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Jun. 17, 2008

Homeschool Q&A - Part 2

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This is the second of a short series of posts on homeschooling. The answers are in response to questions a friend asked me recently. For the beginning of the story, see my previous post.

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Answer: Part 2

I hope I didn't overwhelm you with my last message. I had no idea it would get so long. There is just so much to share on the subject of homeschooling! Here I go with more info!

Q – What [homeschool materials] do you recommend?

A couple of authors I have read and highly recommend are Dr. Raymond & Dorothy Moore and Ruth Beechick. They have written several books for homeschooling parents about the whys and hows and I have found them very helpful. Another author I appreciate is Voddie Baucham. He is a pastor and homeschool father whose perspective on the family and education I have been greatly encouraged by. I have read and been thoroughly blessed by his book "Family Driven Faith". There are also several video clips of him speaking available on You Tube. He has a passion to help families be a godly example and to help them train their children for Christ in our ungodly world.

I received my Spring 2008 issue of The Old Schoolhouse magazine (TOS) recently and it has their "Excellence in Education" awards for curriculum and homeschool products. Get a copy of this issue if you can, but here are their first place "winners" [subject/category - publisher/supplier]:

CORE CURRICULA

History - Sonlight
Geography - Sonlight
Phonics - A Beka
Science - Apologia
Math - Math-U-See
Literature - Sonlight
Writing (composition) - Institute for Excellence in Writing
Handwriting - Handwriting Without Tears
Complete Computer-Based Curriculum - Switched-On Schoolhouse

FOUNDATIONAL PRODUCTS

Character Building Materials - Sonlight
Bible Curriculum - Sonlight
Creation Science/Creationism Product - Apologia

ENRICHMENT PRODUCTS

Art - How Great Thou Art
Foreign Language - Rosetta Stone
Music - Alfred Publishing

GENERAL PRODUCTS

Friendliest Homeschool Company - Sonlight
Most Unique Homeschool Company - Sonlight
Best Software - Rosetta Stone and Teaching Textbooks (tie)
Best Resource Book - Rainbow Resources

SPECIALTY PRODUCTS

Unit Studies - Tapestry of Grace
Classical Resources - Tapestry of Grace
Charlotte Mason - My Father's World
Special Needs - Teach4Mastery, Inc.
Educational Games - Timberdoodle
Best Homeschool Speaker - Andrew Pudewa
Best Overall Homeschool Company - Sonlight

The above is just a list of their first place winners. The magazine itself goes into detail about their criteria and why they chose these winners. Most if not all of the above are US companies, but I imagine the materials would be available through Canadian distributors.

Of the above, we have personally used Timberdoodle for educational products and games, Rosetta Stone for Mandarin Chinese, and Handwriting Without Tears (preschool book). I also just received a copy of Rainbow Resources print catalog. The catalog is about two inches thick and seems to have a wide variety of just about anything. I have looked at and been impressed with, but not yet purchased, materials from Tapestry of Grace, My Father's World and Apologia.

Again, this post is getting really long. I'll stop here for now and continue in another message. I hope this is helpful information. Stay tuned...

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