Homeschooling Curriculum Acronyms and Abbreviations

Published:
January 19, 2021

Contributor:
Carrie

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Are you new to homeschooling? Are you overwhelmed by some of the acronyms and abbreviations you are encountering in homeschool groups or discussion forums? Never fear!

We’ve got the ultimate list of Homeschooling Curriculum Abbreviations and Acronyms to help you decipher the comments you come across.

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Be sure to bookmark this mega list of Homeschooling Curriculum Acronyms and Abbreviations. From AAR (All About Reading) to WWW (Winning with Writing), you’ll find more than 130 abbreviations and acronyms explained here.

AAR, AAS

All About Reading and All About Spelling – Reading and Spelling curriculum for homeschool students.

ACE

Accelerated Christian Education

Analytical Grammar

AiG

Answers in Genesis

AO or AOP

Alpha Omega Publications

ATTA

All Through the Ages by Nothing New Press

AWOA

A World of Adventure

B4FIAR

Before Five In a divrow by Five in a divrow

BB1, BB2

Big Book of Lively Latin, Volumes 1 & 2

Beautiful Feet

BFIAR

Beyond Five-in-a-divrow

BHFHG

Bigger Hearts for His Glory by Heart of Dakota

BJ, BJU, BJUP

Bob Jones University Press

BiblioPlan for Families

BLHFHG

Beyond Little Hearts for His Glory by Heart of Dakota

BTS

Building Thinking Skills by The Critical Thinking Company

Classical Conversations

CCC

Christ-Centered Curriculum

CGC

Considering God’s Creation

CHOW

Child’s History of the World, by V.M. Hillyer

CLE

Christian Light Education

CLP

Christian Liberty Press or Christian Light Publications

Charlotte Mason

CQLA

Character Quality Language Arts

Classical Writing

Daily Grams

DITHOR

Drawn Into The Heart of Reading by Heart Of Dakota Publishing

DSB

Daily Skill Building

DWC

Drawing with Children

Exploring America

EFTTC

English for the Thoughtful Child by Greenleaf Press

Easy Grammar

EIL

Essentials in Literature or Excellence in Literature

ETC

Explode the Code

FIAR

Five In A Row

FIIR, FIR

For Instruction In Righteousness

First Form, the first year of a grammar-based Latin curriculum published by Memoria Press

FLL

First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind by Peace Hill Press

Famous Men of Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, and/or Modern Times

Greenleaf

GLA

Great Latin Adventures by Classical Legacy Press

GLP

Greenleaf Press

Geography Matters

GSA

Great Science Adventures

GSWL

Getting Started With Latin

GTG

Galloping the Globe by Geography Matters

GWG

Growing With Grammar

HFHTT

Hearts for Him Through Time by Heart of Dakota

History Odyssey by Pandia Press.

HOD

Heart of Dakota

HOP

Hooked on Phonics

HOW

Heart of Wisdom

HSA

Homeschool Adventure Co.

HSG

Homeschool Giveaways

HTTA

History Through the Ages

HTTS

How to Teach Spelling

HWT, HWOT

Handwriting Without Tears

IEW

Institute for Excellence in Writing

ILL

Intermediate Language Lessons

JAG

Junior Analytical Grammar

Kingfisher

KISS

KOTF

Keepers of the Faith

Knowledge Quest

Learning Adventures

Latina Christiana by Memoria Press

LC1, LC2

Latina Christiana Volumes I & II, by Memoria Press

LCC

Latin-Centered Curriculum

LCT

Latin in the Christian Trivium

LFC

Latin for Children by Classical Academic Press

LGTW

Learning Grammar Through Writing

LHFHG

Little Hearts for His Glory by Heart of Dakota

LHTH

Little Hands to Heaven by Heart of Dakota

Lively Latin

LLATL

Learning Language Arts Through Literature

LLB

Living Learning Books

LoE

Logic of English

LR, LRTEG

Latin Road to English Grammar

LTL, ELTL, RLTL, HLTL

Lessons Through Literature, English Lessons Through Literature, Reading Lessons Through Literature, Handwriting Lessons Through Literature, all by Barefoot Ragamuffin Curriculua

Meaningful Composition

MCP

Modern Curriculum Press

MCT

Michael Clay Thompson

MFW

My Father’s World

Math Mammoth

MMdM

Making Math Meaningful

MME

Math Made Easy

MMM

Making Math Meaningful

Memoria Press

MOH

The Mystery of History by Bright Ideas Press

MUS

Math-U-See

MWM

Moving With Math

NWI

National Writing Institute

Oak Meadow

PAL

Primary Arts of Language by Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)

PFRAS

Phonics for Reading and Spelling,

PHFHG

Preparing Hearts for His Glory by Heart of Dakota

PHP

Peace Hill Press

Prima Latina by Memoria Press

PLL

Primary Language Lessons

Prairie Primer by Cadron Creek Christian Curriculum Phonics Pathways

Phonics Road to Spelling and Reading

Phonetic Zoo by the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW).

R&S

Rod & Staff Curriculum

R.E.A.L.

Read, Explore, Absorb, and Learn Science

RME

Reading Made Easy

RightStart Mathematics

RS4K

Real Science for Kids by Gravitas Publications

RSO

Real Science Odyssey by Pandia Press

RTR

Rome to Reformation by My Father’s World.

Saxon

Saxon Publishers

SCM

Simply Charlotte Mason

Simply Grammar by Charlotte Mason Research and Supply

Sonlight

SLA

Simply Language Arts

Singapore Math

SOS

Switched on Schoolhouse by Alpha Omega Publications

SOT

School of Tomorrow by Accelerated Christian Education (ACE)

SOTW

The Story of the World by Peace Hill Press

SOW

Student of the Word

Simply Phonics

Sequential Spelling by AVKO Educational Research Foundation

SSL

Song School Latin by Classical Academic Press

SSRW

Sing, Spell, Read, & Write

SWI

Student Writing Intensive by the Institute for Excellence in Writing.

SWR

Spell to Write and Read

SWS

Soaring with Spelling by JacKris Publishing.

TOG

Tapestry of Grace

Teaching Textbooks

TruthQuest

TWSS

Teaching Writing: Structure & Style

Veritas Press

WEM, TWEM

The Well-Educated Mind by Peace Hill Press

Winter Promise

WRTR

Writing Road to Reading

Writing Strands

Writing Tales

WTM, TWTM

The Well-Trained Mind by Peace Hill Press

WWE

Writing with Ease by Peace Hill Press

WWW

Winning with Writing

Above all, if you come across an abbreviation, acronym, or term you’re unfamiliar with, DON’T hesitate to ask! Everyone was new at one time, and you’ll find an overwhelmingly large percentage of people on this homeschooling journey with you are more than happy to help.

Carrie

Carrie Fernandez is the owner of Daily Skill Building. She has been homeschooling for over 18 years, has two girls and works side by side at home with her awesome husband. She has been saved by grace, fails daily, but continues to strive toward the prize of the high calling of being a daughter of the Most High God.

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