Use books to teach, not tech.

I use tech all the time.  I post my assignments and grades on Google Classroom, post instructional videos on my youtube channel, and use several types of sensors.  But, I teach with books.  Why?  There are too many distractions online and doing a series of app activities is not a program.  Textbooks are organized sequentially.  I can open a book and make the assignment.  It is easy to see if the child is zoning out or doodling.  Since the teen is working from books, I can pause the WiFi on her device to be sure she is not texting, FaceTiming,  or updating her social networks.

Stobaugh Literature, American Literature, British Literature, and World Literature can be paired with American History, British History, and World History.  You can always add content such as reader’s guide questions or add films and documentaries.  For example, we read a novel, such as Pride and Prejudice, then watch a movie version.  Then we write a comparison with a writing prompt.  Does the film capture the novel?  You can do the same thing in history.  Study a specific event and watch a documentary or popular film.  Is the film accurate?

Saxon Math textbooks and tests offer a complete math program.  Apologia Science offers all the necessary tools, textbooks, tests, and CDs necessary to teach science.  Why Stobaugh, Saxon, and  Apologia?  These textbooks are widely used by home-schoolers and available on eBay.  Stobaugh  Literature sets are $20 or less.  Stobaugh History sets are less than $30.  This Saxon Algebra 1 set cost about $50.  An Apologia Biology textbook and tests is less than $20.  I buy the books individually, often for $5 each.  I recommend buying the Saxon books in sets to obtain the same edition of the textbook, solution manual, and tests.  Ask me how I know.  Shop carefully and you can buy a core curriculum for under $150.  Get started!