Curriculum Recommendations

We have only listed materials that we Panelist/Consultants have used ourselves with our own children/students and found these to be very good curriculum choices.

Remember that these are only recommendations. Please evaluate each suggestion for its usefulness and appropriateness for your student or family!

These can be purchased from the retailers we have listed under Curriculum Catalogues, Supplemental Resources or try our HEC Classifieds and possibly purchase it used.

Curriculum Recommendations: By Subject

Bible:
All grades:
The Bible
The Child’s Story Bible (Voss)
Victor Journey Through the Bible (Beers)
Ergermeir’s Bible Story Book (Elsie Ergermeir)
International Children’s Bible Handbook  (Lawrence Richards)
7 Steps to Bible Skills  (Dorothy Hellstern)
Westminster Confessions of Faith
The Shorter Catechism Vol 1 (GI Williamson)
The Westminster Confession of Faith for study classes (GI Williamson)
Tabletalk (a monthly devotional by subscription) (http://www.ligonier.org)
The Apostolic Fathers (edited and revised by: Michael W. Holmes)
Memory Work Notebook (Settle)
Scripture Memory Songs  (Thy Word)
Pre-2nd: Leading Little Ones to God (Marian Schoolland)
The New Testament; An Introduction to its Literature and History (J.Gresham Machen)

Apologetics:
High School:
         Always Ready (Greg Bahnsen)
         Systematic Theology (Wayne Grudem)
         Defending Your Faith (R.C. Sproul)
         Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
         The Weight of Glory (C.S. Lewis)

Reading:
Pre-K:  100 Easy Lessons (http://www.startreading.com)
Hear Me Read Series (Mary Manz Simon) http://marymanzsimon.com/bookshmr.htm
Hearts and Hands (CLP)
Sing, Spell, Read & Write (http://www.rainbowresource.com)
K-6:  Scaredy Cat Reading and Spelling System http://joyceherzog.com/scaredy.html)
K-6th:  The Prairie Primer  (Margie Gray)
Pre-4th: Go For the Code; Explode the Code(s) (EPS)
K-8th: Pathway Readers (http://www.rainbowresource.com)
All grades:
Advanced Training Institute (ATI)
McCall Crabb for reading comprehension (Look for © 1974-1975)

Read Aloud Guides:
Honey For a Child’s Heart (Gladys Hunt)
Books Children Love (Elizabeth Wilson)
Who Should We Then Read? (Jan Bloom)
The Well Trained Mind (Susan Wise Bauer)
Let The Authors Speak (Carolyn Hatcher)
All Through the Ages (Christine Miller)

English:
4th-12th: ATI Language Arts
All:  Institute for Excellence in Writing
5th: Applications in Grammar (CLP)
Daily Grams
Easy Grammar
Winston Grammar
Writers, Inc.

Spelling:
ACSI Spelling
Building Spelling Skills  (CLP)
Apples  (Susan Kemerer)
Dr. Aardsma’s Spelling Drill, software (Timberdoodle)
Step Up Spelling

Vocabulary:
Wordly Wise
Vocabulary from Classical Roots  (EPS)

Handwriting:
K:   Ready Writer
1st: Handwriting Without Tears
3rd: Classically Cursive (Veritas Press)
All grades:  A Reason For Handwriting
      Christian Liberty Press Handwriting (CLP)

Math:
K-3rd: Scott Foresman (Rainbow Resource)
K-12:  Math-U-See  
All grades:  ABEKA math
Saxon Math with DIVE CDs (Rainbow Resource)
Calculadder for math drills
High School:  Keyboard Enterprises, Video/CD Course (http://www.mathrelief.com)
Chalk Dust Video/CD Course, (http://www.chalkdust.com)

History/Social Studies:
4th:  A Quick Look at These United States (Steward Ship)
United States Coloring Book (Rod & Staff)
K-6th: Cooking Up History (Suzanne I. Barchers; Patricia C. Marden)
All grades:
Sonlight Curriculum,Ltd
Uncle Eric's Model of How the World Works (Richard J. Maybury) (http://www.bluestockingpress.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=21
Landmark Books
Christian Heroes Then and Now (Berge) YWAM
Ancient History (Diana Waring)
Romans, Reformers & Revolutionaries (Diana Waring)
Greenleaf Guides
Trailblazer Books (YWAM)
Let The Authors Speak (Carolyn Hatcher)
All Through the Ages (Christine Miller)
God’s World News
High School: 
World Magazine
Streams of Civilization

American History:
All grades:
The American Covenant: The Untold Story (Marshall Foster) Mayflower Institute
Mayflower Institute Books and Resources http://www.mayflowerinstitute.com/
History of US (Hakim) (Sonlight Curriculum,Ltd) (warning: She does not have a Christian Worldview! Excellent but read with discernment)
1815 to the Present (by Veritas Press)

World History:
All grades:
Sonlight Curriculum,Ltd
World Studies (ABEKA)
A Christian Survey of World History audio tapes w/text (Rousas Rushdoony) (Vision Forum)
The Mystery of History (Linda Lacour Hobar) (http://www.timberdoodle.com)
Diana Waring audio tapes (http://www.dianawaring.com)
The Discarded Image (C.S.Lewis)
The Church in History (BK Kuiper)

Science:
2nd: Good Science (ICR)
2nd-7th: Considering God’s Creation (Eagles Wings)
All grades:
Moody Science Video Classics
Genesis for Kids
The ICR books (http://www.icr.org)
It Couldn’t Just Happen  (Lawrence Richards)
High School:
Apologia (General Science and Biology)
Biology: order the Dissection Kit from Sonlight Curriculum,Ltd!
Janice Van Cleave's books of easy activities for Science (and Geography)

Health:
Proper Manners and Health Habits, Health for the Glory of God (Rod & Staff)

Language:
All: Learnables, http://www.rainbowresource.com
Signs for His Glory Sign Language, (Jennifer Lamp) (Timberdoodle)