Finding resources

Oh, dear.  What Burgess titles?  I can easily find various ones of his for very little new, but I need to know which ones you need.  I have dozens of them most of which I got for pennies or free; a few I paid a dollar or two for, and the Animal and Bird books were like $7.  I personally rarely buy videos–I try to find something similar available to me online or at the library or I just make do without.  In my home we do feel CM to be a very economical homeschooling option.  You just have to know where to look.  And I can help you with specific looking if I know which titles you need.  Here is a link to the free titles available on paperbackswap.com–all you need is a credit, which you can get by mailing books out or purchase for between $2 and 3 dollars. 

http://www.paperbackswap.com/book/browser.php?s_type=a&k=thornton+burgess&ti=&a=&g1=&g2=&g3=&g4=&g5=&b%5B%5D=Paperback&b%5B%5D=Hardcover&b%5B%5D=Audio+CD&b%5B%5D=Audio+Cassette&pd_type=e&pd=&r=n&sby=&oby=ASC&ts=&saved_name=

OK, so that may not have worked well.  Go to http://www.paperbackswap.com and search for “Thornton Burgess”

Also, don’t forget to look for online resources!  Burgess books can be pretty short and I’ve read them straight from a computer, and I’ve read them by printing them off from online, and if you have an ereader you are all set—they are available online as ebooks from prices starting at FREE.

Give us the titles you need and let us go to work and we’ll show you where to find them all.  Tell us what resources you have–laptop?  Kindle?  Stacks of old paperbacks you don’t need anymore?  Large cities nearby?  And we’ll help you find better prices.

I agree with both sides. As when I do find them it’s great. BUT when I can’t like with looking at what I will need for Module 5 I’m getting upset. Most those books need to be bought and they are not on paperback swap and are not cheap.

That is one thing I wish SCM would think about when setting up the modules is how easy is it to get our hands on the book. I love the modules have use them all but there are some titles that are tough or expensive.

Yes having many children does help cause I can see it’s long term value. But at the time in these times, it’s hard to always get them.

The library is great but not always reliable. Internet for me is not an option as dial up is my only and can’t see a video on that.

I just keep searching and praying for the books to be put in my lap. Good luck and I will be curious to see other places to find items. Misty

One thing I did to save money is substitute similar books for ones that were not easy to find, or that i could not purchase…I don’t personally believe we should be slaves to a booklist, there are many wonderful books out there to use for all subjects, and it is not so hard to substitute….so that is another option. Linda

Oh, and that’s one of the reasons I really love SCM’s Planning Your CM Education – it helps you schedule out ANY book you’ve chosen to use for your children’s schooling. Great help anytime, but especially if I just want to replace or add in a title or two.

You can learn the basic 5 step process with this blog series on SCM, but I love the book even more:

http://simplycharlottemason.com/series/planning/

Hope that helps someone!

I am lucky that we have a very nice library. There are very few things that I’ve wanted that they didn’t have, and I’ve usually been able to find an adequate substitute with the books they do have.

Interlibrary loan is another option. It takes quite a while, at least in my area, but it’s a great resource for a book you really need.

I love having my Kindle (and my DH’s tablet) to get free books online. Right now DH is in the middle of book 5 of 15 in The Wizard of Oz series with the kids.

Otherwise, Amazon, Half.com, or Betterworldbooks.com are excellent resources for finding books cheap (lots of great books for under $4).

Good luck finding what you need! It can be done…sometimes it takes a bit of jumping through hoops.

Here are some other places for things/subjects:

http://simplycharlottemason.com/  – THE BEST homeschool method and site

http://www.geog.byu.edu/Assets/Maps/      free maps for geography and map drills

http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/timeline.htm     timelines, figures, maps, games, ect. For history

http://handsandhearts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=40    hands on kits for history studies

http://www.squidoo.com/cassatt-artist-study     another awesome artist study

http://www.knowitall.org/instantreplay/content/LanguageIndex.cfm   free foreign language lessons

http://www.myaudioschool.com/     – organized by history period lists of librivox.org’s public domain audio books and lots of extras

http://www.livingmath.net/    living math stuff

http://www.freetypinggame.net/   free typing class

http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm   multiplication games

http://www.squidoo.com/drawingwithchildrennature  free drawing lessons

http://www.preschoolexpress.com/alphabet_station.shtml    alphabet and number and more activities

http://www.squidoo.com/harmony-fine-arts-mini-units    picture and composer studies

http://momstoolbelt.com/moms-home-journal   organizing your life and homeschool

http://cgfa.acropolisinc.com/index.html   artists and their works

http://notebookingpages.com/    Free stuff, and then the membership was worth every cent!!  Pages for every subject and style!!  LOVE this.

http://pattyreedsdoll.blogspot.com/      American history

http://littlehouseteachersguides.blogspot.com/   Laura’s stuff

http://jcps.jefferson.k12.ky.us/AngelUploads/Files/garmstr1/themesandunits.htm   free games, activities, flashcards, and theme units

http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/by_artist.php?Artist_ID=535 Eastman Johnson artwork

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/sitemap.php  Free timeline figures – awesome!

http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php  – fabulous living history books

http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/p/summer-nature-study-outdoor-hour.html   there are others too, and it can be free or purchased.