Melissa comments:

“I am looking for a complete Abeka Kindergarten curriculum.  Any site I go to for used books shows me books that are separated. I don’t know what I need, as I am new to homeschooling. I would really like some help. Thank you!”

Hi Melissa,

Buying used curriculum sometimes means piecing together what you need.

At Best Homeschool Buys, I have set up an improved page for Abeka Kindergarten that includes any listed Abeka lots at the top of the page. I decided to add this search term because of your request for help in your comment. In today’s Abeka K listings, two auctions are coming up, one looks like a good bet for what you need. You can compare the list of books included in the auction with Abeka’s list of books in the Child Kit and Parent Kit to see if anything is missing. Then you can look for those items separately.

You can find out what you need for Abeka K by looking at Abeka.com.  Search by grade to look at the list of materials. For the early grades, Abeka provides a Child Kit and a Parent Kit. The Child Kit contains the books and materials that the student uses; the Parent Kit contains the curriculum instructions, teacher’s guide, etc.

SEE BELOW the list I got from Abeka

K5 Child Kit (Manuscript Writing)
Included in kit:

  • 40495 My Blend and Word Book
  • 53686 Basic Phonics Readers Set
  • 26484 Letters and Sounds K
  • 53651 Miniature Alphabet Flashcards
  • 60119 Kindergarten Writing Tablet Manuscript
  • 60127 Writing with Phonics K5 Manuscript
  • 47333 Numbers Skills K
  • 3929 Numbers Writing Tablet

Abeka’s Retail Price: $66.40 (a $73.75 value at a 10% discount)
Grades: K5

Optional

  • 54348 God’s World    $10.25
  • 26395 Social Studies K    $10.25
  • 48437 Readiness Skills K    $9.50
  • 26409 Art Projects K    $12.25
  • 42021 Miniature ABC Bible Memory Cards    $2.65

K5 Parent Kit (Manuscript Writing)

Included in kit:

  • 68985 Home School K5 Numbers Curriculum
  • 68993 Home School K5 Phonics, Reading, and Writing Curriculum
  • 68950 Home School Phonics Charts and Games (8.5 X 11)
  • 68934 Home School Numbers Charts and Games (8.5 X 11)
  • 68942 Home School Learning Games (8.5 X 11)
  • 40517 Basic Phonics Flashcards
  • 60135 K5 Manuscript Lesson Plans

Abeka’s Retail Price: $126.45 (a $140.50 value at a 10% discount)
Grades: K5

(Support Material–purchase or make

  • 35874 Blend Practice Cards A    $13.50
  • 36161 Blend Practice Cards B    $14.50
  • 142999 Letter Picture Flashcards (highly recommended)    $18.00
  • 41998 Clue Word Cards    $14.50
  • 31313 One Vowel Word Cards    $14.50
  • 21199 Numbers Concept Flashcards (highly recommended)    $17.00
  • 21253 Felt Objects for Counting    $16.50
  • 21229 Felt 3 Inch Numerals    $12.50
  • 151408 Addition Flashcards    $15.00
  • 151432 Combination Dot Cards    $17.00
  • 151394 Number Flashcards    $21.50
  • 151386 Addition and Subtraction Animal Flashcards    $24.75
  • 90263 Song Time for Kindergarten    $10.25
  • 92029 Song Time for Kindergarten CD    $15.00)

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If you haven’t already done so, you will probably learn a lot by reading what other parents say about A beka’s Kindergarten program. Sometimes, you will discover, certain parts of a curriculum are used very little and possibly can be skipped or substituted with something else.

You can find A beka reviews by searching with Google. The best review sites that I know of are HomeschoolReviews.com and Cathy Duffy’s site.

*While reading about A beka  K5, I learned that A beka has a revised Kindergarten program that teaches cursive writing rather than manuscript, if you prefer.

There are many sites online that sell used homeschool materials. Two that I have used besides Best Homeschool Buys are:

Homeschool Classifieds

Homeschool Swap

Just do a Google search to find others.

Hope you’ll have success finding what you need,

Sincerely,

Julie Simmons

Just an added note, I really liked the set of Abeka books that are meant for Kindergarten students between kindergarten and grade one.

We used the Abeka Summer Reading Kindergarten Set with all five of our children when they were learning to read . This set contains 55  Abeka Kindergarten books which are little books that help a child progress in reading while he is learning phonics. Many children will not be ready for these books until first or second grade, depending on their reading readiness. Click on over to the post about these books if you would like to know more. Abeka K  books

Abeka Kindergarten Reading Curriculum