Curriculum Ideas

Are you looking for additional curriculum resources? Here are some that were shared at our last teacher meeting:






Common Core 4 Today
Available on Amazon
Math, Language Arts and some Science
Workbooks with daily practice

newsela.com
News articles for kids.
Free with signup.
"Read closely. Think critically. Be worldly. Newsela is an innovative way to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news. It's easy and amazing. Every Article At 5 Levels Newsela makes it easy for an entire class to read the same content, but at a level that’s just right for each student."  - newsela.com

mobymax.com
A complete K-8 curriculum. $99/year. Order through Launchpad. Has a free version so you can try it.
"MobyMax is the fastest growing curriculum in the United States with over 5 million students registered since MobyMax was introduced three years ago. The simple reason for such widespread adoption is that teachers and students love rapid achievement. Students learn twice as fast! You need curriculum that is not only effective but also affordable to succeed. MobyMax redefines the meaning of affordable curriculum." - mobymax.com

dreambox.com
Online math Program.
"A student-driven math learning experience that powers success." - dreambox.com
$12.95 per month, $59.95 for 6 months. Order through Launchpad.

adaptedmind.com
Online math Program.
"A better way to learn math." - adaptedmind.com
$10.00 per month. Free trial. Not a Visions Vendor (yet).

Tenmarks.com
Online math program.
"The free program comes with complete curriculum for a single grade with deep and rigorous content, and embedded instruction for students. It’s designed for use alongside daily instruction to reinforce concepts." - tenmarks.com


I also had a parent share with me that she found these books an improvement over the common core supplements that were recommended by Visions:

Power Practice (Math, but they have other subjects as well)
by Creative Teaching Press
Workbooks
Available on Amazon

She also uses and recommends:
Vocabulary Connections
by Steck Vaughn
Available on Amazon

Can you recommend any curriculum resources to other home school families? I will be adding the resources from this post to a new page on the blog next week. Email me your recommendations (or criticisms) and I will add them to the page.

Budget Transfer Form

(Copied from the Newsletter)
The purpose of this Budget Transfer Form is to allow families to have the ability to move budget dollars between student(s) accounts within the same family.

These requests will only be accepted during the month of November, and they will be processed before the December winter break.  Please email, fax or mail them to the Resource Center.

Transaction ranges are limited to:

• Individual student account deduction, limited to $100-$250 (no more than $250 from a single student).
• Individual student account increase, capped at $500 (no more that $500 can be added to a single student).

If you have any questions on this process, please email kwellsfry@viedu.org.