It is changing and with that change come more secular options for us. This is one subject that I will not, I will not settle on. We are learning about evolution and science, not creation. Secular curriculum only discusses religious beliefs from an anthropological perspective. It is not faith-neutral this becomes important especially when discussing science and history curricula.
You also need to decide what you want taught in your homeschool. I teach my kids about evolution and scientific thinking. I here is for grades K-2 and older beginning science learners. Classic Science Curriculum, Mr. The Story of Science by Joy Hakim A set of texts where narrative storytelling meets secular science, these are great for high school science and language arts studies. Add your own math curriculum.
They also offer stand-alone book-based, history, and science units including an evolution unit. OM offers both independent curriculum and a fully accredited online school. This is great for parents who begin teaching their child at home early on and want an accredited online school that offers a diploma in the upper grades. At all levels, OM also offers tutoring, support, and placement guidance.
Shiller math: preschool — prealgebra and test prep language arts: ages , Montessori. Montessori inspired math and language arts curriculum with open-and-go guidance for parents.
Shiller is a great place to start with young children, offering a unique multi-sensory, manipulative-heavy approach to both math and language arts. True to the Montessori Method, Shiller kits are designed to cover a range of ages. Torchlight pre-k through level 4, eclectic. Torchlight offers a secular Socratic approach to a traditional 36 week curriculum for that include language arts, social studies, and art as well as recommendations for reading and math programs purchase separately.
Rather than designating a specific time for school, Torchlight encourages parents to weave learning into daily life — encouraging parents to break up learning throughout the day and incorporate learning into regular activities like running errands and bedtime stories. Find more all-in-one programs in our Curriculum Guide. Although there is some cross over between reading instruction and Language Arts, I pulled these programs out because of their targeted reading instruction. For a side-by-side comparison of ten top phonics programs see our Phonics Curriculum Guide post.
Programs can be used individually or in tandem to cover phonics, spelling, and language arts. This Orton-Gillingham based learn-to-read program is both engaging and thorough. It allows you to move at a pace that is right for your child — rather than being a strictly 1-per-year program.
Why we picked AAR for learning to read! All About Spelling roughly grades , eclectic All About Spelling is a phonics-based learn-to-read, language arts, and spelling program with 7 flexible levels also determined by an initial placement test. AAS offers the ease of an open-and-go program for parents as well as engaging hands-on and interactive practice for kids.
Program includes manipulatives, such as letter tiles and magnets, and an app. The best thing about AAS is that it offers cohesive, continuous phonics and spelling instruction from primary to middle school.
AAS provides a continuity of instruction that kids, especially kids who struggle with reading , really need. PRIDE checks all the boxes for what you need in a learn-to-read program. Best Program for Kids who Struggle with Reading Logic of English ages , hands-on LoE offers reading, writing, phonics, spelling, and handwriting instruction with an open-and-go, scripted guide.
This program covers phonics, reading, and spelling as well as handwriting, composition, and grammar. Additionally, this program covers handwriting, phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, fluency, grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and composition.
Full review of LoE here. Introduce letters and cvc words with simple, straightforward print-and-go practice. Your child will learn essential letter sounds and blending, letter formation, and rhyming. Additionally, these can be used as a supplement to any phonics program for extra practice, or as practice sheets for parents who are gently introducing reading on their own through literature or letter-of-the week exploration.
There are two different sections: Beginning Readers for kids ages as well as Catch Up books for ages Each book focuses on a different reading, spelling, or phonics skill, such as phonemes, spelling with long or short vowels, suffixes, or building fluency.
They include a brief guide to the skill along with new vocabulary words at the beginning of the book. These books are fantastic to support kids of any age who are learning to read.
I highly recommend PhonicBooks as a reading supplement, especially for older kids who are struggling with foundational phonics skills. Read about our experience. Looking for more secular choices? On all levels, the focus is fun. Your child will approach writing in a unique, hands-on way. WriteShop Primary : parent guided curriculum for the primary grades k Includes activities that encourage your child to have fun and learn at their own pace.
WriteShop Junior : this curriculum for older elementary students, grades , will help you through teaching writing without tears. Confidence boosting lessons and games as well as hands-on projects guide your child through the entire writing process.
Your kids continue to build a solid writing foundation and expand into advanced writing concepts with the use of graphic organizers and practical grammar application, with incremental lessons.
WriteShop is equally motivating and comprehensive. We highly recommend this curriculum for homeschool families, especially if you have a child struggling with writing. Read our full review here. Literary Adventures for Kids preschool — 12, unit studies Top-notch, engaging novel studies for children from preschool to high school. Each novel study includes easy-to-navigate online lessons which include engaging hands-on activities, and lots of rabbit trails to follow! Then have hands-on adventures indoors and out while learning about wildlife while reading The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush.
Membership Option : Dachelle also offers affordable membership options with a 7 day free trial period. An engaging curriculum created to motivate the most reluctant readers and writers. Beginning readers and intermediate students will both enjoy the short stories and fun activities included in this curriculum.
This curriculum works particularly well for families homeschooling multiple-aged children. Additionally, you can use the placement test or start at the beginning to cover grammar content with all your kids at once. Reading Eggs is an online game that will support your child from pre-reading ages through middle school.
Read about our experience here. Best Online Language Arts Curriculum or Supplement Night Zookeeper Night Zookeeper is an online, secular Language Arts curriculum focused on reading and creative writing for homeschool and after-schoolers.
Student Learning Outcome 1: Students are able to compare and contrast different forms and manifestations of political secularism in various countries and societies around the world. Student Learning Outcome 2: Students are able to understand and analyze key developments of secular thought and ideology over the course of history. Student Learning Outcome 3: Students are able to articulate as well as critique fundamental philosophical justifications for atheism, agnosticism, naturalism, and humanism.
Student Learning Outcome 4: Student possesses a firm grasp of the demographic patterns and trends of secularity.
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