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› Find signed collectible books: '100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing The Right Curriculum And Approach For Your Child's Learning Style'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ancient Times Vol. 1 : From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor'
What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? How did a six year-old become the last emperor of Rome? The Story of the World covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. This read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with elementary-school children. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant-Life Homeschooling'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Big Book of Books and Activities: An Illustrated Guide for Teacher, Parents, and Anyone Who Works With Kids!'
This book is the winner of Learning magazine s Teacher s Choice Award. It illustrates how to make HUNDREDS of manipulatives and teaching aids using inexpensive materials found in the classroom or at home. With over 400 black and white photographs and illustrations, this easy-to-use visual guide takes you through the steps for making each student/teacher project that will help convert your classroom into a student oriented learning environment. Gives specific examples of their use over a wide range of subjects. Author: Dinah ZikeFormat: 134 pages, PaperbackPublisher: Dinah-Might AdventuresISBN: 978-1882796076 [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Books Children Love: A Guide to the Best Children's Literature'
Here is a book that will help parents open up the wonderful world of reading for their children. Books Children Love is a comprehensive guide to the very best in children's books. [via]
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Illustrated edition of the Prologue features miniatures taken from the Ellesmere manuscript, and closely adheres to the authentic text of Chaucer. End notes provide all the information necessary for a complete understanding of the work. [via]
› Find signed collectible books: 'A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning'
Now you can realize the joy filled homeschool of your dreams! This modern classic is written by the homeschool mom who first carried Charlotte Mason's writings to America in her suitcase in 1987. Miss Mason's books were soon republished for a new generation. After ten years of intense study and successful application of Miss Mason s principles with her own children, Karen wrote A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning. Today's parents can now see what a Charlotte Mason education looks like in a contemporary setting while gleaning from its many benefits. Charlotte Mason's principles of education are not only a way of learning but also a way of life. A Charlotte Mason Companion gives you powerful tools to create an extraordinary learning experience. At the turn of every page, you will meet a practical idea and the inspiration to carry it out. Topics on using good books, heroes in history, poetry, art and music appreciation, nature study, the atmosphere of home, the discipline of habit, keeping up enthusiasm, (to name a few) are referred to again and again by Karen s readers. It is one of the most trusted and often quoted books in the home school world since 1998. Plenty of encouragement, wisdom and gentle instruction await you in this beautifully written and beautifully illustrated book. You will not want to loan this one out! [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Charlotte Mason Education: A Home Schooling How-To Manual'
The immensely popular ideas of Charlotte Mason have inspired educators for many decades. Her unique methodology as written about in her six-volume series established the necessary protocols for an education above and beyond that which can be found in traditional classroom settings. In A Charlotte Mason Education, Catherine Levison has collected the key points of Charlotte Mason's methods and presents them in a simple, straightforward way that will allow families to quickly maximize the opportunities of home schooling. With weekly schedules, a challenging and diverse curriculum will be inspire and educate your child. A Charlotte Mason Education is the latest tool for parents seeking the best education for their children.
"I found these books extremely practical and thoughtful."
--Cathy Duffy, author of the Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manuals
"When I became interested in this way of learning and wanted to know how to begin, this was the only book that accomplished my goal. Highly recommended."
--Lorrie Flem, editor of Teach Magazine
"Surely, you will, as I did, find something to enhance the education of your children immediately. Catherine makes it so simple for us!"
--Bob and Tina Farewell, Lifetime Books & Gifts
"As a teacher of twenty years, I have greatly appreciated Catherine's guidance in introducing the Charlotte Mason method in my teaching."
--Maggie Dail, MA, of Master Enterprises Learning Center
"Catherine Levison has written the perfect introduction to the Charlotte Mason method. A must."
--Penny Gardner, author of Charlotte Mason Study Guide
Catherine Levison has over a decade of home schooling experience. The mother of five, and a grandmother, Catherine is a popular teacher and lecturer.
