Things to Remember:
Allow your children to excel in what they enjoy for self-confidence, joy, and love of learning.
If it can be taught, it can be learned. It just needs to be taught using a strategy and level they will grasp and retain.
The more senses that are used in teaching, the better they will be able to make connections and retain information. Explore! Play!
Paper and pen tests will not give any accurate information as to what they are learning. Performance assessment is a must.
There are so many paths to choose from when you decide to homeschool. Some families take the unschooling approach, but some need more structure. If you need a starting point, below are the curriculums and websites I have come across over the past 20 years of teaching, evaluating other families, tutoring children, and homeschooling my own children with unique abilities. They are listed in alphabetical order under each topic.
Mathematics Programs:
Beast Academy Math- beastacademy.com Elementary Math Mastery Learning
CTC Math- ctcmath.com Kindergarten-Calculus
Child 1st Publications- child1st.com Right-Brained Math Strategies
Denison Math- denisonalgebra.com
Khan Academy- khanacademy.org Kindergarten-College Level
Life of Fred- lifeoffred.uniquemath.com 1st-High School
MathSeeds- mathseeds.com Ages 3-9
Math U See- mathusee.com Counting-Calculus
Mr. D Math- mrdmath.com 5th-High School
Right Start- rightstartmath.com Elementary Level-Geometry
Ronit Bird- ronitbird.com Early Number Work-Reasoning Strategies
Shiller Math- shillermath.com PreK-PreAlgebra
Simply Good and Beautiful Math- goodandbeautiful.com Kindergarten-Grade 5
Teaching Textbooks- teachingtextbooks.com Grade 3-Pre Calculus
Times Tales- timestales.com Multiplication and Division
Touch Math- touchmath.com Kindergarten-Upper Grade Remediation
Reading Programs:
All About Reading- allaboutlearningpress.com
Barton Reading- bartonreading.com
Child 1st Publications- child1st.com
Logic of English- logicofenglish.com
Reading Eggs- readingeggs.com
Reading Eggspress- https://readingeggspress.com
Reading Horizons- athome.readinghorizons.com
The Good and the Beautiful- goodandbeautiful.com
Spelling Programs:
All About Spelling- allaboutlearningpress.com
Barton Spelling- bartonreading.com
Child 1st Publications- child1st.com
Phonetic Zoo Spelling- iew.com
The Good and the Beautiful- goodandbeautiful.com
Science Programs:
Crunch Labs- crunchlabs.com
Journey Homeschool Academy- journeyhomeschoolacademy.com
Kiwi Company- kiwico.com
Little Passports- littlepassports.com
Mystery Science- mysteryscience.com
Noeo Science- noeoscience.com
Science Unlocked- homesciencetools.com/science-unlocked
The Good and the Beautiful- goodandbeautiful.com
Thinking Tree Books- funschooling.com
Social Studies Programs:
Beautiful Feet Books- bfbooks.com
Book Shark- bookshark.com
Drive Thru History- drivethruhistory.com
Little Passports- littlepassports.com
The Good and the Beautiful- goodandbeautiful.com
The Story of Civilization- tanbooks.com
The Story of the World- welltrainedmind.com
Thinking Tree Books- funschooling.com
Writing/Grammar Programs:
Expanding Expression- expandingexpression.com
First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind- welltrainedmind.com/c/series/first-language-lessons
IEW: Structure and Style for Students- iew.com
Night Zookeeper- nightzookeeper.com
The Good and the Beautiful- goodandbeautiful.com
Write Shop- writeshop.com
Additional Resources:
Abcmouse.com- Learning games for all subjects. PreK-6th
Adventureacademy.com- Learning games for all subjects. 3rd-8th
Audible.com- Audio books for all ages
Audio books and textbooks- Many books and curriculums offer mp3, cd, or online recordings
Blogs and other moms- There are so many out there. You are not alone!!!
Dyslexiagames.com- Therapy games that activate the right brain
Diannecraft.org- Brain Integration Therapy; Right Brain Teaching; Nutritional Strategies
Gatherroundhomeschool.com- Covers all subjects except math
Grammarly.com- Free grammar checker
Homeschoolingwithdyslexia.com- Books, mentoring, and parent education for teaching learners with dyslexia
Homeschoolgiveaways.com- Notebooking and activities for all subjects
Hoopladigital.com- Audio books, ebooks, and movies through your public library
Lap Books- Hands-on, very visual without a lot of heavy reading
Learningally.org- Audiobooks and other resources
Movielit.com- Classic literature movies
Naturalreaders.com- Text to speech; online or software; free or monthly fee depending on what you need
Quizlet.com- Flash cards, games, make your own or use pre-made for any subject
Sufs.org- Scholarships available for students with unique abilities
Teacherspayteachers.com- Numerous activities/curriculums created by teachers for teachers on all subjects
Ttsreader.com- Free Web-App that reads aloud any text
Understood.org- Support and resources for parents and teachers
Youtube.com- Educational videos galore
If there are websites or curriculums not listed here that you have come across and think they should be checked out, please leave them in the comments.
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