homeschoolgypsy
- Reviewed on Wednesday, October 07, 2009
- Grades Used: K4-K5
- Dates used: 2007-2009
I love A Beka!!! My oldest hates it LOL!! It does have a LOT of seatwork and drills. I switched to an over easy curriculum. I hate this new one he is done in 45 minutes w/5 subjects. After using A Beka my child is reading (he has dyslex.) At 5 reading chapterbooks!! He knows how to read a compass and everything about his 5 senses. He can measure and add, this is all in K4-K5. I can not wait till we can go back to A Beka!!!!
If you hate having to teach for 3 hours a day I highly recomend a different curriculum (Lifepac).
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MonicaV
- Reviewed on Thursday, May 07, 2009
- Grades Used: K5 & 1st
- Dates used: 2007-current
I have used ABeka for my dd schooling (Phonics & Math) for two years now. I have a love/hate relationship w/this curriculum.
What I love about it:
1. My dd is now an EXCELLENT reader
2. She is also very strong in math
3. It is VERY thorough...
4. My lessons are planned for me.
5. Arithmetic is taught in the traditional way.
What I hate about it:
1. It is so thorough you feel as if you can't really deviate from it or you might mess up flow of learning.
2. So much workbook work and seatwork. Way too much for a child.
3. Seems to fit better w/a classroom setting.
All that being said I have been pleased w/the results ABeka has given us. I struggle w/letting go of this curriculum. I feel dd needs something new and less workbook oriented BUT not sure I would get the same results as w/A Beka. I have learned in my second year of hsing that it is OKAY not to do EVERYTHING that the IG has listed. The ABeka police haven't knocked on my door yet!
I tried A Beka w/DS. NOT HAPPENING!! Just does not like it. Has Speech and Language issues and I believe that is the reason why he just has not taken to this curriculum. Moves too fast for him (I've slowed it down) hates the workbooks. He is a more of a hands on learner that is SO not Abeka.
If you want your child to have a SOLID foundation in phonics, and math this is the curriculum to get.
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stack2025
- Reviewed on Thursday, April 30, 2009
- Grades Used: 3rd
- Dates used: 2008-9
Though we used mostly Rod & Staff this year for most subjects and for health and Math for my daughter, I used Abeka Health and Math with my son this year and for Math last year. My son does well with the math because he loves the colorful picture lessons that are very self explanatory and now he is brought up to a higher grade level than at the beginning of the year.
My 5th grade daughter liked observing my son's Health lessons and wanted to be involved with them too. Both the kids loved Abeka Health for grade 3. Why? The lessons were engaging but they were also short enough that a fidgety ADD boy could take doing them and without too many overwhelming writing portions.
I will most likely use the grade 4 Health I recently bought my son for next year. And I would possibly use the reading for my son next year because someone gave the texts to us and I will probably try the Science for both my kids next year because people gave them to us for free. Worth a try!
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HomeofLove4Him
- Reviewed on Thursday, February 26, 2009
- Grades Used: Nursery 2s-2nd grade
- Dates used: 2005-present
I can't say enough about Abeka. We have been using this curric for going on 4 yrs now, and it is the BEST I have found. There are other great curr's out there,sure... but none of them stand up to Abeka. As a Christian curriculum, we love the conservative approach (and that all Scripture quotations are in KJV), however as an academic curriculum, it's the one to beat.
My 2nd graders started using K5 a few yrs ago, and we've used everything below that since then. For 2s there really is just the art book, for 3s there is a letters book and a numbers book (and art book) and starting with K4 that's when it gets more 'academic'. I say that my 2nd graders are the readers that they are today thanks to Abeka!
I saw someone mention that there are special sounds in the phonics program and 3-5 new ones each week for K5. That may be, but I assure you that the special sounds are repeated in 1st and 2nd, so don't panic if a child forgets some in K5. The approach to phonics is A++++++. Same goes for the Math, reading and other subjects.
Honestly I have tried looking at other things, thinking 'well maybe we should switch it up..' but you know, it ALWAYS comes back to Abeka. I will find something that looks nice, and then realize that I am gonna have to to up 1-2 grade levels to keep up with the pace they are used to from Abeka! It always comes back to Abeka LOL
Overall, 110% satisfied w/Abeka. Two thumbs up for sure!! :)
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