Guide for Parents in Choosing Digital K-12 Online Lessons and Curriculum

Homeschooling confers a wealth of benefits, yet choosing digital K-12 online lessons for your child can be confusing, especially if you're not trained as a teacher. You want good information presented in a way that's engaging enough to keep your child's interest, and you want to make sure that the lessons will help you meet the schooling standards for your state or district. These tips can help you find digital K-12 online lessons that have proven effective and interesting.

Start with the school standards for your district or state. While some states allow parents complete autonomy over what your child learns, others require that homeschooled children pass standardized tests if the parents are to keep schooling their children at home. Even if your state or school district does allow you total autonomy, getting familiar with the district's rubrics for successful completion of your child's grade level an serve as a baseline or guide in selecting the right lessons for your children.

Next, consider your child's learning style. A child who learns best by physically working out a problem will have trouble learning from lessons that require him or her to listen passively. By the same token, a child who is an auditory learner may be frustrated with activities that don't have an auditory component. Think about your child's "Aha!" moments. Did he jubilantly explain to you that two halves equal a whole after playing with water and measuring cups? He may be a kinesthetic learner who needs hands on experience in order to process a task. Did she only remember the capitals of all the states after learning a song? She could be an auditory learner. Keep those things in mind when researching websites that offer digital online K-12 lessons in math, language arts, science and social studies.

Finally, consider your own teaching style. Do you prefer lessons that offer step-by-step instructions and have set answers or do you prefer to wing it and develop your own teaching materials? Are you looking for a secular or religious curriculum? Do you need lessons that can be adapted for children learning at many levels? Each of those elements will be important in choosing the best digital textbooks and enrichment lessons.

Once you have a basic idea of the things your child needs to learn and the way that he learns best, start researching online. There are a number of websites that offer user reviews of various curricula and additional lessons for children. Even better, join online forums devoted to homeschooling, especially those that are connected to local homeschooling support groups, and ask for recommendations. Homeschooling parents are an amazing resource for each other, and there will always be parents who will be happy to share their experiences teaching children just like yours.

Of course, no matter what recommendations you get, the final decision is yours. Research the suggestions you receive from others to find out how closely they relate to common core standards, to your own personal teaching styles and beliefs and to your child's learning style. Putting in the research beforehand will help ensure that you choose digital online lessons that are a seamless fit for your children and your families.

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