Bob Jones Homeschool Curriculum Review and Money-Saving Tips
by Tiffany Stumpp
Bob Jones Homeschool Curriculum Review
We recently decided to start homeschooling our son who is in 4th grade this year so we are brand new to this. After much research we decided that we would use Bob Jones homeschool curriculum for all main subjects except for History. For History we chose Abeka. Bob Jones has wonderful material with great stories and everything is in color which our son loves. Their new math book is about a retired navy captain who has a pet bird and searches for lost treasure. Their math problems relate to him so kids can see how you will use math as you grow up. The Bob Jones reading course is also wonderful with great stories that are fun to read and a workbook so that we know our son understands what he read and that he actually read the story! So far we love Bob Jones and our son is really enjoying the books we use. Getting started we quickly realized that homeschooling can get expensive. We found a store in Phoenix called Covenant House that sells a lot of Bob Jones curriculum and waited for their sale. I was able to get all used material for 50% off and all new items for 10% off. They can also order all Bob Jones items I need and I get free shipping. Then I researched online for all items I wasn't able to find there. I purchased several items from Amazon and Ebay. I also found several discount book websites through Google and was able to get some items there as well. My original total for all my curriculum (Math, English, Science, Reading, History, Geography, Spelling, Bible, Spanish, Art and Handwriting) came to around $900. By using Covenant House and online purchasing, my total came to just over $400 for all 11 subjects. If you plan, do your research and talk to other homeschooling families for any tips, you can really reduce your cost and still get amazing materials. We love the time homeschooling gives us with our son and are very excited with the curriculum we chose. What an excellent review of Bob Jones homeschool curriculum, Tiffany! I absolutely LOVE your money-saving story and tips; thanks for sharing them with others. Have a wonderful homeschool year! Blessings, Heather :) Would you like to leave a comment, ask a question, or share your own homeschool curriculum review? Use the links below... |
