{"id":1070,"date":"2021-07-28T21:29:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T07:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/?page_id=1070"},"modified":"2021-10-08T20:21:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T06:21:47","slug":"tips-for-choosing-your-homeschool-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/tips-for-choosing-your-homeschool-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Choosing Your Homeschool Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TIPS FOR CHOOSING YOUR HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pray, pray, pray<\/strong>. God will grant you wisdom as you seek Him (James 1:5).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Write down your reasons for homeschooling<\/strong>. Your \u2018why\u2019 to home educate and disciple your children will help guide you in your decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Consider your goals <\/strong>both short term and long term (big picture) for your family and each of your children. What are the most important things you want your children to learn \u2013 academically, socially, and spiritually?\u00a0 How do you envision success?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Consider your child\u2019s learning style<\/strong>. Can he readily recall details in a picture? Does she easily remember the lyrics to songs? \u00a0Does she enjoy acting out stories? \u00a0Take some time to discover your child\u2019s learning style.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/index.php\/learning-styles\/\">https:\/\/christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/index.php\/<strong>learning-styles<\/strong>\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Explore the different educational approaches<\/strong>. Familiarizing yourself with the different teaching methods will help to narrow your curriculum choices. <a href=\"https:\/\/christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/index.php\/educational-approaches\/\">https:\/\/christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/index.php\/<strong>educational-approaches<\/strong>\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Think about you, the teacher, and your family<\/strong>. Do you prefer structure or flexibility?\u00a0 How would you describe your family lifestyle?\u00a0 Would you be teaching one child or multiple ages? \u00a0How much time can you devote to teaching as well as preparing lessons?\u00a0 Are you a military family? \u00a0Do you have a home business? \u00a0Will you be working \u2013 part time\/full time?\u00a0 Do you run a own home business?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t forget your finances.<\/strong> Private home education has costs, but cost does not necessarily equate to quality.\u00a0 If you prepare your own lessons or search the Internet for less expensive or free products, you may save money but at the expense of time.\u00a0 On the other hand, there is a higher cost to purchase materials that are all laid out for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Some final thoughts<\/strong> \u2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>God knows you; and He knows your children. In His sovereign providence, He has chosen you to raise and train your children for His glory.\u00a0 He is with you! (Hebrews 13:5)<\/li>\n<li>Focus on character and not just the academics. Set your sights on things eternal.\u00a0 (Colossians 3:2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One size does not fit all.\u00a0 A curriculum may work for your best friend\u2019s family but not be a good fit for you.<\/li>\n<li>A perfect curriculum does not exist. \u00a0Curricula are just tools to accomplish your goals.<\/li>\n<li>Be flexible.\u00a0 If a curriculum isn\u2019t working, give it some time and make some adjustments.\u00a0 Seek the Lord for wisdom.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s time for a change; and that is ok!<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re not sure what to curriculum to use, continue to bring your need before the Lord and then just read, study, and memorize God\u2019s Word.\u00a0 You can\u2019t lose!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Getting Started Next Step: <a href=\"https:\/\/christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/index.php\/learning-styles\/\">Learning Styles<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TIPS FOR CHOOSING YOUR HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM &nbsp; Pray, pray, pray. God will grant you wisdom as you seek Him (James 1:5). &nbsp; Write down your reasons for homeschooling. Your \u2018why\u2019 to home educate and disciple your children will help guide you in your decisions. &nbsp; Consider your goals both short term and long term (big<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1070","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1070"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1142,"href":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1070\/revisions\/1142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mail.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}