Exhibitors – 2010
2010 Exhibitors
The exhibit hall at the Chicago Homeschool Expo provides parents the opportunity to interact with homeschool curriculum providers, homeschool service providers, college representatives, and more. We like to pack our exhibit hall with all types of curriculum and services – from tutors to colleges, science to math, preschool to high school. It’s all here under one roof!
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Exhibitors
A Beka Book – Christian textbooks for nursery through grade 12. Video program for homeschool kindergarten through grade 12.
Alpha Omega Publications – Switched-on Schoolhouse, LIFEPAC, Horizons and Alpha Omega Academy
Ambrose Digital – is the highest quality educational video streams in the business. One year licenses are available for as little as $1.99. Support your curriculum with the powerful High Definition educational video productions that our visual learning society demands.
Bilingual Books - Foreign language learning products
Bows by Lisa Luann – are simple, attractive hair products that can greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to get hair ready in the morning. They are perfect for church, lessons, school, and everyday wear. Putting hair into a pony tail is simple and pain-free. Even an eight year old can have a perfect bun in her hair in less than ten seconds. And they can do it themselves, freeing up home schooling moms for other activities. Online video instruction is available and all products come with a lifetime, no questions-asked, free replacement warranty.
Christian Light Publications – Christian Light Education – complete curriculum for grades 1-12. Includes electives; also kindergarten materials and library books
Classical Conversations – is a program modeled after the one-room schoolhouse where one homeschool mom, trained through Classical Conversations in the classical model, tutors multiple subjects to students of multiple ages and abilities at the same time. We have communities set up all over the state of Illinois that allow homeschool families to participate in this once a week program. We support families who are homeschooling classically and give them an opportunity to practice the three stages of the trivium in a classical Christian community.
DIVE-Digital Interactive Video Education – DIVE Into Math – Award winning interactive video lectures on CD-ROM that teach every lesson in each Saxon Math textbook for $50 per title.
DIVE Into Science- A complete digital curriculum which includes 60 video lectures, 30 video labs, a digital lab manual and workbook, quarterly exams and video solutions to all review questions and lab exercises. It can be used with any textbook such as Apologia, Bob Jones, or Abeka or simply use internet sources.
CLEP Professor – Interactive video lectures teaches every concept on select College Level Examination Program exams, allowing students to gain college credit for high school courses for $39.
Dynamic Literacy – WordBuild, A Better Way to Teach Vocabulary, teaches students the core Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes that are used in English and form the foundation of all academic learning. It takes just 15 minutes per day and students love it! For grades 2-12
Ebaru Publishing/The Violin Book – Homeschool Violin Curriculum, Violins
Edu-Track Home School – Home School lesson planning, record keeping, transcript, progress reporting, graphical chore charts, awards, student educational tracking, reporting, certificates and more software.
Gravitas /Real Science-4-Kids - Award winning, teacher friendly, Real Science-4-Kids Curriculum, written by Dr. Rebecca W. Keller, teaches solid science concepts(chemistry, physics,etc) with engaging hands-on experiments utilizing the scientific method, encourages critical thinking skills and connects science to other subjects(ie history, the arts, philosophy, technology, language) giving an advantage in every subject area.
Greathall Productions, Inc - Award-Winning audio by JIM WEISS featuring classical literature, history, Story of the World Sets,G.A. Henty titles and NEW unabridged novels. This line includes over 60 titles, 85+ National Awards
HSLDA – HSLDA is a national nonprofit organization that advocates at the federal, state, and local levels for the right of parents to direct the education of their children, specifically through homeschooling. Beyond providing legal support, HSLDA offers resources for homeschooling from preschool to graduation, as well as consultations for parents with struggling learners. We also host an online curriculum market, offer discounts for homeschool-related services, and provide online seminars on a variety of topics.
Homeschool Legal Advantage – Promotional material for HLA legal services, books written by Attorney Gibbs and other CLA attorney’s
Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Free, Illinois-specific, supplemental, educational materials about Illinois’ natural resources.
K12, iCademy – K12 is the leader in online learning for grades K through 12 for two fundamental reasons: we develop our own curriculum, widely regarded as the highest quality available online, and we are devoted to fulfilling the promise of education for every child. We invite you to discover how the K12 lessons, on-line learning tools and activities and off-line materials could work for your children.
iCademy: The K¹² International Academy is an accredited, private online school that offers the world-renowned curriculum from K¹², the market leader in online curriculum programs for grades K-12. Extensive, individualized support is focused on unlocking each student\’s unique potential. Students connect in and out of the online school, building their 21st-century skills while safely interacting, chatting, and participating in clubs with other students from around the world. Part-time options are also available for teacher-led, credit-bearing courses.
Laurel Springs School – is an accredited, college preparatory private school for grades K – 12. Looking for college preparatory academics with the personalized support and highly trained teachers of the best private schools? You’ve found it.
Learning By Grace – Learning By Grace, Inc. is the premiere provider of PreK-12 online Christian homeschooling programs. Learning By Grace has developed over 150 original Bible based online full year online courses which can be taken with and without teacher support. We manage several online Academies; each provide a different level of service. ). Learning By Grace serves Christian families in all 50 states and about 15 countries. We partner with missionaries, military families, churches, Christian schools and homeschooling associations throughout the world through our Partners By Grace program. Learning By Grace has been successfully providing services to homeschoolers since 2001.
Memoria Press – Memoria Press offers classical Christian homeschool resources that are characterized by simplicity, quality, and affordability. Our products are designed to be accessible to homeschool families who have no familiarity with the subject being taught.
Modesty Matters – Your one stop shopping place for modest dress patterns, how-to videos, and more for little girls and young ladies
Ring of Fire – Ring of Fire hands-on science units for Pre K to High School students
Simpler Times Health - Young Living’s Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils and essential oil-enhanced supplements, home, body care products, and NingXia Red whole food antioxidant nutrient infusion
Sonlight Curriculum – is a comprehensive, complete literature based curriculum for ages pre K through high school. Our product includes lesson plans and extensive notes for parents.
Spell to Write and Read – “Spell to Write and Read” is a complete phonics and spelling program for PK-12th grade. Students are taught 70 phonograms and 29 spelling rules, giving them a strategy to decode and spell any word. SWR uses a multi-sensory approach, and is especially beneficial to logical/literal, auditory learners who struggle with the visual nature of reading and inconsistent phonics rules. SWR is a Spalding based reading method proven to prevent and aid dyslexia. However, it is not only for early readers. The lists cover through 12th grade spelling and many teachers have improved their own spelling skills.
Teaching Textbooks – Math products designed for the home schooler… Math 3 through Pre-Calculus
The Etiquette Factory – is a training program for ages pre-school through high school. This is what you’ve been waiting for! This fun, exciting and easy, 3 phase program, is designed to change the world, one child at a time. We’re giving families tools to help make learning etiquette fun, while focusing on the value of others.
Usborne Books & More – FREE BOOKS!! Build your home library with books your kids will LOVE! Usborne Books & More offers over 1,400 books. They offer an excellent selection of fiction and non-fiction books for babies through high school students.
Visual Manna – offers art workshops and the Young Lions Art Program via the internet and live. We also have art curriculum books that reinforce core subjects. We have an new Astronomy through Art program as well.
Wisdom’s Gate – Publishers of The Home School Digest and An Encouraging Word magazine. We have a variety of books, magazines, and audio CDs for homeschooling families and those considering homeschooling.
