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The W Street Family Travels to Africa introduces us to the family's adventure on a new continent - Africa. Aunt Wanda prepares the kids for a great adventure: a real safari. And the most amazing thing: Wowlet, who could not fly with them, is trained by Aunt Wanda to fly safely to Africa, across the Atlantic, and meet them at their hotel. What the family didn't expect is that, besides the Safari adventure where they meet various animals from the Savannah,...
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Lael Whitehead tells how she took her children out of school and allowed them to learn from life in a natural, self-directed way, without curriculum, grades, discipline or rewards. Whitehead describes the various ways in which her three daughters each designed their own unique educations. She introduces her concept of radical respect as the cornerstone of compassionate parenting. Sharing stories from her own experience, she shows that when children...
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Why a growing number of parents choose not to send their children to public school. The companion book to the award-winning documentary 'IndoctrinNation', this eye-opening book includes: An unforgettable introduction by a father who lost his son in the Columbine school massacre: 'I put him in a pagan school where they teach there is no God.' 12 common reasons people give not to homeschool, and the manageable reality of this educational alternative....
25) School Education
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School Education, the third volume of Charlotte Mason's Homeschooling Series, consists of thoughts about the teaching and curriculum of children aged 9-12, either at school or at home. She suggests that parents should practice what she calls 'masterly inactivity': not neglectful or permissive parenting, but simply allowing children to work things out for themselves, do things for themselves, learn from their own mistakes, and to have time for free...
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The idea of homeschooling is both frightening and exciting. It is an idea that takes you out of mainstream thought and has you questioning your validity as a good parent. The thinking that your child should be removed from a public or private school and isolated in a home environment undoubtedly teeters on the right or wrong. Once a parent moves beyond this trend of negative thought, researches the vast amount of material related to homeschooling,...
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Many believe that you need expensive materials, or a formal classroom, for true learning to take place. 100 Ways to Teach your Kids with Fruit sets out to challenge that notion. Parents can teach their children while preparing lunch, going to the park, or on the trip to school! Algebra, chemistry, English, drama, art, mathematics, and so much more, can be found in everyday life! Teachers are often instructed to look out for teachable moments; however,...
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When Alison Bernhoft set out to homeschool her six children, her grand plans were constantly derailed by the second law of thermodynamics: Entropy. Entropy happens. It enters our houses, spreads toys and dishes around, creates chaos throughout the day, and most importantly steals our time. But Alison discovered that chaos and homeschooling are far from mutually exclusive; indeed, suitably restrained, entropy can be the best teacher of all.
Entropy...
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Homeschooling parents are under great pressure. Besides trying to balance teaching responsibilities and family life, they often face unrealistic expectations from relatives, churches, other homeschoolers, and society at large. Even parents considering homeschooling sense the need to be perfect. Sonya Haskins doesn't want any more families to give up on homeschooling. In this book she shares affirming stories and practical ideas from dozens of everyday...
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What is a good education? What is it for? To answer these questions, Stratford Caldecott shines a fresh light on the three arts of language, in a marvelous recasting of the Trivium whereby Grammar, Dialectic, and Rhetoric are explored as Remembering, Thinking, and Communicating. These are the foundational steps every student must take towards conversion of heart and mind, so that a Catholic Faith can be lived out in unabashed pursuit of the True,...
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Formation of Character is the fifth volume of Charlotte Mason's Homeschooling series. The chapters stand alone and are valuable to parents of children of all ages. Part I includes case studies of children (and adults) who cured themselves of bad habits. Part II is a series of reflections on subjects including both schooling and vacations (or "stay-cations" as we now call them). Part III covers various aspects of home schooling, with a special section...
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Bia Willcox's Aunt Wanda's Memories of the Amazon Rainforest takes us on a wonderful journey through the Amazon River, exploring the natural wonders of the rainforest, its fauna, and flora. Children will extend their English vocabulary by reading about typical Amazon animal species and native tribes' customs. All the while learning the importance of maintaining the Amazonian eco-system for future generations. According to Aunt Wanda, the future of...
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Homeschooling has been in the educational mainstream for a few decades now. Over two million school-age children (K-12) are currently being homeschooled, and the number keeps going up. This is not a new phenomenon, and you can successfully teach your children at home. However, even with the rising number of homeschooled children in the United States, there are several myths that continue to make people question this viable, educational method.
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Charlotte Mason was a late nineteenth-century British educator whose ideas were far ahead of her time. She believed that children are born persons worthy of respect, rather than blank slates, and that it was better to feed their growing minds with living literature and vital ideas and knowledge, rather than dry facts and knowledge filtered and pre-digested by the teacher. Her method of education, still used by some private schools and many homeschooling...
35) Home Education
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Home Education consists of six lectures by Charlotte Mason about the raising and educating of young children (up to the age of nine), for parents and teachers. She encourages us to spend a lot of time outdoors, immersed in nature and handling natural objects and collecting experiences on which to base the rest of their education. She discusses the use of training in good habits such as attention, thinking, imagining, remembering, performing tasks...
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Formation of Character is the fifth volume of Charlotte Mason's Homeschooling series. The chapters stand alone and are valuable to parents of children of all ages. Part I includes case studies of children (and adults) who cured themselves of bad habits. Part II is a series of reflections on subjects including both schooling and vacations (or "stay-cations" as we now call them). Part III covers various aspects of home schooling, with a special section...
37) Aleina's Gift
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You're invited to the party!
Come along to play on Aleina's special day! There are lots of surprises awaiting her and her guest. A jam-packed day full of activities, mysteries, and laughter. So get dressed up and join the party.
38) Maradro Island
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Libro para niños, dedicado a la paz de mundo y a la preservación del medio ambiente mundial. Environmental children's book, dedicated to World Peace and environmental preservation worldwide.
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Actualmente, hay muchas familias en todo el mundo que educan fuera de la escuela y desde siempre ha habido quienes se resistieron a ella, ejerciendo su capacidad de aprender de distintas maneras. Por esta razón, para hacer este libro buscamos historias reales que muestran que es posible y gozoso, aunque no por eso sencillo, aprender en libertad.
Decidir que lxs hijxs no vayan a la escuela o ser docente y elegir salir de la escuela no son decisiones...
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Bring delight back to your homeschool.
Have you fallen into a routine of checking boxes? Do you wonder why you don't have time to focus on building your children's character and love of learning?
That can change.
"Better Together" teaches you how to design a part of your homeschool day, where the entire family can learn together. This time, known as "Morning Time," has exploded in popularity, since its inclusion in Sarah Mackenzie's bestseller "Teaching...
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