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100 Top Picks for Homeschool
Probably the most helpful resource for both new and veteran homeschoolers. Cathy Duffy provides help to determine your educational philosophy and your child's learning style to enable you to make the right choices for your child/children. Highly recommended!
SKU: 141    Reg. $21.99
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A Handbook of Nature Study
Written in 1911 and updated, this 850 page teacher guide provides observation questions, poems, and general information to better acquaint both teacher and student with nature. The author's enthusiasm and wonder for God's creation combined with her firsthand knowledge make this valuable for teaching Grades K-8. (A must for Charlotte Mason fans). Reg $24.95
SKU: 7412    $21.95      Quantity

CMLiteraryEd.jpg A Literary Education
by Catherine Levison
SKU: 308    $11.99      Quantity

charlotte-mason-companion_sm.jpg Charlotte Mason Companion
SKU: 305    $18.99      Quantity

Creating Books with Children (Valerie Bendt)
Step-by-step weekly lessons, easy instructions and loads of samples.
SKU: 1206    $16.95      Quantity

Dr. Beechick's Homeschool Answer Book
SKU: 50    $11.75      Quantity

Educating the WholeHearted Child
"by Clay and Sally Clarkson Presents a Biblically-based, home-centered model of home education that is comprehensive, uncomplicated and integrates required areas of study for children age 4-14. They show how to use real books and real life to liberate learning from the tyranny of textbooks. If you're not sure you're on the right path with your homeschooling, read this book! 250 pages."
SKU: 8774    $20.95      Quantity

evaluating-for-excellence_sm.jpg Evaluating For Excellence: A Handbook for Evaluating Student Progress
by Teresa Moon, provides the tools--information, guidelines, forms--to take the mystery out of knowing how to evaluate your child's work and progress. Answer those nagging questions: Are we doing enough? Am I pushing too hard? etc....
SKU: 5233    Reg. $17.95
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Hidden Art of Homemaking
by Edith Schaeffer A must read for high school girls (Moms too!).
SKU: 6076    $9.50      Quantity

Home Schooler's Elementary Journal
SKU: 1240    $9.50      Quantity


Home Schooler's Journal

Home Schooler's Elementary Journal
SKU: 1240    $9.50   
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High Schooler's Journal, The
SKU: 1236    $9.50   
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Homeschool, High School & Beyond
SKU: 6168    $19.95      Quantity

Homeschooling High School: Planning Ahead for College Admission
SKU: 8616    Reg. $24.95
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Language Wars and Other Writings
SKU: 806    $11.95      Quantity

PROVERBS for PARENTING NIV
reg.$16.95
SKU: 351A    $15.95      Quantity

Formula.jpg Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+U+La
"by Barb Shelton ""For those seeking a real-life, rich, non-traditional Senior High Education!"" Barb Shelton, in her inspirational and encouraging style, provides a practical guide to help you: structure meaningful, natural learning experiences into ""classes,"" translate these into high school equivalent ""credits,"" implement your own priorities and goals, and plan and document it all!"
SKU: 1208    $27.95      Quantity

The Three R's (Ruth Beechick)
Formerly called "The Strong Start" series now combined into 1 volume, includes a Phonics Wall Chart. All you really need to get started with your Kindergartner is here. Ruth Beechick takes the mystery out of teaching reading, gets you off to an easy start in arithmetic, and explains the method of copying and dictating.
SKU: 349    $11.99      Quantity


Strong Start Series by Ruth Beechick

An Easy Start in Arithmetic
(by Ruth Beechick) Hands-on teaching guide for the 5-8 year old.
SKU: 348    $3.95   
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The Three R's (Ruth Beechick)
Formerly called "The Strong Start" series now combined into 1 volume, includes a Phonics Wall Chart. All you really need to get started with your Kindergartner is here. Ruth Beechick takes the mystery out of teaching reading, gets you off to an easy start in arithmetic, and explains the method of copying and dictating.
SKU: 349    $11.99   
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TeachingtheTrivium.jpg Teaching the Trivium
"by Harvey & Laurie Bluedorn ""Long ago students were first taught how to learn. Today, students are taught an encyclopedia of subjects-triva-but they are not taught the basic skills of learning to discover, to reason, and to apply. They are not taught the Trivium."" The Bluedorns have done an excellent job explaining how to apply the Trivium to a uniquely Biblical, Christian education at home. This is the Well-Trained Mind for those wanting a uniquely and thoroughly Christian education and grounding in a Biblical Worldview. 640 pages. See the review and interview with the Bluedorns on HomeschoolChristian.com"
SKU: 309    $31.99      Quantity

Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination
"This wonderful author illuminates the ways in which classic fairy tales and fantasy literature educate the moral imagination from earliest childhood by examining a wide range of stories. Virtues such as courage, goodness, & honesty are highlighted as they are understood in traditional Christianity. A must read for parents & teachers! Hardcover."
SKU: 8617    Reg. $22.00
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Watch Me Grow Year-by-Year School Records K-8th
Keep the summary of your child's school records & accomplishments in one beautifully presented, spiral-bound book. Each section (one for each grade K-8) has durable, storage-pocket tabbed dividers and 4-5 pages for recording subjects studied, experiences, instructor names, books read, and more. Purchase one for each child.
SKU: 1228    $19.95      Quantity

WhatYour.jpg What Your 1st Grader Needs to Know
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WhatYour.jpg What Your 2nd Grader Needs to Know
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WhatYour.jpg What Your 3rd Grader Needs to Know
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What Your 4th Grader Needs to Know
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WhatYour.jpg What Your 5th Grader Needs to Know
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WhatYour.jpg What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know
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What Your Child Needs to Know When
"by Robin Scarlata Everything you need to evaluate your curriculum and your child's progress, check for learning gaps, prepare for all the subjects contained on the five most widely used achievement tests, and keep records. Also included: the Dolch Sight Word List, a section on Wisdom, and reproducible forms for: Bible Reading, Character Traits, Responsibility, Social Skills, Work and Study Habits, Spiritual Fruits. Revised, expanded edition." Reg.$25.00
SKU: 1231    $22.95      Quantity

What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know
SKU: 1205    $11.99      Quantity

You Can Teach Your Child Successfully
by Ruth Beechick. Guidelines for teaching each subject at each grade, 4th - 8th grades.
SKU: 345    $13.99      Quantity

Lesson Plan Book
(Teacher Created Materials)Spiral bound, large squares (2 facing pages format). Includes helpful information at the front (Newbery & Caldecott Award book titles, world map, States, Provinces, and Capitals, metric conversions, emergency & 1st aid information, as well as pages classroom teachers would use)
SKU: 9185    Reg. $9.95
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High School Handbook
by Mary Schofield (reg.$23.95) Besides the general information on teaching the high school years, Mary covers how to put together courses, write course descriptions, and assign credits, for basic academic courses, electives and alternative courses such as auto mechanics, missions and animal husbandry. Plenty of reproducible forms with examples and clear explanations. Very helpful! Recommended! (CA residents also receive a Calif. supplement)" Reg.$24.95
SKU: 6296    $21.95      Quantity

CMEducation.jpg A Charlotte Mason Education
by Catherine Levison An overview of Mason's philosophy and methods in a simple, practical way to help you quickly apply them at home. Encouraging and practical! 104 pages
SKU: 304    $8.50      Quantity

CMMoreEd.jpg More Charlotte Mason Education: A Home Schooling How-To Manual
"by Catherine Levison This book goes in-depth with more ideas for implementing Mason's methods--plus reading lists, schedules, lesson plans, and activities. A perfect companion to the book above, A Charlotte Mason Education." Reg.$13.95
SKU: 307    $12.95      Quantity

Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation
(1st Ed.) Specially designed for parents to easily use with their children, this book helps make some Godly sense of the flood of information and "mysteries" about our tangible world. Bible-based, illustrated and indexed source book establishes the creation foundation in easy to relate terms. Questions such as "How do dinosaurs and fossils relate to the Bible?, How did the ancients build pyramids? Why is advanced ancient technology so puzzling? and much more are addressed. Hardcover, 9 x 11 format, 204 pages.
SKU: 2410    Reg. $24.95
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