CURRICULUM
What does the law say?
From: 24 P.S. § 13-1327.1 Home education program (Official Site)
(1) At the elementary school level, the following courses shall be taught: English, to include spelling, reading, and writing; arithmetic; science; geography; history of the United States and Pennsylvania; civics; safety education, including regular and continuous instruction in the dangers and prevention of fires; health and physiology; physical education; music; and art.
(2) At the secondary school level, the following courses shall be taught: English, to include language, literature, speech, and composition; science; geography; social studies, to include civics, world history, history of the United States and Pennsylvania; mathematics, to include general mathematics, algebra and geometry; art; music; physical education; health; and safety education, including regular and continuous instruction in the dangers and prevention of fires. Such courses of study may include, at the discretion of the supervisor of the home education program, economics; biology; chemistry; foreign languages; trigonometry; or other age-appropriate courses as contained in Chapter 5 (Curriculum Requirements) of the State Board of Education.
How do I teach?
There are many, many options! Most homeschoolers wind up doing a hybrid of methods and revise their approach as they discover what works best for themselves and their children.
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What do I teach?
After you have examined what teaching style you’d like to try, you can begin exploring curriculum options. These range from borrowing materials from your school district to finding your own curriculum at the local library as you go, to purchasing entire curriculum packages, to project-based/interest-based learning, and so on. There is no set curriculum that you need to use and you will find that curriculum choices will become easier as you learn what works best for you and your child(ren).
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Here are some links to get you thinking:
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