Abeka excellence in education from a christian perspective. American history is usually presented as a series of conflictsrich vs. Teaching textbooks in a charlotte mason homeschool 10 reasons we love teaching textbooks math teaching textbooks versus abeka math teaching textbooks for struggling math. One of a beka s weaknesses, evident particularly in the history texts, is a lopsided emphasis on detail recall. With accredited and independent study, you get the same textbooks and the same lessons for the same price. Tenth graders using a beka books are taught that the doctrines and practices of the roman church had digressed so far from scripture that the church was compelled to keep its members from reading the bible and discovering the truth. Right now i am nearly two years behind in high school and it has devastated me. A beka book offers materials for prekindergarten through twelfth grade including.
This is a beka s basic phonics program that starts with letters and sounds and continues through almost all of the phonograms. I have used some abeka books, and i know lots of homeschoolers that have used abeka. Video option k12th grade program designed to provide an excellent and complete christian education for home schoolers. Like abeka, sonlight is also a paperbased curriculum so it doesnt offer a lot of opportunities for handson play or work. Get information on elementary school courses grades 16, based on 15 criteria. Abeka is a comprehensive christian curriculum which provides parents and. Abeka nursery curriculum will start even your youngest students off on the right foot with this gentle, christian, early education homeschool program. When my oldest made the switch, she was tested in the fifth grade saxon book. A handbook for reading cathy duffy homeschool curriculum.
No nonsense algebra 1 is a stand alone book, not part of a larger curriculum. As far as math goes, i use horizons through the third grade, and then switched to saxon. A beka is well known in the homeschool community as one of the pioneers in christian home school curriculum. The 10 best christian homeschool curriculum programs theology. My daughter is in the third grade and is having difficulty in math, spelling and writing. With joyful life youll have what you need for a successful sunday school program for toddlers through 6th grade and an effective bible study program for teens through adults. Abeka is really light in their text books except econ. We use a beka curriculum for language arts, reading, sciencehealth, and history through 6th grade. I only bought abeka to have the scope and sequence to make sure we. Abeka allows me to do that with a very very high success rate. A beka curriculum has 3 homeschool options available. While we have found a beka to be intensive and requiring a strong commitment on the part of both student and parent especially the parent when children are younger, it is worth it in the long run.
The phonicsreadingspelling curriculum lesson plans covers much of the same teaching instructions provided in the teacher edition of this book, so you wont need both. High reach curriculum curriculum lesson plans, teaching. They also have an academy and provide organization and schedules for parents along with detailed lesson plans. This set of curriculum lesson plans provides an easytouse guide to tie together the abeka grade 1 history, science, and health curriculum components.
Now i have to say that historically speaking history has been a large part of most homeschooling families. I love a beka, i grew up being homeschooled with a beka curriculum, and yet it. Review of a beka book science curriculum elementary. Featured ungraded, multilevel resources composition resource writing and rhetoric series.
Beka horton, created the curriculum over 40 years ago and refined it through use at pensacola christian college. Students will benefit from abekas commitment to an emphasis on reliable grammatical and literary structure that prepares them for analysis and practice. Can any homeschooling parents give me opinion on accelerated. Homeschool history curriculum forum confessions of a. Dvds of the classes are also available for those who need them. Jan 10, 2012 a beka offers fully accredited video and parentdirected curriculum enrollment. The students in the high school program also use the a beka and bob jones. One of a bekas weaknesses, evident particularly in the history texts, is. Abeka academy video homeschool ensure your children get an exceptional education without having to lead all the lessons. A beka curriculum is a christian curriculum for use in christian schools and for children who are homeschooled. Since abeka is such a popular curriculum, it is fairly easy to find for sale because many people use it and then want to get their money back when they are done with the books. I was told that the a beka program is not a approved part of the vpk program that is taught.
I am in no way impressed with the a beka book curriculum. Old testament survey for christian schools senior high teacher guide curriculum beka on. High school math courses should be taught rather than used for. Christian educators are supported through textbooks and materials that instill a biblical. She is 7 years and 7 months now and is in the 1st quarter of her 4th grade. Welcome to day 4 of my homeschool curriculum forumdiscussions. A beka also offers enrollment in their own a beka academy using internetstreamed video instruction in conjunction with their own textbooks. The free place to buy and sell homeschool curriculum since 2003. The a beka book approach to christian education keeps learning lively, interesting, and memorable. How hard is the a beka book cirriculum compared to a public high school. It starts by teaching the sounds of the letters and progresses to learning phonics rules.
