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HOMESCHOOL FAVORITES
These curricula are often written by subject or needs-specific publishers, single item publishers, or by homeschooling families who know the needs of homeschoolers. The curricula are typically not aligned to the California state standards. They tend to be homeschool user-friendly in that more of the content is in the student edition and less in the teacher edition, there may be fewer teacher manuals, and tests with answer keys are often included in the curriculum package, not in a separate, teacher resource book.

HISTORY CURRICULUM, Grades K-5
TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOKS These curricula are the California state-adopted, standards-aligned programs. They are the easiest way to insure that your child is covering the state standards for their grade level. These curricula have components that address the needs of children with visual, auditory, and often kinesthetic learning styles.
GRADE	CURRICULUM	PUBLISHER (Vendor)	COPYRIGHT	MEETS CA STANDARDS
K - 6	Houghton Mifflin History-Social Science, CA Edition K - My World 1 - School and Family 2 - Neighborhoods 3 - Communities 4 - California Studies 5 - United States History: The Early Years 6 - Ancient Civilizations CDE Ordering and Pricing	Houghton Mifflin Company	2007	Yes
K - 6	Reflections: California Series K - Our World, Now and Long Ago 1 - A Child's View 2 - People We Know 3 - Our Communities 4 - California: A Changing State 5 - The United States: Making a New Nation 6 - Ancient Civilizations CDE Ordering and Pricing	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	2007	Yes
K - 6	California Vistas K - We Learn Together 1 - Family and Friends 2 - People and Places 3 - California Communities 4 - Our Golden State 5 - Making a New Nation 6 - Ancient Civilizations CDE Ordering and Pricing	Macmillan Mcgraw-Hill School Division	2007	Yes.
5 - 8	A History of US (Oxford University Press) Before it became state-adopted, this history series has been a homeschool favorite. The "textbook" is comprised of a series of smaller, individual, topic-specific books with great graphics that stimulate interest, a combination that makes them especially appealing to homeschoolers. 5 - A History of US, by Joy Hakim --A History of US Book 1: The First Americans --A History of US Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies --A History of US Book 3: From Colonies to Country --A History of US Book 4: The New Nation --A History of US Book 5: Liberty for All? CDE Ordering and Pricing	Oxford University Press	2005	Yes
K - 5	Scott Foresman History-Social Science for California CDE Ordering and Pricing	Pearson Curriculum Group / Scott Foresman	2006	Yes

HOMESCHOOL FAVORITES These curricula are often written by subject or needs-specific publishers, single item publishers, or by homeschooling families who know the needs of homeschoolers. The curricula are typically not aligned to the California state standards. They tend to be homeschool user-friendly in that more of the content is in the student edition and less in the teacher edition, there may be fewer teacher manuals, and tests with answer keys are often included in the curriculum package, not in a separate, teacher resource book.
5 - 8	A History of US (Oxford University Press) Before it became state-adopted, this history series has been a homeschool favorite. The "textbook" is comprised of a series of smaller, individual, topic-specific books with great graphics that stimulate interest, a combination that makes them especially appealing to homeschoolers. 5 - A History of US --A History of US Book 1: The First Americans --A History of US Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies --A History of US Book 3: From Colonies to Country --A History of US Book 4: The New Nation --A History of US Book 5: Liberty for All? CDE Ordering and Pricing	Oxford University Press	2005	Yes

HANDS-ON Most programs today have a hands-on component to them. Items in this column are here because they have a "more than most" emphasis on being hands-on, which helps our kinesthetic learners. These materials are also often "homeschool favorites" because a hands-on emphasis engages and improves learning for most students.