Complete Home School Curriculum

Complete home school curriculum means all subject are covered so you don't need to search around. Some also call it 'curriculum in a box'. Very easy for the parents. This might works best if kids have been in school and needs the structured work school provides.

One possible drawback is that if your kid doesn't like the way the curriculum teaches a certain subject, you're stuck with it (but you're homeschooling, so you can change, you just most probably won't get your money back).

On the other hand, if your kid has never been in school, curriculum might force learning since you have to do the test that comes along with the complete curriculum (this might be especially true with young children).

The key is to always ask around before you buy. Try it out first, if possible.

This is a partial list of complete home school curriculum available for homeschoolers, in alphabetical order.

Click on the curriculum for more info.

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Abeka Complete Home School Curriculum

• Three different choices available
• DVD 1 : Teaching materials presented in DVD, accredited
• DVD 2 : Teaching materials presented in DVD, non-accredited
• Traditional : Parents do the teaching, accredited
• All 3 programs include :
• planned course for 170-day school year
• texbooks, tests, keys and DVD (if DVD courses selected)
• manuals with daily lesson plans
• grade level placement
• academic calendar
• progress report for record keeping
• evaluation of student work
• report card
• diploma, graduation ceremony, transcript
• Pricing :
• DVD1 K-5 $890, grade 1-8 $1025, grade 9-12 (up to 6credits) $1100
• DVD2 K-4/5 $790, grade 1-8 $925, grade 9-12 $1000
• Traditional K-5/6 $655, grade 7-8, 9-12 (3-6 courses) $800
• $200 saving family kit discount
• Christian based
• Textbooks/materials available for purchase separately if you don’t want to use the complete curriculum

Accelerated Achievement Curriculum

• full K-12 curricula divided into grades (excluding science, higher math, history after WW II)
• non-accredited
• all in one CD
• user friendly
• What’s included in the CD
• 800 ready to print books
• comprehensive phonics
• math problem generator
• great grammar game
• subjects covered : phonics, reading, spelling, grammar, composition, vocabulary, US history, World History, Economics, Mythology, english and american literature, math, philosophy, rhetoric
• Price : $99, demo CD available for $3 (printing disabled)
• Christian based, classical method

ACE (School of Tomorrow)

• 1 year of ACE core curriculum
• subjects covered : math, english, literature and creative writing, social studies, science, word building, bible reading.
• accredited
• Price :
• K full year $339
• learning to read program (12 week) $178
• grade 1 – 8 $167 – 255 (add $100-200 for answer keys)
• high school (all subjects) range $201-240 ($270-320 with keys)
• Christian based

Ambleside online

• It's a curriculum guide instead of a real curriculum. So it provides FREE booklist to follow Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling (but it's NOT CM education).
• Covers everything but math
• Non-acrredited
• Price : free

ArabesQ

• Multi-level curriculum (K-10 in each volume)
• Non-accredited (in the process of getting formal accreditation)
• monthly package includes
• pen pals
• unit studies for science and history
• activities
• student worksheet
• recipes
• art and craft idea
• seasonal project
• multi-cultural teaching strategies
• ideas for motivation and discipline
• Price : $500 / year for the whole family
• Islam based

Bob Jones

• Teaching lessons provided via satellite or DVD
• Christian based
• Price : about $300 for hardware (satellite), $40/month for subscription, $10-20 /course/year

Calvert School

• Part of a private school program
• The homeschool program has been around for 100 years
• Complete home school curriculum
• Accredited
• price range : $265 - 825 per grade

Clonlara

• comprehensive K-12
• accredited
• combine the benefits of home education and private school
• what’s included :
• all interaction with school
• curriculum
• school advisor/mentor
• math skill guide book
• communication skill guide book
• newsletter, contacts and pen pals for students
• Price : $595 family base tuition / year + $125 / student
• Overseas price : $690 family base tuition / year

Kinza Academy

• complete home school curriculum, including daily lesson plans and personal teacher
• classical liberal method
• Offers two packages : the economic edition is the lower priced books and doesn't come with supplemental material. The deluxe edition is the hardbound books and supplemental material
• Advisory board includes John Taylor Gatto and Hamza Yusuf
• Islam based curriculum available upon request
• Price range $240 - $680

Live Education

• Waldorf-based curriculum
• The website has table of contents and sample lessons from each book in each curriculum grade so you can see what their lessons are like
• Has online community center where parents can connect and ask questions, discuss ideas and share experience with others using the curriculum
• Includes the curriculum, telephone and email consultation, Waldorf consultation, community center membership
• Price range : $330 for kindergarten to $480 for 8th grades

Rod and Staff

• Complete home school curriculum
• Christian based
• Price range : $150 - 250 per grade

Sonlight

• Literature-rich, complete home school curriculum
• Most recommended by homeschooling parents, even if you don't want a religious based curriculum
• Christian based
• Price range : $ 300 - 1100 per grade

• A complete ONLINE curriculum for preschool, elementary and middle school
• My son LOVES this because it's presented in a fun way. It's like playing a game while he's actually learning to read (and math, too)
• Helpful to busy mother. You can preview the lessons beforehand and let your child learn on his/her own.
• Low monthly price with money back guarantee. And what's more, you can try it out first before you decide whether it's for your family
• Another thing that I like, it provides 'holiday period'. So for example you want to go for a trip for a couple of months, you can 'stop' your payment for these couple of months and continue once your kids are settled back