Abeka presents language in a structure in which students develop orderliness, reasoning, and logic. A beka book offers a complete curriculum for children of nursery school age through high school, all from a christian perspective. This might just be a fluke to my specific teacher, as seemingly most public school graduates dont understand these concepts anyway. Search excellence in education from a christian perspective since 1972. In full disclosure, i worked for a beka for four years in the homeschool division and i taught a beka. Abeka offers dvd or internet video streaming as part of its abeka academy. Many classical educators have begun to implement the progymnasmata, the ancient classical exercises for teaching these skills. Through the highreach learning curriculum, your child will experience a wellrounded balance of learning activities and many opportunities to develop important skills needed to be successful in school. A beka curriculum and text books in keeping with a christian philosophy of education, and a desire to give our students the finest education available, we have chosen the a beka curriculum, texts, and workbooks.
You wont be alone as you follow the lord in supporting the spiritual growth of your class. People with real experience teaching write all the a beka book textbooks. They called some of their work books a beka book so thats where the name came from. A beka phonics exodus books homeschool curriculum and. Abeka homeschool curriculum is a christian, traditional program that emphasizes biblical character through rigorous prekgrade 12 textbooks. Buy used abeka booksreselling abeka homeschool curriculum. A beka book christian school curriculum jesus islord. The desirable result is mastery with the development of critical thinking. A beka chemistry a good textbook, but i like the explanations in apologia better. Feb 11, 2008 i have been involved with homeschooling for the last 25 years. Jan 28, 2017 we started sarah in a beka kindergarten when she was 4.
Highreach learnings ultimate goal is for children to become competent, eager learners. Full grade level packages from preschool to high school are offered. Bible study and sunday school materials joyful life. Arlin horton and his wife, beka, started a beka book with the goal of providing high quality traditional educational materials that would give students at their christian school in pensacola, florida, a solid foundation for excellence in academics and success in life. Bob jones give the same info that abeka does but in at least twice, if not more, the amount of words. Our high quality early childhood education curriculum for children ages birth to five years of age provides many opportunities for active exploration, creating powerful and positive interactions for learning. Without a whole lot of experience, i still want to say something good about the a beka books. Old testament survey for christian schools senior high. A beka stresses memorization as the key to learning, and their phonics program bears out that philosophy. At the heart of any successful program is a curriculum foundation that not only effectively meets a full range of outcomes and objectives, but also supports teachers in a way that allows them to confidently provide new and exciting learning opportunities every day childcare network uses the highreach learning curriculum. In bible class, shell learn how to practically apply gods word to her life through studying select books from the old and new testament and memorize scripture reinforcing these concepts.
A life that is focused on god is one that is full of joyand that is the focus of the joyful life bible study program and sunday school curriculum. Any abeka book you open has been developed with an extensive research and development process. Abeka views the read and think as a speedbuilding supplement to their readinglanguage curriculum. Beka, started a beka book with the goal of providing highquality traditional educational. A beka does not sell their materials to exodus books. Reviews of abeka arithmetic a beka curriculum from. For language arts alone, my son had four separate books. It remains a high quality, challenging curriculum, but in high school it still covers the standard high school subjects. History a realistic view of time, government, geography, and economics based on eternal truths. Quality curriculum standards heritage christian school uses high quality, wellestablished christian school curricula that has students learning at or above public school grade levels. Abeka academy for k4grade 12 is homeschooling at the push of a button. What started with phonicsbased readers and traditional arithmetic textbooks has now grown to comprise over 1,000 educational products from nursery through 12th gradeall written by educators with real teaching experience. In 2017, a beka book became abeka, and all abeka productsincluding abeka academybecame available at abeka.
Christian character building textbooks from a beka book are used with video. Nov 20, 2005 the university of californiaberkeley is the subject of considerable criticism due to its ruling that multiple christian curricula packages are no longer seen as educationally sufficient for prospective attendeessupposedly because these packages dont teach about evolution. Abekas history courses present an inspiring portrayal of peoples, lands, religions, ideals, heroes, triumphs, and setbacks in light of the biblical principles that govern the natural course of history. Abeka academy is accredited by the florida association of christian colleges and schools and middle states association of colleges and schools commissions on elementary and secondary schools. Its colorful and fun pages appeal to the children, and the test scores the children receive after completing an a beka book appeals to me. Jesus is lord academy where we use the a beka book video curriculum. I dont know if the beka middle school or high school books get into this better, i hope so. After completing grades 78, your child will be ready to successfully transition into the high school years. I received all of the dvds and books just two days after ordering them via fedex. Bju press materials and videos help kids think critically about what they are learning. Through the highreach learning curriculum, your child will experience a wellrounded balance of learning activities and many opportunities to develop important skills needed to.
In other words, by high school they should be using grammar knowledge as a tool in other studies rather than as an independent subject to study. They carry preschool, kindergarten, elementary through high school programs. Discover curriculum that has developed character and academic excellence since 1972. Abeka curriculum is a christian homeschool curriculum that includes all subjects and all grades. Of the two i would prefer the ace to a beka simply for the ease with which it is administered. They offer an accredited program or a nonaccredited independent study.
