TOPS: Task Oriented Physical Science is a secular science curriculum that can be used from grade 3-12. Topical units take your child from observation to doing experiments, collecting data, and analyzing results. Read more about it on their website.
Heart of Dakota is a Bible based comprehensive unit study curriculum for age 2-11. Check out details at the Heart of Dakota website. The different programs are: Age 2-5: Leading Little Hands to Heaven Age 5-7: Little Hearts for His… Continue Reading
Bravewriter offers writing instruction, online classes, and language arts programs for Kindergarten through high school. The Writer’s Jungle is written to the parent to help teach the parent how to be a good writing coach and create a good environment… Continue Reading
Ellen McHenry Science came about when Ellen McHenry taught science to 3rd grade – 8th grade homeschoolers. The books contain lots of hands-on activities. Elements, Carbon Chemistry, Brain, Botany, and Cells are the different studies that she has available. Read… Continue Reading
Chess Kid is a free kid-friendly curriculum designed to help your children learn how to play chess. Online play is monitored by the parent. For more information go to the ChessKid website.
This secular curriculum for writing and grammar helps students imitate great writers and learn grammar in the process. Books are available for elementary through college. See samples and find out more at Amazon.
Windows to the World is a Christian-based introduction to literary analysis for high school. This one semester class can also be stretched into a year’s class by adding literature. Read more about it and see a sample at ChristianBook.com.
Building Thinking Skills is a workbook-based critical thinking curriculum designed to help your child’s verbal and nonverbal reasoning abilities. Books are available from preschool through high school. Read more about it at the Critical Thinking website.
Muzzy is an immersion foreign language program for preschool through elementary aged kids. It comes in French, Spanish, Italian, and Chinese. Read more about it on the Muzzy website.
CPO is a secular science curriculum that focuses on teaching through inquiry. There are three middle school books: Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science. In addition, they also have physical science and physics books for high school: Physics: A… Continue Reading
A Child’s Geography is a Christian-based geography curriculum that comes in a series of two books. The first book is about physical geography and is called Explore His Earth. The second book is called Explore the Holy Land which will… Continue Reading
History Odyssey is a secular history curriculum for grades 1-12. It covers ancients, middle ages, early modern, and modern history in three separate levels. The first level has lots of activities and the guide is written for the parent. The… Continue Reading
Arabian Sinbad is an immersion-based DVD program for kids. The cartoons are entirely in Arabic and are composed of an interesting storyline. English and Arabic subtitles can be used. Learn more about it on the Arabian Sinbad website.
English from the Roots Up is a root-based vocabulary curriculum that comes in two volumes. They can be used from elementary through high school. There are 100 Latin and Greek roots in each book. Read more about them at the… Continue Reading
Atelier Art is a DVD-based curriculum designed to be used in a homeschool. It has 8 levels of instruction for ages 4 – 16. The curriculum covers art techniques as well as art history. Read more about it on ChristianBook.com.
Harmony Fine Arts plans organize great art and music appreciation resources into the classical four-year cycle of history using Charlotte Mason’s homeschooling ideas. These plans are available for Grades 1-12 and will offer families three different options for art study… Continue Reading
The History of US is a series of ten secular books written in a narrative format. It is designed for grades 5 and up. Read more about it on Amazon.
A Reason for Science is a Christian-based curriculum for grades 1-8. Plenty of hands-on activities are incorporated into the curriculum. Read more about it on ChristianBook.com.
One Year Adventure Novel is a high school writing curriculum that takes the student through the process of writing a novel in the course of a school year. It has a textbook, workbook, and DVD instruction. Read more about the… Continue Reading
Critical Thinking’s Mathematical Reasoning curriculum is workbook based math curriculum that focuses on the practical use of math. It can be used as a core curriculum or a supplement. The workbooks are brightly colored and contain varied activities. Find Mathematical… Continue Reading
Italic Handwriting by Getty Dubay is a series of workbooks for Kindergarten through 6th grade. Italic handwriting allows for an easier transition from printing to cursive. You can find it on Amazon.
Red Hot Roots is a secular workbook curriculum that teaches vocabulary through learning prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Two books are available. The first book is suitable for grades 3-5 and the second book is designed for grades 6-9. The second… Continue Reading
Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts is a secular language arts program that seeks to create a love for language. It covers grammar, writing, vocabulary, poetry, and literature. Parents can use the entire program or a portion of it. Read more… Continue Reading
Sequential Spelling is a secular spelling program for grades 2 through adult. It teaches spelling through word families. Read more about it at ChristianBook.com.
