How Great Thou Art - Art Curriculum Resources

Bible Centered Curriculum

Student of the Word - A K-12 Bible Based Curriculum with the goal of discipling your children

Biblical Child-Training

Doorposts - Helpful tools and projects for Biblical child training and character building.

Family Ministries (Reb Bradley) – Articles of Encouragement and Biblical child training.

Blogs/Blogging

HomeschoolBlogger.com - start your own Blog

Day by Day - Amy's Homeschool Blog

If you have a Homeschooling blog and live in the Yolo County Area - email the webmaster to be included. We reserve the right to only include blogs we feel fit the scope and vision of our group.

Classical Christian Homeschooling

Classical Homeschooling– K –12

Nothing New Press – Classical Christian Homeschooling Curriculum

Teaching the Trivium – Classical Christian Homeschool with the Bluedorn family

Veritas Press – Classical Christian curriculum from K-12.Veritas integrates different curriculums and includes history written chronologically while integrating biblically recorded history.

Well-Trained Mind - Susan Wise Bauer/Jenny Wise. Classical Education at home.

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Company - Workbooks for reading, writing, math and science designed so students analyze what they are learning.

Curriculum Publishers/Multi-Subject

A Beka Book - Christian, patriotic, traditional textbook/workbook approach. Used in many Christian Schools. Video series are available. Academically challenging work, graphics rich, especially in younger texts.

Alpha Omega Publications - Christian work text approach and Switched on Schoolhouse computer based curriculum.

Bob Jones University Press - Christian textbook approach. Also the Academy of Home Education (distance) High School.

Christian Liberty Press - Christian textbook approach - simple and reasonably priced.

Rod & Staff Publishers Catalog - Anabaptist textbook approach. Reasonable prices.

School of Tomorrow – Accelerated Christian Education. A Christian work text approach

Curriculum Review

Grove Publishing (Cathy Duffy) - Curriculum Review and encouragement

Home School Reviews - Reviews of homeschool curriculum

Discount Curriculum and Resource Catalogs

ATCO School Supply – A catalog of discounted Homeschool curriculum from Art to Vocabulary and in between. Each item is described but not pictured – so know what you want.

Builder Books – Wide range of discount home school curriculum – pictures and description of most curriculum they sell.

Children’s Books – Discounted curriculum and great children’s books.

Christian Book Distributors (CBD) - Good prices on a great selections of books - all at one website.

Eagle’s Nest Educational Supplies - Big catalog with lots of various resources.

God’s World Book Educational Catalog - Source for many good books and God’s World papers (similar to Weekly Readers only Christian in content.)

King’s Harvest – Curriculum and other resources

Love to Learn – Catalog of inspiring children’s books and educational games and toys

Pearson Learning - educational resources for PreK-12 and beyond – home of Modern Curriculum Press

Rainbow Resource Center - Big catalog with lots of homeschool resources.

Shekinah Curriculum Cellar – Discount books

Sycamore Tree - Big catalog with lots of homeschool resources.

Timberdoodle – Catalog of Christian curriculum and lots of unique hands-on-learning items.

Early Education

Christ-Centered Curriculum for Early Childhood (Pre K- 6^th grade)- Math and phonics. The math program is derived from mathematical truths rooted in Scripture. The phonics/language arts program is centered in learning modalities and Scripture.

Foreign Languages

Learnables - Foreign Language Curriculum

Power-Glide - Foreign Language Products

Rosetta Stone - Foreign Language Curriculum

Grammar

Wordsmiths! - Home of Jensen’s Grammar, Journey Through Grammar Land, Format Writing, and other language books.

Hands-on approach

Eagle’s Wings Educational Materials – Misc step-by-step curriculum. Home of Considering God’s Creation.

High School to College

For Such A Time As This – College prep resources

Homeschool Oasis (Barb Shelton, author of Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+U+la) - Lifestyle of learning information, particularly for High School

Spark Notes - Free downloadable study guides and test prep (high school/college

History

Beautiful Feet Books - Literature based, study guide approach. Mostly History but newer guides include Geography, Science and character studies. Popular for it’s California History Study.

Bluestocking Press - Publisher of the Uncle Eric Books by Richard J. Maybury and a source for historical books, toys, music, crafts, documents, etc. (Uncle Eric Model of How the World Works)

Greenleaf Press - Literature approach to History.

Homeschool Encouragement

Callihan, David & Laurie – Home school conference speakers, they offer a monthly e-newsletter, CLEP Preparation books, and books on home schooling high schoolers.

Christian Home school Fellowship - Encouraging articles and supportive information and some resources. Message board for you to interact with home schoolers all over the world.

Cornerstone Curriculum Project - David Quine – Misc Curriculum, resources and encouragement for Building a Biblical World View

Crosswalk Homeschool Website - Encouraging articles and other supportive information. Message boards. Links to wonderful Bible study tools.

Elijah Company –Online resources include articles, message board, and curriculum.

Learn in Freedom – homeschool encouragement

Peacemaker Ministries - to encourage and assist you in applying the principles of peacemaking to your home school process and to your entire life.

