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Getting Started with Home Schooling: Practical Consideration





The Big List of Homeschooling Books

Organized by Author. Please note, many of these books are no longer in print.

[please email new entries to this list to Beverley]

  • Abraczinskas, Mary Beth, and Muller, Rachel. The ABC's of Home Schooling (Jehovah's Witness)
  • Adcock, John. Teaching Tomorrow
  • Albert, David H. And the Skylark Sings to Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education
  • Albert, David H. Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery: A Journey of Original Seeking
  • Andreola, Karen. A Charlotte Mason Companion
  • Armstrong, Thomas. In Their Own Way
  • Armstrong, Thomas. Awakening Your Child's Natural Genius
  • Bailey, Guy. Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Book: Fun and Easy-to-Use Games and Activities to Help You Teach Your Children Fitness, Movement and Sport Skills
  • Ballman, Ray. The How and Why of Home Schooling
  • Barfield, Rhonda. Real-Life Homeschooling: The Stories of 21 Families Who Teach Their Children at Home
  • Baker, Janice. Gifted Children at Home: A Practical Guide For Homeschooling Families
  • Barker, Britt. Letters Home
  • Barnier, Carol. How to Get Your Child Off the Refridgerator and On to Learning: Homeschooling Distractible, ADHD, or Just Plain Fidgety Kids
  • Beatty, Susan K. and Karen Middleton Introduction to Home Education: How to Begin Your Private Homeschool
  • Beechick, Ruth. Dr. Beechichk's Homeschool Answer Book
  • Bell, Debra. Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling
  • Berquist, Laura. Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education (Catholic)
  • Bittner, Terrie Lynn. Homeschooling: Take a Deep Breath-You Can Do This
  • Bluedorn, Harvey and Bluedorn, Laurie. Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in the Classical Style (Christian)
  • Blumenfeld, Samuel L. Homeschooling: A Parent's Guide to Teaching Children
  • J Botkin et al. No Limits to Learning
  • Boyer, Rick and Boyer, Marilyn. What About Socialization: Answering the Questions About Homeschool and Social Interaction
  • Brady, Vicki A. The Basic Steps to Homeschooling
  • Brainerd, Lee Wherry. Homeschooling Your Gifted Child: Language Arts For the Middle School Years
  • Bratton, Catherine. Homeschool Helps: Tips on Getting Started
  • Brown, Teri J. and Elissa M. Wahl. Christian Unschooling: Growing Your Children in the Freedom of Christ
  • Byrne, Susan M. Homeschool Basics and How to Get Started
  • Camp, Terri. Ignite the Fire!: Freedom Is Real Education
  • Card, Michael and Susan. The Homeschool Journey
  • Cartwright, Tari Elizabeth. Eternal Harvest: An LDS Perspective on Home Schooling and Accelerated Learning (LDS)
  • Caruana, Vicki. The ABC's of Homeschooling
  • Caruana, Vicki. The Homeschooler's Guide To...: Testing and Evaluation, Home-Based Businesses, Community Involvement, High School and College Entrance
  • Caruana, Vicki. The Organized Homeschooler
  • Clay Clarkson and Sally Clarkson Educating the Wholehearted Child Revised & Expanded edition (Paperback - Jan 2001)
  • Clements, Andrew D. Homeschooling: A Research-Based How-To Manual
  • Cohen, Cafi. Homeschooling: the Teen Years
  • Cohen, Cafi. And What about College?: How Homeschooling Leads to Admission to the Best Colleges and Universities
  • Colfax, David and Colfax, Micki. Homeschooling For Excellence
  • Colfax, David and Colfax, Micki. Hardtimes in Paradise
  • Colten, Connie. Homeschooling Reflections
  • Cowlishaw, Kitt and Terry Dowty. Home Educating Our Autism Spectrum Children: Paths Are Made by Walking
  • Curry, Lorraine and Teresa Jennings. Easy Homeschooling Companion: Exhortation, Encouragement, and More Easy Ideas
  • Curry, Lorraine. Easy Homeschooling Techniques: Your Guide to the Low Cost, Time Saving, High Quality Method
  • Dancy, Rahmima Balwin. You Are Your Child's First Teacher
  • Davis, Llewellyn. Going Home to School
  • Deckard, Steven. Homeschooling Laws and Resource Guide For All Fifty States
  • Demille, Oliver. A Thomas Jefferson Education (LDS)
