Truthquest History is a literature-based history curriculum for 1st-12th grade. American history guides are available for grades 1-5. Eight guides that span from ancient history to modern history are designed for 5th-12th grade. Read more about it on the Truthquest… Continue Reading
All About Reading is a fun and engaging program that starts with essential pre-reading skills and continues on to teach all five key components of reading. Based on the Orton-Gillingham approach, this program teaches phonics, decoding, fluency, and comprehension to… Continue Reading
Music Ace Deluxe is computer-based and contains 36 lessons that cover theory, pitch, rhythm, note reading, listening, and the keyboard. Information is presented in lessons and games. Read more about it on their website.
Meet the Masters combines art history and art instruction for Kindergarten-8th grade. 3 levels of instruction are available for 7 different groups of artists. Read more about the curriculum on their website.
Window on the World: When We Pray God Works is a prayer guide on 100 different countries or people groups. It provides information on the countries and people groups along with full color pictures. Read more about it on Amazon.
Cantering the Country is a unit study that will take your children on a journey around all 50 US states and Washington DC. Read more about it at ChristianBook.com. Cantering the Country includes a CD-Rom with printable materials.
Mystery of History is a Christian-based curriculum that tells the story of the Bible and the church in the context of world history. It is designed for middle school, but it can be adapted for older or younger children. Read… Continue Reading
Apologia Science is a Christian based science curriculum. For Kindergarten through 6th grade it covers Astronomy, Botany, Zoology 1, Zoology 2, Zoology 3, and Anatomy and Physiology. For 7th and 8th grade they have a general science course and a… Continue Reading
The Blast Off with Logic series is a secular logic workbook series designed for grades 3-7. Logic Countdown can be used in 3rd or 4th grade. The second workbook in the series is Logic Liftoff which is targeted for grades… Continue Reading
Singapore Primary Mathematics is a secular math program that covers 1st through 6th grade levels. Conceptual understanding, mental math, and word problems are an important part of the curriculum. Find them on Amazon. The Singapore Discovering Mathematics/ Dimensions Math is… Continue Reading
Art of Problem Solving is a secular curriculum covering pre-algebra to calculus. It is discovery-based and focuses on training the student to solve difficult problems. Online classes are also available. Find them on Amazon.
Life of Fred Math is a unique math curriculum that is a story of a boy named Fred who encounters math problems in his everyday life. Life of Fred math is available for elementary, middle school, and high school… Continue Reading
Handwriting Without Tears is a secular handwriting program designed by an Occupational Therapist. It teaches a clean vertical style and is designed for Kindergarten through 5th grade. Read more about it here.
Classical Writing is a classical writing curriculum designed for grades 1-12. It consists of theory, analysis and imitation, and practice. Read more about it at the Classical Writing website.
Excavating English is a study of the history of the English language. Designed for 11-15 year olds, this curriculum covers how the English language developed and changed over time. There are chapters to read with activities to complete after each… Continue Reading
10 Days Geography Games will teach your child the locations of different countries or states. Each player has to make a 10 day trip with their cards. To make the trip they need to arrange their country or state and… Continue Reading
Startwrite is a computer program that allows you to design your own handwriting sheets. It gives you the choice between several popular handwriting styles and includes print and cursive options. You can also adjust the sizing of the letters as… Continue Reading
Movies as Literature is a secular one year high school level course that is designed to teach elements of literary analysis. Classic movies are used to teach concepts. Questions for discussion and writing are included. Read more about it at… Continue Reading
Phonics of Drawing provides 30 lessons of drawing instruction. Three levels make this suitable for ages 6-18. Read more on their website.
All About Spelling is a seven-level program that teaches encoding skills, reliable spelling rules, and multisensory strategies to help your student become a proficient speller for life. Based on the latest research, this award-winning program provides complete and comprehensive “no… Continue Reading
A Reason for Spelling is a Christian-based spelling program for grades 1-6. Read more about it at ChristianBook.com.
Bob Books are a series of books designed to guide your child from pre-reading to early reading skills. Read more about the program at ChristianBook.com.
Real Science 4 Kids is a science curriculum for Kindergarten through high school. It covers biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and geology with a neutral worldview. Read more about it on their website.
Mindware Perplexors are a series of secular workbooks that teach logical thinking. They have a series called Perplexors, Grid Perplexors, and Venn Perplexors. Read more about them on ChristianBook.com.
AVKO’s Individualized Spelling covers over 5000 of the most important words to learn to spell. They are organized in the order of difficulty. Each word corresponds to a pattern of English spelling and can be looked up in AVKO’s huge… Continue Reading
Tapestry of Grace is a classical Christian history-based guided unit study approach for Kindergarten through 12th grade. Read more about it at the Tapestry of Grace website.
