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***Arkansas Homeschool Resources***

Arkansas Homeschool Resources Explore Arkansas homeschool resources, co-ops, support groups, curriculum stores, tutors, EFAs, field trips, and legal info in this statewide guide from First Homeschool.

***CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS***

If you're looking for a traditional Christian curriculum with a strong biblical worldview and classroom-proven structure, **Purposeful Design** delivers a complete, easy-to-follow program—here's a quick tour of the curriculum and what to look for in stock.

**What it is:** A comprehensive Christian curriculum published by **ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International)**. Designed for Christian schools but equally effective for homeschool families, it offers full courses in **Bible, language arts, math, science, social studies, and more** from elementary through high school.

How learning flows:
* **Elementary:** Strong foundations in phonics, reading, handwriting, grammar, math, science, and social studies with frequent review and biblical application.
* **Middle & High School:** More independent learning with textbooks, guided practice, assessments, and critical thinking woven throughout each subject.
* **Bible Integration:** Rather than adding Bible as a separate thought, biblical principles are intentionally incorporated throughout every subject.

**What your day looks like:** Read the lesson → discuss key concepts → complete workbook or textbook exercises → review together. Most lessons follow a predictable format, making planning straightforward for parents and helping students build confidence.

**Flex for your week:** Easy to divide across a traditional 5-day schedule or adapt for a 4-day week. The structured format also makes it simple to pause, review, or accelerate as needed.

**Teaching multiple kids:** Students work at their own grade level, but parents can often combine subjects like Bible, science, or history discussions while assigning independent work separately.

**Getting started:** Select grade level that best matches your child's academic ability, then build your core subjects one at a time or purchase complete grade-level materials. Purposeful Design is an excellent fit for families who appreciate a traditional textbook approach, consistent routines, and a thoroughly Christian worldview integrated throughout every lesson.

Visit: https://store.firsthomeschool.com/collections/purposeful-design

*** MONDAY ADDITIONS ***

This week’s Monday Additions bring in another strong round of literature, history, math, language arts, and teacher-supported curriculum resources. And remember...PRICES ARE ALWAYS BETTER IN-STORE!

For literature, we added a great group of early chapter books and classic series favorites, including several Magic Tree House titles, a nice Hardy Boys starter group, and character-building family reads like Wisdom and the Millers and Missionary Stories with the Millers.

For history, we added All American History Volume II, including the Student Reader and Teacher’s Guide & Answer Key, along with additional American history reading resources. This is a great option for families looking for a structured history course with teacher support.

For math, we added several helpful resources, including Purposeful Design Mathematics Grade 3 and Grade 6 Teacher Editions, plus a large Miquon Math group with teacher notes, lab sheet annotations, student materials, and first-grade diary support.

For language arts and reading, we added Abeka Grade 5 resources including Language Arts 5 lesson plans, Reading 5 Answer Key, Read & Comprehend Skill Sheets, and Spelling, Vocabulary & Poetry 5 Test Key.

We’re also excited to continue building helpful homeschool resources for families, including curriculum guidance designed to help parents choose with more confidence.

As always, this is just a small portion of what’s been added this week.

Browse brand new curriculum and literature here:
https://store.firsthomeschool.com/collections/new-product-collection?sort=extra-sort1-descending

*** MONDAY ADDITIONS ***

This week’s Monday Additions bring in a strong mix of Abeka, BJU Press, ReadyGEN, phonics, reading, language arts, arithmetic, science, health, Latin, logic, and middle school physics. And remember...PRICES ARE ALWAYS BETTER IN-STORE!

Abeka additions are especially strong this week. We added Science & Health SETs including **Choosing Good Health & Observing God’s World, plus **Enjoying Good Health & Investigating God’s World, with student books, answer keys, quizzes/tests, and teacher support.
For reading, we added **Abeka Reading 5 resources, including answer key, readers, and skill sheets, all from the 2nd Edition.
Language arts additions include **Abeka God’s Gift of Language B and **God’s Gift of Language C SETs, both 3rd Edition, with work-texts, quiz/test keys, and teacher support.
Math additions include an **Abeka Arithmetic 5 4th Ed SET, with work-text, answer key, quizzes/tests/speed drills, and teacher key.

