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The Basics of Homeschooling

-Chapter 4: Cost Cutting Tips


A Beka Books

1. Know what you are buying:

-Teacher Guide/Curriculum is a day-by-day lesson plan for teaching and reviewing. Answers to the textbook in science and history of older editions may be found in the teacher guide/cur.

-Teacher Editions contain a student text with answers included. Also, a scope and sequence and sample lesson plans. Again, answers for older editions of science and history may be found in the teacher guide/cur.

-Teacher Key contains student text or booklet with just the answers, no teacher help.

-Test Key gives the answers to the student test booklet and usually have the questions and the answers written in.

-Quiz Key gives the answers to the quizzes and usually have the questions and the answers written in.

-Text Answer Key gives the answer to the questions in the student text

 

2. Ways To Cut Costs (WARNING: Not for Beginners!)

-Make up your own test by locating important information in the textbook such as sub titles, bold lettering , words in italic, pictures, underlined words or maps. Quiz on the vocabulary of the chapter.

-Only buy a test key (instead of the test) and give the test orally.

-Instead of testing, ask the child to summarize what he has read, or make an outline, give a presentation to other family members, make a poster, put on a play, etc.
-Use older editions and save money. Some facts never change ( Old World History). Older editions are generally 50 - 75 % off retail price.

3. Earlier publications CAN be purchased from A Beka

Revised Materials for 2000 School Year:

-Homeschool Curriculums and Visuals for Four-Year Olds and Five-Year Olds
-Answer Keys for Selected Texts ~~ Grade 6 Revision in progress
-All Grade 5 Material (Language Arts, Science, Health, History, Arithmetic)
-English 7 & 8 ( Grammar and Comp., Lit. Vocab., Spll., Ptry.)
-Book Report Books (Grades 4-12) Chemistry (Grade 11)
-Economics ( Grade 12)
-Health (Grade 9-12)
-Business Math (Grade 10-12)

 

Bob Jones Curriculum

 

1. Know what you are buying:

Teacher's Edition contains answers to student worktext and teacher helps.

Home Teachers Edition are usually lower in price and designed especially for the homeschool mom with only one or two children in the subject.

Test Bank has multiple choice questions with the answer included.

Worktext are the student workbooks.

Student Notebook Packets are worksheets and activities designed to enhance the learning experience.

Teacher Packets are designed for the teacher to give to to enhance the learning experience.

 

2. Ways to cut cost:

-Use the student text that comes in the reading and history teacher's edition instead of buying a student test. Pull out students text and put in another binder for your child.

-Purchase a student text and testbank instead of a teacher's edition.

-Buy 2nd edition science books in BJU which are usually 50 - 75 % off retail.(2nd - 10th grade except for 7th and 9th).

 

Revised Materials for 2000 School Year

Bible (grade 2,3,4)
Handwriting (Grade 1,2, 4 These are compatible with earlier editions)
Reading (Grade 3)
Spelling (Grade 2,3 These are compatible with earlier editions)
English (Grade 7)
History (Grade 8)
Algebra 1
World Studies C 1999

 

*All books workbooks that have been updated are available from Bob Jones for 2 years beyond release date*

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