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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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The Jesse Tree
A Family Guide through the
Season of Advent and Philipovka
by Lynne
Drozdik Wardach
With daily Scripture readings, prayers and
crafts lovingly compiled over a decade and a
half, Lynne Wardach has put together an
amazing spiritual and fun way for busy
Catholic families to commemorate Advent and
prepare for the holy feast of Christmas. The
Jesse Tree draws from the rich Byzantine
tradition and unfolds over the season of
Philipovka or Philip's fast that begins on
November 15th. This mini tour of salvation
history is easily adaptable to any calendar or
hectic family schedule, simply by choosing
whichever of the themes you want to highlight
on a particular day. With 40 themes and
symbols to choose from—about twice the number
of most Jesse tree guides—this book is not
only a complete devotion in itself but also an
excellent template for starting your own
family Advent traditions right away.
Spiral Binding ~ 148 pp. ~ 8.5 x 11
$24.00 with 5% discount, $22.80
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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 5% discount, $17.05
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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 5% discount, $17.05
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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
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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 5% discount, $12.30 |
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