If you could only afford to buy books for one subject per child, what would it be? Please sound off on why you chose that particular subject.
My vote is for math. I am totally convinced that TT is the best way to go for us.. and yep, it's the only subject I am buying for my son for next year. Really though if money was too tight for that I would go with internet worksheets even for math and would use the money for the extras.. paper, ink, pencils, construction paper, glue, popcicle sticks, crayons etc. In your $10 and under thread I listed enough stuff to do almost everything for free, and get just as good of an education as a person who spends thousands a year.
I chose math because everything else I can teach from the Libary, actually I can teach math from there too, we started otu doing that, but Math is one I think is more of a consumable. History, engish subjects and even Science can be rented for free or from your local video store.
I would also consider putting my curriculum money into a netflix subscription... we use tons of videos from there.. they have some great math and science and history programs!
OOhhh! Share some of the netflix programs you have watched! We have netflix, but I haven't thought about how to use it for school stuff!
I stated combined LA. This is my weakest point, so I would buy this. I would use something like LLATL. I could make up my own math, science, history, all of that. With all the free resources, library, and internet I would be set. I don't know why I just don't already do this, I guess the easy factor rules in. I really need to get out of that and do more myself it would save so much money. Oops sorry for the long response.
I said math because I think I worry most about scope and sequence with math more than anything else. If I don't have a curriclum I would be afraid I'd miss something important. As far as language arts (which would be my second choice) I think doing lots and lots of reading creates a natural sense of language, so I would concentrate on getting my kids to read lots of good books. Edie
Math...especially for my oldest. I could probably make up by own thing if I had too for the younger kids but glad I don't :lol: Although I was strong in math, composing worksheets on my own is a completely different subject and there just aren't that many great "freebies" out there for higher math (plus the time it would take to pull it all together just doesn't work for a momma of 3 with a deployed hubby).
I am the odd duck! READING! If you can read you can do anything. If you can't read you can't even do the math word problems.
Very true. But I have never been one to buy a reading program in the first place. I find it the easiest to do without textbooks! Aren't you glad we all don't have to do exactly what everyone else is doing?
I didnt read the posts well due to being rushed this am, so I must have misunderstood the question. I thought it was if you were only going to teach one subject, which subject would it be. Doesn't change my opinion though, I still vote "READING"!
I never got a reading program either. We just read our own books and things and they learned, and we still read a LOT! That subject I could work with them, and didn't need a program to help. Math though; I struggled in math in school, so for me to have a good math program that helps my kids catch on---that's what I'd need!
I voted math since I feel I could get adequate stuff for the other subjects either online or at the library.