  • Dennis, Jeanne Gowen. Homeschooling High School: Planning Ahead For College Admission
  • Dinsmore, Mark. Homeschool Guide to the Internet: Your Onramp to the Information Superhighway
  • Dinsmore, Mark. Homeschool Guide to the Online World: Everything You Need to Know to Start Making Great Connections
  • Dobson, Linda. Homeschoolers' Success Stories
  • Dobson, Linda. Homeschooling: the Early Years
  • Dobson, Linda. The First Year Homeschooling Your Child
  • Dobson, Linda. The Homeschooling Book of Answers: The 88 Most Important Questions Answered by Homeschooling's Most Respected Voices
  • Dobson, Linda. The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
  • Dodd, Sandra. Moving A Puddle
  • Dorian, Terry and Tyler, Zan Peters. Anyone Can Homeschool: How to Find What Works For You
  • Downs, Laurajean. You're Going to Do What?! Helping You Understand the Homeschool Decision
  • Dowty, Terri. Free Range Education: How Home Education Works
  • Duffy, Cathy. Christian Home Educator's Curriculum Manual
  • Farenga, Patrick. Homeschooling in the News
  • Farenga, Patrick. The Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling
  • Farris, Michael P. Homeschooling Father
  • Farris, Michael P. The Future of Homeschooling
  • E Faure et al. Learning to Be
  • Field, Christine M. A Field Guide to Home Schooling
  • Field, Christine M. Help For the Harried Homeschooler: A Practical Guide to Balancing Your Child's Education With the Rest of Your Life
  • Field, Christine M. Homeschooling the Challenging Child: A Practical Guide
  • Fitzenreiter, Valerie. The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School
  • Fogle, Karen L. Simply Homeschooling: A Unique Guide For the Homeschooling Parent
  • Forbes, Scott. Holistic Education: An Analysis of It's Ideas and Nature
  • Fortune Wood, Jan. Bound to be Free
  • Fortune Wood, Jan. Doing it their way
  • Fortune Wood, Jan. With Consent: parenting for all to win
  • Frank, Barbara. Life Prep For Homeschooled Teenagers
  • Gardner, Howard. The Unschooled Mind.
  • Gardner, Howard. How Schools Should Teach
  • Garvey, Judy. How to Begin Homeschooling: A Parent's Guide
  • Gatto, John Taylor. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
  • Gatto, John Taylor. The Underground History of American Education
  • Gatto, John Taylor & Hamza Yusuf Hanson. Beyond Schooling : Building Communities Where Learning Really Matters
  • Geib, Pam and Castandea, Deborah. Help! I'm Homeschooling!
  • Gileadi, Cathy. Homeschool Genesis: A Story-Sourcebook (LDS)
  • Gogel, Sandra L. One Hundred One Homeschool Tips From the Sycamore Tree
  • Gold, Laura Maery. Homeschool Your Child For Free
  • Gold, Laura Maery and Zielinski, Joan M. Homeschooling Your Child Step-by-Step: 100 Simple Solutions to Homeschooling's Toughest Problems
  • Goodchild, Vicki and Goodchild, Jack. The Simplicity of Homeschooling: Discover the Freedom of Learning Through Living
  • Goodman, Paul. Growing Up Absurd
  • Grey, Marian. Charlotte Mason
  • Griffith, Mary. Homeschooling Handbook
  • Griffith, Mary. The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World as Your Child's Classroom
  • Groll, Ronald. The Homeschool Resource and Supply Manual
  • Guterson, David. Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense
  • Hainstock, Elizabeth G. Teaching Montessori in the Home The Preschool Years
  • Hailey, Kendall. The Day I Became an Autodidact: And the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies That Befell Me Thereafter
  • Hamilton, Dan and Elizabeth. Should I Homeschool? How to Decide What's Right For You and Your Child
  • Harris, Gregg. The Christian Home School
  • Hartnett, Marsha Kennedy. Choosing Home: Deciding to Homeschool With Aspberger's Syndrome
  • Hastings, Michele. The Homeschooling Trail - A Journey of Faith
  • Hayes, Charles D. Self University
  • Hayes, Lenore C. Homeschooling the Child With ADD(Or Other Special Needs): Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the Child With Learning Differences
  • Hern, Matt. Deschooling Our Lives
  • Hegener, Mark and Helen. The Homeschool Reader
  • Hendrickson, Borg. Home School: Taking the First Step
