| You have made the decision to home school, now | | | | play with all of this too. You may be more relaxed |
| you have to select the curriculum! This is no easy | | | | and laid back, so following a regimented, rigid |
| job and can be daunting, so break it down into | | | | curriculum may not work for you. It is so |
| more manageable pieces and take your time. | | | | important that you are realistic about what works |
| Knowing your child's learning style will be | | | | for you and your family. You do not want your |
| important. In fact it is where I would start in the | | | | child's education to suffer because you don't get |
| process of choosing a curriculum. When I refer to | | | | along with the curriculum. It is also worth |
| their learning style I mean, do they learn by | | | | mentioning, it is expensive and you don't want to |
| seeing, or are they the hands on type or are | | | | have to keep buying them until you get the right |
| they a combination of the two? Knowing this will | | | | mix. |
| help you narrow down which curriculum you | | | | There are so many homeschooling groups and |
| should be looking at. | | | | associations, yes in your area. Don't be afraid to |
| A factor for many of us is cost. Curriculum prices | | | | talk to other parents and see what they are |
| will vary greatly, so it is extremely important to | | | | using. Ask questions, find out what they do and |
| know your budget before you begin your search. | | | | don't like about current and past programs. Find |
| Different programs will have different offers, with | | | | out if they are using one curriculum in its entirety |
| some seeming far more substantive than others. | | | | or pieces from several. |
| Some just seem to have fancy packaging. In | | | | Choose a curriculum that works not only for your |
| most cases, the company will send you samples | | | | personality, but your budget and your child's |
| of their curriculum, which will help you immensely | | | | learning style and your homeschooling career will |
| in getting a feel for their product. | | | | be off to a good start! |
| Believe it or not, your personality will come into | | | | |