Home Schooling Curriculum Resources

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Homeschooling Home Creative Arts Procedures Administrative Procedures REQUEST FOR TESTS FOR STUDENT PROGRAMS COURSE CREDIT BY EXAMINATION FOR GRADES 9-12 Application For Admission to Prince George's County Public Schools Curriculum Resources Suppliers of Educational Products PGCPS Testing Schedule 2009-10 Online Resources - NEW Maryland Virtual Learning Opportunities	Curricula Resources Updated June 30, 2009 Prince George’s County Public Schools does not recommend nor endorse any curriculum. It is the family’s responsibility to evaluate and choose curriculum. This list is provided for the convenience of homeschooling families and is not intended to be exhaustive. Please contact chadnott@pgcps.org if you want to suggest homeschool curriculum that should be added to the list or find an error. The links to the publishers’ and/or authors’ websites are for informational purposes only. These products can be bought from numerous online suppliers and at homeschool curriculum fairs. Please look at our list of Homeschool Suppliers for additional places to purchase educational materials. Sources of complete homeschool curricula as well as individual subjects A Beka Book http://www.abeka.com/ 1-877-223-5226 P.O. Box 19100 Pensacola, FL 32523-9100, U.S.A. Alpha Omega Publications http://www.aop.com/home/ 1-800-622-3070 804 N. 2nd Avenue East Rock Rapids, IA 51246 Bob Jones University Press http://www.bjupress.com/ 1-800-845-5731 BJU Press Customer Services Greenville, SC 29614-0062 Calvert School http://www.calvertschool.org/home-school/ 1-888-487-4652 Christian Liberty Press http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress/ 1-800-832-2741 Rod and Staff Publishers http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com/Rod_and_Staff_Curriculum/ 1-800-761-0234 Sonlight Curriculum www.sonlight.com/ 303-730-6292 8042 South Grant Way Littleton, CO 80122-2705 Language Arts –Composition Any Child Can Write by Harvey Wiener *Easy Writing* http://www.easygrammar.com/index2.html 1-800-641-6015 P.O. Box 25970 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 How to Write Clearly: The Meaning Approach by Ruth Beechick http://www.mottmedia.com/ 1-800-421-6645 Mott Media, L.L.C. 1130 Fenway Circle Fenton, MI 48430 Jump In: A workbook for Reluctant and Eager Writers by Sharon Watson Apologia Educational Ministries http://www.apologia.com/ 1-888-524-4724 1106 Meridian Plaza Suite 220 Anderson, IN 46016 US Understanding Writing by Susan Bradrick Wordsmith Series http://www.cspress.com/ 352-475-5757 Common Sense Press 8786 Highway 21 Melrose, FL 32666 Write at Home http://www.writeathome.com/ WriteGuide.com http://www.writeguide.com/ *Writing Strands* http://www.writingstrands.com/home.asp 1-800-688-5375 National Writing Institute 624 W. University #248 Denton, TX 76201-1889 Language Arts - Grammar/ Spelling/Vocabulary *Easy Grammar/Daily Grams* http://www.easygrammar.com/index2.html 1- 800-641-6015 P.O. Box 25970 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Editor-in-Chief series http://www.criticalthinking.com/index.jsp 1-800-458-4849 The Critical Thinking Co. P.O. Box 1610 Seaside, CA 93955-1610 English from the Roots Up by Joegil K. Lundquist Explode the Code series http://www.epsbooks.com/index.asp 1-800-225-5750 Educators Publishing Service PO Box 9031 