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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Analytical Grammar
Analytical Grammar teaches English grammar, punctuation, and usage. It is designed to be taught in three grammar “seasons” over three years; however, it is flexible enough to be adapted to a one- or two-year schedule.
AG has been used successfully with students from the learning disabled to the highly gifted. This innovative and logical method is not only extremely effective, but makes learning grammar fun.
It is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach that will prepare your student for high school and college-level work. The home teacher does not need to be a grammar expert but can learn along with the student. For grades 6 and up.
BraveWriter Language Arts Program
We use living literature to teach the mechanics of writing!
Copywork, dictation, and a few other strategies thrown in for good measure—we teach the mechanics of writing through living literature. Brave Writer adds an element to the teaching of mechanics: appreciating an author’s craft in writing (literary elements).
These open-and-go programs are digital downloads, featuring one novel (not included) per month, with weekly passages for copywork and dictation.
Programs are based around grade levels
- The Wand (Grades K-1)
- A Quiver of Arrows (grades 1-2)
- The Arrow (grades 3-6)
- A Pouch of Boomerangs (grades 7-8)
- The Boomerang (grades 9-12)
Mystery of History
The Mystery of History is a four-volume world history series, which will take you around the globe through the study of chronological events. (It is recommended but not necessary to complete the volumes in the order they are written.)
Christian The Mystery of History is written from a Christian worldview and uniquely weaves world cultures and stories of the past into the history of Christianity. But more than that, lessons in The Mystery of History are like fragments of a mosaic that, when put together, reveal a much bigger picture and tell a much larger story—one that points toward God’s plan for mankind.
The Writer’s Jungle
The Writer’s Jungle is designed to teach the homeschooling parent how to teach writing, and is the centerpiece of the Brave Writer program.
The results? An activated writing voice, and a nurturing tear-free relationship with you, the parent-editor-coach-and-ally. The Writer’s Jungle works for all students, any age. This liberating, powerful home-study course comes in a binder format, or as a digital download.
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.
America the Beautiful
This one-year American history, geography, and literature course will bring students through the dynamic past of the United States. America the Beautiful Part 1 includes 75 lessons that begin with life before European colonization and continue through the first years of the Civil War. America the Beautiful Part 2 includes 75 lessons that begin with America’s expansion into the West during the early 1800s and continue into modern times. Five daily lessons typically focus on an element such as a major event of the time period, an amazing creation God’s placed in America, an American landmark, a biographical study, and notes on how daily life was lived at the time.
Simply written instructions are tailored for independent learners; at the beginning of each unit, an overview, list of lessons, and list of additional books needed are provided. Lessons may be read aloud, or alone. Four to six activities are provided at the end of each lesson, which parents may choose assignments from; each takes approximately 45-90 minutes, and students are not expected to complete all of them. Activities often cover thinking biblically, vocabulary, creative writing, or activities in Maps of America the Beautiful Timeline of America the Beautiful, We the People Student Workbook, or the (sold-separately) Lesson Review books. One special family activity is assigned per week, including arts and crafts, recipes, and multi-age projects. Grades 5-8.
This kit includes:
- America the Beautiful Book 1, 439 pages, hardcover; black and white and color illustrations and photographs are included.
- America the Beautiful Book 2; Continuing from Book 1, it contains pages 439-1007. hardcover; black and white and color illustrations and photographs are included.
- We the People, 220 pages, hardcover.
- Maps of America the Beautiful; non-reproducible.
- Timeline of America the Beautiful
- America the Beautiful Answer Key, Stapled binding, paperback.