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100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum, published in 2005 and available in trade paperback and for Kindle, guides you through the process of choosing curriculum, offering "Top Picks" from each subject area, narrowing down to a manageable number of choices using questionnaires and charts. Parents no longer need to sort through the entire universe of Continue reading »
A History of US by Joy Hakim is a popular 10 volume set that presents American history in a series of interwoven narratives and biographies. Whether it's standing on the podium in Seneca Falls with the Suffragettes or riding on the first subway car beneath New York City in 1904, the books in Joy Hakim's Continue reading »
Accelerated Christian Education® has taken the conventionally styled textbook and divided it into bite-sized, achievable, worktexts called PACEs. Each PACE is similar to a unit in a textbook. Each level consists of 12 PACEs in each subject. PACEs integrate Godly character-building lessons into the academic content, and self-instructional activities are carefully designed to develop thinking Continue reading »
ABCmouse is an online preschool-kindergarten curriculum that teaches letters, letter sounds, counting, math, art, science, music and phonics. The child starts out at the level that you choose and progresses through various areas by working virtual puzzles, singing songs, visiting the zoo and farm, reading books, virtual coloring, etc. A fun bonus is that the Continue reading »
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. Continue reading »
Abeka Academy is an accredited distance learning program for Kindergarten through grade 12. Christian character building textbooks from A Beka Book are used with video instruction for a college preparatory education. A Beka Academy offers a variety of educational options to include: Accredited Programs, Independent Study, Traditional Programs and individual courses. Students may use DVD's Continue reading »
Acellus resources are available through Acellus Academy, an accredited online private school, headquartered in Kansas City Missouri, and Power Homeschool, a flexible online resource with affordable classes designed for students to learn at their own pace. Both are programs of the International Academy of Science, a non-profit organization with a long history and mission of Continue reading »
ALEKS (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces) is a research-based, web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning online math program for grades 3-12. ALEKS provides the advantages of one-on-one instruction 24/7 for a fraction of the cost of a human tutor and is accessible from virtually any computer with Internet access. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to Continue reading »
All About Reading is a multisensory, mastery-based program that starts with essential pre-reading skills and continues on to teach all five key components of reading. This complete program teaches phonics, decoding, fluency, and comprehension in a fun and engaging way. Suitable for all ages and learning styles!
The program is multi-sensory and is mastery-based rather than grade-level based, so when students master a specific concept, they move on. If a child needs more practice in a certain area, the program allows for that so the child can really master each concept. There’s no sense building on a shaky foundation, because that will Continue reading »
Monarch is an interactive, Internet-based homeschool curriculum for grades 3-12 that's compatible with most web browsers on a Windows® or Macintosh® operating system accessible 24/7 from anywhere in the world. Monarch contains Bible-based online lessons in the five core subjects of Bible, history and geography, language arts, math, and science, as well as a wide Continue reading »
"AmblesideOnline is a free homeschool curriculum that uses Charlotte Mason's classically-based principles to prepare children for a life of rich relationships with everything around them: God, humanity, and the natural world. AO's detailed schedules, time-tested methods, and extensive teacher resources allow parents to focus effectively on the unique needs of each child."
American School is a long-standing, accredited distance learning school that awards high school diplomas. There are 70 different subjects that can be pursued on two academic tracts, a General High School curriculum and a College Preparatory curriculum. Homeschoolers may receive credit for courses by passing comprehensive examinations. Completion of 4.5 classes with American School are Continue reading »
Apologia provides fun and challenging K-12 creation-based science curriculum specifically designed for the home school. Written by a former university professor and homeschool parent, the courses provide college-preparatory science in a way that is both clear and challenging... Continue reading »
Basic Christian Education and BCE Academy are conservative Christian outreaches to homeschooling families and Church School ministries. For more than 34 years they have served homeschooling families and church ministries nationally and internationally. They offer an accredited homeschool program through BCE Academy and sell curriculum to Christian schools and homeschoolers not in the academy.
Beautiful Feet Books provides study guides and literature packs for learning history through literature. They also offer unit studies on a variety of topics outside of history. Most resources are guides for purchase, but a few topics include printable curriculum.
Big History is a FREE, online, secular social studies course for middle school and high school students. The Big History Project is a joint effort between teachers, scholars, scientists, and their supporters to bring a multi-disciplinary approach to help students explore the past, make sense of the present, and look to the future. The course Continue reading »
BJU Press offers both curriculum for purchase and a distance learning solution. The texts cover all core subjects with a Christian worldview, critical thinking, and hands-on learning.
