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18 Ways RC Makes Homeschooling Better

With RC you really only have to teach the younger ones. They’re the ones that are incapable of being self-taught until they grow into it and mature into it. And if you would like special help with that, other than the Course of Study and all the resources you find on our website and so…

Robinson Curriculum Transcript Help

Downloadable Sample Transcripts Resources http://www.howtohomeschooltoday.com/transcript_creator https://www.homehighschoolhelp.com/how-to-make-a-homeschool-transcript https://www.homehighschoolhelp.com/search?q=transcript&searchwordsugg=&option=com_finder&view=search Some comments from RC Parents PW: I put two into college. I can tell you that homeschool transcript means very little to the admissions office. Enjoy the freedom of Robinson, but make sure they have solid SAT or ACT scores. As far as the college is concerned, an…

The Secret of Self-Teaching

We are pretty thrilled at seeing Star Trek’s fictional transporter beam, where a person can be beamed from the space ship all the way down to the surface of the planet. Wouldn’t that be cool if it were real?  Well, what if a person’s most inmost and precious thoughts could be transported to not just…

Shutdown Public Schools Permanently?

You decide. If you don’t understand the severity of problems in government-regulated public schools, you haven’t looked at the data. Students in our public schools routinely experience educational deprivation. It is estimated that about one-fifth of high school graduates are functionally illiterate. Testing indicates that seniors in public school perform well under the international average in mathematics. Performance on the…

Why RC Students Write in Pen

The Robinson Curriculum has always had penmanship (Book 400) as an essential skill to expressing one’s thoughts on paper through writing. Here we point to why this skill is so important for all students to learn and practice. How and Why to Improve Your Cursive Penmanship Over the years here at the Art of Manliness…

Remastered Color Covers

We have digitally remastered the covers for the first two dozen books in the Core Reading Order for RC Online. They are integrated into the PDF files themselves. Just print the color cover separately from the body of the book which remains black and white. While our goal is to have the content of the…

New Master List Feature

Until now there has been no easy way to search for something spread across all the different categories of Title, Authors, and Subjects in RC Online. Now with the RC Master List its as easy as typing the first few letters into the Search box and the list immediately consolidates to show just those items…

10 Health Benefits to Homeschooling

Can you think of any more? Here are some more benefits viewers have come up with:  The kids avoid bullying, aren’t exposed to as many germs-and when they don’t get sick, there’s no stress that they are way behind, you just adapt to what’s happening. You don’t have to pull the kids out of school…

Freedom of the Press with RC

Because printing is so central to the Robinson Curriculum it is important to know your printing options. Here we will get in to the details of how to print a book without having to worry about the text disappearing into the binding. The right printer makes printing fast and super inexpensive per page for the…

Guided RC Phonics Cards Plan

The Robinson Curriculum has always had unique Phonics flashcards based on phonograms. Now we have a thorough explanation and guide on how to best use and implement them thanks to the good offices of Karen Rodriguez with a video and a PDF Guide. The Guided RC Phonics Cards Plan is now included in the RC…

RC Video Directory

Have you seen the new Video Directory by Karen R? Wow, what a treasure trove of over 200 RC related videos! https://www.ourhousehomeschooling.com/videodirectory Major topics include: About Robinson Curriculum Getting Prepared Robinson Curriculum Course How To Use Series Audio Clips from Dr. Robinson Switching From.. The History of..Series Robinson Curriculum For Littles Day In the Life…

The Bible in the Robinson Curriculum

Did you know the King James Bible 1611 Original Issue is the not only included in, but is the foundational book of the Robinson Curriculum? Get access to it today when you purchase the Robinson Curriculum.

Saxon Math

The Robinson Curriculum uses the Saxon Math series of math books and a unique self-study method that markedly enhances their effectiveness and the student’s rate of progress. We recommend students start the series with Saxon Math 5/4 once they have learned to read and have all of their basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts…

RC Phonics Flashcards

Teach your child the basic sounds of the English language with Phonics Flashcards from the Robinson Curriculum. This basic set of 133 phonograms is an ideal set of flashcards to use when teaching a child to read by phonics. They are included in the Robinson Self Teaching Curriculum and can also be printed from there.…

RC Math Flashcards

Robinson Curriculum is pleased to announce the availability of a complete pre-printed set of color coded math flash cards printed on heavy card stock. Math facts, learned by rote memory, form the foundation for all the quantitative thinking for the rest of a child’s life. This four box set of basic math facts is ideal…

