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Resources for Homeschooling
For veteran
homeschoolers, parents just starting out, or those still considering
it, we present this selection of outstanding resources. More to come!
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Catholic Education: Homeward Bound
A Useful Guide to Catholic Home
Schooling
by Kimberly Hahn &
Mary Hasson
Two
experienced
home
schooling
moms
present
a
very
thorough,
balanced
and
practical
guide
to
both
the
merits
of home education, as well as
the important ideas, resources and curriculums to home school. Hahn and
Hasson cover all aspects - statistics supporting home schooling's
excellence, the nitty-gritty of lesson plans, and hundreds of ways to
keep the fun in (and boredom out) of learning. Most importantly, they
offer compelling advice and inspiration for parents as they undertake
their child's religious, moral and intellectual formation.
This is a reliable guide for Catholic parents who want to stay close to
the heart of the church in the schooling of their children.
The authors demonstrate that home schooling is
not a fringe movement on the Church's periphery, but it is squarely
based on Catholic teachings drawn from Sacred Scripture, natural law,
and the writings of saints and popes. Readers will find the right
combination of secular and sacred, theoretical and practical. Whether
you are looking for advice and encouragement, language resources, aids
for teaching multiplication or phonics - or the Ten Commandments - this
book is sure to be a very functional tool.
Paperback ~ 400 pp. ~ $17.95 with
10%
discount,
$16.15
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Designing
Your Own Classical Curriculum
A Guide to Catholic Home Education
by Laura M. Berquist
"A
treasure for Catholic parents. Laura Berquest offers an overview of the
natural stages of intellectual development, and the way they conform to
the divisions of the classical Trivium. This is not a program but a
method, perfectly adaptable to the needs of every child."
— Donna
Steichen, Author, Ungodly Rage
Home educator Laura Berquist presents a modern curriculum based on the
time-tested philosophy of the classical Trivium—grammar, logic and
rhetoric. She has given homeschoolers a valuable tool for putting
together a "liberal arts" curriculum that feeds the soul, as well as
the intellect. Her approach, covering grades K-12, is detailed and
practical, and it is adaptable by parents and teachers to any
situation.
This third revised edition includes a much expanded section for a high
school curriculum, and an updated list of resources for all grades.
Paperback ~ 268 pp. ~ $17.95 with
10%
discount,
$16.15
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The Harp and the Laurel Wreath
Poetry and Dictation for the
Classical Curriculum
by Laura M. Berquist
Convinced
that
a
critical
part
of
education
is
to
foster
in our
children a love of the beautiful and true, teacher and writer Laura
Berquist presents this wide selection of poetry for every age level
from grades one to twelve. Language development is significantly
enriched by exposure to good poetry. This book is an important resource
because it provides in one volume many poems that concern noble actions
or ideas presented in beautiful patterns of sound.
This book contains all the poems
recommended in Berquist's best-selling
Designing Your Classical Curriculum. The extensive selection includes
poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Robert
Browning, William Shakespeare, G.K. Chesterton, William Butler Yeats,
Robert Frost, and many others. There are three indices to help locate
specific poems. This book also includes dictation selections that are
useful tools in the development of the child's writing ability, as well
as study questions and answers for each poem..
Paperback ~ 492 pp. ~ $21.95 with
10%
discount,
$19.75 |
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For
the Love of Literature
Teaching Core Subjects with
Literature
by Maureen Wittmann
For the Love of Literature
makes a convincing case that you can teach practically every subject on
the curriculum using good literature.
The book begins with some useful introductory insights on how to use
your local library, how to build your home library, and how to design a
literature study unit. It also provides a basic introduction to
classical education and the Charlotte Mason method.
The bulk of the book, however, is made up of a
literary guide broken down by subject. Areas covered include art and
music, math, history, and science. The history section alone covers
over 100 pages and is replete with hundreds of excellent suggestions. A
kid who worked their way through all of the books listed would have a
better grasp of history than 99% of adults. Of course, this list is not
intended to be followed from start to finish. The strength of the book
is that it can be used as a handy reference that a parent can dip into
as needed.
Imagine--rather than teaching the Elizabethan
period by a dry recitation of facts and dates, you start your child off
reading, Red Hugh: Prince of Donegal;
or
you
begin
a
study
of
the
crusades
by
having the child read an
exciting tale like The
Blue Gonfalon.
Simply put, if you're a homeschooling parent,
this book is a must-have--a gem.
Paperback ~ 254 pp. ~ $12.95 with
10%
discount,
$11.65
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