The 2019 Ultimate Homeschool Curriculum List

American School – American School offers quality accredited courses in grades 6-12 at a cost families can afford.  Courses are available in online and paper-based formats and include core subject areas like English, math, science and social studies as well as elective courses in business, career and technical education, fine arts and world languages.  Select AP courses for advanced high school students are also available.  Students may enroll in full-year programs which lead to them earning American School’s accredited high school diploma, or they may enroll in individual subjects to enrich an existing homeschool program.  Regardless of how many courses they take, students can work at their own pace and contact American School for assistance at any time.  Instructors are available to answer questions via phone during normal business hours and reply to emails within one business day.  Courses are available to students in all 50 states and more than 65 countries around the world, and monthly payment plans are available for students in full-year programs.  American School is accredited by MSA-CESS, Ai and NCPSA and has been a leader in distance education since 1897.  For more information, visit www.americanschool.org or call 708-418-2800.  American School looks forward to serving your family!

Boxlight – The Labdisc portable lab opens the door to inquiry-based learning in a variety of science fields, including biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, and geography. With our STEM science lab, take the science classroom anywhere. Labdisc helps students connect and engage with science from wherever they are.

There’s a wireless, compact Labdisc data logger for every science domain, with up to 15 built-in sensors. Fits in the palm of a student’s hand.
Up to 150 hours of battery life make it a practical tool for inside or outside the classroom. The ideal solution for long-term experiments such as plant growth, weather change, and pollution.
Ever ready with zero setup time, automatic sensor testing, and calibration — maximizes valuable lab time.
Includes a library of lessons, many aligned to the NGSS standards.

Brave Writer – The Brave Writer program brings a fresh point of view to the writing process. Rather than emphasizing format writing as the key to success, Brave Writer’s materials and instructors facilitate the emergence of an authentic writing voice in your children. Once children have access to the language, insights, and ideas locked within, they easily learn a variety of writing genres, including the rigorous academic formats of high school and college.

Brave Writer offers

• home study courses for original writing,
• literature-based language arts programs,
• and online classes.

Need additional support? The Homeschool Alliance is our online community that supports your risk-taking choices, applauds your successes, and empathizes with your struggles. It’s the one-stop Internet community sandbox for home education. We do it together, one month at a time, one subject or child at a time, making sure that you can see and measure your progress.

Check out Brave Writer today for your language arts and writing needs!

Breaking the Barrier – Founded in 1997 by educators, Breaking the Barrier is a leader in print and digital language learning. Featuring instruction in Spanish, French and English for Spanish speakers, Breaking the Barrier provides students with a solid understanding of language fundamentals as well as cultural insights from around the world. Our programs genuinely offer students the fastest path to language fluency.

Breaking the Barrier blends the rigor of serious content with simplicity, clarity, and a student-friendly voice. The tone is informal and conversational – a one-on-one session between teacher and student, perfectly suited to a homeschool setting. By the end of our series, students will have practiced every important topic in the Spanish, French, or English language. They will have the confidence to read, write, and speak fluently. Our books engage students, teachers and parents with updated topical content that’s culturally relevant and just plain fun. Our programs were developed by our founder, an educator who created his own teaching materials after being frustrated with commercial textbooks. Today Breaking the Barrier products are used all across the country.

The Homeschool Package offers you a complete curriculum, and has three levels – Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. Each level is the equivalent of one year’s worth of Spanish and French. You’ll find our workbook-textbook with all lessons and exercises, accompanying audio with hours of recordings from native speakers, answer key booklet, testing program (with answers!), and our handy Oasis Travel Dictionary, also available soon on the iTunes App Store!

Carole P. Roman is the award-winning author of over fifty children’s books. Whether it’s pirates, princesses, or discovering the world around us, her books have enchanted educators, parents, and her diverse audience of children. She hosts two blog radio programs and is one of the founders of a new magazine, Indie Author’s Monthly. She’s been interviewed twice by Forbes Magazine. Carole has co-authored a self-help book, Navigating Indieworld: A Beginners Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing. Oh Susannah is her first Early Reader Chapter book series. She lives on Long Island with her husband and near her children and grandchildren.

Classical Academic Press – Classical Academic Press (CAP) is a K–12 educational publishing, media, and consulting company for schools and homeschools. The company has developed and grown through nearly 20 years of brainstorming, conversation, innovation, review, and revision. Their mission is to produce superlative curricula and media resources in order to advance the renewal of classical education around the world. In addition to curricula, Classical Academic Press has also developed services for consulting, online teacher training, online student education, classical homeschooling communities, and online student practice.

