Hi! So, you may have seen our research tips page, but here are a few curricula to also help. Listed below are several books, programs, etc with a link to buy and/or go to the website.
Mathematics:
Life of Fred is a great book, because it has a different point of view. As the author points out in the introduction, Mary Poppins had it right. "A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down". Most math books, he says, are either just sugar or just medicine. Life of Fred is a little bit of both. It has an engaging story, and also problems that you could use in real life. Each chapter is a small continuous story about Fred. The author shows you how to do something. Then, it's "Your turn to play!" where he has some word problems for you, involving the story. Tip: It gives you a steep learning curve, so be ready to practice! Rating: 5 stars
Teaching Textbooks:
I used to think that this program excellent. However, after a recent experience, I found that it is really hard to stay motivated. I was beyond what they were telling me to do; I felt like a robot. I was hardly thinking about the math I was doing, and so it is really frustrating trying to do it over and over. It is a little bit because of Life of Fred (above) that I learned so much ahead, and TT expects me to practice it more than I need to. If you are considering spending a hundred and twenty bucks on this program, please take the placement tests and such more seriously. I took one for the next one, Pre Algebra, and failed by a couple of questions. Most of them were things I would have known if I had just taken Math 7, so I really failed by around one. So if you are thinking about buying Teaching Textbooks, you should think and make sure this program suits you or your child. If the person who will be using it takes a placement, take it twice to make sure that you really do want it.
Tip: If you do buy it, and you lose one of the DVD Roms, then contact TT. They will sell you replacement discs for $15.
Tip: If you do buy it, and you lose one of the DVD Roms, then contact TT. They will sell you replacement discs for $15.
History:
Timetables of History:
This book is a big, fat, book, just listing times and places, and it has tabs on science, culture, religion, etc. From the Phoenicians to the 21st century, this book is good for looking up things you might not need to investigate to hard.
Asimov:
Asimov's Chronology of the World: From the Big Bang to World War II, one of the world's most famous authors tells the history of the world. It is very dense, so might be better for middle-school aged homeschoolers.
Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery: Tells of scientific discoveries up to World War II, such as fire, eclipses, and bows and arrows, all the way up to the Internet.
Kingfisher and Oxford Encyclopedias:
We read these every week, with the time chronology we do. A page or two on history topics.
Sadly, the Oxford Children's History of the World is not available for direct sale. We are sorry for any inconvenience. Barnes and Noble.
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