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1924. With many illustrations by Carle Michel Book and M.S. Wright. A Child's History of the World is a classic. Written shortly after World War I by Calvert School's first Head Master, Virgil Hillyer, this history storybook combines charm with facts to stimulate young minds and leave them yearning for more information. This volume of A Child's History of the World contains 79 stories that start at the beginning of time and reach to the present. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Home Learning Source Book: The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education'
Home educator Laura Berquist presents a modern curriculum based on the time-tested philosophy of the classical Triviumgrammar, logic and rhetoric. She has given homeschoolers a valuable tool for putting together a "liberal arts" curriculum that feeds the soul, as well as the intellect. Her approach, covering grades K - 12, is detailed and practical, and it is adaptable by parents and teachers to any situation.
This third revised edition includes a much expanded section for a high school curriculum, and an updated list of resources for all grades.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling'
Strong words from the New York State Teacher of the Year! Twenty-six years of award-winning teaching have led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory governmental school does little but teach young people to follow orders. Dumbing Us Down offers a radical critique of public schooling, and suggests a guerilla curriculum of daily involvement in our communities. [via]
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Easy start for K-3 grades [via]
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A handbook for Christian home education. A commonsense, disciple-based biblical approach to home schooling using real books and real life. Filled with Scriptures, anecdotes, insights, ideas, methods, lists and charts to make living and learning at home natural and enjoyable. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense'
The chilly, wet air of Bainbridge Island, Washington, practically gusts out of this book, written with such descriptive flair that it effortlessly whisks readers into the life of David Guterson, a homeschooler who despises the word and who fell into the practice by accident after he and his wife suffered anxiety attacks over sending their oldest son to school. Guterson is best known for Snow Falling on Cedars, the fictional bestseller he wrote three years after this honest examination of the ultimate in school alternatives. Before he became a prizewinning author, Guterson was a high school English teacher. It is this contradiction--schooling his own children at home, while teaching his neighbors' children in school--that Guterson tries to dissect and defend. He does so with the same fresh, poetic prose that distinguishes his fiction. Some of the characters may sound vaguely familiar. In one chapter, Guterson is forced to defend homeschooling when he moonlights with a gillnetter who believes the practice threatens democracy. Guterson's detailed account of that night--the fisherman's cadence of speech and body language, the misty isolation of the Pacific after dark--seems like a practice run for Snow Falling on Cedars. Still other chapters get downright erudite, with references to contemporary education books by such authors as Tracy Kidder, E.D. Hirsch Jr., and Jonathan Kozol, as well as citations of important research in the field. Guterson weaves these theories and facts into his own life to support his contention that all parents should have a wealth of choices when it comes to educating their children, and that school districts should foster and assist in these choices.
As for Guterson's three sons, their days are described as rich, active, and simply fun, with trips to theaters, a sheep farm, a medieval fair, art galleries, science centers, and other hands-on experiences that ignite their passion for learning. Guterson claims he's not stumping for homeschooling and, true to his word, he devotes a chapter to his lawyer father's stance on the issue (he opposes keeping his grandsons out of school, but defends the rights of parents to do so). Still, the author makes a well-reasoned case for accepting parents as their children's chief educators. Even if you don't agree, you will enjoy getting to know Guterson and his clear-headed, lyrical look at life. --Jodi Mailander Farrell [via]
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Parents can assure their child's success in language arts with this simple-to-use, scripted guide.
