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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Introductory Logic
Logic is foundational for helping students excel in every subject they study, from math and science to rhetoric and humanities. This logic homeschool curriculum DVD course will teach students eighth grade and up the fundamentals of thinking well.
This course isn’t just a supplement for a logic class – it brings a skilled logician with more than twenty years of teaching experience right into your home. James Nance walks you through every lesson in his bestselling Introductory Logic homeschool curriculum: definitions, logical statements, fallacies, syllogisms, and much more, not to mention practice tests and other helps for those learning at home.
Character Concepts Kids of Character Curriculum
Your children will study 45 crucial character qualities, gleaning insights from Scripture as well as practical projects for implementing them in everyday life, and inspiration from real people from history who have left us inspiring examples to follow! One of the most powerful ways to inspire people to greatness is through the stories of great people from the past. In Portraits of Integrity you and your children will be challenged to strive for excellence through the examples of 45 people who did just that. An added feature contained in this study is “Ifs”, a game we often played to help children learn to make wise decisions before they are even placed in a position of temptation.
RightStart Mathematics
RightStart Mathematics uses the AL Abacus to provide a visual, auditory, and kinesthetic experience. The elementary and intermediate program lessons guide the teacher day-by-day and year-by-year, helping children understand, apply, and enjoy mathematics while surpassing state standards.
JAM Films
The complete set will include the DVDs of:
A Big Lesson for Little Zacchaeus + Elijah
Esther – Queen of Persia
Kingdom Come
The Sword of Gideon
Daniel
The Coming of the King
The Prodigal Son
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
Deborah Warrior Judge
No Small Gift + The Perfect Evening
Talent + The Lost Sheep
The Good Samaritan
The Story of Ruth
The Eternity Zone: King Saul + Saul of Tarsus
Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day
This third book in the zoology series takes students on a safari through jungles, deserts, forests, farms, and even their own backyard to explore, examine and enjoy the enchanting creatures God designed to inhabit the terrain. Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Creatures of the Sixth Day will have your Family snuggling together as you discover amazing animals from primates to parasites, kangaroos to caimans, and turtles to the terrifying T-Rex!
Grapevine Studies
Young students learn the major characters and events through hearing the Bible, stick figuring the passage, and answering questions about lessons. The method for young children is Hear-Draw-Review.
Once students reach first grade we introduce them to the timeline of biblical characters and events. The first lesson in these studies are the timeline, then each subsequent lesson relates to a character or event on the timeline. The method for older students is Read-Draw-Review. With each progressive age, we attempt to introduce students to more Scripture, basic Bible geography, and how to use Bible study skills such as a Bible dictionary.
Levels are: Traceable (PreK), Beginner (ages 5-7), Level 1 (ages 6-8), Level 2 (ages 8-10), Level 3 (ages 10-12); Level 4 (ages 12-14)
Books include: Old Testament Overview, Old Testament Catechism, New Testament Overview, New Testament Catechism, Biblical Feasts and Holy Days, Birth of Jesus, Esther, Joseph, Ruth, The Resurrection, Moses and the Exodus, and various timelines.