Rainbow Resource Center's homeschool Christian
Starter Packages blend Christian and religiously neutral curriculum.
The following materials are included for each subject:
Language Arts: A strong ELA foundation is built
with Horizons
Phonics and Reading in Grades K-2. For Grades 3-8, packages
include literature-based language arts with Learning
Language Arts through Literature. Spelling is included with MCP
Spelling Workout or Building
Spelling Skills in Grades 1-6. Simple, effective handwriting
workbooks are included for systematic instruction in Grades 1-2. In 9th grade,
literature and writing from Sharon Watson provide
conversational, Biblical-centered instruction.
Math: We've included Math with
Confidence for Grades K-3 and Saxon Math in
Grades 4 and up. Math With Confidence provides open-and-go
scripted lessons, a mastery approach to topics with spiral review. Saxon
Math has been a homeschooler favorite for many years, with its
incremental approach and built-in review and repetition. Suggested math
manipulatives are included for Grades K-3.
Science: Apologia Science or Master Books
Science courses provide a survey of the sciences from a Young
Earth perspective. Lab Kits included when available.
Master's
Biology is a college preparatory program offering a full lab
experience (lab supplies not included) or a simplified approach using home labs
and book based microscopic labs.
History & Social Studies: In K-2, Master
Books Social Studies provides a child-friendly introduction to the
world around us. Grades 3-4 introduce the literature-rich Notgrass
History, with Alpha Omega LIFEPACs for middle school.
Click on the packages below to learn more about each of
their individual components.
