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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Latin Alive
The Latin Alive! series is a relevant, rigorous, yet engaging introduction to Latin for middle and high school students. This Latin curriculum will truly make the Latin language come alive both for students who have studied Latin (such as students who have completed the Latin for Children curriculum) and for those who have not been introduced to Latin.
Written by experienced and enthusiastic Latin teachers, the Latin Alive! series provides complete Latin training that enables students to read and translate original Latin. The Latin Alive! series features a unique blend of grammatical training and engaging reading of original Latin texts that will help maintain student interest and impart skill, capacity, and mastery. Where other curricula downplay training in grammar, the authors of this series have found a way to teach grammar so that students understand and enjoy it. The authors present Latin grammar in small, digestible sections that are clearly illustrated and explained.
For grades 9 and up.
Four levels available, level 1 to level 4.
First Form Latin
Designed for instructors and learners with no Latin background, Lowe’s unique curriculum focuses on teaching grammar systematically to encourage retention and understanding—rather than topically to facilitate translation. Extensive workbook exercises ensure skills mastery and rapid recognition of inflected forms. Includes an everything-you-need teacher’s manual, accessible student text and workbook, quizzes and tests, pronunciation CD, flash cards, and DVDs. Grades 4 and up. 4 volumes.
English I: Language Skills
The English I: Language Skills course from Paradigm Accelerated Curriculum (PAC) develops language arts skills reviewing the parts of speech and their application, alongside a focus on strong writing skills. This course was designed to help students who’ve been identified as exhibiting weak composition skills; it’s recommended for use as a grade 9 remedial language arts curriculum.
5 Chapters; non-reproducible pages, stapled bindings, paper covers. Suggested for Grades 9 remedial. Designed to cover one year.
Blaze New Trails – Purposeful Natural Learning
Blaze New Trails is a comprehensive guide using nature and your community to connect life with learning. Includes nine unit studies in a ready to use format, practical tips and ideas along with encouragement for mom. Holly weaves history, science, literature, family stories and resources in this creative approach to lifestyle learning. This book serves as a complete science for the younger years and activities for families to enjoy for years to come. The Student Companion is designed for children in grades 3 thru 8 to use as a complete science curriculum for one year making Blaze the teacher book. The Companion is filled with lapbooking, notebooking, art, extended hands on projects in all subject areas, yet the focus is science based.
TruthQuest History Middle Ages
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 Mighty King Arthur, Augustine, Vikings, Alfred the Great, Robin Hood, Medieval towns, Marco Polo, Charles the Wise, and other relevant unit-study topics.
Grades 5-12; may be adapted for younger siblings. 146 pages, softcover, spiral-bound.
Full resource list is included at the back of the book.
Financial Adventure
How we treat our finances has a direct impact on the way we live. Financial Adventure is simple, easy & delivered right to you helping kids develop a strong financial foundation. When you teach children about money at an early age they will learn to be more responsible with their financial choices. We take the hassle out of trying to gather all the necessary information needed to teach your children financial literacy on your own & incorporate our great monthly programs which combine learning extremely important financial skills in a fun and rewarding environment. We know that kids need to have fun to stay engaged in what they do. We developed this monthly program to ensure just that-an exciting FinancialAdventure they get rewarded for.
Available as individual products, monthly subscription, or as a bundle. For elementary through high school.