Homeschool Australia Teach Your Children at Home getting started and unschooling books by Beverley Paine

Getting Started With Homeschooling:
Practical Considerations
Beverley Paine
Packed with practical information and examples, this book sets out in detail how to write your own curriculum tailored for you children's individual learning needs. This book includes chapters on creating a suitable learning environment, making friends and building a homeschooling network, curriculum checklists for primary school age, how to evaluate and record your learning program, and more. 1997, 132 pages, illustrated.

We are in the process of revising and updating this popular book as an ebook but with twice the content! Until the ebook is available a limited number of printed copies of Getting Started will be available from mid-December.

Home Education Student Portfolio Reports
Beverley Paine
Produce a professional Report Card for your homeschooling student to put into their Portfolio each year! Includes details of educational aims and objectives for each of the eight nationally recognised curriculum subjects with adequate space to record student assignments and results. 2003

Early Childhood Student Report
covers preschool years to approximately year/grade 3 (ages 3 -8)
A4, Spiral bound, 130g
$6.00 (free postage)

Homeschooling Diaries
Beverley Paine
These convenient A5, spiral bound diaries open flat to the
current week. Leave them ready for recording on the kitchen
bench, dining table or desk. Recording takes only a few
minutes throughout the day. Both diaries include space for
evaluative comments; calendar; annual learning program
goals and evaluation for each subject; homeschooling
contacts, networks, resources, and addresses.

Weekly Homeschooling Diary
Set up with space to record main learning activities each day.
Spiral bound, clear plastic cover, 180g, A5

Naturally Learning Diary
This diary includes a log of child-initiated activities, including play, as well as space for recording learning in each subject area, over a week.
Spiral bound, clear plastic cover, 180g, A5.
$8.50 (free postage)

Learning in the Absence of Education
Over 60 Articles in one volume on The Paine Family Homeschooling Life spanning over a Decade!
Beverley Paine
More than 60 essays covering a wide range of homeschooling concerns and issues, such as late readers, value of play, socialisation, learning maths, part time school, and thoughts on testing. Follows the Paine family's progress from homeschooling to unschooling. An intimate and honest look at the day-to-day life spanning several years. Illustrated with clear black and white photographs and children's drawings. 1999
ISBN 1876651016, 370g, 128 pp, A4, illus.
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The Homeschooling Trail:
A Journey of Faith
Michele Hastings
An intimate and detailed account of how the children in one family learn at home using an eclectic mix of methods and resources, finely tuned into the passing seasons of school work, community participation, and family life. Share Michele's quest for faith in this revealing 'warts and all, fly on the wall' account of daily homeschooling life. 2006
ISBN 1 876651 31 8 paperback, 200g, 140 pages
$14.50 (free postage)

Unschool~Kidz!
A collection of writing and art work by homeschooled students in A5 magazine format from the Unschool~Kidz! website. The cover is a board game.
48 pages, 80g, 2004
$5.00 (free postage)

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also by Beverley Paine

Action-packed sci-fi thriller for teenage readers

The Chimaera Conspiracy

Aquadome, an underwater research station in the year 2024, is shrouded in mystery, hiding controversial genetic experiments and treacherous secrets. Psychic links draw teenagers, Katya and Coen, into an international conspiracy which threatens their very existence. 2002
ISBN 0947304525, 200g, 140 pages

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Learning to Let Go
by Jacqueline Hall
Insightful and intimate poems embrace and celebrate the tumultuous emotional storm faced by those with cancer. Beverley Paine's sister, Jacqueline shares her fear, grief, anger, hope, joy, and great love of nature as she journeys on her healing path, searching for the key to peace and well-being. Learning to Let Go is a collection of deeply spiritual and up-lifting poems that will resonate in the hearts of all enduring the storm. 2000
ISBN 1876651172 A5 stapled, 80g, 36 pages
$6.00 (free postage)

PRACTICAL HOMESCHOOLING BOOKLET SERIES
by Beverley Paine & others

Designed to take the worry out of education and to reassure parents, these booklets are a valuable aid in the homeschool. Written by experienced home educators and teachers, each booklet offers ideas, activities or tips on how to help your children learn at home in the different subject areas. All prices include postage.

"Thanks so much! We use all your booklets all the time - at the moment we have 10 children and 2 facilitators in our natural learning centre here in Goa, India... greatly soothed and nurtured and by your guidance and wisdom." Anna Jahns

This booklet combines the notes of seven speakers at the Adelaide 2008 Homeschooling Seminar and Curriculum Fair. Chapters in this booklet cover Charlotte Mason, Natural Learning, Unschooling, Discipleship Based, Relational homeschooling, Steiner influence, Unit Studies, and more!
ISBN 1 876651 423 paperback, 50g, 40 pages 2008

Teaching Strategies, Book 1
by Beverley Paine
The first in a series of booklets sharing Beverley's reflections, experience, tips and suggestions to help you become a more effective home educator. Take the frustration out of everyday homeschooling.

Motivation in the Homeschool
by Beverley Paine
"If I knew twenty years ago what I know I know now about motivation home educating my children would have been a breeze! What I can say is that it is never too late to make adjustments... Despite all the 'mistakes' we made in the early years we couldn't ask for a better outcome. Our now adult children make us proud every day." Beverley packs in a lifetime of learning about how to overcome motivation obstacles into this 36 page booklet.

Answering Objections to Homeschooling
by Beverley Paine
How do you answer all the questions people ask you about home education? These could be friends, family or total strangers. Beverley offers a selection of well-worn answers to over a dozen of the most popularly voiced objections to homeschooling you are likely to encounter. Includes a section on dealing with unsupportive relatives.

