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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World Geography
World Geography is a study of the six basic geographic regions of the world: chapter one, North America; chapter two, South America; chapter three, Europe; chapter four, Africa; chapter five, Asia; and chapter six, Oceania. Each chapter covers 15 topics: borders, terrain, water, climate, vegetation and wildlife, famous sites and events, ethnicities, languages, religions, transportation, government, diplomacy, economics, natural resources, and industry, including exports. Maps, charts, and graphics enhance understanding and appreciation of the distinctives of each region. Students learn about such wildlife as polar bears, kangaroos, moose, eagles, seals, and tigers. Famous places are explored: pyramids, castles, canyons, tourist attractions, mountain ranges, and islands. Students learn about Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Eastern religions. Lessons describe such things as rivers, ports, exports, free enterprise, national traditions, and transportation ranging from donkeys to jumbo jets. This course is designed for one transcript credit.
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.
Handwriting Without Tears Print Version
Handwriting without Tears aims to make legible and fluent handwriting an automatic, mastered skill. Simple for home educators to use, lessons take only 15 minutes a day. The main objective for students is to achieve goals, not to finish a set number of pages.
You can purchase a student and teacher book or a complete kit.
Volumes for the print version include:
Pre-Kindergarten: Children learn joyfully with the multisensory readiness activities in My First School Book. Children of different abilities develop and practice crucial readiness and pre-writing skills.
Kindergarten: Lessons teach capitals, lowercase letters, and numbers. Activities form good handwriting habits and develop strong writers.
First grade: Lessons emphasize the correct use of lowercase letters in words and sentences. Activity pages combine handwriting instruction with other language arts lessons.
Second grade: Learn & Check helps teachers and students check letter, word, and sentence skills. Activity pages combine handwriting instruction with punctuation, paragraph, poem, and language arts activities for practice.
Note: Third through Fifth grade curriculum are also available, but are only in cursive.
Learn to Draw
Learn to Draw features thirty simple lessons that cover the basics of art! Divided into two parts, Part I teaches concepts and techniques such as lines, shapes, placement, overlapping, shading, the horizon, and more, while Part II features specific drawing examples of animals, objects, landscapes and people. Each lesson features a scripture verse at the top and room to draw within the page. Consumable non-reproducible workbook with 30 lessons of drawing instruction. 65 pages. Spiralbound. Ages 8 and up. 2nd Edition. Scripture taken from NASB.
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16 Great Math Books for Homeschoolers
As a homeschooling mom, I’ve sometimes struggled to find reading resources that both my boys and I love, especially great math books. Over the years, though, we’ve gathered a list of not just good math books, but great ones! You know, the kind that your kids will read just for fun … and they’re learning important…
Homeschool Tracker
Homeschool Tracker is a flexible, all-in-one online tool for planning, organizing, and managing your Homeschool. Trusted by thousands of Homeschoolers for over 13 years, Homeschool Tracker saves you time and keeps you organized.
Choose how much information you want to record for each student. Quickly create single or repeating assignments, appointments, chores, and more.
Use the lesson plan tool for creating reusable plans and stay on track throughout the year.
Generate report cards and transcripts with the press of a button. Print daily task lists, attendance reports, supply lists, and more.