With one parent staying at home to homeschool the children most homeschooling families have a tight budget. This means that the resources that need to be purchased must be bought with foresight and used to full potential. Here are some ways that you can be frugal while homeschooling and still ensure that your children get the best possible education that you can afford.
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Use resources that allow multiple users
Make sure that you do not violate copyright laws while using resources for homeschooling. Violating the copyright law is a manner of lying and cheating and that is something that we do not want our children to learn. Instead buy resources from companies who allow you to have multiple users for their products. These companies specify this fact in their terms and conditions of use. You can ask your homeschool support forum for more details on such companies. Many of them advertise their co-op license at the point of sale as well.
Start a ‘share a book’ library
Instead of making copies and getting into a legal quagmire have a set of friends share books instead. Each parent can pick up supplementary books in a different subject and then borrow books in other subjects from the support group. This option works out well when you have access to a number of homeschooling families with children in a similar grade range. If that is a problem you could always borrow ebooks at whisper net or other similar online libraries at a fraction of the cost of actually buying the physical version.
Use Apps on the Tablet
Instead of picking up workbooks for each subject you may find it cheaper to use android apps on your tablet to help children practice what they have been taught in class. There is a world of amazing apps that allow your child to go through different concepts in a game format allowing them to consolidate what they know and have fun at the same time. Best of all once, you have downloaded the app on to your tablet it can be used multiple number of time by any number of people.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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