RC Lifetime Bundle

Get a lifetime of learning resources with everything you need for your self-teaching homeschool with the Complete Lifetime Education Bundle. Moms are busy people and sometimes its just easier to take care of everything at once, rather than have to take care of things piecemeal or try to figure out how to make flashcards. To…

On-Screen Vocabulary Drill

RC Online is proud to announce the immediate availability of a very thorough and easy to use vocabulary quiz program incorporated into RC Online. The Robinson Curriculum has had an on screen vocabulary drill program since Version 2.0 came out in 1997. Now the online Robinson Vocabulary Drill program gives your student access to all…

Free Shipping

Robinson Curriculum is pleased to announce Free Standard Shipping for all our products with faster shipping times as well. https://www.robinsoncurriculum.com/rc/order-by-internet-easysecure/

Getting Started with RC Video Course

Now Included in RC Online If you are new to the Robinson Curriculum, wondering what its all about, or a seasoned veteran you are sure to profit a great deal from this exciting new video course that is equivalent to a college course on how to successfully implement the Robinson Curriculum. From Karen Rodriguez:Hello! I…

The Christian Prince

RC Online is proud to announce the addition of The Christian Prince to the Core Read Order. This book plows up ground that has been lying fallow for decades, and calls for God’s people to embrace an explicitly Christian approach to politics. -DANIEL EBY – NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, AMERICAN HERITAGE PARTY, WWW.AMERICANHERITAGEPARTY.ORG Buddy Hanson, President of…

Book of Knowledge

RC Online is proud to announce the addition of the Book of Knowledge Children’s Encyclopedia to the Bonus Materials section. It is split into two documents: “Parents and Teachers Guide to Reading Courses” provides an easy to print Table of Contents and the “Book of Knowledge” is the 2 gigabyte (right click and choose Save…

Vocabulary FlashCard Sets

RC Online is proud to announce an affordable way to order the Vocabulary FlashCards in sets of 1,616 cards each for just $70 w/ Free Shipping (USA addresses only). Vocabulary Flashcard Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Carefully selected from the RC Core Read Order and 25 years of SAT Exams these vocabulary…

Vocabulary Flashcards

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” –Mark Twain

Read, Write, Play Music

Can your children teach themselves how to read, write, and play music? RC Online is proud to announce the availability of Read, Write, Play Music by Ian Hodge in the Bonus Materials section – both Student and Instructor – now with double the lessons from 18 to 36. Click here to access online. A Christian…

Science Overview

RC Online is proud to announce the addition of Science Overview to the Bonus Materials section. It gives the student a good overview of 48 monographs in 7 major branches of science. Well written and colorfully illustrated. Topics covered include: Properties of Matter, Forces, Power, Dynamics, Hydrostatics, Heat Physics, Optics, Sound, Atomic Physics, Magnetism, Electricity,…

Color Covers

RC Online is proud to announce the availability of original color covers for select books in the Core Reading order. They are marked with a © and can be ‘Shared’ to your printer.  They are also available as a PDF – Book 1108 in Bonus Materials. If you would like to contribute a cover please…

College Level Courses on Education for RC Parents

RC Online has doubled the number of lectures on Christian Education for RC parents who want to take their knowledge and understanding as homeschoolers to the next level. Presented in Audio, Book, and Transcribed media, and in both Desktop and Mobile formats. Now with a total of 5 Courses and 58 lectures. See Book 1115…

Record Keeping Forms

Whether for your personal use or for official purposes, sometimes it is desirable to keep a record of where a student is and how they are doing in one or more subjects.  To aid in this RC student record keeping forms are now available as part of RC Online – Bonus Materials. There are both…

Parent Made Tests for Select Books now included in RC Online

RC Online is proud to announce the immediate availability of parent made and contributed tests for select books.  Created with loving care for their own children, Robinson Curriculum customers have made them available to the RC community. If you would like to contribute a book test (see existing one for examples) please send it to…

The Overnight Student

The Method
If you are expecting a complicated study system that will take time and practice to master, you’re in for a surprise; because you can apply this one as soon as you lay this book down.

eReaders vs Printed Pages

Dr. Robinson has recommended parents print out the materials of the Robinson Curriculum rather than use eReaders whenever possible. But the convenience and low cost of eReaders makes it a challenge to tow the line on his recommendation. Now more and more studies are coming out about the benefits of learning from the printed page.…

Welcome to RC Online

The Robinson Curriculum now comes with 2 years of instant access to RC Online. View and print. No CD Drive? No Windows PC? No problem! No setup, nothing to install. Works on any computer, any device, any operating system, any time, any where. – $36/yr for existing customers and after 2 years (less than 10…