Abeka Homeschool Curriculum

Tuesday, 15 December 2009 20:09

Abeka Book-Homeschool Curriculum Company

Abeka Book is a homeschooling curriculum company that produces books for use in homeschooling that feature quality educational information and a Christian background. Their books are also used in many Christian schools and academies, as they properly balance Christian information with correct and well designed educational instruction. The Abeka system was developed through 50 years of testing and experience at the Pensacola Christian Academy. Abeka books cover all subjects from a Christian and scripture based perspective, including history, mathematics, science, and bible study. Abeka books are known for their well paced, easy to follow teaching style that encourages students of all levels to learn.
The reading instruction offered in the Abeka homeschool curriculum is based on the phonics system. All stories used for practicing the reading skills are biblical or at least Christian themed, offering children an education based on the Scripture. History is presented in an uplifting way, focusing on the triumphs of all people against that which holds them back. The free enterprise system is praised as the best system for the world, and systems such as communism and liberalism are shown as dangerous methods for government. The conflict theory of class and race struggles are rejected for a more spiritual focus on the history of the world.3

3 Homeschooling Curriculum Options

Abeka Book offers three main educational programs. The first is a complete video educational system, where master teachers from the Pensacola Christian Academy educate the child much like they were attending the class in person. If this program is used, Abeka can provide a fully accredited college preparatory program from kindergarten to 12th grade by keeping grade records and providing transcripts. They also offer their video program without record keeping, for the parent to keep their own records. Both include all textbooks, videos, tests and supplements, and instructional manuals for the parent to help their child learn.

The third main program is the traditional parent direct education, in which Abeka Books keeps all records, making this option accredited. This program is only available for kindergarten through 6th grade, but it includes all textbooks, classwork, and tests, as well as a teaching manual that makes it easy for each parent to teach their own child without any training. For parents looking to make their own program, there are over 800 textbooks available in every subject, all based on Biblical principles, for children learning to talk all the way up to grade 12.

My America and My World: Grade 1 History/Geography Reader. A Beka Book.

$499.00