Classical Academic Press was founded in 2001 by Dr. Christopher Perrin, along with three other teachers who were serving with him, while he was head of school at a classical school in Harrisburg, PA. Christopher is an author, consultant, and national speaker on classical education, and serves as the publisher and CEO of Classical Academic Press.

CTC Math – CTCMath is a full curriculum which specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Favorably reviewed in Cathy Duffy’s 102 Top Picks and The Old Schoolhouse Crew Review, the lessons are short and concise to help your student break down concepts and appreciate math in a whole new way!

The lessons are taught the traditional way, not to a “test”. If you want to be Common Core aligned, then this is NOT for you. CTCMath is NOT aligned to Common Core!

Each one of the video tutorials is taught by internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, who is renowned for teaching math concepts in a simple, easy-to-understand way (and in only a few minutes at a time). Using a multi-sensory approach having the combination of effective graphics and animation synchronized with the voice of a friendly teacher together with practical assessment. This three-pronged attack makes learning so much easier and more effective. Even students who struggled with math are getting fantastic results! And ones who were doing OK before are now doing brilliantly.

David C. Cook – Several young detective cadets investigate a mystery involving a Corgi puppy as they learn real detective skills that will help them understand and share the truth about Jesus.

Many young believers want to tell others about their relationship with Jesus but aren’t sure how to begin or can become rattled by questions. In fact, many young believers have their own questions about Christianity and struggle to find answers.

Detective J. Warner Wallace helps kids develop good investigative skills, so they can navigate tough questions about faith and share what they’ve learned with others.

As in their other Case Makers Academy books, J. Warner and Susie Wallace teach kids to think like detectives by reaching into their detective tool bag. While they search for clues to the real owner of a lost puppy, the cadets learn how to be confident in sharing the truth of their faith in Jesus with friends.

Easy Grammar Systems – Easy Grammar Systems publishes several award-winning grammar series.

Easy Grammar texts (Grades 3-6 and Plus) use the prepositional approach, which deletes prepositional phrases to help students find subject, verb, agreement, etc. Concepts are taught in a building-block-escalator paradigm that incorporates mastery learning strategies. Unit reviews/unit tests and cumulative reviews/cumulative tests also promote mastery learning.

Easy Grammar: Grade 2 is set up with 180 daily lessons—teaching and application of capitalization, punctuation, grammar and other concepts, and sentence combining for creating excellent sentences.

Daily GRAMS texts (Grade 3-7) are daily, 5-10-minute reviews (180 lessons). Following a systematic format, students complete capitalization (#1), punctuation (#2), grammar and other concepts (#3/#4), and sentence combining (#5) for improved quality of writing.

Easy Grammar Ultimate Series texts (Grades 8-12) provide high-school students with 180 teaching lessons designed cyclically for mastery. Concepts are introduced, reviewed, and applied in 10-minute lessons, allowing focus on literature and writing.

Home Art Studio is an award winning DVD based art education program specifically designed for homeschooling families. We make it so easy. All you do is put out the art supplies and the kids follow along with Ms. Volin on the DVD. Each project is fun and challenging. We include art history wherever possible and use a variety of mediums. Your kids will love Home Art Studio.

You can learn more here: www.officialhomeartstudio.com

HUE HD – Their mission is to inspire creative learning and teaching by offering a variety of products perfect for use in the classroom and at home. Their products are designed to provide colorful, innovative and affordable technology and are popular with teachers, parents, and students worldwide.

The HUE HD camera is renowned worldwide as an economic and portable USB camera for the classroom, home, and office use.

The award-winning HUE HD Pro visualizer and document camera incorporates a heavier base, built-in LED lights and can capture a full page image with a wide angle lens. It comes with its own HUE Intuition software which can capture images and record video.

HUE Animation Studio is a STEM.org approved education toy popular with teachers, parents, and children. It includes the HUE HD camera, a single license of HUE Animation stop motion software and the 64-page HUE Book of Animation full of tips & ideas. The HUE Animation software includes a facility to upload animations directly to Creattubles, a fun, friendly and safe creative platform for kids, families, and teachers.

Kidzmet is Parenting Guided by Passions and Strengths. Like the indispensible GPS system on your smart phone or in your car, Kidzmet profiles guide homeschooling parents toward methods and approaches that are based on who their kids uniquely are… You won’t find one-size-fits-all guidelines or recommendations to help your kids fit a specific mold. For $15, you can profile up to 60 individuals so that you can profile not only your kids, but potential caregivers, tutors, and coaches to determine whether or not their personalities “fit”.