First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind uses picture study and other classical techniques to develop the child's language study in those first two all-important years of school. Each lesson leads the parent, step-by-step, through the simple oral and written projects that build reading, writing, spelling, storytelling, and comprehension skills. Use this book to supplement school learning, or as the center of a home-school language arts course. [via]More editions of First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind:

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› Find signed collectible books: 'Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School'
Finally, homeschoolers have a comprehensive guide to designing a homeschool curriculum, from one of the country's foremost homeschooling experts. , Rebecca Rupp presents a structured plan to ensure that your children will learn what they need to know when they need to know it, from preschool through high school. Based on the traditional pre-K through 12th-grade structure, Home Learning Year by Year features:
The integral subjects to be covered within each grade
Standards for knowledge that should be acquired by your child at each level
Recommended books to use as texts for every subject
Guidelines for the importance of each topic: which knowledge is essential and which is best for more expansive study based on your child's personal interests
Suggestions for how to sensitively approach less academic subjects, such as sex education and physical fitness [via]
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A Home Start in Reading booklet tells how and when to begin phonics, and what to do after phonics in the fluency stage. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Honey for a Childs Heart: The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life'
Family favorite now revised and updated, including an annotated list of books for ages 0-12 Everything parents need to know to find the best books for their children Since its publication in 1969, this has been an essential guide for parents wanting to find the best books for their children. Now in its fourth edition, Honey for a Child's Heart discusses everything from the ways reading affects both children's view of the world and their imagination to how to choose good books. Illustrated with drawings from dozens of favorites, it includes an indexed and updated list of the best new books on the market and the classics that you want your children to enjoy. Author Gladys Hunt's tastes are broad, her advice is rooted in experience, and her suggestions will enrich the cultural and spiritual life of any home. [via]
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What was the Black Death? Who fought in the Hundred Years' War? What do people mean by the Counter-Reformation? With its simple chronological and thematic arrangement, The Concise Kingfisher History Encyclopedia puts the whole of history, and the legacy of human civilization - from the Ice Age to the Information Age - at the fingertips of today's children. Divided into ten clearly defined time periods (from 40,000 B.C.Ð to the present day), The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia covers every major empire, civilization, revolution, and war, as well as the technological and cultural advances that have left their mark on history. Three colorful spreads at the end of each section are devoted to the Art, Architecture, and Science and Technology of each major time period. A comprehensive index, and at-a-glance summaries of each period, make this a valuable resource for help with school assignments, as well as for casual browsing. Special Features: Bold headwords, and a concise definition of the subject appear at the top of the page. Text can be read section by section or as a complete article. Illustrated biographies and key date boxes provide essential information. Timeline throughout puts history in context and shows progression of world events. [via]
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This authoritative reference book brings world history to life, from early humans to the current war on terror. Along the way, it reveals riveting facts on the founding of the great Roman Empire, the revolution that changed France forever, the war between the North and South that unified America, the start of World War I and the Great Depression that followed, the first moon landing, and the end of apartheid in South Africa.
The encyclopedia is organized chronologically and then thematically within each time period. A timeline runs across the top of each page. Each section includes biographies of important people and features on art, architecture, and technology. [via]
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This comprehensive activity book and curriculum guide contains all you need to make history come alive for your child!
Don't just read about historyexperience it! Colro a picture of a Viking warrior, make an edible oasis, create a Moorish ruler's turban and Aztec jewelry and more. Designed to turn the accompanying book The Story of the World: Volume 2: The Middle Ages into a complete history program, this Activity Book provides you with comprehension questions and answers, sample narrations, maps and geography activities, coloring pages, lists of additional readings in history and literature, and plenty of simple, hands-on activities&151;all designed for grades 1-4. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Middle Ages Vol. 2 : From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance'
Weaving history into a story book format, this read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with elementary school children. Maps & illustrations. [via]
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Miquon Math Orange Book is the first book in the Miquon Math Series. The series is designed to be used with Cuisenaire Rods and uses a hands-on approach. Designed for younger children, it is adaptable to any age. Each perforated workbook page is an activity. Contents include: Counting, Addition, Subtraction, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication, Fractions, Equalities and Inequalities, Number Lines and Functions, Geometric Recognition, Length, Area, Volume, Clock Arithmetic. Author: Lore RasmussenGrade: 1Format: PaperbackPublisher: Key Curriculum Press ISBN: 0-913684-50-3 [via]
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With an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts Royal Holloway, University of London Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives over many years to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. His colourful adventures, his endurance, his love for his wife and son have the same power to move and inspire readers today as they did in Archaic Greece, 2800 years ago. This poem has been translated many times over the years, but Chapman's sinewy, gorgeous rendering (1616) stands in a class of its own. Chapman believed himself inspired by the spirit of Homer himself, and matches the breadth and power of the original with a complex and stunning idiom of his own. John Keats expressed his admiration for the resulting work in the famous sonnet, 'On first looking into Chapman's Homer': 'Much have I travelled in the realms of gold...' [via]
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A plain-English guide to teaching phonics. Every parent can teach readingno experts need apply!
