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Learning Math Fast consists of four easy-to-read paperback books designed to quickly and thoroughly teach anyone math. Its systematic approach to learning math concepts in a forward progressing pace allows students who are skilled in math as well as students with learning disabilities to learn math easily. The course covers beginning math through pre-algebra and Continue reading »
Learning Adventures is a home-based publishing company that provides unit study curriculum guides and accessories for homeschooling families. It is a multi-age unit study that is best utilized if a family has at least one child in grades 4-8. Features: 180 days of daily lesson plans in each volume A chronological history-based study for grades Continue reading »
According to the publisher, Learning Language Arts Through Literature "is a fully integrated language arts program that teaches grammar, reading, spelling, vocabulary, writing mechanics, creative writing, thinking skills and more. For example, a basal program may teach adjectives separately from other skills. The student may be asked to fill in blanks with adjectives and circle Continue reading »
Legacy Learning Systems are home instruction courses for learning piano, guitar and painting. Each course is made up of 3-5 CDs, a 100+ page workbook, 12-20 DVDs (the number of DVDs depends on the course), and access to a Members Only web site. The home-school program can be used with younger students-age 7-9. Additional Learn Continue reading »
Liberty University Online Academy (LUOA) offers courses for online classes for K-12 students, including Dual Enrollment for high school students. Courses are taught with a Christian perspective and an emphasis on individualized learning. Class instruction is administered in an online format. Lessons are interactive and designed to stimulate student interest, engage students in the learning Continue reading »
Life of Fred, written by Stanley F. Schmidt, Ph.D., is a series of math books that are based on the story of 5 year old math genius Fred Gauss. Once children have mastered addition, subtraction and the multipication tables, they are ready to begin using Life of Fred, which carries the student from fractions through Continue reading »
Lingo Bus, a subsidiary of VIPKID, is an online education company offering live, one-on-one Chinese language lessons for children between the ages of 5 and 12. Lingo Bus is well-suited for homeschool students as their one stop for foreign language education. Its curriculum caters to all levels of Chinese speakers, from beginners to advanced learners, Continue reading »
Literary Adventures for Kids is a secular literacy program implemented through online book clubs. Literature clubs, available for individual books or inclusive membership for access to all courses, are available for elementary through high school students. Membership offers: Over 30 Online Book Clubs: With 20 Nature Books, 12 Family Books, 2 Christmas Books, and 2 Continue reading »
Little Acorn Learning publishes Waldorf-inspired themed resources for early grades. Curriculum, unit studies, themed boxes, and subscription boxes are available.
Catholic Christian Phonics/Spelling and Reading program. Gives beginning readers a very strong start in phonics and reading. Easy to use and affordable.
Logic of English is based on the Science of Reading and includes instructions for reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and handwriting. The program offers a range of options that include printed books, PDFs, video instruction, active learning games, interactive online practice, music, and more.
"Magic Forest Academy is an engaging nature based educational program that is both secular and affordable." Appropriate for both full curriculum or as a supplement, the individual nature-themed unit studies are filled with reading, math, science, art and craft, games, recipes and more. As of this writing, only Stage Two for ages 7-12 is available, Continue reading »
This program purports to be useful in teaching students regardless of the student’s learning style. The learning styles that this curriculum reaches include kinesthetic learners, auditory learners, visual learners, and analytical learners. The curriculum is entirely contained within workbooks that provide a script for the instructor to use in presenting the materials. At the higher Continue reading »
Recommended by The Well-Trained Mind, Map Trek is an atlas plus historical outline maps that allow you to teach geography alongside history. Available in 4 World History e-books + 2 US Map e-books, Map Trek teaches students historical and current geography as they learn about ancient history. Included: Full-color teacher answer maps. Blank outline maps Continue reading »
Mark Kistler teaches students to draw in 3-D through the use of humor and creative illustrations. The directions are easy to follow. Mr. Kistler has an award winning PBS show called the Imagination Station that also teaches students to draw in 3-D.
Master Books offers curriculum and homeschooling resources from a young earth Christian perspective. Their curriculum is based on "a Charlotte Mason inspired approach to learning with living lessons, captivating pictures, engaging stories and assignments." Master Books is now the publisher of Knowledge Quest geography resources and the resources are included in the Master Books curriculum Continue reading »
This is a collection of texts and worksheets that can be mixed and matched to meet the needs of the student. The goal of the publisher is to provide materials that “help parents and teachers teach math so our children and students can really understand what is going on.” The materials are prepared in such Continue reading »
Math on the Level is a complete K-8 homeschool math curriculum for the whole family. Designed for the home learning environment, this well-tested curriculum equips you to teach any math concept from pre-K through pre-algebra and give your children a strong foundation in math. Math on the Level combines math instruction with meaningful, hands-on experiences Continue reading »
Designed as a parent-friendly math program, the Math with Confidence program includes: Short, hands-on, and fun lessons Lots of games, pretend activities, and real-life contexts Complete coverage of all grade-level math topics Open-and-go format so you can pick up the book and start teaching Friendly, approachable notes and tips that help you grow as a teacher Checkpoints at Continue reading »
This is a hands-on curriculum that uses workbooks, videos and manipulative blocks to teach math concepts. Students learn how to perform math operations and understand why they are performing those operations so they can apply them to everyday life. The program was described in 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy as "easier Continue reading »
McGraw Hill Science has one book per grade that covers grade-appropriate units. Each book is attractive with compelling photographs as well as explanatory charts and graphics. Books include unit tests and worksheets.
