Language Arts Curriculum and Resources

This is one of the most logical, well-written, user-friendly high school level writing courses I have yet found. It is designed to gently and thoroughly develop your student's writing skills. Two things you need to know about Sharon Watson: she herself is an amazing writer, so her course is fun and interesting rather than textbookish; and she's incredibly encouraging. In fact her objectives for the course are two-fold: to gain in competence/skill AND to impact the student's attitude toward writing through encouragement and success.

This is a wonderful, college-prep literature course designed for high school students. Each book in this series starts with a mini-course in worldview philosophy. This is an important concept, because your child will be taught to analyze literature according to the world view of the author and to compare it to the Christian world view! Brilliant!

This is a wonderful, college-prep literature course designed for high school students. Each book in this series starts with a mini-course in worldview philosophy. This is an important concept, because your child will be taught to analyze literature according to the world view of the author and to compare it to the Christian world view! Brilliant!

An Apple a day will help keep your spelling woes at bay! Apples is designed for the older student (junior high or high school) who struggles with spelling. Have you ever felt like taking your older student back to the beginning with phonics - but hesitate to do so because the available phonics books are so....elementary!? 

An Apple a day will help keep your spelling woes at bay! Apples is different than any other spelling program out there, taking into consideration the unique needs of poor spellers. Once a week your student is introduced to a spelling rule (called a clue). He will study that rule for the entire week, applying it in all kinds of spelling situations: puzzles, fill-in-th-blank, complete-the-Bible-verse, etc. Some of the clues break a word down into syllables. 

Easy to use format. Contains book studies, spelling word lists and instructions, reviews and assessments.  Integrates all the language arts skills: Reading, spelling, grammar, higher-order reasoning skills and creative writing. Teacher notes are right in the margin. Based upon the teaching ideas of Dr. Ruth Beechick.  

The 36 lessons include dictation or copying of literature passages from great books your children will love. The Other Kitten (Patricia St. John), The Tale of Jeremy Vole (Stephen Lawhead), Bible Stories to Read, poetry selections and much more! Includes all the language skills: reading, spelling (with suggested lists included), grammar, higher order thinking skills, creative writing, and handwriting in an easy-to-use format.

A blend of dictation and units, lessons integrate all the fifth grade language arts skills: grammar, creative writing, composition, spelling, higher-order reasoning, and study skills. Everyday Words: Students hone in on grammar skills through dictation and writing exercises. 

Learning Language Arts Through Literature is a complete language arts program. Student and teacher materials for first grade through high school are each sold by grade level. Using an integrated approach to learning, students learn the skills appropriate for each grade level in the context of real literature. 

Susan Wise Bauer wrote Writing with Skill for students to begin to work through independently, and the text is written directly to the student. Organized by days, each "step" progressively moves students through the workbook as they move from one day to the next. Covering the basics of composition, outlining, sentence skills, beginning literary criticism of poetry and prose, writing narratives and descriptions, and researching and documenting sources, the course culminates with a final project. Using extensive literary models and step-by-step instructions on the lesson concepts, students will gain the tools needed to write with clarify and confidence.

Writing Tales is a comprehensive writing curriculum that teaches from a classical approach. Lessons and practice in grammar, spelling, vocabulary and handwriting are also included. Level Two is written for 4th-5th grade ages, or middle to upper grammar level students.

Stories for God's Glory is a new creative writing curriculum for homeschoolers.  If you have a middle-school aged student (grades 4-8) who enjoys writing fiction, you are going to love this interesting, well-written, easy-to-use (and self-directed) curriculum!