What programs and seminars do you offer? Ray and Charlene Notgrass offer sessions on teaching history and on homeschooling more generally. Their son John Notgrass offers history presentations for the whole family. If you can get together a g... Other Parent Support
Does your curriculum work for students with special needs? Notgrass History curriculum is designed to be flexible to work in a wide variety of situations. We give you a set of tools that you can adjust to meet the needs of each student in your family. We use ... Elementary High School Middle School Parent Support
Do you have suggestions for a writing curriculum? For the composition component of our high school curriculum, we assume that the student has some experience writing essays. The three most important activities to help a student write well are reading... Parent Support
How long should the writing assignments be? For our high school courses, two to three pages of typed, double-spaced text (500-750 words) is a good target for most of the writing assignments. The primary goal is for your child to practice puttin... High School Parent Support
What is the scope and sequence of Notgrass History curriculum? Students may study Notgrass History curricula in any order within the schooling levels indicated (elementary, middle school, and high school). Each course stands alone and is complete in itself. You c... Elementary High School Middle School Parent Support
How do I test and grade my student? The purpose of Notgrass curriculum is to help you teach the heart, soul, and mind of your student. We want to help your student grow as a Christian and as a person, and we want to help your student ge... High School Parent Support
Can I drop the English or Bible component from your courses? If you already have an English curriculum for high school, you can easily drop the English component (literature and composition) from our high school courses. Your child does not have to read the lit... High School Parent Support
How do I grade the writing assignments? Teaching writing skills can sometimes feel more like an art than a science. We know good writing when we read it, but trying to explain why we like it is like trying to explain why we like a particula... High School Parent Support