Blossom and Root is a secular homeschooling curriculum that focuses on Nature, Literature, STEM, and art. Program levels are for Early Years (ages 2-5), Kindergarten (ages 6-7), Elementary (grades 1-4), and 2 science-based stand-alone mini-programs called "Book Seeds". The Book Seeds series is recommended for ages 2-12. Continue reading »
Bob Books are simple readers that start with 3 letter words. They allow the child to complete an entire lesson by him or herself, thereby developing confidence. The books are sized to allow children to hold them comfortably as they read. Parent’s guidance is included within the text of the books themselves. The books come Continue reading »
BookShark offers students from Pre-K to Age 16 the chance to learn all the required educational subjects through the engaging lens of books. BookShark’s curriculum is designed to develop creative and academically successful minds in children by teaching them to view the world and historical events not through rote memorization but through unforgettable stories that Continue reading »
The Brave Writer program is designed to help parents teach their children writing. Brave Writer offers both self-teaching guides and online classes with instructors with programs available for students ages 5-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, and 15-18. Online classes are taught by coaches who are published authors and experienced homeschool teachers. Brave Writer offers a homeschooling Continue reading »
Build Your Library is a secular Charlotte Mason inspired homeschool curriculum created by Emily Cook that takes a literature approach to educating children in art, history, literature, science, and language arts. Full-year general homeschooling grade level products are available for Kindergarten through grade 12. Build Your Library also offers multi-age unit studies using well-chosen popular Continue reading »
Calvert Homeschool offers self-paced learning for students with step-by-step lesson plans for parents. Calvert Education was acquired by Edgenuity as part of their Glynlyon purchase in 2019 and currently offers mainly digital curriculum (K-2 is still print-based). According to their website, the new curriculum includes: Best-of-class digital resources Step-by-step lesson plans An online learning platform Continue reading »
Campfire Curriculums is a Christian extracurricular done from home for homeschoolers or non-homeschoolers that combines a Charlotte Mason ideology with job shadowing/apprenticeship. Emphasis is placed on experiential and hands-on activities with contributions from experts or professionals in each field. Continue reading »
It is Catholic Heritage Curricula's belief that, when solid academics are offered in a gentle, flexible manner, the vast majority of children will blossom spiritually, emotionally, and academically. CHC’s educational approach lays a joyful foundation, resulting in children who achieve at and above grade level, do not ‘burn out,’ and instead ‘learn how to learn’. Continue reading »
Citizens' High School provides quality coursework for people to earn a high school diploma from an accredited program. They observe a year-round calendar and students may begin and complete coursework and grade levels at their own pace and in the comfort of their own home or wherever their travels may take them.
Classical Conversations offers both community classes and curriculum resources for individual use. Foundations is the curriculum guide for K4 to 6th grade, Essentials for 3rd and up, and Challenge for 7th to 12th. The community classes meet throughout the US and Canada. From the website: "Our three curriculum programs support your home-centered education by providing Continue reading »
Classical Science is a secular, classical science curriculum created by Paige and Brad Hudson and available through Elemental Science.com. Key features of this classical science program include: Weekly Coordinating scientific Demonstrations an experiments Visually-appealing reading assignments Notebooking with customized student workbooks Classical Science Programs in the series include: Grammar Stage Series for children ages 5 Continue reading »
"The Core Knowledge Curriculum Series™ provides comprehensive, content-rich learning materials based on the Core Knowledge Sequence. Student readers, teacher guides, activity books, and other materials are available for Language Arts, History and Geography, and Science. Materials for Math are in development." The downloadable curriculum is available at no cost with free registration; teacher guides are Continue reading »
DIVE Math teaches every lesson in each Saxon textbook from a Christian worldview. Each level of Saxon Math has a CD that features a Video Lecture covering each Saxon Math Lesson, practice problems that are different than Saxon's, so student can complete DIVE practice problems and then complete Saxon's practice set if extra practice is Continue reading »
Draw Write Now is an eight-book series with step-by-step drawing instruction and short sentences for writing practice. Each Draw Write Now book is a unit study with 21 directed drawing lessons presented on two pages showing a colorful drawing, four sentences, and step-by-step drawing instructions. The units explore history, geography, natural science, and social studies. Continue reading »
"Easy Grammar texts use the prepositional approach combined with effective strategies. This helps students to understand grammar, a tool for speaking and writing properly." The courses are for grades 2 – 12, and involve student texts, workbooks, a teacher’s guide and a mastery review intended to be used at the beginning of each days’ instruction. Continue reading »
Enlightium Academy (EA) is a Christ-centered, accredited K-12 online program with instruction based on the Biblical view of God and the world. Leveraging technology to bring education to students, Enlightium Academy meets them wherever they are in their educational journey. At EA, students can work independently or receive one-on-one support as quickly as the selected Continue reading »
Excel High School offers accredited, online high school diploma programs for high school age and adult learners. They are fully accredited by Cognia-AdvancED, the parent organization of the North Central Association CASI, the Southern Association of Colleges, and the Northwest Accreditation Commission (all agencies recognized by the State and US Department of Education). This ensures Continue reading »
This phonics based reading program for grades 1-4 has two components, one based on workbooks and the other, online. The book based instruction has workbooks, study guides, and other supporting materials. The online component is a multi-sensory phonic program, based on the latest literacy research. The online materials provide immediate feedback to students as they Continue reading »
Founded by a homeschool parent of five, Fast Transcripts is a cloud-based transcript template with course name auto-suggest, GPA auto-calculation, and an error-catching algorithm. Fast Transcripts offers electronic submission directly to colleges and universities that accept Parchment submissions. Registration is free to try the service, but printing transcripts requires a paid subscription.
Five in a Row is a literature-based unit study curriculum for younger elementary students. Available in both softcover volumes and as digital files (the files include some features not available in the books), many families use FIAR for all but the Grammar / Reading and Math, and others use it in conjunction with other resources. For more... Continue reading »
Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is an online education provider that offers publicly-funded courses to students in Florida. Outside the state, courses are available on a tuition basis. Homeschool students can choose from a catalog of elementary, middle, and high school courses that include core subjects, honors, Advanced Placement, world languages, electives, and more.
FunCation Academy is a unique educational program designed for homeschoolers. It includes an all-in-one K-12th grade homeschool program with a customized online curriculum, live teaching support, and an interactive social community.
This eight book series, spanning K-6 and including a teacher’s guide, has been designed with what the publisher calls the unique "Look-Plan-Practice" approach to self-assessment.” This program teaches italic handwriting with no loops which makes the program legible, logical, easy to write and easy to teach. Each book is $8.75, the entire series is $65, Continue reading »
The biblically based "God's Design" series was designed by homeschoolers for homeschoolers. This twenty-four book set includes the three student books and three teacher's supplements for the "God's Design for Life", "God's Design for Heaven & Earth", "God's Design for the Physical World", and "God's Design for Chemistry & Ecology." The former two series are Continue reading »
