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1. Books by Cathy Duffy: (About Cathy Duffy); Grove Publishing, Inc. is the corporation formed to handle the work of Cathy Duffy. Important Announcement! 103 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum (PDF format), Cathy Duffy's latest book, was ...
2. About Cathy Duffy: (About Cathy Duffy); Cathy Duffy has been reviewing curriculum for the homeschooling community since 1984. This site features more than 1,500 reviews of homeschool products. She also reviews other resources she believes are ...
3. Sonlight G Life Science: (Biology and Life Science); Sonlight G Life Science, redone in 2024 (and formerly titled Science F), is an excellent introduction to life science for students in grades six through eight that is aligned with the Next Generation Science ...
4. Layers of Learning: (All-In-One Programs); Layers of Learning publishes family-style courses written from a fairly neutral perspective covering history, geography, science, art, and composition. The courses, and even the units that make up the ...
5. Emerging Reader’s Set 1 and Set 2: (Readers & Literature Grades 1-8); Emerging Reader’s Set 1 and Set 2 were created by Heart of Dakota for use with their complete programs. But since children reach the emerging reader stage at different times--the stage where they have ...
6. Sociable Sue: (S-T); copyright 2023 Cathy Duffy (Excerpted from 103 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum. Do not copy or reproduce.) Sociable Sues are, of course, sociable. They often have warm, responsive personalities. ...
7. Competent Carl: (C-D); copyright 2023 Cathy Duffy (Excerpted from 103 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum. Do not copy or reproduce.) Competent Carl likes to be in control of himself and his surroundings. He tends to be analytical, ...
8. Perfect Paula: (O-P); copyright 2023 Cathy Duffy (Excerpted from 103 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum. Do not copy or reproduce.) Perfect Paula is the responsible child who likes to see that everything is done correctly. ...
9. Wiggly Willy: (W-X); copyright 2023 Cathy Duffy (Excerpted from 103 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum. Do not copy or reproduce.) Wiggly Willys are those children who learn best by doing—the hands-on learners. They like ...
10. 103 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum: (General Parent Helps); Want to know the best products in the homeschool market? Cathy Duffy’s book, 103 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum, makes the job of selecting the right curriculum easy! - Learn how to select the ...
11. Mathematical Lives series: (Math Supplements Grades 7-12); The Mathematical Lives series consists of six biographies that tell the stories of well-known persons who have some relation to mathematics. The books are: Pascal and Fermat: The Probability Pen Pals ...
12. Guest Hollow’s High School Geography and Cultures Curriculum: (Geography); Guest Hollow’s High School Geography and Cultures Curriculum is a 35-week course that can also be adapted for middle school students. The course has a unique design with a free online textbook that is ...
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14. Spanish I Video Course: (Spanish); ACE’s Spanish 1 course is very practical for students working independently. It consists of 25 videos, twelve Activity Pacs, and four scoring keys. The course is very affordable because you purchase only ...
15. The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts & Literature: Level K, Level 1, and Level 2: (Phonics & Reading Programs); Language Arts & Literature courses from The Good and the Beautiful (TGTB) for kindergarten through second grade have been totally rewritten with new editions for Level K, Level 1, and Level 2. Each course ...
16. Gather 'Round's Beginning Reading and Ma: (Comprehensive Unit Studies); Gather 'Round is known for its unit studies that can be used with all grade levels. However, young learners need sequential instruction in math and reading that can't be included in Gather 'Round's units, ...
17. The Curious Historian Series: (World History: Core Curricula); The Curious Historian is a three-year history program for students in grades five through eight. The first course can be started in fifth grade or above, and the courses progressively get more difficult. ...
18. Build-A-Project Studies: (Creative Learning); Build-A-Project is a limited-unit-study type of resource that can be used with students in kindergarten through tenth grade. Written by Nancy Mikhail, an experienced educator and advisor, these individual ...
19. Guest Hollow’s Language Arts: (Ungraded, Multi-level Resources - Comprehensive); Guest Hollow’s Language Arts is a one-year, literature-based course that can be used with students in grades two through six. Written by Jennifer Guest, the program very much reflects her relaxed and relational ...
20. Adventures in Pine Hollow - Reading and Language Arts: (Phonics & Reading Programs); WinterPromise has created Adventures in Pine Hollow, a four- to five-year, phonics-based reading and language-arts program. It can be used with their complete curriculum or on its own. Adventures in Pine ...
21. The Good and the Beautiful Preschool Course: (Early Learning / Preschool); The Good and the Beautiful Preschool course can be used with children ages three to five. It is written at an advanced preschool or average kindergarten level, but it’s not heavily academic (with lots ...
22. Blumenfeld’s Alpha-Phonics: (Phonics & Reading Programs); Sam Blumenfeld (now deceased) created the Alpha-Phonics program many years ago, and it has been published by a few different publishers over the years. You can read my reviews of the currently available ...
23. Night Zookeeper (online writing and language arts): (Other Languages and Supplements); Night Zookeeper is a highly engaging, online language arts program for ages six to twelve. The program includes work on composition, grammar, spelling, keyboarding, vocabulary, and reading skills. It is ...
24. Basic Immersive Chemistry: (Physics and Chemistry); Dr. Scott Beaver’s Easy Hard Science offers a few options for learning science. He offers one-on-one sessions; live online classes; and self-paced, online video classes. Live course offerings include ...
25. Breaking Stalin's Nos: (Government); ... should read it too. The message is one everyone needs to understand. I created the following discussion questions to be used with the book. Breaking Stalin’s Nose Discussion Questions By Cathy Duffy ...
26. The Thinking Tree Books: (Creative Learning); Sarah Janisse Brown, the creator of the Thinking Tree books and the concept of Fun-Schooling, has created a huge variety of books on topics for different age groups from preschool to adult. Some of the ...
27. The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts: Levels 3 through 5: (Graded Language Arts Curricula); This review covers The Good and the Beautiful’s (TGTB) Language Arts courses for grades three through five. I review courses for younger students separately because they share similar features and focus ...
28. Starfall Reading Resources: (Phonics & Reading Programs); Starfall Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization that offers both free and paid resources on their website. Starfall® began with resources for learning to read, and they have expanded to offer ...
29. Gather ‘Round Homeschool: (Comprehensive Unit Studies); Gather ‘Round Homeschool is a Christian unit-study program that can be used with children from the pre-reading stage through twelfth grade. It consists of monthly units, each on a different topic. All ...
30. Structure and Style for Students: (Ungraded, Multi-level Resources - Comprehensive); Structure and Style® for Students (SSS) is a widely acclaimed program for teaching composition skills directly to students. Parents still need to be involved, but SSS courses do most of the work for them. ...

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