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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Little Passports World Edition
Every month, follow our characters Sam and Sofia as they embark on a new country adventure. Your first month’s Explorer Kit arrives in a suitcase and contains everything your child needs to get started: a letter from Sam and Sofia, a map, a passport, stickers, access to online games and more. Country specific packages filled with fun souvenirs, letters, stickers, photos, activity sheets and more arrive every month thereafter.
Recommended for ages 5-10.
Countries explored: Brazil, Japan, France, Egypt, Australia, Mexico, South Africa, India, England, China, Argentina, Russia, Israel, Thailand, Ireland, Kenya, Spain, Antarctica, Canada, Italy, Iceland, Poland, Turkey, and more coming!
Offered in monthly, 6 months, or yearly payment plans.
The County Fair
Head back in time with Laura as we take a 12 week tour reading aloud “Little House in the Big Woods”. 18 crafts, hands-on activities and lessons are included as you prepare for a Gold Miner’s Camp Party and gathering up all your handicrafts for the local or state fair.
Holly takes you step by step in this easy to follow unit study that will thrill the whole family.
Make a rag doll, a chromatrope, a ribbon book, a weaving activity, cook, sew, manners and a host of prairie fun.
Blue Manor Kindergarten
Our Christian kindergarten curriculum will not only prepare your children for first grade, but will also lay a strong physical, intellectual, and spiritual foundation that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. The best part is that our lessons require zero preparation and zero teaching experience. Give your children an elite foundation and be amazed by the ripple effects. (Level 2 should be taught after Level 1 (preschool curriculum) is complete, because Level 1 is the foundation for Level 2.)
This is the complete Kindergarten Book Set: 23 individual digital books and an additional “how to” teaching manual. Blue Manor Academy takes Christian early education to the next level! Level Two is uniquely designed for parents like you who want to give your young ones a tremendous head start.
Reading Eggs
Reading Eggs provides a comprehensive range of online reading lessons, activities and ebooks that teach kids aged 3-13 the core literacy skills needed for reading success. Featuring colorful animations, catchy music, sing-a-longs and heaps of exciting rewards, Reading Eggs makes learning to read fun and motivational for children. Take advantage of our FREE 4 week trial (exclusively through HHM!) and see how your child’s reading improves with Reading Eggs!
TruthQuest Age of Revolution I
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 the Jamestown Colony, Changes in Russia, Painters of the Era, Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, Native Americans, Baroque Art, Puritan Revolution in England, the Scientific Revolution, the French Revolution, and other relevant unit-study topics.
Grades 5-12; may be adapted for younger siblings. 298 pages, softcover, spiral-bound.
Full resource list is included at the back of the book.
Basic Math
This course is designed for seventh grade students in regular classrooms or individualized learning programs in which students progress through the material as rapidly as desired or as slowly as necessary. The course consists of six, soft-cover student texts with six companion activity books in saddle-stitch format. Every lesson begins with theme art and an engaging narrative from “Professor K” designed to draw students into the lesson. The course covers basic math concepts beginning with simple properties and extending through calculations of powers and roots, percentages, volume, weight, temperature, area, and unknowns. Students receive a solid foundation in scientific notation, metric systems, basic geometry, graphs, square and cube roots, PEMDAS, grouping, fractions, decimals, percent and interest. Students learn how to understand and complete word problems, especially those types which appear on state academic assessments.