The fact is, you can actually design your homeschooling program in
order for it to come free. By ‘free’, we mean that you won’t be
spending an extra buck aside from the regular crayons and pieces of
paper that a regular school kid would need at the start of a school
year.
The key to getting homeschooling ‘free’ is taking advantage of the resources around you.
The most obvious obstacle in beginning to homeschool your child is the
need to create your own homeschooling curriculum. You may opt to
purchase your own books to go over possible material, hire a
professional to assist you in the creation of this curriculum, or
better yet, go online and find a suitable free home schooling
curriculum. Online home schooling support sites actually have various
options for home schooling curriculum for you to choose from. Because
these are all online, you are not likely to spend on transportation,
professional fees, and even purchase of books you may not use when you
decide you don’t want them in your curriculum.
Carrying on with a homeschooling program does not have to be expensive
either. If you prefer buying books, you can contact local book dealers.
Dealers of book sets have various discounts for home schooling parents
like you. The benefits of getting your own book sets include the
convenience of having these books in the comfort of your home. The
costs of purchasing the books will be well worth it because your
succeeding children can make use of these same books when they reach
the same educational level.
Otherwise, you can opt to take advantage of something closer to
home—your town or city library. Your library will likely carry a huge
wealth of books (some may no longer be sold in your regular
bookstores!) that you can borrow when you need them.
Your regular school field trip can easily be replaced with the fraction
of the cost. You can opt to see sites within the proximity of your
home. Your city and your state may offer you a rich array of cultural
and historical sites to visit. You can also opt to tie in education
with whatever family trips and vacations you’d be making. Taking a trip
to Lourdes? Build a lesson around the family trip so that you can use
this time and the money you spend in homeschooling your child as well.
With some careful thought and innovativeness, you can easily make home
schooling free—both financially and effort-wise. Don’t be afraid to ask
around and look for ideas online from other homeschooling parents.