Cambridge, MA 02139-9031 *Analytical Grammar* *Junior Analytical Grammar* http://www.analyticalgrammar.com/ (919)783-0795 3810-201 Lunceston Way Raleigh, NC 27613 Grammar Ace by Duane Bolin Language Smarts series http://www.criticalthinking.com/index.jsp 1-800-458-4849 The Critical Thinking Co. P.O. Box 1610 Seaside, CA 93955-1610 *Painless Grammar* by Rebecca Elliott Barron's Educational Series *Sequential Spelling* http://www.readingandspelling.org/ 1-866-285-6612 Don McCabe, Research Director AVKO Educational Research Foundation 3084 W. Willard Road, Suite W Clio, MI 48420-7801 Shurley English http://www.shurley.com/ 1-800-566-2966 Shurley Instructional Materials, Inc. 366 SIM Dr. Cabot, AR 72023 Spelling Power by Beverly L. Adams-Gordon http://www.castlemoyle.com/ 509-843-5009 (questions) 1-888-773-5586 (orders) Castlemoyle Books The Hotel Revere Building 7th and Main Street -- PO Box 520 Pomeroy WA 99347-0520 Vocabulary from Classical Roots by Fifer and Flowers http://www.epsbooks.com/index.asp 1-800-225-5750 Educators Publishing Service PO Box 9031 Cambridge, MA 02139-9031 Winston Grammar Program http://www.winstongrammar.com/ 360-687-0282 Precious Memories Educational Resources 18403 NE 111th Avenue Battle Ground, WA 98604 Wordly Wise by Kenneth Hodkinson and Sandra Adams http://www.epsbooks.com/index.asp 1-800-225-5750 Educators Publishing Service PO Box 9031 Cambridge, MA 02139-9031 Language Arts-Literature Ambleside online (Charlotte Mason method) http://amblesideonline.org/ Beautiful Feet http://www.bfbooks.com/ 805-542-9847 (questions) 1-800-889-1978 (orders) Bring the Classics to Life series http://www.edconpublishing.com/products.php?cat=14&pg=7 631-567-7227 EDCON Publishing Group 30 Montauk Boulevard Oakdale, NY 11769-1399 Five in a Row by Jane Claire Lambert http://www.fiveinarow.com/fiar/ 816-246-9252 P.O. Box 707 Grandview, MO 64030-0707 For Such a Time as This (James Stobaugh) http://www.forsuchatimeasthis.com/index.php 814-479-7710 510 Swank Road Hollsopple. PA 15935 KONOS http://www.konos.com/index.html 972-924-2712 P.O Box 250 Anna, TX 75409 Learning Language Arts Through Literature series http://www.commonsensepress.com/ 352-475-5757 Common Sense Press 8786 Highway 21 Melrose, FL 32666 *Lightning Literature and Composition* http://www.hewitthomeschooling.com/book/blight.asp 1-800-890-4097 Hewitt Homeschooling Resources PO Box 9 Washougal WA 98671 Progeny Press http://www.progenypress.com/ 1-877-776-4369 A Tapestry of Grace by Marcia Somerville http://www.lampstandpress.com/xindex.php 1-800-705-7487 or 301-963-0808 Lampstand Press PO Box 5798 Rockville, MD 20855 Total Language Plus http://www.totallanguageplus.com/ 360-754-3660 PO Box 12622 Olympia, WA 98508 Novels Units http://www.bmiedserv.com/categories.asp?cID=63 1-800-222-8100 Language Arts-Phonics/Learning to Read Alpha Phonics by Samuel Blumenfeld http://www.howtotutor.com/ 208-322-4440 Alphabet Island (Eagles Wings) http://www.eagleswingsed.com/products/ai1.html P.O. Box 502 Duncan, OK 73534 580-252-1555 First Reader by Phyllis Schlafly A Home Start in Reading by Ruth Beechick http://www.mottmedia.com/ 1-800-421-6645 Mott Media, L.L.C. 1130 Fenway Circle Fenton, MI 48430 *Learning Language Arts Through Literature Blue Book Reading program* http://www.commonsensepress.com/ 352-475-5757 Common Sense Press 8786 Highway 21 Melrose, FL 32666 *Phonics Pathways: Clear Steps