Things You'll Need:
- Computer
- Printer
- Printer paper
- Binders/folders
- Hole puncher
- Internet
- Your favorite search engine
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Step 1
First, you will want to get a list of subjects your child will need to study for the year. For the younger years you will need math, language, history, science, reading and writing. If your child is in high school you will need to choose the subjects based on what your child wants to study in college.
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Step 2
Purchase a folder or heavy duty binder for each of the subjects you listed. Have your child decorate the cover to show the appropriate subject. For example, if your child is decorating the science folder they may cut out some pictures of plants, animals or planets. They could just draw the pictures on the front if they wanted as well.
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Step 3
Conduct research for each of the subjects. This article uses science as an example, but you will do the same types of steps with each subject. Go to your favorite search engine and type in your child's grade, the subject and the word "requirements." For example, type "third grade science requirements." After viewing a few of the sites, you will learn that students should study physics and chemistry (metals, liquids, magnetism, fire and heat, electricity); geology and botany (minerals, volcanoes, mountains, sediment erosion, plants); astronomy and weather (sun, earth, stars, moon, clouds, seasons, weather and climate); and biology and health (kinds of animals, insects, fish, germs, and nutrition).
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Step 4
Now that you know what your requirements are you can go back to your favorite search engine and find lessons on each topic. There are literally thousands of websites that provide free lesson plans. Print the lesson plans out along with any supplemental materials you can find on the subject. This will take some time, but it will save you a lot of money. You can create your own tests if you want, but the important thing is that your child learns what they are suppose to for their grade. You should even be able to locate some projects or activity pages on the subject you are searching for so be sure to print those out as well. Do this for each subject.
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Step 5
Fifth, combine it all together. Now you will want to assemble your printouts according to chapter. Put the information first, activities and projects second, and tests last. Use your whole puncher to create the necessary holes and then put them all together in your binder or folder. That's all there is to it. Now you have just created your very own home school books.
