Homeschool Blog

My wife found the perfect homeschool solution for our youngest daughter: Abeka Academy! With Abeka Academy Independent Study, you are provided DVD’s of individual lessons on a loan-out basis, and the student watches them as they participate. The videos feature a teacher and an actual class. The classmates recite answers and the teacher speaks to both the class members (on the video) and the students watching the DVD. My daughter participates as if she were actually in the class, reciting answers with the kids on the video. Parents check some work and tests. My daughter is doing very well and loves this program! And what is also nice is that the kids on the video are perfectly behaved (of course) - this serves as a great role model for my daughter as well! All in all, this DVD-based academy is almost like sending our daughter to a private school since the teacher on the video does a classroom session on every subject, only it costs far less and is far more convenient. And my youngest daughter’s 3rd grade teacher on the DVDs, Mrs. Achuff, comes across in such a sincere and loving manner!

This curriculum has been a lifesaver for us since our daughter has fairly frequent doctor’s appointments. My daughter will make up for lost time spent at a doctor’s appointment by watching lessons in the evenings. Before this curriculum, she just got behind.

One should note that this Abeka Academy is a Christian-based curriculum and incorporates Christian theology, Bible study, and prayer into the curriculum. Also note that this curriculum costs a bit. Over $600 and that assumes you already have many of the books - but compared to private school tuition of amounts typically over $3000 per year, it is a bargain. Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Abeka or Abeka Academy.