Most everyone is back to school. We started our 2014-2015 school year on June 30th, using Calvert Education for homeschooling. I knew we would be taking a long winter break with our PCS (Permanent Change of Station) in December from Japan back to the United States, I wanted to get a jump start on things.
We used Calvert Education last year for preschool, glad that we did. (You can find the post here.) It was an easy decision to use it again for kindergarten for our second year of our homeschooling journey. Calvert Education is still the best match for our homeschooling family. I enrolled toddler girl into the Kindergarten Calvert Classic with ATS (Advisory Teaching Service). For math, we chose Calvert Math Kindergarten. You also have the option of using Singapore Math or no math program. Also added on Discoveries in Music to start introducing music to toddler girl. Once enrolled you will receive your homeschool curriculum material by mail. We patiently waiting for our school material to arrive. Living in Japan, it took a long, long, time for it to reach us because it went through the military postal system. But I will say, it was worth the wait.
We received TWO huge boxes!
Enrolling into the kindergarten homeschool curriculum was easy. I again did everything online at Calvert’s website. Once enroll, you receive online log-in information if this is your first time enrolling. You will receive all of your curriculum for the school year by mail. There are a number of online resources you will have access to as well; like Brain Pop Jr for example.
What is ATS? It is an optional program. I chose it because I knew for me, it would be helpful. With ATS you also get a more personal experience with Calvert, as well as constructive and encouraging feedback for toddler girl from her Calvert Advisory Teacher. It is available to grades K- 8 Some of the reason’s I chose to add it on to our kindergarten curriculum include:
- Evaluations on toddler girl’s work
- Additional motivation
- Online Grade Book
- Certificate of Completion
- Official Transcription is available upon request
What did we get in the mail? Two huge boxes came and we were all excited to open them and see what was inside. It felt like Christmas. It is so much, that I will just show you a few pictures of some of the things we got in the boxes.
Discoveries in Music material
Calvert Math material
More Calvert Math material
Some of the kindergarten material.
Calvert Reference Library I
Additional material for reading
Additional reading material
Toddler girl is learning at a good pace and the curriculum takes out the stress of having to make my own curriculum. I’ll update about mid-way through on how we are moving along with our schooling. Make sure to check out my blog post on homeschooling with Calvert Education for preschool.
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That it cool that it even comes with music things. I bet this box helps make teaching easier.
Yes, it makes it very easy to teach. I just review the lesson before hand and get the material we need for that lesson out. Then in the morning, we are able to just start class.
Thank you for sharing!
Out of curiosity.. why did you go with Calvert Math instead of Singapore math?
Honestly, I there was no particular reason why. I used Calvert for pre-k and there was some math. For kindergarten, I wanted to continue on with Calvert and also give their math curriculum a try. So far, there are no complaints about Calvert math. It is moving a good pace for my 4 year old and she is understanding what is put in front of her for the math.
I have not tried Singapore math, so I can’t compare the two.
I’m glad I found your post, I am planning on home schooling my daughter next year, and have been really thinking about Calvert, and after seeing all you get here I am even more excited!
I am glad my post is able to help you. I used Calvert for Pre-K and my daughter loved it and knew we would continue using it for Kindergarten. Everything is laid our for you in black in white with the lesson manual. I like that I can review the lesson manual the night before, gather the material we will need to the day’s lesson and be ready to start our school day in the morning.
Looks like a lot of great stuff. I have an 8th grader and told my husband, if I had to home school him, it might not turn out well! Private school for us! 🙂
It is. So far, so good. We’ll see how things look when she’s in Jr High or High school. The only two options I am giving her is homeschooling or private school. And right now we both are enjoying homeschooling.
What fun! I homeschooled both our kids for a while. Very rewarding!
Yes, it is indeed fun and rewarding.
What a neat post – I’ve always wondered about homeschooling and what’s involved – thanks for the sneak peek!
You’re welcome!
I’m glad that i read your blog. The way of teaching and curriculum you used its awesome. Kindergarten students should have an interested and engaging curriculum.