Megawords is a workbook based curriculum that teaches spelling, reading, and usage with word lists arranged by spelling patterns and word structure. It is designed for grades 4-12. Read more about it here.
Natural Speller is a one book program for grades 1-8. It gives word lists for each grade and you can customize it to go at your child’s pace. Read more about it at the Big Idea’s Press website.
Rummy Roots and More Roots are card games designed to teach Latin and Greek roots. They can be used for 3rd grade and up. Read more about the games at ChristianBook.com.
My Father’s World is a unit study based curriculum for preschool through high school. This Bible-based curriculum combines elements of classical education with Charlotte Mason. Read more about it on their website.
Lollipop Logic is a series of three books for your Kindergartner-2nd grader. 52 lessons in each book give your child an opportunity to practice thinking skills. These books are the first in the Dandylion Logic Series. Read more about it on… Continue Reading
RightStart is a secular math program that teaches your child math using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic methods. Levels A-E cover Kindergarten through 4th grade. Find RightStart Math on Amazon.
Atlas Adventures is a geography game where each player builds their own world map. It has two levels of play so younger and older children can play together. To read more about it on Amazon.
Dive into Math teaches Saxon math through digital lectures on a CD-ROM. The Christian-based lectures are available for Saxon 5/4 through high school math. Read more about it at Diveintomath.com and find it on Amazon.
KISS Grammar teaches grammar in the context of real literature. It is a free grammar curriculum that can be printed off online. It is appropriate for grades 2 and up. You can read more about it here.
Phonetic Zoo is a sequential spelling curriculum for grades three and up. It is a rule-based program with an audio component. Read more about it here.
Shepherd Science is a young earth creation based curriculum. There is a Life Science curriculum for middle school and a Biology course for high school. Read more about them at their website.
Moving Beyond the Page is a curriculum designed for gifted and creative children. The curriculum is concept-based and will help your child make connections between different subjects.
Spectrum Vocabulary is a secular workbook vocabulary curriculum for grades 3-6. It contains vocabulary related exercises including synonyms, plurals, suffixes, and more. Read more about it and see samples at Amazon.com.
Harvey’s Grammar is a classic grammar curriculum from 1880. Workbooks are available to go along with the textbook. This grammar program is often used with the Classical Writing curriculum. Read more about it and see samples at the Rainbow Resource Center… Continue Reading
Our Mother Tongue is an introduction to the 8 classes of grammar as well as the different parts of the sentence. It is appropriate for late elementary or middle school. Examples in the book are taken from the Bible and… Continue Reading
Mapping the World by Heart is a secular geography curriculum that will teach your child to draw a map of the world. It is designed for grades 5-12. Read more about it on the Rainbow Resource website.
McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers are revised vintage readers that come in seven volumes. These extend from the primer level through the 6th level. Read more about them and see samples at ChristianBook.com.
Konos Curriculum is a three volume character trait unit study for K-8th grade. Each volume takes 2-3 years to complete. The curriculum covers character traits such as cooperation, honesty, courage, wisdom, and patience. Read more about the curriculum at the Konos… Continue Reading
MCP Math is a traditional curriculum with drill and practice exercises. It is available for grades K-6 and has a workbook and teacher’s guide for each level. Find MCP Math on Amazon.
Calculus Without Tears is a computational calculus curriculum that can be used in middle school once your child has mastered addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals. It teaches computational calculus instead of analytical calculus which makes it accessible for… Continue Reading
The Total Language Plus study guides are Christian-based guides for selected books. They cover comprehension, spelling, grammar, vocabulary, listening, and critical thinking. They can be used from grade 3 up through high school. Read more about them here.
How Great Thou Art is a Christian-based curriculum designed to teach children how to draw and paint. Art history lessons are also available. Curriculum is available for children starting in preschool all the way up through high school. Find out… Continue Reading
R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey is a secular science curriculum designed for homeschoolers or small classrooms. Different courses are available in the areas of life science, earth and space science, and chemistry. Level one is appropriate for 1st-4th grade and level two… Continue Reading
Latin for Children by Classical Academic Press introduces your child to Latin. The series of books can be used starting in 4th grade. Songs/chants and DVD instruction are used to help your child learn. The curriculum comes with a workbook,… Continue Reading
Artistic Pursuits combines art instruction and art history in a series of books for preschool through high school. Read more about it on ChristianBook.com.
Learning Language Arts through Literature is a comprehensive literature based program that includes reading, spelling, writing, and grammar. It is available for grades 1 through high school. Read more about it at ChristianBook.com.
The Star Spangled State Book and Workbook is a full year curriculum that will teach your child about the history and geography of the USA. It comes with challenging quizzes. Read more about it on Amazon.
