Heart of Dakota Curriculum Awards

Throughout the years, our curriculum has been tested and approved by thousands of homeschool families, and this quality is reflected in the awards our programs have earned over the years. Have a look at our award winners below!

2024

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Kindergarten: Little Hearts for His Glory
  • 1st Place in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series
  • 1st Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series
  • 1st Place in High School Curriculum: Heart of Dakota High School Courses
  • 1st Place in Literature: Heart of Dakota Literature
  • 1st Place in Geography: World Geography

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Preschool/Readiness: Little Hands to Heaven
  • 2nd Place in History: Heart of Dakota curriculum

Third Place

  • 3rd Place in Phonics: Reading Made Easy

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Top 20 Nominee

  • Top 20 nominee: Christian Homeschool Curriculum
  • Top 20 nominee: High School History/Social Studies Homeschool Curriculum
  • Top 20 nominee: Multiple Subject All-in-One Homeschool Curriculum High School
  • Top 20 nominee: Most Popular Reading and Phonics Homeschool Curriculum

2023

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series
  • 1st Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series
  • 1st Place in High School Curriculum: Heart of Dakota High School Courses

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Kindergarten: Little Hearts for His Glory
  • 2nd Place in Literature: Heart of Dakota Literature
  • 2nd Place in Geography: World Geography

Third Place

  • 3rd Place in History: Heart of Dakota curriculum
  • 3rd Place in Preschool/Readiness: Little Hands to Heaven

2022

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series
  • 1st Place in High School Curriculum: Heart of Dakota High School Courses
  • 1st Place in History: Heart of Dakota curriculum

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Preschool/Readiness: Little Hands to Heaven
  • 2nd Place in Kindergarten: Little Hearts for His Glory
  • 2nd Place in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series
  • 2nd Place in Literature: Heart of Dakota Literature
  • 2nd Place in Geography: World Geography

103 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum

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  • Preschool through Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” Series
  • Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series
  • High School Curriculum: Heart of Dakota High School Courses

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Third Place

  • 3rd Place in All-in-One Homeschool Curriculum
  • 3rd Place in Most Popular Preschool Homeschool Curriculum
  • 3rd Place in Special Needs Homeschool Curriculum

Top 20 Nominee

  • Top 20 nominee: Homeschool Unit Studies Curriculum
  • Top 20 nominee: Most Popular Reading and Phonics Homeschool Curriculum
  • Top 20 nominee: Most Popular Literature Homeschool Curriculum
  • Top 20 nominee: Spelling and Vocabulary Homeschool Curriculum
  • Top 20 nominee: Bible Studies/Courses for Homeschoolers
  • Top 20 nominee: High School Geography Homeschool Curriculum
  • Top 20 nominee: Economics and Government Homeschool Curriculum

2021

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series
  • 1st Place in History: Heart of Dakota curriculum
  • 1st Place in Literature: Heart of Dakota Literature
  • 1st Place in Geography: World Geography

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Preschool/Readiness: Little Hands to Heaven
  • 2nd Place in Kindergarten: Little Hearts for His Glory
  • 2nd Place in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series
  • 2nd Place in High School Curriculum: Heart of Dakota High School Courses

2020

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series
  • 1st Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series
  • 1st Place in High School Curriculum: Heart of Dakota High School Courses
  • 1st Place in History: Heart of Dakota curriculum
  • 1st Place in Literature: Heart of Dakota Literature
  • 1st Place in Geography: World Geography

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Kindergarten: Little Hearts for His Glory

Third Place

  • 3rd Place in Preschool/Readiness: Little Hands to Heaven

The Old Schoolhouse Excellence in Education Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Bible: Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and High School
  • 1st Place in Character Building: Elementary, Middle, and High School
  • 1st Place in Electives: High School
  • 1st Place in History: Middle School
  • 1st Place in Language Arts: Literature
  • 1st Place in Preschool
  • 1st Place in Unit Studies

2019

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series
  • 1st Place in History: Heart of Dakota curriculum
  • 1st Place in Literature: Heart of Dakota Literature
  • 1st Place in Geography: World Geography

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Kindergarten: Little Hearts for His Glory
  • 2nd Place in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series
  • 2nd Place in High School Curriculum: Heart of Dakota High School Courses

Third Place

  • 3rd Place in Preschool/Readiness: Little Hands to Heaven

The Old Schoolhouse Excellence in Education Awards

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Unit Studies
  • 2nd Place in Boxed Curriculum Company
  • 2nd Place in Preschool
  • 2nd Place in Bible: General
  • 2nd Place in Character Building: Middle School
  • 2nd Place in Character Building: Elementary School

2018

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in History: Heart of Dakota curriculum
  • 1st Place in Geography: World Geography

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Kindergarten: Little Hearts for His Glory
  • 2nd Place in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series
  • 2nd Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series
  • 2nd Place in Literature: Drawn into the Heart of Reading

Third Place

  • 3rd Place in High School Curriculum: Heart of Dakota High School Courses

Honorable Mention

  • Honorable Mention in Preschool/Readiness: Little Hands to Heaven

The Old Schoolhouse Excellence in Education Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Character Building: Elementary School

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Bible: Preschool
  • 2nd Place in Bible: Elementary School
  • 2nd Place in Character Building: Middle School
  • 2nd Place in Homeschool “Secret”: Curriculum

2016

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series
  • 1st Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series
  • 1st Place in High School Curriculum: Heart of Dakota High School Courses
  • 1st Place in History: Heart of Dakota curriculum
  • 1st Place in Geography: World Geography

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Preschool/Readiness: Little Hands to Heaven
  • 2nd Place in Kindergarten: Little Hearts for His Glory

2015

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Geography

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series
  • 2nd Place in History

Third Place

  • 3rd Place in Preschool/Readiness: Little Hands to Heaven

Honorable Mention

  • Honorable Mention in Kindergarten Curriculum
  • Honorable Mention in Elementary Curriculum
  • Honorable Mention in High School Curriculum

102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum

Cathy Duffy's Top 102

  • Included in Cathy Duffy’s Top Picks: Heart of Dakota Curriculum and Drawn into the Heart of Reading

2014

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

Second Place

  • 2nd Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series

Third Place

  • 3rd Place in Kindergarten/Readiness/Preschool: Little Hearts for His Glory
  • 3rd Place in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series

Honorable Mention

  • Honorable Mention in Literature: Drawn into the Heart of Reading

2013

The Old Schoolhouse Excellence in Education Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Character Building: High School

2012

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

First Place

  • 1st Place in Middle School Curriculum: “Hearts for Him Through Time” series

Third Place

  • 3rd Place in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series
  • 3rd Place in Literature: Drawn into the Heart of Reading

Honorable Mention

  • Honorable Mention in Kindergarten/Readiness/Preschool: Little Hearts for His Glory

101 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum

Cathy Duffy's Top 101

  • Included in Cathy Duffy’s Top Picks: Heart of Dakota Curriculum and Drawn into the Heart of Reading

2011

Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

Honorable Mention

  • Honorable Mention in Kindergarten/Readiness/Preschool: Little Hearts for His Glory
  • Honorable Mention in Elementary Curriculum: “Little Hearts” series

100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum

Cathy Duffy's Top 100

  • Included in Cathy Duffy’s Top Picks: Drawn into the Heart of Reading