Write Your Own Unit Studies
by Beverley Paine
A detailed guide plus examples on how to write mini-learning programs that cover focus on an area of interest but cover all curriculum subjects at the same time. 2005

Learning Maths Naturally
by Margaret Etherton and Beverley Paine
Many of us became confused as young mathematicians at school... Margaret and Beverley share how they helped their children retain this natural ability. Tips, ideas and suggestions accompany these two reassuring accounts. 2005
ISBN 1876651075 A5, stapled, 50g, 36 pages.
$4.50 (free postage)

Frequently Asked Questions
by Beverley Paine
Over 60 fundamental questions asked by families new to homeschooling are answered by Beverley in this 36 page booklet. 2004

The Spelling Process
by Beverley Paine
This gem will get you started with teaching tips, advice and suggestions on spelling. 1999 ISBN 1876651059 A5, stapled, 50g, up to 32 pages.
$4.50 (free postage)

The Writing Process
by Beverley Paine
Simple, practical and invaluable suggestions on how to teach writing. 1999
ISBN 1876651032 A5, stapled, 60g, up to 32 pages.
$4.50 (free postage)

Learning to Love Reading
by Beverley Paine
40 pages of tried and proven ways to encourage your child to learn to love reading. 2005
ISBN 1876651210 A5, stapled, 60g, up to 32 pages.
$4.50 (free postage)

Developing Handwriting
by Beverley Paine
With clear examples, this booklet demystifies the process of developing handwriting. 1999
ISBN 1876651067 A5, stapled, 40g, up to 32 pages.
$4.50 (free postage)

Language Games You Can Play
by Beverley Paine
A collection of simple word games you can play with your children to encourage language development. 1999
ISBN 1876651083 A5, stapled, 40g, up to 32 pages.
$4.50 (free postage)

A Sample 'Approved' Learning Naturally Homeschooling Program & Review
by Louise Wilton
One family's learning program for an eight year old, as presented to, and approved by, the SA educational authorities. 2004
ISBN 1876651113 ISBN 1876651121 A5, stapled, 90g, up to 32 pages
(both booklets together)
$6.00 (free postage)

Natural Learning
by Beverley Paine
Allow your children to pursue their passions and interests and build learning programs around every day life... Beverley shares her tips on how to homeschool with simplicity and efficiency. 1999
ISBN 1876651075 A5, stapled, 60g, up to 32 pages.
$4.50 (free postage)

Translating Every Day Life into Educational Jargon
by Beverley Paine
So much of the curriculum is embedded in everyday activities: learn how to translate these so you can record them in curriculum subject areas. 2008

This 4 DVD pack includes over 8 hours of conference
speeches by John Taylor Gatto, Alan Thomas and
Eleanor Sparks as well as the Brisbane Conference
Question and Answer session. Includes Conference
Notes from many of the Workshop Presenters.
All funds from the sale of this DVD go to the
Home Education Association of Australia to help pay for the NHED.
160g
Bring internationally renowned educator John Taylor Gatto and the 2007 National Home Education Conference into your living room for only $40!

Let's Play Together Traditional Children's Games
by Beverley Paine
A collection of remembered and shared traditional children's games with introduction. 2005
ISBN 1876651156 A5 stapled, 80g, 52 pages
$4.50 (free postage)

Kathi Wyldeck's very practical Educational Games Booklets draw on her extensive educational experience with children and will help supplement your children's learning across the curriculum.

Fast Games and Quiet Games
Physical and Mental Games for Families Book One
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651385, 70g
$4.50 (free postage)

Outdoor, Campfire, Water and Theme Games
Physical and Mental Games for Families Book Two
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651369, 70g
$4.50 (free postage)

Maths, English, Music and Art
Educational Games for Families
Book One
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651350, 70g
$4.50 (free postage)

Science
Educational Games for Families
Book Two
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651342, 70g
$4.50 (free postage)

History Geography, French, German and Latin
Educational Games for Families Book Three
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651407, 70g
$4.50 (free postage)

Estimation, First Aid, Health, Tracking, Safety, Knotting and Navigation
Life Skill Games for Families
Book One
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651377, 70g
$4.50 (free postage)

Character Building, Handcraft, Aussie Flags and Emblems, Discovery, Nature and Conservation, Cooking, Self Expression, Tools and Construction
Life Skill Games for Families
Book Two
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651393, 70g
$4.50 (free postage)

STOCK TO CLEAR

EDUCATION CHOICES MAGAZINE and
LIFE LEARNING MAGAZINE
Back Issues

Take advantage of this opportunity to fill in any blanks in your collection of this great homeschooling magazine no longer in production.Education Choices featured columns by well-known, experienced home educators in various practical departments, such as:

managing life while homeschooling;
beyond homeschooling life;
teens writing about homeschooling;
different approaches;
homeschooling children with special learning needs;
different approaches to homeschooling;
the perspective of homeschooling fathers.

$4.50 (free postage)

Issues available:

		#1 : Disappearing into the woodwork; mobile homeschooling; technolgy, not just computers; where are all the homeschoolers and more
		#2 : Declining Standards in Schools; Natural Learning; History Resources; Child Care Options for Homeschooling Families
		#3 : Teenage depression; career choices; youth allowance;
		#4 : dyslexia and dyspraxia; earning money; educating children at home; swimming safely in the media flood; risk and learning, the importance of play
		#8: why our schools are failing; single parent homeschooling; learning museic at home

		LIFE LEARNING
		Mar/April 06 How unscholers change their communities; honouring children's goals; a teen starts school; positive consent, not non-coercion

After 20 years of being a contact and support person Beverley no longer takes phone call or email inquiries. Please join one of her yahoo groups if you want to know more about homeschooling or have a question.