Hopefully these homeschool reviews will help you in your homeschool journey. With so many book and curriculum choices, it's hard to know what to pick and what not to pick. I've been homeschooling for 13 years and I still get confused sometimes. I like to go to used curriculum sales and book stores so I have been able to look over quite a few books.
1. Clear straightforward explanation of the book or system. I don't like anything too wordy here though.
2. Simple page layout.
3. Interesting material for both student and parent.
4. For me I like books that I can pick up and use right away. I don't like a lot of teacher preparation. My goal is for my children to be self-taught. If I have to do a lot of preparation, then my children are not able to teach themselves.
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Winter Promise





I have tried using two theme programs from Winter Promise, three levels of Language Arts, and one science level. Yes, you can call me a sucker for great ...
Scaredy Cat Phonics is SUPERB!





This unique phonics programs combines a variety of teaching styles and allows the parent to pick and choose what works best for their child.
It include ...
Startwrite 50
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We love this handwriting computer program! With Startwrite you can type and print out handwriting practice sheets in a variety of print and cursive fonts....
Bill Nye the Science Guy
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I have viewed almost all of the Bill Nye the Science Guy videos or DVD's from my local library. They are entertaining, and Bill explains science in an ...
Brain POP
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Brain POP is an educational website. A one year subscription costs $99. It includes free lesson plans, video tutorials, and professional development ...
Tapestry of Grace
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Tapestry of Grace is a Christian classical history/literature curriculum. It is based on a four- year plan, which can be repeated twice as your children ...
Madsen Method
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I have two sons who have struggled with dyslexia, one more than the other. Last year I began using Madsen Method, after going to a workshop by the Madsens,...
Considering God's Creation
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This past year I began using Considering God's Creation for my younger childrens science. The curriculum is is designed for once a week for 1 1/2 hours,...
Teaching Textbooks
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I just switched one of my sons, who is ready to go into pre-algebra, from another curriculum, to Teaching Textbooks.
We have only been using it a ...
Teaching Textbooks, Apologia Science and Christian Liberty Nature Reader
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For the first time, we have been using Teaching Textbooks for Math with my 7th grader. She is dyslexic and ADD and so we have had many frustrations in ...
Story of the World
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I personally feel that though this author may claim to be Christian, she caters too much to the secular crowd for our family to feel comfortable using ...
Heart of Dakota
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I have used Heart of Dakota for three levels now (pre-k, K and 1st). I have used Little Hands to Heaven, Little Hearts for His Glory and am currently using ...
Science Wiz is fun, education and convenient!
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My husband found the Science wiz kits at a homeschool convention. The kit contains everything you need to conduct several experiments for a Unit study ...
Right Start Mathmatics was sooooooo Right ON!
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I love this math curriculum. After trying a few others, my child was still struggling. We decided to make the investment in the curriculum and related ...
Saxon Homeschool Math - Internet resources
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We do not use Saxon Math. However, the website for Saxon homeschool www.saxonhomeschool.com has a resources page. It is a good review of basic facts. We ...
Book Adventure
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www.bookadventure.com is a free reading comprehension quiz website. It is very similar to Accelerated Reader program used in a lot of public and private ...
Time 4 Learning
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Time 4 Learning is an online math and language arts program for grades pre-k to 8th grade. There is also science and social studies available for one low ...
KONOS
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We have been using this for the last 6 years. Unit study, great curriculum. It takes some time for planning the supplies and activities you want to do,...
Teaching Textbooks 5
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I'd like to tell you about a math curriculum that has really worked WELL for us! I homeschool my 11 year old son, and we have really struggled with math ...
Alphaphonics
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I recommend this book for beginner readers. My 5 year old is quickly learning to sound out words after starting this program. My older child, age 7 and ...
Homeschool Science Academy
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Greg Landry offers online science classes which can be used with students grades 6-12. He is a homeschooling dad of 14 years and also a professor of science ...
Rosetta Stone Latin Spanish
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I really like this program. They teach really slow and repeat a lot. I am a little disappointed that my daughter is having problems more with the microphone ...
Learning Adventures
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I really like this curriculum. It is easy to follow, and it begins you on a unit study adventure easily. The day is laid out so that you spend as little ...
Times Tales
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My 13 year-old granddaughter has never mastered her times tables. We tried everything from flash cards to writing them over and over, and finally recording ...
Nature Friend Magazine
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What a wondrous thing appeared in my mailbox recently! I had never before heard of Nature Friend magazine until I received TWO issues to review for the ...
Hank The Cow Dog
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I have had the pleasure recently of perusing some items from Maverick Books Inc. the distributors of the Hank The Cow Dog series written by John R. Erickson....
Web Design For Kids
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What an interesting product! Web Design For Kids(...and Curious Grown-Ups!) came across my desk recently to review and I was intrigued. I have always wanted ...
Times Attack - Great Times Table Game!
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My son loves Times Attack. It has really been a blessing getting him to work on multiplication tables. He is in second grade and has almost mastered ...
Abeka Science and Social Studies
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My son is 5 and currently using Abeka Grade 1 curriculum. We have been somewhat disappointed with the science/health and social studies curriculum. It ...
Handwriting without tears
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I recently bought my 5 year old son handwriting without tears first grade level. I bought the first grade level because he is doing Abeka Grade 1 and ...
Saxon Math
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We used Making Math Meaningful in the early grades. At fourth grade we transitioned into Saxon Math and it was a perfect fit. The repetition in Saxon was ...
Apologia Science Books
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We have graduated two homeschoolers from high school. Apologia was a huge help in getting them through the sciences part of some of the courses I was not ...
Math U See
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4 of my kids were a breeze to teach reading, however one is dyslexic. I have needed an assessment and a special system to help him.
For math he's really ...
Abeka History Curriculum in general
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Abeka history curriculum has always been one of my favorite choices. They give a firm, TRUE foundation of the history and how things really took place ...
Handwriting without tears
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I have been using this curriculum with my almost 4 year old daughter. It is a lot of fun and she is learning at the same time. There is a song to go ...
Saxon Grade 1
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My K aged son took a pre test and this is the level this company recommended for him. He loves this math!
I also like the fact that it uses supplies ...
Abeka K4
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I used Abeka K4 with my four year old son last year. I thought the math moved way too slow for him and the handwriting was too much.
With that said,...
What your Kindergartener Needs to Know
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I just love the book "What your Kindergartner needs to know" to help guide what we learn. It's full of information and very easy to follow.
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In the Hands of a Child
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I love the products from "In the Hands of a Child"! The studies are put together very thoughtfully, completely, morally, and the activities are easy to ...
How to teach abeka curriculum
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I am using abeka for k4. I have used it since my son was 3 and daughter was 3.
Initially it was discouraging after the first month or so because of ...
AČ Curriculum
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This is an awesome curriculum! There is only one disc to deal with, not 22. All the books you need (except higher math, science and history after WWI) are ...
AGS books
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My daughter was diagnosed as special ed just as she started high school. We switched from CLE to AGS books and it made a tremendous difference. Our previous ...