Explore how abeka is different, from purpose to subject distinctives. I think you could do any of the texts just depends on what you are looking for. You reach students for christ, growing them academically and spiritually. Beka actually was good as far as practical science, though. It values reading and is a very literaturebased curriculum. Aug 28, 2012 a beka book christian school curriculum jesus islord. Why a beka curriculum didnt work for us homeschool on. Yes, apparently, its the hippies and metalheads who are the. Although a beka is not the only math curriculum that presents math with spiral learning in mind, it is, in my opinion, one of the best curriculums for this style. Ill show you inside the books, talk about what kind of. Our curriculum is based on methods from the a beka book.
Here you can access your digital and videostreaming purchases, manage your account, and more. We may be switching again, because dh is a high school teacher, and the school bought all new math books, so dh was able to bring home the old books for higher math. Look for the seal of approval for products tested and rated by homeschoolers. They are based on the bible and not so much the subject they are supposed to cover, which has lead the university of california system to not accept any science, history, or english. Students will benefit from abeka s commitment to an emphasis on reliable grammatical and literary structure that prepares them for analysis and practice. Joyful life will be there to help you each step of the way. Many people who have abeka for sale charge almost as much as the books cost at retail and some people are just happy to pass the books on for a low price. Color us kids has chosen the highreach learning curriculum, an awardwinning, researchsupported curriculum. Highreach curriculum is highreach learnings system of educational programs, which emphasizes projectfocused play, relationshipbased learning and the discovery of teaching opportunities in any experience or interaction. Traditional parent directed option this program provides you with all the necessary a beka book materials needed for parentdirected education for an entire grade k5. Having trouble narrowing down your curriculum choices. Dec 27, 2019 learn all about abeka homeschool curriculum and whether it is a good fit for your family.
The textbooks and curriculum materials used at open door christian academy were. Why abekas comprehensive curriculum for christian schools. First as a homeschool parentteacher, who used a beka for primary, then as an assistant admin for a supervisory umbrella. A beka book offers materials for prekindergarten through twelfth grade including supplementary materials. History books are fairly good at juniorsenior high levels, although a bekas history books are quite subjective compared to most others. The educational approach of the a beka curriculum is based on biblical principles. Abeka includes religious content throughout their curriculum videos, textbooks and workbooks. Homeschool curriculum books are written for subject areas by grade level. Aug 16, 2008 beka was the name of bob jones wife of bob jones crazy fundie college. History books are fairly good at juniorsenior high levels, although a beka s history books are quite subjective compared to most others. How hard is the a beka book cirriculum compared to a.
Today were talking all about the subject of history. It is named after rebekah horton, wife of college president arlin horton. Arithmetic 16, basic math 7th grade, prealgebra 8th grade, algebra 1, algebra 2, plane geometry, business mathematics, consumer mathematics, analytic geometry, trigonometry. Many of the books are storybased living books that engage children thoroughly. Highreach learning is a comprehensive curriculum that provides a unique balance of standardsbased classroom support materials, family connection components, and easytounderstand strategies for putting it all together to build exciting, enriching, and effective learning experiences for your children. A beka curriculum and text books richmond hill christian. A bekas history books are quite subjective compared to most others. The perspective throughout the books is protestant, conservative, and patriotic. University of california and its misadventures with. Abeka curriculum archives second harvest curriculum. Sonlight is another great christian homeschool program that many of my friends use. Although parents were once limited to purchasing textbooks and teacher manuals only, the company now has several options available to help parents teach their children using the same materials that are used in many christian schools.
See more ideas about abeka homeschool, homeschool curriculum and homeschool. Highreach learnings curriculum for prek approved by the. Ten options for christian online homeschool curricula. Review of a beka book science curriculum middlehigh school share the a beka middle school and high school curriculum offers excellent, rigorous science courses with complete scope and sequence using a traditional school textbook approach. In my collegelevel class, we learned the entire grammar book and diagramming system in 12 classes. I have been using a beka school curriculum for twentyeight years, as well as many other curriculums, and i think a beka has proven to be handsdown the best. Frequently asked questions related to assignments, progress reports, and other academic areas. Public school work may be a little easier, but really it depends on the school.
Though weve had some of them for 4th grade and 7th grade for only a few weeks, they seem great. It is our goal to help you reach children of all ages with the gospel and to equip you as you guide them in. I wanted to mention that the streyerupton books do contain answer keys in the back of the book, so everything you need is contained in the one book. Alpha omega aop homeschool alpha omega is a biblebased homeschool curriculum publishing company who has been providing christcentered curricula to homeschoolers for over 30 years. Its been proven to help children of all different abilities learn.
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