveries of each time period.
By tailoring our homeschooling lessons this way, we often end up having great discussions at mealtime.
Based on your child’s interest, you have the flexibility to study a literature unit in-depth, or just scratch the surface by learning the important facts. Unlike rigid homeschool books, you have the flexibility to do this when you create your own curriculum.
However, we do use homeschool books for studying math. But we try to turn the ordinary math worksheets into something more engaging that will help children apply math skills with everyday life situations. For example, we do a lot of cooking when we’re working with fractions.
It’s important to understand your child’s interests and needs, since this is a key component in creating curriculum for your child. When you build your own curriculum, you are better able to help your child in ways that the public school system couldn’t.
Don’t worry about forking over a fortune just to buy homeschool books. You can build the curriculum your family needs by basing it around great literature.
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