5 Part 3: Choosing Your Cornerstone: Basic Curriculum Options Chapter 10: Orbiting as a Satellite School under the Umbrella Riding the Satellite Opting for a Complete Curriculum across the Distance Pinpointing a Program Matching Your Needs with Their Offerings Chapter 11: Does Classical Education Mean Teaching Vivaldi? Classifying It Classical Assembling Your Classical Curriculum Components Gathering More Information Chapter 12: Reading Real Living Books with Charlotte Calling Charlotte Mason Putting Together Your Package Chapter 13: Mining the Montessori Method Exploring at Their Own Pace Setting Up Your Space Walking through the Day Chapter 14: Wandering through Nature with Waldorf Working Together with Head, Hands, and Heart Locating a Waldorf-Style Curriculum Chapter 15: Teaching Them What They Want to Learn Unveiling the Integrated Unit Study Changing Pace with Unit Studies Focusing on Project-Based Learning Designing Unit Studies Chapter 16: Unschooling: A Walk on the Relaxed Side Raising Eyebrows and Suspicions Fitting the Bill Learning through the Course of a Day Filling Your Home with Unschooling Tools Recording Their Progress Chapter 17: Hitting the Road with Worldschooling Roadschooling versus Worldschooling Choosing Your Academic Approach Chapter 18: Charting Your Own Academic Course Eclectically Knowing Whether Your Kid’s Kinesthetic Pulling from Different Publishers Writing a Curriculum from Scratch: The Diehard Approach Chapter 19: Special Concerns for Special Students Considering Yourself Capable Guiding the Gifted Teaching the Medically Fragile Getting the Goods You Need
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Part 4: Nailing Down the Details
Chapter 20: Defining Your School Space
Making Room for Chalk
Deciding between the Den, the Dining Room, or the Whole Darn Place
Chapter 21: Cutting the Costs and Searching for Stuff
Slashing Curriculum Prices
Sourcing Your Curriculum
Attending a Homeschool Conference