Resource Description
Abeka provides a complete line of traditional Christian educational materials that have been developed and refined over a period of 50 years in the classrooms of Pensacola Christian Academy. The resources are available in physical and digital format and include textbooks, workbooks, readers, and videos. Products can be purchased individually or as grade level kits.
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Grades Used: 3-5
We use the dvds and it makes learning so much fun. It spirals and my daughter is able to retain the information. The teachers are amazing.
Cons: Not enough explanation for H.S
Grades Used: 5,6,9,10
Abeka is really great for K-6. The curriculum for high school can be a lille challenging to teach especially Plane Geometry. There are not enough explanations for each lesson. A video for this course would be helpful.
Pros: very indepth; lots of repetition; lots of review before a test;
Cons: repetition is sometimes too much; Also, I'd prefer not to have so many different books & booklets. For example, why not have all the history tests, quizzes & skill sheets in the history book, rather than 4 different books? And there are several books for most every subject. For this reason, it's a pain if we are going to be doing school work away from home because you have to look in the curriculum for that day and figure out which quiz books, test books, skill sheet books, & text books to bring.
Grades Used: 4-8
My oldest daughter will only use Abeka for her science. We got it for her when she was in 4th grade and she has never wanted to use anything else since. She loves the pictures and the way the lessons are laid out. Very easy for her to understand and retain.
Cons: Some times see gaps in the History that I supplement with whole books but would do that with any curriculum I'm sure.
Grades Used: K-4 so far
We have used Abeka since the beginning and have loved it for the most part. I use the eclectic approach so I have not used the complete curriculum, but Phonics, the readers, Science and Health and some History have been a good fit for us.
Cons: too much repetition
Grades Used: K, 1, 2, 3, 4
Loved their program on teaching to read! Went at child's pace, not theirs. We have boys and the seat work became too much for boys. A lot of writing and a lot of repetition.
Grades Used: 1,2,3
We have used Abeka books in many subjects areas and enjoy most of them. Our particular favorites have been the Science texts, and, the Health, Safety and Manners texts. The page layouts are easy to read with a good choice of font,use of color and pictures. I actually use just the Teacher Editions, as they include all the student text material. I give the chapter quizzes orally as the T.E.s have the answers. I also do not choose to do all of the suggested activities. We supplement heavily, and at times the Abeka is actually the supplement. I like the Health, Safety and Manners books very much. They nicely reinforce what we her parents are harping on! We have used Abeka for grades 1,2 and 3, in addition to our other resources.
Cons: can be too advanced for some children
Grades Used: K-12
I still use Abeka materials. Some of them are so good I come back year after year. My kids have learned alot over the years, and the consistant Christian instruction is very reassuring. (I don't have to look over shoulders for fear of what may have changed)
Cons: Sometimes too much detail
Grades Used: 5/6, 8/9
I really enjoyed using the Abeka materials. I found it easy to teach and they really enjoyed learning esp the Christian perspective. I would recommend to others. The only problem I had was so much details in the history for my daughter - she really was challenged to learn so much. 🙂
Cons: Way to much repetition.. WAY to much Diagramming. I think it is best for an actual Christian School setting with a lot of students.
Grades Used: 7th and 8th
If you follow everything in the Grammar book you will definately learn and learn it well. There is just so much repetition that my child was bored beyond belief and we will not be using it another year.