to Easy Reading* by Dolores G. Hiskes Jossey-Bass Scaredy Cat Reading System by Joyce Herzog http://www.joyceherzog.com/ 1-800-745-8212 *Sing, Spell, Read and Write* http://www.pearsonlearning.com/index.cfm?a=65 1-800-321-3106 Pearson Learning Group 145 South Mount Zion Road P.O. Box 2500 Lebanon, IN 46052 Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Engelmann, Haddox, and Bruner Math Chalk Dust Company http://www.chalkdust.com/ 1-800-588-7564 PMB 375 3506 Hwy 6 South Sugar Land, TX 77478-4401 Developmental Math http://www.mathplace.com/Developmental/Developmental.asp 1-888-672-6284 Mathematics Programs Associates Post Office Box 2118 Halesite, New York 11743 An Easy Start in Arithmetic by Ruth Beechick http://www.mottmedia.com/ 1-800-421-6645 Mott Media, L.L.C. 1130 Fenway Circle Fenton, MI 48430 Mastering Mathematics by Letz Farmer http://www.masterypublications.com/Math.htm Math Mammoth e-books (Maria Miller) http://www.mathmammoth.com/ Math·U·See http://www.mathusee.com/ 1-888-854-6284 Miquon Math http://www.keypress.com/x6252.xml 1-800-995-6284 Key Curriculum Press 1150 65th Street Emeryville, CA 94608 Saxon Math http://saxonpublishers.harcourtachieve.com/en-US/saxonpublishers.htm 1-800-284-7019 Singapore Math http://www.singaporemath.com/ 503-557-8100 Teaching Textbooks http://www.teachingtextbooks.com/ 1-866-867-628 Teaching Textbooks Distribution P.O. Box 60529 Oklahoma City, OK 73146-0529 Science Apologia Educational Ministries http://www.apologia.com/ 1-888-524-4724 1106 Meridian Plaza Suite 220 Anderson, IN 46016 US Backyard Scientist by Jane Hoffman http://www.backyardscientist.com/ Christian Kids Explore series http://www.brightideaspress.com/catalog.htm#science 1-877-492-8081 Bright Ideas Press PO Box 333 Cheswold, DE 19936 **Developing Critical Thinking through Science** http://www.criticalthinking.com/index.jsp 1-800-458-4849 The Critical Thinking Co. P.O. Box 1610 Seaside, CA 93955-1610 Five in a Row by Jane Claire Lambert http://www.fiveinarow.com/fiar/ 816-246-9252 P.O. Box 707 Grandview, MO 64030-0707 KONOS http://www.konos.com/index.html 972-924-2712 P.O Box 250 Anna, TX 75409 *Lyrical Life Science* http://www.lyricallearning.com/ 1-800-761-0906 Noeo Science http://www.noeoscience.com/catalog.html Noeo Science Curriculum LTD. 7020 Barbuda Drive Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 RealScience 4 Kids http://www.arn.org/realscience/realscience.html Singapore Science http://www.singaporemath.com/Science_s/2.htm 503-557-8100 TOPS Learning Systems http://topscience.org/ 1-503-263-2040 TOPS Learning Systems, Inc. 10970 S. Mulino Rd. Canby OR 97013 History/Social Studies Beautiful Feet Books http://www.bfbooks.com/ 805-542-9847 (questions) 1-800-889-1978 (orders) Cantering the Country by Loree' Pettit and Dari Mullins http://www.geomatters.com/products/details.asp?ID=253 Josh & Cindy Wiggers P.O. Box 92 Nancy, KY 42544 Phone: (606) 636-4678 *Critical Thinking in United States History* http://www.criticalthinking.com/index.jsp 1-800-458-4849 The Critical Thinking Co. P.O. Box 1610 Seaside, CA 93955-1610 Five in a Row by Jane Claire Lambert http://www.fiveinarow.com/fiar/ 816-246-9252 P.O. Box 707 Grandview, MO 64030-0707 For Such a Time as This (James Stobaugh) http://www.forsuchatimeasthis.com/index.php 814-479-7710 510 Swank Road Hollsopple. PA 15935 Greenleaf History http://www.greenleafpress.com/ 615-449-1617 3761 Hwy 109 North Lebanon, TN 37087 United States Hands-On Geography by Maggie Hogan http://www.brightideaspress.com/index.htm 1-877-492-8081 PO Box 333 Cheswold, DE 19936 History Alive (Diane Waring) http://www.dianawaring.com/ 425-397-0631 Diana Waring Presents! 