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Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kit Reviewed by Curriculum Choice
Posted by: | CommentsI am pleased to announce that our Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kit was recently reviewed by the website “Curriculum Choice“.
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It is always exciting to read what homeschool moms, dads, and kids think about our curriculum. Here is a quote from the reviewer:
This program is going to prepare my son to not only complete light maintenance for an auto but it also includes chapters on buying cars, safety, and emergency information. He will be learning how to change a tire, change the oil, check the spark plugs, and many more things that every person should know who owns a car. I highly recommend this program which includes a workbook, lab sheets, and tests in the homeschool kit. By Barb-Harmony Art Mom – Please go to TheCurriculumChoice.com to read the full review.
To read Barb’s blog, go to HarmonyArtMom.Blogspot.com.
The Auto Upkeep curriculum is used by thousands of students in the United States and Canada. We have even shipped Auto Upkeep to students in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, and Japan. Wouldn’t it be nice to teach your teen about basic car care, maintenance, repair, and ownership?
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine reviews the Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kit
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The Old Schoolhouse Magazine - TheHomeschoolMagazine.com
Below is a short excerpt from the review by Amy Christy:
When I first thought about this course, I envisioned this being more of a “father son” project, but I ended up being the one who participated in these labs. They were great! I am not a “technical” person at all and that’s just the point. This course is for everyone. In fact, I think it was created with people like me in mind especially. The text is so easy to follow and learn from, that a person who feels quite out of their element in a mechanical situation can now be more at ease!
You can read the full review HERE.
Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kits are offered in paperback or hardcover text bindings. To help homeschool co-ops, co-op packages have been assembled for additional savings. Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kits and co-op packages can be purchased at AutoUpkeep.com/Kit.
“Neat New Curriculum” – Jamin
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See what Jamin and her husband have to say about the Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kit -
I like how the workbook chapters break down one section of the car at a time. It goes from the most basic to the more complicated. In the workbook each chapter has web links to go to and activities to call around and get quotes and information from different places. I like that it gets the kids involved and getting experience as they use the curriculum.
The manual explains all the different tools you will need to use and what they are for. It explains how to check fluids, the electrical system and what the different systems are. There are a lots of web links so the information will remain up to date. It also talks about being green and recycling things like oil and other fluids which is important.
The manual also breaks up the expenses of having a car. It goes in to expenses such as maintenance, insurance, cost of the car, repairs, etc. It also has information to figure out how many of your work hours will go to paying for your car each week. This will be good for our oldest to do next Fall.
The whole package looks very professional and complete!
Read the complete review HERE
Auto Upkeep Homeschool Kit reviewed by Top Blogger
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APonderingHeart.com
I am pleased to announce that Miss Jocelyn, the top commenter at HomeschoolBlogger.com and publisher of www.aponderingheart.com, recently reviewed our Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kit. You can read the review and comments at http://aponderingheart.com/blog/?p=1900. I also pasted the review below:
Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kit review by Jocelyn Dixon (17 year old Homeschooler – www.aponderingheart.com)
When I was contacted about reviewing the Auto Upkeep kit I was very excited and pleased to be able to use it. It’s courses like these that people think homeschoolers miss out on, but there is opportunity in everything to learn. The Auto Upkeep curriculum was written by a husband and wife team, Mike and Linda Gray, who both grew up knowing how to handle cars by helping with their family automotive businesses. They wrote this curriculum to enable everyday people to know the basics of car maintenance.
Excerpt from AutoUpkeep.com
“Auto Upkeep: Basic Car Care was first published in July 2003, but that date really only represents the starting point for Rolling Hills Publishing. By 2003 Auto Upkeep had already been a work in progress for several years. The author Michael Gray has always been interested in the automobile. He started in the automotive field at the early age of twelve in his family’s service station. In the mid 90s Michael implemented and taught a basic high school automotive program. This program is still a popular elective at that high school.”The kit includes a workbook, textbook, and instruction resource disc. These are sturdy materials with thick pages and large text. The workbook is pre-made to be placed in a three-ring binder and the textbook has a nice hardcover so they can be placed anywhere without being easily damaged.
This curriculum is set up for middle and high school grades, but my 11year-old brother could easily go through it and still I think a younger age could use it. Throughout both books there are over 400 illustrations and drawings to make it easy for the student to understand in given details of text and images. On the disc you will find documents and PDFs of syllabuses, activities, questions, examines, and more to use on your computer or print off.
The student uses this curriculum by reading over a chapter in the textbook and then going to the workbook to complete activities, questions, and quizzes based on each chapter. Both are easy to follow and read. I really liked how there are different signs for different topics of information, in balloons and sidebars, in both books. These not only inform the student, but keep them interested while completing the chapter. They make this a well-rounded curriculum with including information that may not be directly on auto upkeep, but certainly is important. In the beginning of the textbook a history is given of the automotive’s progression and impact on the course of the world since the 1770’s. You don’t often get to read about this kind of information, unless the guy at the mechanics is quite friendly. Ha!
They make this an interactive course. It’s not just reading or writing. It’s getting involved and getting to put into practice what you’ve learned. They have you going out to your own car to find parts that are important to locate and identify. Giving you info on what to look for in a car, buying, expenses, and safety.
Excerpt from AutoUpkeep.com…
“We want to provide you with the best resources possible. We value your input. We are constantly working to develop and improve Auto Upkeep and additional teaching resources to make learning about car care easy and fun. If you have suggestions on how to improve our products, please email us.”This is a curriculum that can be used for a one on one or in a group. You can buy them in sets for co-ops or buy just a replacement workbook to use with the textbook and disc again and again. On their website you can find frequently asked questions, ask a question, visit their blog or watch videos on their YouTube channel. They thought of everything!
Whether you have someone to show how to keep basic auto maintenance or not this curriculum will benefit you. As a young lady this type of job will be something I’ll let the men do, but it is useful knowledge I need if ever I should be put into a position where I have to do it myself. Being prepared for anything, even changing a tire yourself, is one of the best traits of a homekeeper can have.