Literature-Based Curriculum

Ambleside Online - A free, online curriculum that follows the philosophy of Charlotte Mason. PreK - 12th.

Beautiful Feet Books - Literature based, study guide approach. Mostly History but newer guides include Geography, Science and character studies. Popular for it’s California History Study.

Sonlight Curriculum - Literature based curriculum

Total Language Plus – Study guide workbooks designed to go along with daily reading of great literature. Lessons cover all areas of Language arts (spelling, vocabulary, comprehension etc.)

Literature Study Guides

Progengy Press – Study guides for popular literature, which includes vocabulary, comprehension and discussion of Biblical themes.

Magazines

Eclectic Homeschool – Magazine for Christian Creative Homeschoolers. Articles, Shopping (via Amazon), support, resources etc.

Home Education Magazine’s Website – Homeschool articles and encouragement

Homeschool World - The official Website of Practical Homeschooling Magazine

The Old Schoolhouse - Devotionals, state events and links. Published right here in N. California!

Teaching Home Magazine – Articles and Encouragement for Homeschoolers. Currently out of publication, however back issues are available on their site.

Math

Boxer Math – Online Math (fundamentals through trigonometry). Review or learn the subject.

Chalk Dust Company - Upper level Math on Video/DVD. Math prep for SAT.

Dive into Math – Saxon Math (5/4 – Physics) & Misc Science curriculum taught by instructor on CD-Rom. All you are purchasing here is the CD.

Keyboard Enterprises - Algebra on Video

Math-U-See - manipulative based K-12 math

Moving With Math - Manipulative Based Math Curriculum (K-8)

Saxon Publishers - Math curriculum

VideoText Interactive - Junior High and High School Math on Video

Misc

John Gatto - Author of many books about the drawbacks of public schools

Mining Company Guide to Homeschooling - This site has links to many interesting homeschool sites.

National Home Education Research Institute - a clearinghouse of research for the public, researchers, homeschoolers, the media, and policy makers.

Sing ‘n Learn - Wonderful resources for learning facts in all subjects using music.

Online Resources

Edusoft Software Catalog – Downloadable shareware. From Animated United States and Capitals to quiz makers.

“Original Sources” – (affiliated with Alpha Omega Pub.) A site of original sources in all areas of learning (Literature/Sciences/History, etc) – annual subscription or 7 day free trial.

Penmanship and Spelling

Castlemoyle Books - Home of Spelling Power and Writing Power

Concerned Communications – A Reason for Writing (Handwriting) and A Reason for Spelling (Spelling). Elementary aged writing with Scripture.

Free Spelling Course - Free Spelling lessons online (7-9^th grade).

Handwriting Without Tears – Penmanship that works for children of all abilities

Printables Online

Donna Young’s Homeschool Website – Printable forms (homeschool form to menu planning forms), labs sheets for science, manuscript paper, math drill sheets and MORE. Even schedules for using popular curriculum!

Education Place: Outline Maps - Need an outline map of Africa or California? Check here.

Learning Page - Collection of professionally produced instructional materials for you to download and print

Lesson Plans & Worksheets - Links to many sites with free lesson plans and worksheets

Science

Apologia Educational Ministries - Junior and Senior High Science text books from a Christian perspective. There are also elementary texts and a Geography/History curriculum available.

Beginnings Publishing House – Jr. and Sr. High Science curriculum from a Christian perspective that’s both technically accurate and teachable (new Math curriculum for Sr. High as well) Great for those interested in majoring in some area of science in College.

Carolina Biological Supply Company – Science and Math Kits and more to support and teach. Great hands-on learning. Home of the Jason Project.

Home Training Tools - Science curriculum and kits with lab supplies needed for many popular science curriculums.

Lyrical Learning - Science put to Music

Nature’s Workshop Plus! - Creation Science and art supplies. Home of Nature Friend Magazine - a Christian, Creation Science Magazine for Children.

Supplemental Workbooks

Frank Schaffer Publications – supplemental educational materials (i.e. worksheets, drill sheets, activities, theme units, test preparation) for Pre K – 8^th grade

Walch Online Store - supplemental teaching resources

Unit Studies

Easy Fun School - Free unit studies and other helpful information

Heart of Wisdom - Bible-based Unit Studies - using living books, Charlotte Mason methods, writing-to-learn activities, and other Christian materials

History Alive (Diana Waring) - World history Unit Studies from a learning-styles-integrated Christian world view.

Konos - A Character Unit Study

Used Curriculum

VegSource Talk & Swap

Home School Treasures - monthly book list and vintage books

Educator’s Exchange – buy, trade or sell

Home School Classifieds

Christian Curriculum Cellar

Video Learning

Standard Deviants - Video, DVD, & CD-ROMs on single topic that are 10-26 minutes per program – includes humorous skits, mnemonics and computer graphics. Website offers free downloadable tests.

Teach With Movies – Learning Guides and ethical movies for many subjects

Writing

Institute for Excellence in Writing - Popular writing curriculum

WriteShop - incremental writing program

Writing Strands – Workbooks that ask questions to get children to start the process of writing.