621 SR 9 NE PMB B-14 Lake Stevens, WA 98258 A History of US (Joy Hakim) http://www.joyhakim.com/ KONOS http://www.konos.com/index.html 972-924-2712 P.O Box 250 Anna, TX 75409 The Mystery of History by Linda Lacour Hobar http://www.themysteryofhistory.com/ Runkle Geography http://www.runklepub.com/ 606-636-4678 The Story of the World by Susan Bauer http://www.welltrainedmind.com/childsworldhistory.html 1-877-322-3445 A Tapestry of Grace by Marcia Somerville http://www.lampstandpress.com/xindex.php 1-800-705-7487 or 301-963-0808 Lampstand Press PO Box 5798 Rockville, MD 20855 Trail Guides to Geography by Cindy Wiggers http://www.geomatters.com/ Geography Matters Josh & Cindy Wiggers P.O. Box 92 Nancy, KY 42544 606-636-4678 *The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide* by Hogan and Wiggers http://www.brightideaspress.com/catalog.htm#geography 1-877-492-8081 http://www.geomatters.com/ 606-636-4678 Art Creative Girls Craft Club www.creativegirlsclub.com 1-877-226-5391 *Draw Right Now* http://www.barkercreek.com/ 1-800-692-5833 Draw Squad http://www.drawsquad.com/ 858-530-8030 Darrell Wright Video Productions 9360 Activity Rd. Suite B San Diego, CA 921 GeeArt (Children’s Art education) http://www.geeguides.com/ 1-888-375-0560 GeeGuides LLC P.O. Box 3609 Durango, CO 81302 How Great Thou Art (Barry Stebbing) http://www.howgreatthouart.com/ 1-800-982-3729 Box 48 McFarlan, NC 28102 Meet the Masters Art Appreciation Program http://www.meetthemasters.com/ *Music & Art History Puzzles* by Mark Twain Media The Usborne Art Treasury by Rosie Dickins and Nicola Butler The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt and Antonia Miller Visual Manna http://www.visualmanna.com/index.html 1-888-275-7309 P.O Box 553 Salem, MO 65560 Music *History of Classical Music Study Guide* (Beautiful Feet) http://www.bfbooks.com/ 805-542-9847 (questions) 1-800-889-1978 (orders) *Music & Art History Puzzles* by Mark Twain Media Singing Made Easy by Marcia McCarry http://www.singingmadeasy.com/ (406) 222-6307 Story of the Orchestra : Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music! by Robert Levine, Meredith Hamilton, and Robert T. Levine Health The Feelings Book: The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls by Valorie Schaefer (American Girl) Total Health by Susan Boe http://www.riversedgepublishing.net/aboutsusan.htm 1-888-337-1850 RiversEdge Publishing Company LLC 14910 SE Morning Way, Suite 102 Clackamas, OR 97015 The publishers of complete curriculum packages usually include health, and sometimes health concepts are included in the science curriculum Physical Education Operation Fit Kids http://www.acefitness.org/ofk/youthFitness/ 1-888-825-3636 Spanish *¡Avancemos!* (McDougal Littel) http://www.mcdougallittell.com/ml/wl.htm?level2Code=SP&lvl=3 Other *Future Christian Homemaker’s Handbook* by Laura Latour http://www.futurechristianhomemakers.com/FCHHandbook.html 904-270-0187 Life Prep for Homeschooled Teenagers by Barbra Frank http://www.cardamompublishers.com/cardamom-life-prep.htm Cardamom Publishers P.O. Box 4 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235