How to homeschool for little to no money.

Hi everyone! I hope you all are having a fantastic weekend thus far. We certainly have! Taking on the task to homeschool as a first time homeschooling can be daunting, especially if you are starting out on your own and do not currently know any other homeschoolers. The questions that flew through my mind were: "What curriculum do I need?", "Which is the right one?", "They want how much?", "Lord, did I hear you right when you called me to do this?", "Do I even need a curriculum at all?" These questions and so many others really kept me awake many nights because, I honestly had no idea where to begin. Thankfully, I did have knowledge of other homeschoolers in my area and one of my best friends (who is godmother to both Mr. B and Miss E), is homeschooling with me, as our children were born back to back between 2009-2011. I asked each person what curriculum they used, what made them decide on that specific one, and the pros and cons. The overall answer I was given that no one curriculum is right, it all depends on your child's learning style. 

Now, for the main purpose of this post how to homeschool for little to no money at all. Let's start with FREE resources first:

1. Your local public library is a definite go to! We have  really relied on ours, mainly for educational videos. Our local library also has in the Children's Library, an Educational resource section. This is pretty much a fancy way of saying homeschool section. I have found several great books in that section to help guide me and really change things up. 

2. Pinterest is another amazing free resource. I love Pinterest because, I can find cool projects and techniques that I never would have dreamed of! 

Here are ways that are both free and/or a minimal cost:

1. Homeschoolgiveways.com they have several resources that are either free or amazingly discounted. 

2. teacherspayteachers.com Some of these are free and some are paid. 

3. abcmouse.com Some activities are free but, they also have memberships. 

4. zoodles.com Some activities are free but, they also have memberships. We have a yearly membership which is around $26/yr. With the membership, there are great parental controls and you can even set up the activities to focus on the areas your child needs to work on. 

Here are resources that have a minimal to expensive cost. 

1. Our favorite resources are Usborne and Kane Miller books!!! If you haven't heard of them, you should check them out on this link z3164.myubam.com

Usborne has so many encyclopedias, homework helpers, etc. We use a wide variety of Usborne books and they really keep Mr. B and Miss E engaged. 

2. Look for local homeschool book fairs/sales. Generally, homeschool groups will meet up once or twice a year and do book sales to sell gently used curriculums. This helps other families as well as those selling the books. 

3.  eBay. 

4. christianbook.com

5. Amazon.com

I hope this list has been helpful and informative. There are many, many other resources aside from what I have listed here. My next post, will focus on curriculum types and how as the teacher, you need to think of your presentation style as well as, how your children learn. 

Until next time, 

Leslie LeAnne