BJU Press additions include a **Reading 1 Fourth Edition Teacher’s Edition Set, **Footsteps for Fours Teacher Edition Parts 1–4 3rd Edition, and **Phonics & English 1 Teacher Edition 4th Edition Set.

We also added a complete **ReadyGEN Grade 1 Teacher’s Guide Units 1–6 Set, along with a large group of **BJU Press Reading 1 Fourth Edition Readers Set A–F — 20 like-new copies available.

For early reading intervention and phonics support, we added an **ABeCeDarian Level A LOT in the Homeschool Tutoring Edition.

Additional language arts resources include a **Spelling You See Level E LOT of 3, with workbooks and instructor handbook.

For Latin and classical studies, we added **Henle Latin Second Year set, plus **Classical Conversations Trivium Tables for Logic, Debate, and Latin.

For upper elementary and middle school science, we added a **Focus On Middle School Physics Set for Grades 5–8, 3rd Ed.

As always, this is just a small portion of what’s been added this week.

Browse brand new curriculum and literature here:
https://store.firsthomeschool.com/collections/new-product-collection?sort=extra-sort1-descending

📚 Behind-the-scenes update for our buyback families!

We've been hard at work making our buyback process faster and more organized — from the moment your books arrive to the moment they're priced and ready for their next family. 💛

We even built our own custom intake system from scratch — coded in-house, just for our store — to help us track and move your materials through review faster than ever. 🛠️

NEW THIS WEEK: You can now see a LIVE buyback status update right on our homepage and Buyback Program page! At a glance, you'll know:
✅ Which submission dates we're reviewing now
✅ How many buybacks are in line
✅ When the status was last updated

No more wondering where your books are in the process — just check the site!

Thank you for your patience while we make these improvements. Every box you send us helps get quality homeschool materials back into the hands of families who need them — and we're working hard to make that happen faster than ever. 🙌

https://store.firsthomeschool.com/pages/buy-back-program

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📚 **NEW THIS WEEK AT FIRST HOMESCHOOL!** 📚

Fresh inventory has arrived! This week's brand-new additions include homeschool curriculum, classic literature, educational supplies, games, and hands-on learning tools.

📖 **Curriculum Highlights**
• **A Reason For Handwriting** (multiple levels)
• **Master Books** – *America's Story*, *The World's Story*, *Math Lessons for a Living Education*
• **ACE** – Science PACEs, English, Algebra & Chemistry resources
• **Math-U-See** – Skip Count Songbook & CD
• **Saxon Math** Fact Cards
• **The Good & the Beautiful** Geography & Grammar Cards
• **Memoria Press** Flashcards
• **My Father's World** resources
• **BJU Press** BookLinks readers

📚 **Classic Literature**
A beautiful collection of **Page Publications Deluxe Hardcover Classics** has arrived, including:
*Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, The Secret Garden, Treasure Island, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, Oliver Twist, Moby Dick, Great Expectations, The Great Gatsby, The Call of the Wild & White Fang,* and *The Hardy Boys Collection.*

🧩 **Learning Supplies**
We're also stocking:
• STEM Challenge Cards & Math Tool Kits
• Reading & Writing Tool Kits
• Handwriting resources
• Montessori, preschool & toddler activity books
• Sign language books & flashcards
• Art supplies, educational games, planners, notebooks, and more.

🎮 **Plus...**
New **Animo strategy card games**, Baby Genius DVDs, educational toys, and other unique family learning resources.

Whether you're building a complete homeschool year or simply filling a few gaps, there's something new for every age and stage.

🛒 Browse all of this week's new arrivals:
[https://store.firsthomeschool.com/collections/new-product-collection?sort=extra-sort1-descending](https://store.firsthomeschool.com/collections/new-product-collection?sort=extra-sort1-descending)

*** MONDAY ADDITIONS ***

This week’s Monday Additions bring in a strong mix of phonics, language arts, logic, history, hands-on learning, classroom activities, games, and early elementary resources. And remember...PRICES ARE ALWAYS BETTER IN-STORE!

