| Once a parent has made the decision to home | | | | children that can use the same materials. Before |
| school their children, they will face a difficult and | | | | you invest your money, talk with people who |
| important decision. They will wonder, "What home | | | | have used the curriculum, and get their opinions |
| schooling supplies do I need?" Many parents | | | | and advice. You may even be able to purchase |
| wonder if they do not buy the right supplies, if | | | | the curriculum used, for a much lower price. |
| their children will get a good education. There are | | | | Curriculum fairs are held in every state, usually |
| many options, so the decisions can be | | | | during the summer. Simply search the Internet for |
| overwhelming. | | | | "curriculum fair (insert your state here)." These |
| The most important thing to remember is: do not | | | | fairs are useful, because you can actually look at |
| panic! There are a lot of great educational supplies | | | | home schooling supplies before buying them. |
| out there, and if you carefully chose what you | | | | Home school companies will have representatives |
| get, your children will not get short-changed. Do | | | | on hand to talk to you and answer your |
| not immediately go out and spend hundreds or | | | | questions. |
| even thousands of dollars. Do some research, ask | | | | If you are unable to attend a curriculum fair, you |
| other home schooling parents, and then carefully | | | | can still get help with your home schooling supplies. |
| decide what to buy. | | | | Use your favorite search engine to find different |
| First of all, if your children are very young, you | | | | companies that sell curriculum. Most all of them |
| may not need many home schooling supplies at all. | | | | offer free catalogs by mail. Looking at catalogs is |
| You can probably home school them for free | | | | the next best thing to actually seeing the |
| using the library and Internet. Make sure you have | | | | curriculum. Keep in mind that some companies |
| plenty of books for them to read and that you | | | | actually offer return guarantees. So if you buy |
| read to them often. You can print off science | | | | supplies and do not like them, you may be able to |
| projects from your computer, and get your | | | | return them for a full or partial refund. |
| supplies together yourself. If you want | | | | Home schooling and purchasing supplies involves |
| workbooks for math, language, or spelling, these | | | | some difficult decision making. However, you can |
| can be purchased at almost any store. Small | | | | simplify your search for curriculum by taking your |
| children do not need a lot of supplies. | | | | time and researching before you buy. If you are |
| On the other hand, you may want to invest in a | | | | careful and wise in your choices, your children will |
| boxed curriculum. These are especially useful if | | | | get a great education and your life as a home |
| you are not a planner, or if you have several | | | | schooling parent will be easier! |