Kidzmet‘s proprietary assessment looks not only at Jungian personality type (the basis of Myers-Briggs), but multiple intelligences and cognitive style preferences, as well, to give parents a well-rounded view of who each child is so that you can meet them where they are right now.

While Kidzmet‘s assessment may be longer than other personality tests, our goal is to be as thorough as possible, so that we can give you as accurate a “portrait” as possible. With more than 50,000 completed profiles under our belts, you can feel confident that the results are as accurate as the answers your child provides.

Lion Hudson – Lion Hudson Limited is committed to publishing quality literature, worldwide, true to the Christian faith. They publish books and other media for adults and children under multiple imprints. They publish accessible books that reflect a Christian worldview to a general audience as well as resources for Christian families, individuals and communities. Their books, especially their illustrated color books, are translated and sold around the world.

Lion Children’s imprint publications aim to appeal and engage children from birth to middle grade, sparking and developing their interest and enjoyment in the stories of the Bible. The focus is primarily on publishing Bibles, Prayers, and Bible story retellings for each age range, but also includes Bible-related activity books and gifts for special occasions, such as baptisms and first communion. Books for children also include informative non-fiction about Bible lands, Who is Jesus, Bible history, Christianity in the context of World Religions, and series embracing the dialogue between science and faith.

Lulu is a leader in providing teachers and educators with free to use tools to create high-quality, curated textbooks, workbooks, and supplemental materials for the classroom. Lulu’s online platform utilizes print-on-demand technology so you can order exactly what you need for your classroom. And, with free updates and revisions, your material never goes out of date.

Learn how you can publish, print and prosper today!

Math-U-See’s unique instructional approach makes it easier for instructors (parents, teachers, and tutors) to help students progress in mastering fundamental math skills and concepts. Math-U-See’s simple but powerful set of colorful manipulatives allows abstract math concepts to be represented in clear, relatable ways. These manipulatives, combined with distinctive strategies presented through videos, textbooks, practice, systematic review, and assessments, guide students from concept to concept as they build a solid understanding of mathematics. Because the focus is on understanding math concepts, the curriculum is not organized traditionally by grades; rather, Math-U-See is a skills-based program that focuses on student mastery of a concept before progressing to the next concept.       https://www.mathusee.com

Quality Science Labs, LLC – Located in the splendor of the Rocky Mountains, Quality Science Labs is a small, family-owned company that produces science lab kits for elementary grades through college-preparatory level courses. The kits are designed to include everything needed to ensure a successful hands-on learning experience for the student. Each science lab kit contains all the components needed to perform the experiments, as well as a comprehensive lab manual written by Quality Science Labs. These kits are utilized by schools, homeschools, and colleges primarily in the USA, but also around the world. Quality Science Labs has been providing innovative solutions for quality education for over 15 years and invites you to take a look at their products.

Real Reading Company – A reading program that is easy to use and really works!

Reading and Spelling Pure & Simple provides all the tools necessary to coach students into becoming successful, lifelong readers and spellers. A crucial key to becoming an accomplished reader is learning the 48 sound patterns of the English language. This program teaches these patterns and provides instructions & practice opportunities to master them.

The lessons presented are designed for one-on-one instruction or for small reading groups. The teaching methods are systematic and research-based. Reading concepts are clearly explained, and teacher preparation is minimal.

Students who struggle in reading due to instructional gaps or learning disabilities thrive with this curriculum. Beginning readers, accomplished readers, and college-bound students also benefit using this program.

“It’s really the have all end all right here – one book – three kids
(all different levels) – no lesson planning.” – Homeschool mom, Texas

Spelling You See’s carefully designed approach empowers instructors (parents, teachers, and tutors) to help students develop skill and confidence in spelling through an effective, engaging, low-stress learning experience. Developing confidence in spelling skills contributes to developing effective written communication skills, which are important for success in higher education and adult life. Also, this successful approach can foster a student’s lifelong love of learning that transfers to all subject areas. Spelling You See’s consistent format guides students through the five essential activities (listening, reading, chunking, copywork, and dictation), presented at the appropriate developmental stage. These activities help students transfer the correct spellings of common words they see in print to long-term
memory, enabling them eventually to be able to reproduce the correct spellings in their everyday writing. Lessons are limited to short daily sessions to keep interest and enthusiasm high. There are no word lists to memorize and no weekly tests. Spelling You See is a program based on years of research into how students learn to spell. Students become effective communicators as they grasp the proper spelling of words in the English language.

https://www.spellingyousee.com/