Transitioning from school to home for distance learning can be filled with stress for parents, students, and teachers. How do you start? What resources should you choose? Which subjects should you focus on? For over 30 years, teachers and homeschoolers have used Evan-Moor in their classrooms because their lessons provide clear directions, teaching strategies, and practice pages to give children the best foundation for their studies—and so can you, with TeacherFileBox, Evan-Moor’s digital lesson library. Everything you need is in one place and just a click away.
With over 600 Evan-Moor book titles, TeacherFileBox provides an abundance of learning materials and resources. Listed below are curriculum recommendations to quickly and easily get your at-home learning curriculum up and running.Just use the “Browse by Title” feature to find each suggested titles in TeacherFileBox.
Homeschool Curriculum Guides – Start Here for a Full Curriculum to Teach Your Child at Home
Visit the Homeschool Curriculum Guides Section of TeacherFileBox for suggested books to use and short videos on many of the resources available by subject area.
These curriculum guides were created by an experienced homeschool parent and have been used by thousands of homeschool families to teach children at home.
Curriculum areas include:
- Science
- Reading
- Math
- Writing
- Grammar and Punctuation
- Social Studies
- Art
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
- Phonics
- Critical Thinking
REVIEW of Skills – Recommended Resources
Evan-Moor Daily Practice titles work great if you are looking for short review activities to help your child practice and remember what he or she has learned throughout the school year. The Evan-Moor Daily Practice series provide 10- to 15-minute lessons to help students practice skills to retain their learning throughout the school year. Lessons get progressively more difficult throughout the year to reflect what students are learning in the classroom.
There are 15 Daily Practice series available to you in TeacherFileBox. These three titles are great ones to start with to review fundamental skills in reading, math, and grammar and punctuation:
- Daily Reading Comprehension (Grades 1–8)
- Daily Math Practice (Grades 1–6)
- Daily Language Review (Grades 1–8)
You can find additional subject areas under these titles: Daily Word Problems, Daily Science, Daily Geography Practice, Daily 6-Trait Writing, A Word a Day, Daily Academic Vocabulary, and Building Spelling Skills.
FUNDAMENTALS – Recommended Resources
If you are trying to build your own curriculum at home, it is best to start off with just a few subject areas and work into expanding them once you are settled into your routine. These resources provide a fundamental foundation for building an at-home learning curriculum. The units include teaching tips, examples, and practice pages to give you a simple and straightforward teaching approach.
- Math Fundamentals (Grades 1–6)
- Reading Comprehension Fundamentals (Grades 1–6)
- Language Fundamentals (Grades 1–6)
- Giant Write Every Day: Daily Writing Prompts (Grades 2–6)
COLORFUL ACTIVITIES – Hands-on Projects and Skill Practice
If you prefer colorful activities and hands-on crafts, these activity books are a great place to start. Keep in mind that these will print in color, but they can be printed in black and white or simply viewed on the screen if you don’t want to print in color.
- Skill Sharpeners: Science (Grades PreK–6)
- Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking (Grades PreK–6)
- Skill Sharpeners: Geography (Grades PreK–6)
- Never-Bored Activity Books (Ages 4–10)
Hands-on Projects, Arts & Crafts, and Puzzles and Games
Do you have children who love art and hands-on activities? The titles listed below are a great place to start!
- How to Teach Art to Children
- Crafts for Young Children (PreK-1)
- Folded Paper Projects (Grades 1-6)
- Folk Art Projects Around the World (Grades 1-6)
- How to Make Puppets With Children (Grades 1-6)
If you are a parent trying to put together a learning-at-home curriculum, TeacherFileBox can provide your entire curriculum for as little as $8.33 a month with an annual subscription or $12.99 a month with a month-to-month subscription. Either way, your child will benefit from the fun, educationally sound lessons in TeacherFileBox.
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Heather Foudy is a certified elementary teacher with over 7 years’ experience as an educator and volunteer in the classroom. She enjoys creating lessons that are meaningful and creative for students. She is currently working for Evan-Moor’s marketing and communications team and enjoys building learning opportunities that are both meaningful and creative for students and teachers alike.