Hi Tammy, when we started homeschooling we did not use one curriculum, but pulled from various sources as others have mentioned. The difficult part was making sure all state requirements were meet and indexing/referencing the material for the state review. We now use an online school for homeschooling. It's called K-12. [url=http://www.k12.com/]K-12[/url] They provide online curriculum, text books, lesson plans, art materials, etc... You do trade choice of materials over a predefined structure. But, it works great for us.
In addition, we also use [url=http://www.time4learning.com]Time4Learning[/url]. It is an online education web based program. Our kids (Kindergarten, 5th grade and 6th grade) love to complete lessons on there and show us their progress. The kindergartner (who is home schooled in K12) is moving ahead in reading. The 5th grader (who is in public school) is working ahead in science and reading. The 6th grader (who is in public school) is using the program to fill gaps in reading and math. It is a complete curriculum, covering not only math but language arts, science, social studies, and more. Our goal is to keep the kids engaged in learning over the summer. We've been using it for about 1 month. With three children enrolled, the low monthly price fits our families budget.
Note: This is entirely my own opinion. The content was not written by K12 or Time4Learning. The writer was compensated by Time4Learning for the Time4learning review.
Last edited by Ben K.; 04/28/09 06:30 AM.