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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How to Tame Your Thought Monster
Create happiness and success with your kids. Teach your kids tools that will help them take responsibility, improve grades, overcome worry & stress, increase happiness and understand bullying so you can stop it before it starts. The fun activities in this full color book will create hours of enjoyment for you and your kids. Teachers, teach the tools to your students and create a common language for a successful thriving classroom. Charlie the Robot, Meet Your Thought Monster, Find Your Feelings, Action Annie and Be the Magician are just a few of the fun and colorful activities you can do with your kids. Exercises for adult and child are side by side in the book so you can work together if you’d like. Bonus exercise are available to download with a link provided in the book. Adults and kids will feel better and improve their confidence when they use the exercises contained in the book. Everyone wins!
Life of Fred Beginning Reader series
This is a set of the first 6 books of the Life of Fred for the Beginning Reader Series. This set includes: Blue, Bus, Lake, Potato Dreams, and Rain. This delightful romp for young beginning readers unfolds as Fred (age 4) and Kingie (his doll) go on an exciting adventure. These storybooks also teach colors, shapes, the word “stop,” and how to make mashed potatoes. A must-have for any Fred fan. Each book has 32 pages.
Logic of English Foundations
Logic of English™ Foundations teaches children age 4-7 to read real books without guessing or memorizing sight words while developing their writing, spelling, and language skills.
In Foundations students gain phonemic awareness, learn to read and write the 74 basic phonograms, and increase reading fluency through structured but playful activities. The innovative Rhythm of Handwriting™ method aids students in developing fluid handwriting. Step by step, students grow as readers, moving from phrases to sentences to paragraphs to books.
Using evidence-based reading instruction methods, Foundations combines multi-sensory learning with the latest in linguistic research to provide students the best possible foundation for education: strong reading and writing skills.
Hands-On Bible
Jesus taught with hands-on lessons and illustrations. The Hands-On Bible uses the same experience-based learning to communicate God’s Word in an active, understandable way. This new edition features updated tip-ins, a more portable size for kids, an attractive cover, and online parenting helps. With hundreds of fun, memorable activities (A “Do-It” activity in EVERY feature!) and the full New Living Translation text, the Hands-On Bible is packed with activities and experiences that invite kids to crawl inside the Scriptures and “do” God’s Word!
TruthQuest American History for Young Student II
TruthQuest History puts God back at the center of the past.
Centered on “living books,” this creative approach to history integrates elements of both Charlotte Mason and Classical methods.
Short, very informal introductions are written directly to the student and open up each topic with a distinctly Christian perspective. Suggestions for activities or writing exercises are often included as well. The booklists follow, with selected annotations on what pages or sections to read and appropriate grade levels for each entry. Incredibly flexible in nature, families can proceed at the pace that’s best for their students as they select “spines,” biographies, in-print books, and out-of-print classics from the extensive lists.
Proceeding chronologically, entries include lists for Alexander Hamilton, War of 1812, Industrial Revolution, Black Hawk War, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, the Civil War, John Mosby, George Meade, and other relevant unit-study topics.
Grades 1-5; may be adapted for younger or older siblings. 150 pages, softcover, spiral-bound.
Full resource list is included at the back of the book.
TruthQuest Age of Revolution II
TruthQuest History puts God back at the center of the past.
Centered on “living books,” this creative approach to history integrates elements of both Charlotte Mason and Classical methods.
Short, very informal introductions are written directly to the student and open up each topic with a distinctly Christian perspective. Suggestions for activities or writing exercises are often included as well. The booklists follow, with selected annotations on what pages or sections to read and appropriate grade levels for each entry. Incredibly flexible in nature, families can proceed at the pace that’s best for their students as they select “spines,” biographies, in-print books, and out-of-print classics from the extensive lists.
Proceeding chronologically, entries include lists for Napoleon, War of 1812, Science and Industry, Industrial Revolution, Johnny Appleseed, Santa Fe Trail, Irish Potato Famine, Hudson Taylor, Musicians, Anna Carroll, and other relevant unit-study topics.
Grades 5-12; may be adapted for younger siblings. 243 pages, softcover, spiral-bound.
Full resource list is included at the back of the book.