Some Popular Homeschool Curriculum

The list below is NOT all-inclusive, nor is it intended to imply the programs included are better than others. This list  simply provides the most common programs used by our Twindly Bridge families.  If your favorite program is not listed, please let us know and we’ll get it added!

Education.com- great site for worksheets to supplement or reinforce concepts

Cathy Duffy Reviews (Reviews of homeschool curriculum)

Elementary

​Reading-               

• BOBS books- k,1st               
• Saxon Phonics               
• StarFall- K-2               
• Zoophonics- K-1              
• Explode the code- Books and online k-4               
• Epic online books              
• Myon books- online and tablet

Writing-               

• Shurley English- GREAT for developing great writers               
• Spectrum Phonics- GREAT for developing great writers               
• Razzle Dazzle- 4th – 8th writing curriculum               
• Handwriting without tears- k-5               
• Spelling City-

 
Math-               

• Singapore- great for students and parents who are strong in math              
• Saxon- easy to follow great for parents who aren’t as strong in                            math or teaching it               
• Math-u-see- Great for children who struggle with math concepts             
•   Life of Fred- Teaches math through stories
• Teaching Textbooks- Has become very popular.  Instruction by watching DVD

Science

•  Exploration Education
•  Engineering is elementary
•  Janice VanCleave's 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible                      Experiments  

Social Studies/History              

•   GeoMatters- Trailguide to learning

Art               

• Atelier- great art program               
•  Creating a Masterpiece  online art program               
• 13 Art Techniques Children Should Know- Prestel book

Boxed Programs-              

• Timberdoodle-popular program with everything included.       
• Sonlight- literature intensive their website has placement                                  assessments  for many programs               
• Bookshark- Boxed Curriculum- Secular version of Sonlight               
• Calvert- Very old school, over 100 years old, tough but good and  complete               
• Time 4 Learning-online

Middle School/High School

Online Learning

• TBCS Brainhoney- core and elective courses
• BYU Independent -core and elective courses
• APEX- Core classes.  Used district wide
• Acellus
• Time4Learning
• Williamsburg Learning

Reading-

• Quizzes for 220 great books               
• Saxon Phonics              
• Graphic Novels for kids who don’t like to read

Writing-                

• Shurley English- dry but GREAT for developing great writers               
• Spectrum Phonics- dry but GREAT for developing great writers               
• Razzle Dazzle- 4th – 8th writing curriculum               
• Spelling City-
• Write-at-Home- Students work with an online writing coach.
• (National Geographic learn essays)  http://ngl.cengage.com/search/programOverview.do?N=+200+4294918395&Ntk=NGL|P_EPI&Ntt=PRO0000000335|&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial

 
Math-               

• Singapore- great for students and parents who are strong in math               
• Saxon- easy to follow great for parents who aren’t as strong in math or teaching it               
• Math-u-see- Great for children who struggle with math concepts               
• Life of Fred- teaches math through stories 

Science
Social Studies/History                

• Story of the World- Great book series               
• GeoMatters- Trailguide to learning

Art                

• Atelier- great art program for at home               
• Creating a Masterpiece  online art program

 
Boxed Programs
                Time 4 Learning-online
                Calvert- Very old school, over 100 years old, hard but good and complete