Why use Common Sense Press products?

  • Our materials are complete and require
    a minimum of planning
  • Designed for students to work independently
    ​as much as possible
  • Created by experienced homeschool authors
  • No busywork
  • Affordable
  • Personal, extensive customer service
  • Unique, one of a kind additional resources
LEARNING LANGUAGE ARTS
THROUGH LITERATURE
A COMPLETE LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM
FOR FIRST GRADE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL

Simple to teach

  • Open-and-Go lessons
  • Conversational tone in Teacher's manual
  • Shorter lessons
  • Encourages students to work independently​

easy to learn

  • Quality, engaging literature
  • Weekly reviews
  • No busy work​

Integrated approach

  • Spelling, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, etc in one lesson
  • Assessments for evaluating sudent's progress

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student-friendly

  • Light, humorous tones
  • Allows students to develop at their own pace
  • Fun images keep it interesting

easy-to-use

  • Open-and-go lessons
  • Easy to understand
  • Affordable
  • Students can work independently

Complete Writing Program

  • Each book is a full year program
  • For grades 4th - 12th
  • Everything you need in one book

Student-Friendly

  • Students work at their own pace
  • Assignments coded by ability level
  • Hands-on approach reinforces concepts

Easy-To-Use

  • Open-and-go lessons
  • Easy to follow
  • Everything you need in one book

Versatile

  • Designed for traditional and homeschool settings
  • Each subject is complete, so you can design your own course of study

Language Arts

  • Paragraph Writing for Kids - Teaches the basic skills of composition, with special emphasis on the thought processes necessary for clear, organized writing
  • Great Editing Adventures - Students learn and review grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and writing mechanics as they proofread for errors in exciting stories
  • Spelling Program - Designed for students who struggle with spelling by creating individualized spelling lists of words missed with focused instruction pertinent spelling rules

Math

  • Grocery Cart Math - Students learn basic math skills through regular trips to the grocery store
  • 100 Sheep - Using exciting and familiar stories from the Gospels as a basis for the lyrics, these original songs teach and reinforce skip counting for numbers 2-10

rESOURCES

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​at a discounted price

Community

  • The Alpine Path literary journal - to help motivate and reward student's writing, artwork, and photography, submit their work to this biannual digital publication
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