Homeschooling kits come in various forms and from various suppliers. It would be advisable to research a few sites and resources before you buy a kit. It is also necessary to determine exactly what you will need.
Quick Start Kit
This will be of value to a parent that wants to homeschool but doesn’t have any knowledge on how and where to start. These kits will assist with the basics of homeschooling and you can expect to find information on how to start your homeschool, tips on how to homeschool without spending too much money, how to manage time and create portfolios. For the parent who doesn’t have support groups available or doesn’t want to spend time researching these things, it will be useful. There are, however, no real curriculum information or worksheets and subject matters in these types of kits.
Eclectic Homeschooling Kit
This is the most popular kit and sells for around $49-$79. Again it is not a specific curriculum but ideas on how to combine your own. It explains the method and various ways you can use with what you have available as teaching material. It also provides lists with the best websites available for homeschooling and where and how you can find suppliers.
High School Homeschooling Kit
In this kit you will get information on the best way to homeschool to get your child into a good college and how to go about record keeping and planning the high school years.
Unit Studies Kit
If you have more than one child to teach, unit studies work very well. You will work around a theme with all the kids, but worksheets and testing will be done according to age. This kit would show you how to teach children of different ages using the same unit. They normally include a variety of units to choose from for certain art and science subjects. As with the other kits you will also get links to the best websites and lists of the suppliers that can assist with resource material.
Subject Kits
Complete kits for different popular subjects such as math, science and languages are available. Most of these kits need to be supplemented with a textbook. The kits just help to make the subject more hands-on and interesting. Most of the time you will be allowed to purchase a complete kit or you can create your own kit by buying the different items you need.
