Homeschool Reviews - Books and Curriculum

Time 4 Learning program; geared to pre-school to Middle school 
I am homeschooling my son who is 9 years old. He tests in all subjects multiple grades ahead of his age. He has ADHD, high functioning aspergers, and a ...

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 ...

Heart of Dakota 
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 ...

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 ...

Saxon Homeschool Math - Internet resources 
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 ...

Alphaphonics 
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 ...

MySchoolYear.com online homeschool organizer   Not rated yet
I am a homeschooling mother of 9. My husband created MySchoolYear.com initially for me to keep track of our homeschool record keeping 10 years ago. This ...

Sonlight is my favorite  Not rated yet
My favorite homeschool resource is Sonlight . This is my second year using it and I love the whole thing.

The Instructor's Guide tells me what pages ...

The Mystery of History  Not rated yet
We began this year with The Mystery of History for, obviously, our history curriculum. And...we...LOVE IT !!! There is so much great learning packed ...

Mammoth Math  Not rated yet
I live in Zimbabwe Africa, and after our education system collapsed with so many teachers having left, we decided home schooling was the best way to go....

A2 (A Squared) Curriculum  Not rated yet
A2 (A Squared) from http://www.accelerated-achievement.com/ is a complete kindergarten through 12th grade program for only $99.

My first thought was ...

School of Tommorow ACE  Not rated yet
I love this curriculum because you work through each concept repetitively and then test and move on to the next book. My children really feel they are ...

Review of Starfall  Not rated yet
One of my favorite sites online to use with youngster is www.starfall.com. It covers from K-2 grade and teaches them to read, count to 100, learn the days ...

First Language Lessons  Not rated yet
We have been using First Language Lessons for six years. We began with the first level for grades one and two. I have used it with three of my children ...

HOOKED ON LEARNING  Not rated yet
I've used many different homeschool resources, but the one that I like the most and that my son enjoyed the most was the Hooked on Phonics and Hooked ...

Teaching Textbooks Math 3  Not rated yet
This is the first year we've used Teaching Textbooks Math 3 . This program works great for my 8 year old, third-grader! He works real well with the CD-...

The Lion Storyteller Bedtime book  Not rated yet
This book contains 40 folk tales from around the world, each tale teaching a moral lesson in the most creative way. The Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book ...

Systematic Mathematics  Not rated yet
My daughter has struggled with math since I pulled her out of parochial school. She did well in math until fourth grade. She scored well on standardized ...

The Well Trained Mind.  Not rated yet
I know its not a "curriculum", per se, but this book is the single reason I decided that I COULD homeschool my kids.

This book is written by a mother-...

Ambleside Online  Not rated yet
We began homeschooling 4 years ago and about 2 months into our first year I discovered Ambleside Online.

Ambleside is a free, online curriculum based ...

Teaching Textbooks for Math  Not rated yet
My daughters HATE Math! We tried many different programs, but when we heard about Teaching Textbooks, we thought we would give it a try.

While my daughters ...

Hands of A Child Lapbooks  Not rated yet
We have used Hands of a Child Lapbooks to go along with anything we are studying at the time. These are a great supplement to what my girls are learning....

Sonlight & The Well-Planned Day Homeschool Planner  Not rated yet
I am trying Sonlight for the first time this year for my 7, 9 & 10 year old and LOVE it! I paired it with The Well-Planned Day Homeschool Planner and ...

Abeka Math  Not rated yet
I really like Abeka for Math for grades 1 - 4 (I get grade 1 for my kindergartner). The lessons are very user friendly - my kids like the pictures too....

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons  Not rated yet
I have used this book with my two older children (12 & 10) when they were about 4 or 5 years old. They both continue to read well beyond their current ...

Startwrite 50  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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 ...

Teaching Textbooks, Apologia Science and Christian Liberty Nature Reader  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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 ...

Science Wiz is fun, education and convenient!  Not rated yet
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!  Not rated yet
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 ...

Book Adventure  Not rated yet
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 for Learning  Not rated yet
Time for 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 ...

KONOS  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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 ...

Homeschool Science Academy  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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!  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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   Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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 ...

A² Curriculum  Not rated yet
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  Not rated yet
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 ...