Amanda Bennett’s Unit Studies come in a variety of topics such as trains, space, pioneers, oceans, photography, baseball, or American Government. Read more about them at Amanda Bennett’s website.
Five in a Row is a series of literature-based unit studies designed to create a love for learning. Social studies, science, art, language, and math are incorporated into the lessons. It is available at different age levels: Before Five in… Continue Reading
Rod and Staff is a comprehensive textbook and workbook style curriculum designed by Mennonites. Rod and Staff materials consist of simple black and white pictures. Rod and Staff Math is a Christian-based traditional math program with a focus on drill… Continue Reading
Sonlight covers history, geography, language arts, bible and science. Math, Handwriting, and electives need to be added. Sonlight has their favorites available on their website. Sonlight Science uses hands-on activites and living books to teach scientific concepts. The curriculum ranges… Continue Reading
Saxon Math extends from Kindergarten through high school. Saxon math is available at these different levels: Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 5/4 6/5 7/6 8/7 Algebra 1/2 (Pre-Algebra) Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 Advanced Math (covers trigonometry, logarithms,… Continue Reading
Spell to Write and Read is a curriculum designed to teach spelling, reading, and phonics for the first 4 to 6 years of schooling. It can also be used to remediate poor skills. Read more about it on Amazon.
Excellence in Literature is a 5 year curriculum that combines literature and writing to provide your child with a full English credit. Units are focused on a classic work. The book provides links and information about the author, the classic… Continue Reading
An online phonics and reading program designed for preschoolers through 2nd grade. It can be found at ReadingEggs.com.
Traditional Logic from Memoria Press is a formal logic course designed for homeschoolers. Two books provide daily lessons for your 7th-12th grader. Read more about it on ChristianBook.com.
Philosophy for Kids is a secular introduction to philosophy. 40 fun questions will help your child wonder and think philosophically. Read more about it on Amazon.
Teaching Textbooks is a secular math program designed for homeschoolers. It covers 3rd grade math through Pre-Calculus. Teaching is done through interactive CD-ROM lessons. Find Teaching Textbooks on Amazon.
Apples and Pears is a scripted spelling program from the United Kingdom. It takes a morphological approach to spelling with phonological awareness activities built-in. Spelling is taught in a logical order and broken down into small steps. It can be… Continue Reading
The Story of the World is a four volume narrative of world history from ancient to modern times. It can be used for grades 1-4 as a read aloud and grades 5-8 independently. Read more about it on ChristianBook.com.
Explode the Code is a series of workbooks that take a child from learning letters through reinforcement of phonetic patterns when the child is reading fluently. The Get Ready, Get Set, Go for the Code series is for PK. Explode… Continue Reading
NaNoWriMo is a program to help inspire writers to complete a novel in the month of November. Free workbooks to help your child write a novel can be downloaded for elementary, middle, and high school students. Read more about the… Continue Reading
The Examined Life: Advanced Philosophy for Kids is designed to follow the Philosophy for Kids book. This secular book will help guide philosophical discussions with your child. Read more about it on Amazon.
Miller-Levine Biology is a secular biology curriculum for high school. It is available in a book form or as an etextbook. Lab manuals can also be purchased. Find out more about it at the Miller-Levine website.
Shiller Math is a Montessori-style math program available for PK-Pre-algebra. Scripted lessons help the parent know how to teach the concepts. Find Shiller Math on Amazon or find out more about it at Shillermath.com
Math U See helps your child master math facts as well as math concepts. It comes with a DVD to help you know how to teach your children the lessons. The Math U See Primer level is a fun introduction… Continue Reading
Math Mammoth is a secular mastery-based math curriculum for children from 1st to 8th grade. The worktexts are inexpensive and can be downloaded and printed. Find Math Mammoth on Amazon.
Beast Academy is a curriculum from the makers of the Art of Problem Solving curriculum. The comic book style is engaging for kids and the challenging problems provide a rigorous coverage of mathematics for grades 2-5. Find Beast Academy on… Continue Reading
Figuratively Speaking is a secular workbook curriculum that can be used between 5th and 8th grade. It teaches literary terms and uses examples from literature. Read more about it at Amazon.
Conceptual Physics is a curriculum designed by Paul Hewitt. It focuses on teaching the concepts of physics rather than the mathematics. It is available in a high school book as well as a book for introductory college classes. Read more… Continue Reading
Time4Learning is a complete online computer based program for PK-8th grade. For most grades it covers language arts, math, science, and social studies. It features more than 1000 interaction lessons. Children progress at their own pace.
Elemental Science can be used from PK-8th grade. While religiously neutral, the curriculum does utilize secular science books. It is designed to work well with classical education. Elemental Science also has a living books series called Sassafrass Science Adventures for… Continue Reading