McGuffey Readers are reprints of early 19th century eclectic readers and feature literary selections that are suited to the age level (1st through 6th grade) and interests of students. They teach reading through moral stories geared toward their original audience of white Protestant Americans. Also available from the same publisher are reprints of 19th century Continue reading »
Modern Curriculum Press offers elementary math, phonics and spelling instruction. Features of the 2005 edition of Modern Curriculum Press Math include: Four-step problem solving strategy Guided and independent practice Real world application Word and story problems that "require students to draw upon and integrate multiple skills and strategies to find a solution." Clean uncluttered design Continue reading »
McRuffy Press creates and publishes curricula for Preschool to grade 5 for Language Arts (with phonics, reading, spelling, and writing skills), Math, Science, and Handwriting. McRuffy Press provides complete subject area packages with teacher's guides, workbooks, reading books, resource material, and manipulatives for an integrated and hands-on approach.
Memoria Press Latin offers curricula and resources for Kindergarten through high school. The program offers a variety of resources sold individually so you can buy only what you need. It is designed for parents and teachers with no background in Latin.
Miacademy offers both core subjects and electives for grades K-8 in an online program. Subscriptions are available for individual students or families (includes 4 student accounts) on a monthly or lifetime plan basis. MiaPrep is a separately available high school curriculum with optional online school enrollment.
Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts includes Grammar, Vocabulary, Poetry, and Academic Writing with a heavy emphasis on root words and deep LA content. It is written especially for gifted learners (but usable by all). Lots of author and publisher online support with user forums.
Miquon Math is a series of six workbooks for elementary students. The publisher avers that the programs is “based on the belief that mathematical insight grows out of observation, investigation, and the discovery of patterns, [that] lead children through an exploration of mathematical relationships.” The materials range in cost from under $10 for workbooks to Continue reading »
Moving Beyond the Page is a comprehensive homeschool curriculum that covers science, social studies, and language arts. Its project-based curriculum covers preschool through about 10th grade and is designed for gifted, creative, and hands-on learners with an emphasis on critical and creative thinking. Continue reading »
MUZZY is a language course for children from the BBC. MUZZY employs a natural immersion approach, modeled on the way all children learn a first language which emphasizes the use of functional language, repetition and "spiraling." In MUZZY, words and concepts are first introduced, and then introduced again and again in many new contexts. Animated Continue reading »
My Father's World is a full package curriculum (math & language arts are from other vendors) with a Christian perspective that, like Sonlight but less intense, has history as its backbone, and relates the rest of the curriculum to it. It was originally created for missionaries.
Mystery of History employs a classical (using rhetorical teaching techniques), chronological (instead of thematic) and Christian approach to teaching history. The Mystery of History is written from a Christian, young-earth, perspective, teaching children to see God's hand throughout history...and how the Gospel of Jesus is the mystery behind all of history. Written in a conversational Continue reading »
Northgate Academy is a For-Purpose organization dedicated to changing the way that students learn. The school offers accredited online high school programs based on a Christian worldview.
NorthStar Academy (NSA) is an accredited online private Christian school that currently offers students in grades 4-12 a complete academic and diploma-granting program.
Notebooking is educational journaling or scrapbooking. Essentially, the idea is to create a compilation of what has been learned and experienced in any number of subjects or activities and organize it in a notebook (or binder). It is generally up to the child to determine what he wants to include in this notebook. Notebooking Pages Continue reading »
Oak Meadow has offered innovative, creative, and independent learning materials for homeschooling families around the world for 35 years. Oak Meadow offers both a complete, creative, and well-rounded curriculum designed for homeschooling families and a distance learning school with teacher support and full academic credit.
Online G3 is an online class provider for humanities instruction. It is geared to gifted/advanced learners working at a middle school or high school level. It also has a sister academy for upper elementary ages, Athena's Advanced Academy (Online A3): http://www.athenasacademy.com/
The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading is a complete phonics program- very inexpensive, comprehensive, and so easy to use. Little to no parent preparation required. Lessons are scripted to make it even more simple if you wish. Once complete, your child will be reading on a fourth grade level. The program uses a no Continue reading »
Finn's & Ginny's parents are lost back in time, and the two young twins have decided to go back to early America to find them. In the first book of The Our America series, The Pilgrim Adventure, they discover that the Pilgrims had far more adventures than they had ever realized. Their second American adventure Continue reading »
PandaTree offers live, online, one-on-one foreign language lessons in Mandarin and Spanish. Carefully screened, friendly tutors make it fun for kids ages 5-15 to build language fluency. Immersion-style lessons happen on the proprietary PandaTreeLive! video platform using interactive standards-based curriculum developed by PandaTree. Lessons are designed to get kids engaged and talking with content modules, Continue reading »
Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Spelling by Dolores G. Hiskes
Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading is an all inclusive Language Arts program. Strong in all areas except perhaps writing. A child as early as 5 years can begin. DVDs are included with teacher manual for easy prep. Great Grammar Tunes help kids remember all the rules and exceptions.
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