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Leann is a homeschooling mama of an over-active 6 year old, proud wife of a cop, and pet lover of their two dogs, frogs, turtles – and cricket. Her blog, The Hands-On Homeschooler, chronicles their homeschooling journey, while throwing in tidbits about life, reviews, and recipes. Prior to being a stay-at-home mom, Leann taught math at a public high school for high achieving students. She and her family currently reside in the middle Tennessee area.

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  • Trail Guide to Learning series

    Four levels available:

    Paths of Exploration – Follow the steps of famous explorers and pioneers across America and let geography be your guide to science, history, language skills, and the arts. The paths of the explorers are seen through multidisciplinary eyes, but always with the same goals: to make learning enjoyable, memorable, and motivating.  Full year course for grades 3-5.

    Paths of Settlement –  Key events studied include the Colonial Period, the Revolutionary War, the war of 1812, the Civil War, and Westward Expansion. Learn about the accomplishments of great Americans such as George Washington and Patrick Henry who built upon the trial blazed by brave explorers. Their actions teach us the principles of freedom and citizenship – founding and expanding our country, strengthening us in times of war and binding us together in times of struggle. Full year course for grades 3-5, but adaptable up to grade 7.

    Paths of Progress – The lives of these devoted individuals and their contributions will be examined throughout our history, into the Industrial Revolution and the beginning of the 20th century. Some key figures studied include Ben Franklin, Samuel Morse, George Washington Carver, the Wright Brothers, and Thomas Edison. Full year course for grades 5-7, but adaptable for grades 4-8.

    Journeys Through the Ancient World – Journeys through the Ancient World will transport your students into four important early civilizations—Egypt, Israel, Greece, and Rome. The Bible is an essential part of this study, as both an historical and a literary text.  For grades 6-8.

  • Exploring Creation with Chemistry

    The award-winning chemistry course that took the homeschool community by storm is now even better! Featuring Dr. Wile’s easy-to-understand explanations—revised for extra clarity—this Christ-centered modular course offers a rigorous foundation in high-school/college-prep chemistry. The colorful, user-friendly text is designed specifically for home learners and employs experiments using only readily available chemicals and equipment. Completion of Algebra 1 is a prerequisite. Includes a 272-page test/solutions book. 603 pages, hardcover. This course is designed for sophomores in high school/Grade 10.

  • Story of the World

    This captivating read-aloud series will introduce your children to the marvelous history of the world presented chronologically from the beginning of time. Each volume of The Story of the World includes the details of battles, kingdoms, cultures and customs from every continent and major people group woven together into a story that children will find mesmerizing. Designed for parents to share with elementary (grades 1-4) grade children. This series is also appropriate for grades 5-8 to do on their own.

     

    Volume 1:  The Ancient Times:  Includes the First Nomads, Egypt, the Jewish People, Abraham and Joseph, Hammurabi and the Babylonians, the Assyrians, Ancient China, Ancient Africa, Exodus, the Phoenicians, the Greeks and Rome.

    Volume 2:  The Middle Ages: Includes Fall of Rome, Christianity Comes to Britain, The Byzantine Empire, The Rise of Islam, The Great Kings of France, The Viking Invasion, The Age of Crusades. The Diaspora, The Ottoman Empire, Exploring New Worlds, Martin Luther, and The Renaissance.

    Volume 3:   Early Modern Times: From 1600 to 1850, the modern nations of the world were developing—and your students are there with this engaging read-aloud story of civilization. Learn about explorations, revolutions, discoveries, and inventions on every continent and across the seven seas!

    Volume 4:  The Modern Age: This narrative history covers 1850 to the present day.

  • Piano Wizard Academy

    Piano Wizard Academy is a combination of our Award-Winning learn to play piano software, DVD lessons, and printed sheet music. A digital keyboard is required for use with the software. We can provide that or you can use your own.

    First and foremost, our piano learning software is a game. When you play the game, you are having fun, unknowingly practicing, and subliminally learning to read music too. The game’s patented sound and color learning cues transform tedious and repetitive practice sessions into an exciting and rewarding video game experience for people of all ages and musical abilities.

    Piano Wizard incorporates a music before theory method that is in line with the way we naturally learn. Now anyone can easily learn to play the piano and play real songs in minutes – not weeks, months, or years by using our revolutionary patented Four-Step method.

    System Requirements: Mac OSX or Window 98-Windows 8 32 MB video card 200 MB free hard drive space Internet access to register, update games, and download more songs