The Homeschool Budget

With this year more than half way over, thoughts of next year lingering in our minds, and the homeschool convention quickly approaching; I thought I would post about the $$$ associated with homeschooling. For each family the amount we spend on our schooling varies greatly. That is one of the things that make homeschooling so great... we determine what works for our family! Today I wanted to talk about homeschooling on a tight budget. As most of you have seen curriculums can be quite expensive, but when we think outside the box it can costs much less. Using all the many resources available will enable you to cut the cost tremendously. Below are a couple of websites that address the issues of homeschooling on a budget. I hope you find some of this information helpful to you/someone you know. I have read articles on some of the sights but not all. Some may not be christian sites, but may have a good resource for school. Stay up late, send the kids to grandma, or just take a break and check it out. Oh and don't forget to scan through the comments... somtimes that is where the best tips are!

• smockityfrocks
• homeschoolingmommaof4
• thefrugalfind

I know that there are so many more sites that talk about this topic. This is a good place to start. Enjoy!

Banish The Winter Blues

At simplehomeschool.net (a new homeschool blog) they have given a list of 6 ways to banish the winter blues. So if you are all struggling to get schoolwork done maybe these 6 tips will help. They are...

1. Get Outside
2. Break out of the Rut
3. Rethink your priorities
4. Follow the Spark
5. Look for Something you can Learn Together
6. Keep Believing in Yourself

They have gone more in depth on the website if you are interested in reading more.

More on Organization

Sara's post reminded me of an email I received earlier this week from Home Educating Family. The Well Planned Day 2010-2011 planner is available for pre-released sale at 20% off. That is a cost of $19.95 before shipping. I have never ordered this planner before, but am seriously considering it for next year. Here are a few things it contains:

• organize and plan for up to 4 kids
• plan field trips, enrichment activities, and books to read
• plan weekly meals & perforated shopping list
• read through the bible in a year
• can be bought as a printed version or a PDF download

If you have used this before I would love some feedback. Did you like it? Have you found a better planner?
These planners are also available in The Well-Grounded Middle Schooler and The Well-Guided High Schooler for those of you who are looking for something to help your kids stay a little more organized.

let's talk organization

Anyone do this... www.workboxsystem.com ?

I'm strongly considering reorganizng into this system and wanted feedback on it.

Right now, I have most of the everyday school contained pretty well, but it would be nice for my kids to have more independence in getting work done, and this system looks like it would foster that. (maybe :)

The New Blog

 Here it is ladies! The Veritas blog is running and ready for us all to share our words of wisdom with one another. This will be a place we can posts helpful tips for the rest of our co-op families. Maybe you are a veteran and can offer helpful tips for a newbie, or possibly you love to cook and  have some incredible recipes to share with those who are only in the kitchen as a necessity, or maybe it is a possibility that one of you has figured out how to make home and school run smoothly (if so, please share). We want to support and help one another through this blog. Please help me in making this a very helpful tool to our homeschooling success!