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Practical Homeschooling Booklets

Educational and Life-Skills Games

Children learn better when they use their whole bodies and all of their senses. Learning from books can be tedious for many students and can easily become a daily chore that is met with reluctance. No matter what your style of homeschooling this range of inexpensive booklets will enhance your children's learning through play. Revisit some of your favourite childhood games with any of these booklets.

Bring back the challenge and excitement to learning by supplementing study periods in each subject area with Kathi Wyldeck's educational and life skill games. These provide a natural and enjoyable way to learn while doing what children do best - play!

Let's Play Together
Traditional Children's Games
by Beverley Paine

A collection of remembered and shared traditional children's games with introduction. Great for children's parties, homeschooling get-togethers and celebrations, or for playing with your children at home. Relive some of your happiest childhood moments with this collection of favourite fun games as you help your children develop a wide range of educational and physical skills! 2005

ISBN 1876651156 A5 stapled, 80g, 52 pages

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Kathi Wyldeck's very practical Educational and Lifeskills Games Booklets draw on her extensive educational experience with children.

This series of seven booklets offer easy to play games that are active and fun, and are designed to consolidate academic learning across all curriculum subjects.
Although aimed at primary to junior secondary level, most games can be played at levels suitable for the individual player's age group and ability. Parents can easily modify the activities to incorporate additional learning to suit each child.

Use the games to launch unit studies or spark interest in particular topics, or to reinforce interest, increase knowledge or consolidate previous learning.
Subjects covered in the booklets include: Mathematics, English, Music, History, Geography, German, French and Latin, Citizenship, Personal Growth and Health, Art, Technology, Science and Environment.

Paperback, 32 + pages, 148mm x 210mm.

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Physical and Mental Games for Families Book One
Fast Games and Quiet Games

ISBN 1876651385, 70g

Physical and Mental Games for Families Book Two
Outdoor, Campfire, Water and Theme Games

ISBN 1876651369, 70g

Educational Games for Families Book One
Maths, English, Music and Art

ISBN 1876651350, 70g

Educational Games for Families Book Two
Science

ISBN 1876651342, 70g

Educational Games for Families Book Three
History Geography, French, German and Latin

ISBN 1876651407, 70g

Life Skill Games for Families Book One
Estimation, First Aid, Health, Tracking, Safety, Knotting and Navigation

ISBN 1876651377, 70g

Life Skill Games for Families Book Two
Character Building, Handcraft, Aussie Flags and Emblems, Discovery, Nature and Conservation, Cooking, Self Expression, Tools and Construction

ISBN 1876651393, 70g

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Kathi Wyldeck lives in Sydney , Australia . She has had broad experience in both the arts and sciences, working at hospitals and universities as a biological technician in clinical endocrinology and molecular genetics research, and more recently as an English tutor and author of five grammar books. As a mother of three active boys, she has spent a decade as a Cub Scout Leader, organising games programmes for groups of energetic children, as well as home-schooling her third child. She runs a website of games and learning activities at www.funfitnesslearning.com , which she updates each week. Kathi regards the fun and games involved in rearing and educating her own children, her Cubs and her English pupils as one of the highlights of her life.

Other Books Published by Kathi:

  • All You Need to Know About Grammar, (Excel Essential Skills for Grades 5-10), Pascal Press , Australia , 2003
  • Everyday Spelling and Grammar , (Blake's Go-Guides), Pascal Press , Australia , 2003
  • English for Everyone, Books 1 &2 , Lulu.com , U.S.A. , 2007
  • Grammar & Vocabulary Games for Children , Lulu.com , U.S.A. , 2007
  • Games for Fun, Fitness and Learning , Lulu.com , U.S.A. , 2008
  • How to Write an Essay , Lulu.com , U.S.A. , 2008

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About Home Education
Home education is a legal alternative to school education in Australia. State and territory governments are responsible for regulating home education and have different registration requirements, however homeschooling families are able, and encouraged, to develop curriculum and learning programs to suit the educational and developmental needs of their individual children.


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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.
Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 followed by many more titles on home education. She currently balances spending her time working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects and managing her extensive collection of websites and Yahoo groups.
In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and became a committee member in 2008, taking on the role of HEA Editor, and is responsible for coordinating the production of the newsletter, magazine (Stepping Stones for Home Educators), annual Resource Directory, and other HEA publications.