For early reading and language arts, we added several New Friends / More New Friends workbook resources, along with a nice group of LIFEPAC Language Arts student books.

Hands-on phonics and letter practice is especially strong this week, with wooden letter cards, alphabet-style manipulatives, and a colorful set of letter floor puzzle pieces for younger learners.

For logic and upper-level thinking, we added a strong Memoria Press Traditional Logic group, including Traditional Logic I and Traditional Logic II resources with student texts, teacher keys, quizzes, and tests.

History additions include Famous Figures of the Middle Ages & Renaissance, a hands-on cut, color, and assemble resource that pairs well with medieval and Renaissance history studies.

For sentence building and grammar practice, we added Lakeshore Sentence Puzzles, a 200-piece hands-on set for building sentences and working with parts of speech.

Game and activity additions include Hedbanz, a fun family-style question game that works well for game shelves, co-ops, and group play.

As always, this is just a small portion of what’s been added this week.

Browse all recent additions here:
https://store.firsthomeschool.com/collections/recently-added?sort=extra-sort1-descending

FYI...please mark your calendars!!

Homeschooling continues to grow year after year in the Northwest Arkansas area. Join us for the annual NWA Homeschool Fair to see what NWA has to offer!

✏️The NWA Hornets & Educate NWA are sponsoring a Homeschool Fair on August 4th from 6-8 pm at Lowell First Baptist Church.

The event is free to individuals and families, with the goal of helping homeschool families discover what classes, groups, and services are available in NWA.

🎉 Goodie bags to the first 100 guests (one per family). We will also have a $100 Visa Gift Card giveaway for all attendees to enter to win. 🎉

Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NWAHomeschoolFair/
And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nwahomeschoolfair

Who will you see at the NWA Homeschool Fair?
American Heritage Girls
C.H.E.S.S.
Choice Education Network, Inc.
Classical Conversations
Connect Learning Studio
Counteract USA
Ecclesia College
Educate NWA
Empower Learning Hub and Academic Advantage
First Homeschool Bookstore
Flip Side Ninja
Author, Jenny Bradley
John Brown University
Launchpoint - classes, tutoring, test prep
Mrs. Segal’s Literacy Lab
NWA Hornets
NWA Formals
Paris Piano Studio
Peel Compton Foundation
STOA - Surgamus Speech & Debate
Technobotics 4-H Robotics
Teen Pact Leadership School
The Homeschool Advisors
Time Traveller’s Literature
Young Chef’s Academy

AND MORE TO COME!

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*** MONDAY ADDITIONS ***

This week’s Monday Additions bring in a strong mix of Oak Meadow, Abeka, phonics, math, science, history, literature, and classroom-style visuals. And remember...PRICES ARE ALWAYS BETTER IN-STORE!

For full curriculum resources, we’ve added several **Oak Meadow Grade 6** materials, including **Basic Life Science**, **Ancient Civilizations**, and math resources, with teacher manual support included.

Abeka additions are especially strong this week. For early learners, we added **Basic Phonics Flashcards**, **Arithmetic 1–2 Concept Cards**, and a large **Abeka Grade 1 Language Arts** group with lesson plans, readers, phonics materials, writing tablet, charts, CD, tests, and answer keys.

Math additions include **Abeka Arithmetic 1** and **Arithmetic 4** homeschool resources, with lesson plans, tests, speed drills, flashcards, fact charts, concept cards, and teacher keys.

For science and health, we added **Abeka Grade 1** and **Science 4** materials, including readers, teaching charts, quizzes/tests, and teacher support. We also added **Health, Safety, and Manners** resources for younger students.

History and geography additions include **Abeka Homeschool History** resources, plus **Community Helpers Visuals**, **Children of the World Visuals**, and **America: Our Great Country Visuals** with lesson guide support.

For literature, we added a nice **HBJ Treasury of Literature** set, a great option for building reading comprehension, vocabulary, and exposure to classic stories and selections.

As always, this is just a small portion of what’s been added this week.

Browse all recent additions here:
https://store.firsthomeschool.com/collections/recently-added?sort=extra-sort1-descending