How to a Find Home School Curriculum Inexpensively

My next stop is
amazon.com.
I click on “sell your stuff” and list my items for sale by using the ISBN numbers just as I did at half.com. Then I search for the curriculum I need and note the prices.

Then I check out an auction site. I choose one of the following: thislittlepiggystayshome.com and homeschoolbuy.com Both of these are auction sites similar to eBay, but there are no listing fees for homeschool specific auctions! Both sites are very user-friendly. I just list my items up for auction and search for what I need noting the going prices.

Next I go to homeschoolclassifieds.com This is not an auction site. I quickly list my curriculum for sale at a set price which is a pretty simple process on this site. I also check the wanted section for listings that are 0 to 2 days old, and I contact the people who are looking for the items I have for sale. Then I click “search” and type in the keywords for what I need to purchase. Lastly, I post my wanted list to the wanted board.

Then I go to Yahoogroups and look into three email groups: homeschool fleamail, thehomeschoolmomusedcurriculum, and homeschl-used-books. I make sure that I am set up to receive my mail in digest form. This enables me to see all the curriculum for sale in one email. I post my for sale/wanted list to all three email groups. I type out the first one, then I copy it and paste it to the other two. This saves a lot of typing time.

Then I also paste this list into an email message to my email loop. I have a home education email loop of approximately 100 families in Woodburn, Oregon and surrounding areas. If you are in these areas and would like to subscribe, simply send an email to jpalacio@wbcable.net with the words “subscribe MCH” in the subject line.

Now that I have gone through and posted my curriculum for sale and my wanted list in various places, I just wait several days keeping a log of the responses that I get. Then it’s just a matter of selling to the highest bidder and buying from the lowest price offered. I know this seems like a lot of work, but if you will follow this system, you will find that you save quite a bit of money on curriculum.

Regardless of which publishers you go with, there are a couple of free sites that I would like to mention. They are both excellent supplements to any curriculum. For math, there is a site called math.com It offers easy-to-understand explanations of math concepts. There is also a quiz at the end of every unit to ensure understanding. For science, check out school.discovery.com This is an excellent site to support all of your science lessons.

So don’t let the high cost of curriculum discourage you from homeschooling. There is a less expensive way. Homeschooling does not have to break the bank, and you can still give your child a rich, well-rounded education for a lot less by taking the time to find the best price available. Give this a try. You will not regret it.