What is the Abeka curriculum?
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Abeka is a curriculum that is used by private and home school christian organizations.  It is very advanced.  The children really benefit from this curriculum.  My son and daughter went to preschool and kindergarten using it and they were more advanced than the others when they started first grade in public school.
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Check out websites of curriculum providers and look for Scope and Sequence charts to see what matches up for what you want to take.\nFor example, I'm using Lifepacs, Alpha Omega publishers. I have a particular sequence I want to follow for her four years of highschool, and I found that Lifepacs follows that sequence the closest.\nThe Scope and Sequence charts are really helpful for things like history, language arts, and elementary level sciences.\nAs for Alg 1 and 2, they are pretty basic, I recommend Saxon or Math U See depending on your choice of media.\nCost? Varies greatly. Lifepacs are $50 per course (average including tax, but not shipping) Saxon can run close to $70 or so and Math U See is top end around $100\nThere are less expensive programs out there, you just have to decide what you are looking for.\nBut check out curriculum providers, and look at their scope and sequence to get an idea of what matches your needs.\nthe best thing about homeschooling is you do not conform to what is offered. You find what meets your needs.
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Check out Accelerated Christian Education, or ACE.  Their curriculum is designed for the student to work at their own pace.  I graduated from high school as a homeschooler and loved it.  Actually finished a year early and got a free ride to college!  Definitely check it out.
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If you are looking for a complete curriculum, I have heard a lot of people like Abeka - a Christian programs that covers all the basic subjects, I think (though I have never used it myself).  I would highly recommend the book "A Thomas Jefferson Education," by Oliver DeMille.  You can guy it a gwc.edu in the bookstore section.  Check out hslda.org for info on home school groups in your state and info on home schooling in general.  One more piece of advice, don't get too much into the "school" mentality (my child has to do this, this and this at this, etc.).  Be flexible - that is one of the beauties on home schooling.  If your child doesn't like the curriculum you have, find something different - there are TONS of options out there.  Good luck!
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Here's an ICT policy:\nhttp://www.apc.org/english/capacity/policy/curriculum.shtml
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mabey.\nhttp://www.academyart.edu/\nhttp://www.academyart.edu/\nhttp://www.academyart.edu/\nhttp://www.academyart.edu/\nhttp://www.academyart.edu/\nhttp://www.academyart.edu/
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The Autonomous Learner Model is very good, if you want an adaptable spiral curriculum.\n\nhttp://www.alpspublishing.com/\nhttp://www.kisser.net.au/pdeo/peac/page8.html\n\nChildren with superior or gifted-range skills need compressed and accelerated curriculum, reduction of boredom by replacement of skill drill with independent work focusing on higher-order Bloom's taxonomy skills, and metacognitive strategy instruction.
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I did a search for \n\nMy Father's World homeschool curriculum\n\nand got this: \nhttp://www.mfwbooks.com/
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http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/kindergarten.html\n\nhttp://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/7905/fblkind.html
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There are two types of abacuss that I know of.  The four beaded and the five.  The japanese children now use the 4 beaded on the bottom, and the top has one row.  However, it isn't easy to explain the techniques in a paragraph or two.\nEach year there are many competitions in japan, and yes, for all ages as well.
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This excerpt is taken from "It Takes a Community - A Community Guide to the Sure Start Program"\n\nCurriculum\nThe curriculum is probably the single most important component of any educational program. Its primary goal is to provide educators with a framework for helping students become capable learners-that is, children who are skilled developmentally and are motivated to learn.\nSure Start has designated The Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood (Dodge & Colker) as the curriculum of choice. The underlying reason for selecting this curriculum is that it has a proven track record with Head Start programs and military Child Development Programs (CDP): over 18,000 Head Start grantees have successfully used The Creative Curriculum.; it is also the curriculum of choice at most military child care centers. The curriculum focuses on providing children with learning experiences that promote their socio-emotional, physical and cognitive growth. Using Piaget and Vygotsky’s theories of cognition, Erik Erikson’s writings on socio-emotional development, and principles of physical development as its foundation, The Creative Curriculum presents staff with a structure for helping each child grow according to his or her own individual timetable The context for learning in The Creative Curriculum is an environment that supports clearly defined learning activities. The curriculum features 10 activity areas through which instruction is introduced:\nBlocks\nTable Toys\nMusic and Movement\nArt\nBooks\nSand and Water Play\nHouse Corner\nOutdoors\nComputers\nCooking\nIn the curriculum, activities are discussed in terms of their importance to children’s development, what learning objectives are appropriate for children, how the environment can be structured to promote these activities, strategies that can be used to enrich and extend learning, and ideas for coordinating with parents. The goal of the curriculum is to provide guidance for planning, without prescribing a series of set lessons.\nTeachers are thus encouraged to build content around the experiences and interests of the children in their program so that learning takes place in a context that is meaningful to individual children. The Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood fosters creativity in both children and teaching staff. Being creative means thinking of new ideas, obtaining information by asking questions, learning through trial and error, and benefiting from mistakes. Children’s creativity is supported through an environment that encourages them to try out ideas and risk making errors. Teachers’ and Program Assistants’ creativity is supported by a curriculum framework that encourages them to be innovative and responsive to children. By focusing on both teaching staff and children, The Creative Curriculum provides a framework for development in an educational setting in which young children can thrive.\n\nTaken from http://www.dodea.edu/instruction/curriculum/ece/pubs/community/community-portrait.pdf (pages 10-11)\n\nTry looking at this website for a detailed look at the creative curriculum referred to in the above passage:\nhttp://www.teachingstrategies.com/pages/page.cfm?pageid=173
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The University of Alabama has courses in Swahili.\n\nhttp://bama.ua.edu/~clc/swahili/swahili.htm
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Depends on the school.  I took shop, sewing, cooking, art, algebra, etc.  My sister took music, choir, band, etc.  We are so different!  Some other kids took drama, speech, wrestling, etc.  Take the courses that interest you the most.
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pca school follow the link\nhttp://www.pacificcoastacademy.com/photos.jhtml
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Try abcteach.com or A-Zteacher.com
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Promote DEPTH of study. Don't make them drill skills they already know. Instead, have them learn a greater depth of knowledge toward each state standard, and focus on higher-order questions (Bloom's Taxonomy).\n\nHere's a couple sites with some wonderful information about curriculum compression and enrichment:\n\nhttp://www.kisser.net.au/pdeo/peac/page8.html\n\nhttp://www.nagc.org/
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From my homeschooling days, I did not remember hearing the term AEC, so I googled it.  You've got the letters transposed.  It should be ACE Homeschool Curriculum.  Google that and see everything that comes up.  Good Luck.