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 Make Doll Clothes

Because I want to encourage young children back to the wonderful art of sewing, I have designed an online video course which is perfect for teaching children how to sew their very own doll clothes. It has over 130 step-by-step instructional videos covering everything from explaining the different types of fabric, how to use various sewing tools and how to sew basic stitches through to attaching frills and working with elastic. The course also includes 8 free pdf doll clothes patterns with step-by-step video instructions to help get them started!

Kindergarten Complete

Kindergarten Complete is an all-inclusive curriculum that integrates all subject areas within thematic units with a biblical worldview. The unites appeal to chilcren and provide a variety of activities for all learning styles and enrichment activities to challenge your child.

The lesson plans in this curriculum cover Language Arts, mathematics, social studies, science, physical developement, fitness, fine arts, character development, and Bible. 144 detailed lesson plans and corresponding student worksheets are included in a sturdy three-ring binder. The program is easy for the parent to follow, and truly contains everything you need for a complete kindergarten program.

Wondermaps

Maps are an integral part of many homeschooling projects, from lapbooks to notebooks to posters. Created by homeschooling publisher Bright Ideas Press, Wondermaps is destined to become a go-to resource! A customizable, printable collection of over 350 maps, Wondermaps are designed with easy-to-use layers that allow you to customize features such as:

  • Creating outline, reference, political, and topographical maps
  • Choosing black-and-white or color
  • and including borders, rivers, cities, and physical features.

This CD-ROM includes:

  • 60+ Maps of the World
  • 60+ USA Maps
  • 125 Historical Maps, including 25 biblical maps
  • The complete map sets to accompany The Mystery of History Vol. I-III and All American History Vol. I & II.Adobe Reader 9 or higher required. Windows 7 & Mac Compatible.

 

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.