It's not costly at all. And there's no 'right way'. Ultimately, you'll have to find your own groove..
Of course, the easy way out is to buy off the shelf but most people I know do a bit of a mix and match.
But at this point, don't worry about all that. Based on location, just search on Facebook for your Homeschooling group. I belong to the Murray Bridge and Surrounds Homeschooling Group. That is usually the first place we go for advice on how to go about homeschooling.
If you're taking kids out of school, first thing once they're out of school is always to deschool for a couple of weeks. This means purging all expectations of what school is by literally planning nothing for the day -- basically taking time off. This is crucial because if we miss this step, we never really get out of the school mindset and will just end up doing school at home. Homeschooling is far from just school at home.
Because during your deschooling process -- that's when you check out all the various types of homeschooling: worldschooling, wildschooling, roadschooling, natureschooling, funschooling, etc. or just plain traditional homeschooling. As a family, we do JesusSchooling . A homeschooling method is not a homeschooling curriculum.
After you decide on the homeschooling method, you can decide on the curriculum. It will all make sense by then.
All the best
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