Too many parents watch their children struggle with early reading skillsand don't know how to help. Phonics programs are too often complicated, overpriced, gimmicky, and filled with obscure educationalese. The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading cuts through the confusion, giving parents a simple, direct, scripted guide to teaching readingfrom short vowels through supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. This one book supplies parents with all the tools they need.More editions of The Ordinary Parent's Guide To Teaching Reading:

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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pocketful of Pinecones: Nature Study With the Gentle Art of Learning A Story for Mother Culture'
Karen Andreola, renowned interpreter of the Charlotte Mason method of education, has written a unique sort of book in the homeschool world. Pocketful of Pinecones is a teacher s guide the nature study cleverly disguised as a heartwarming story written in the form of a mother s diary.
Woven into the story are:
More than 100 examples of what to look for on a nature walk,
Latin names for the living things to observed by the characters,
Study questions,
Nature poems and verses.
Other features include:
A supplement of selected quotations by Miss Charlotte Mason,
An annotated list of books with a nature theme-both fiction and non-fiction,
Nostalgic pencil drawings.
Yet Pocketful of Pinecones is a story about Carol. Carol is on her feet a lot-industriously caring for her family. In her diary Carol pours out her secret worries, hopes, joys, and disappointments. She also writes of the nature walks she enjoys with her children. Her goal is to safeguard their sense of wonder. Together they observe God s marvelous creation and the children record their finds in their Nature Notebooks. Carol reads Home Education by Miss Charlotte Mason and attempts to put the advice into practice. Designed to be a pick-me-up, each chapter is short enough to minister to a mother who has only snatches of time in which to nourish her soul. Carol s story continues in the sequel; Lessons at Blackberry Inn. [via]
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Continuing their U.S. history series, the authors chronicle the years 1837 to 1860, covering the Gold Rush, the Mexican War, and the boiling issues leading to the Civil War. [via]
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This children's edition, the third in the historical series, dramatically portrays the nation's struggle with slavery and human rights in the pre-Civil War years. Ages 9-13. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of the World: Activity Book One Ancient Times; From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor'
Color a picture of a Minoan bull-jumper, make a model of the Nile River, create Roman armor and Celtic jewelry and more...don't just read about historyexperience it!
This comprehensive, 8.5" x 11" curriculum guide and activity book contains map activities, coloring pages, games, projects, review questions, cross-references to illustrated encyclopedias, and extensive book lists. Children and parents love the activities, ranging from cooking projects to crafts, board games to science experiments, and puzzles to projects.More editions of The Story of the World: Activity Book One Ancient Times; From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor:
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of the World, History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times from the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor'
What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi s tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year old become the last emperor of Rome?The Story of the World is a read-aloud series is designed for parents and teachers to share with elementary school children. Volume 1 covers ancient times (5000 BC to 400 AD).Author: Susan Wise BauerFormat: 338 pages, hardcoverPublisher: Peace Hill PressISBN: 9-781933-339016 [via]
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The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 3: Early Mode... [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Story of the World: History for the Classical child Middles Ages'
This read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with elementary-school children. Enjoy it together and introduce your child to the marvelous story of the world's civilizations.
Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lievsand our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of other lands. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2: The Middle Ages weaves world history into a story book format. Who discovered chocolate? What happened to the giant Fovor of the Mighty Blows? Why did the Ottoman Turks drg their war ships across dry land?
The Story of the World covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americasfind out what happened all around the world in long-ago times. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share together, The Story of the World includes each continent and major people group. Volume 2: The Middle Ages. Is the second of a four-volume series and covers the major historical events in the years 400 to 1600 CE, as well as including maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture. [via]
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This second book in the four-volume narrative history series for elementary students will transform your study of history. The Story of the World has won awards from numerous homeschooling magazines and readers' pollsover 150,000 copies of the series in print!
Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday livesand our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of other lands. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, this revised edition of The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2: The Middle Ages weaves world history into a story book format. Who discovered chocolate? What happened to the giant Fovor of the Mighty Blows? Why did the Ottoman Turks drag their war ships across dry land?More editions of The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child The Middle Ages, from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance:

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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education'
You won't find this book on a school library shelf--it's pure teenage anarchy. While many homeschooling authors hem and haw that learning at home isn't for everyone, this manifesto practically tells kids they're losers if they do otherwise. With the exception of a forwarding note to parents, this book is written entirely for teenagers, and the first 75 pages explain why school is a waste of time. Grace Llewellyn insists that people learn better when they are self-motivated and not confined by school walls. Instead of homeschooling, which connotes setting up a school at home, Llewellyn prefers "unschooling," a learning method with no structure or formal curriculum. There are tips here you won't hear from a school guidance counselor. Llewellyn urges kids to take a vacation--at least for a week--after quitting school to purge its influence. "Throw darts at a picture of your school" or "Make a bonfire of old worksheets," she advises. She spends an entire chapter on the gentle art of persuading parents that this is a good idea. Then she gets serious. Llewellyn urges teens to turn off the TV, get outside, and turn to their local libraries, museums, the Internet, and other resources for information. She devotes many chapters to books and suggestions for teaching yourself science, math, social sciences, English, foreign languages, and the arts. She also includes advice on jobs and getting into college, assuring teens that, contrary to what they've been told in school, they won't be flipping burgers for the rest of their days if they drop out.
Llewellyn is a former middle-school English teacher, and she knows her audience well. Her formula for making the transition from traditional school to unschooling is accompanied by quotes on freedom and free thought from radical thinkers such as Steve Biko and Ralph Waldo Emerson. And Llewellyn is not above using slang. She capitalizes words to add emphasis, as in the "Mainstream American Suburbia-Think" she blames most schools for perpetuating. Some of her attempts to appeal to young minds ring a bit corny. She weaves through several chapters an allegory about a baby whose enthusiasm is squashed by a sterile, unnatural environment, and tells readers to "learn to be a human bean and not a mashed potato." But her underlying theme--think for yourself--should appeal to many teenagers. --Jodi Mailander Farrell [via]
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A brilliant overview of world history from prehistoric times to the early 20th century [via]
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Combining text with photographs and illustrations, this book provides children with a global view of history, from the creation of the Earth to the beginning of the 21st century. It also includes hundreds of web site addresses for further research. It features easy access to Web sites and free downloadable pictures and maps with test covering events from the Big Bang to the dawn of the 21st century. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home'
"Outstanding...should be on every home educator's reference bookshelf."Homeschooling Today
This book will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school. Two veteran home educators outline the classical pattern of educationthe triviumwhich organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child's mind: the elementary school "grammar stage," the middle school "logic stage," and the high school "rhetoric stage." Using the trivium as your model, you'll be able to instruct your child in all levels of reading, writing, history, geography, mathematics, science, foreign languages, rhetoric, logic, art, and music, regardless of your own aptitude in those subjects.More editions of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home:
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Teach your child at home or supplement his or her classroom learning --this book provides you with the techniques, curriculum, and resources necessary to ensure that your child's education is the best it can be. As a parent, you worry about your child's education. With thirty students per classroom, even the most dedicated teachers often can't give each student the individual attention so urgently needed, and neither teachers nor parents can control the social environment of many schools. Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? Maybe it's time to take charge of your child's education --by doing it yourself. This book will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school; one that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning. Through a language-intensive process that organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child's mind, your child will receive the complete education that today's overcrowded schools are often unable to provide. You do have control over what and how your child learns; The Well-Trained Mind will give you the tools you'll need to teach him or her with confidence and success. [via]
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Give your child a smart start with
What Your First Grader Needs to Know
What will your child be expected to learn in the first grade? How can you help him or her at home? How can teachers foster active, successful learning in the classroom? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American first graders. Filled with opportunities for reading aloud and fostering discussion, this first-grade volume of the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series presents the sort of knowledge and skills that should be at the core of a challenging first-grade education. Inside youll discover
" Favorite poemsold and new, such as The Owl and the Pussycat, Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, and Thirty Days Hath September
" Beloved storiesfrom many times and lands, including a selection of Aesops fables, Hansel and Gretel, All Stories Are Anansis, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and much more
" Familiar sayings and phrasessuch as Do unto others as you would have them do unto you and Practice makes perfect
" World and American history and geographytake a trip down the Nile with King Tut and learn about the early days of our country, including the story of Jamestown, the Pilgrims, and the American Revolution
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