How-To Helps
The Book Tree
A mother/daughter team recommending “classic books, as well as books by Christian authors, some little-known books by great writers and poets, and a sizable collection of inspiring biographies.”
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Homeschooling for Eternity
Homeschooling for Eternity by Skeet Savage encourages us to become intentional as homeschoolers.
“This book has not been written by or about the perfect homeschooling family. Rather, it contains the simple testimony and practical advice of a veteran homeschooling single mother who successfully raised six children as she invested her life in full-time service to the Lord while trusting Him to provide for their needs and hold their family together against enormous odds. It was written for those who would like to homeschool but think they can’t, “because…” It was written for those who have homeschooled for several (even many) years, yet have somehow lost their vision and focus – maybe even having become so discouraged that they have completely forgotten why they ever thought they wanted to homeschool their children in the first place!”
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Review: What Your Child Needs to Know When
When you are pulling together an individualized education for each child, you need an organizing framework, a method of evaluating where your child is, and a resource to help you develop guidelines to meet his needs. What Your Child Needs to Know When by Robin Sampson, author of the Heart of Wisdom unit studies, is a tool for accomplishing just that.
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18 Ideas for Remaining Creative and Inspired
In a slump? Looking for inspiration? Here are 18 ideas for keeping the spark lit:
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The New School Year – Free eBook
This time of year many are planning a new school year. If you are looking for fresh ideas, encouragement, and helps for getting organized, you might be interested in The New School Year: Planning Your Course and Letting the Lord Determine Your Steps (.pdf).
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Homeschooling 101 – Free eBook
This time of year many families are considering homeschooling for the first time. Other families are gearing up for another year and looking for inspiration and ideas for tweaking their program. Whatever your interest, Homeschooling 101 will answer your questions and spark your creativity.
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Smooth and Easy Days – Free E-book on Habits
We all want our homeschooling days to be smooth and easy. Sonya Shafer of Simply Charlotte Mason explains that smooth and easy days start with good habits.
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The Well-Trained Mind
Jessie Wise taught three children at home from elementary school through high school; all three completed college degrees and two also completed graduate degrees – including Susan Wise Bauer. Drawing on their combined teaching, homeschool and educational experiences, they have co-authored The Well-Trained Mind, now in its third edition.
The authors begin by providing a detailed picture of classical education in the home.
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Unit Studies Made Easy
This new updated version of How to Create Your Own Unit Study includes three other books: The Unit Study Idea Book, For the Love of Reading, and Success with Unit Studies. (The following review refers to the original How to Create Your Own Unit Study.)
This book can act as our guide as we pull together our own unit studies. From the detailed outline at the beginning to the “Guide to the Reference Section of the Children’s Department of the Public Library” at the end, Valerie Bendt has written a book to which we will refer over and over.
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Things We Wish We’d Known
As the years go by and schedules are worked and re-worked, materials are considered and re-considered, it is easy to lose focus. Or better said, it is easy to focus on the wrong things. Well this is one of those books to pull off of the shelf every two or three years and re-read for inspiration.
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