  • Henry, Shari. Homeschooling: The Middle Years
  • Herzog, Joyce. Choosing and Using Curriculum: Your Guide to Home Education
  • Heuer, Loretta. The Homeschoolers' Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts
  • Holt, John. Learning All the Time
  • Holt, John. Teach Your Own
  • Holt, John. How Children Learn
  • Holt, John. How Children Fail
  • Hood, Mary. The Enthusiastic Home Schooler
  • Hood, Mary. The Relaxed Home School: A Family Production
  • Houk, Katharine. Creating a Cooperative Learning Center: An Idea-Book For Homeschooling Families
  • Hunt, Jan. The Natural Child
  • Hunt, Gladys. Honey for a Child's Heart
  • llich, Ivan. Deschooling Society
  • Ishizuka, Kathy. The Unofficial Guide to Homeschooling
  • Julicher, Kathleen H. Survival Tools For Homeschooling Teens
  • Kaseman, M Larry and Susan. Taking Charge Through Homeschooling: Personal and Political Empowerment
  • Kaufeld, Jennifer. Homeschooling For Dummies
  • Kealoha, Anna. Trust the Children
  • Keith, Diane Flynn. Carschooling
  • Kenyon, M ary Potter. Home Schooling from Scratch
  • Kenyon, M ary Potter. Simple Living - Super Learning
  • Klicka, Christopher J. Home Schooling: The Right Choice: An Academic, Historical, Legal, and Practical Perspective
  • Klicka, Christopher J. The Heart of Homeschooling: Teaching and Living What Really Matters
  • Kochender, Rebecca and Kanna, Elizabeth. Homeschooling For Success: How Parents Can Create A Superior Education For Their Child
  • Kohn, Alfie. Unconditional Parenting
  • Kohn, Alfie. Punished By Rewards
  • Kohn, Alfie. No Contest
  • Kuepfer, Sharon Schnupp. Homeschooling Moments and Child-friendly Recipes: A Collection of the Unique Adventures of a Mennonite Family
  • Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Foundations of Homeschooling: Building Excellence in Family-Based Education
  • Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Fundamentals of Homeschooling: Notes on Successful Family Living
  • Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Homeschooling in Oregon
  • Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Mudpies and Building Blocks: Homeschooling Young Children
  • Lande, Nancy. Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days
  • Lande, Nancy. Homeschooling: Open House
  • Lavender, Julie. 365 Days of Celebration and Praise: Daily Devotions and Activities for Homeschooling Families
  • Layne, Marty. Learning at Home: A Mother's Guide to Homeschooling
  • Leppert, Mary and Leppert, Michael. Homeschooling Almanac 2002-2003
  • Leistico, Agnes. I Learn Better by Teaching Myself
  • Leistico, Agnes. Still Teaching Ourselves
  • Levison, Catherine. A Charlotte Mason Education
  • Levison, Catherine. More Charlotte Mason Education
  • Lewis, Gareth. One to One A practical guide to learning at home age 0-11
  • Lewis, Gareth. Unqualified Education A practical guide to learning at home age 11-18
  • Linsenbach, Sherri. The Everything Homeschooling Book: Taking Charge of Your Child's Education
  • Llewellyn, Grace. Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don't Go to School
  • Llewellyn, Grace. The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
  • Lloyd, Ann. Tips and Tricks for Homeschooling Survival
  • Lurie, John. Allison's Story: A Book about Homeschooling
  • Lyman, Isabel. The Homeschooling Revolution
  • Maakestad, Sue. Home Sweet Homeschool: A Survivor's Guide to Giving Your Kids a Quality Education
  • Mackson, Racheal and Wittman, M. A Catholic Homeschool Treasury
  • Madden, Kristen. Pagan Homeschooling
  • Manish, Jain. Unfolding Learning Societies
  • Mason, Charlotte. Charlotte Mason's Original Homeschooling Series
  • Mason, Charlotte. The Original Homeschooling Series
  • Mason, Renee. Homeschooling All the Way Through High School
  • Mayberry, Maralee. Home Schooling: Parents As Educators
  • Maxwell, Teri. Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit
  • McClaine, L.S. Physical Education For Homeschoolers: An Easy-To-Use, Low Equipment Cost Program For Homeschooling Families
  • McDowell, Susan. But What About Socialization? Answering the Perpetual Home Schooling Question: A Review of the Literature
  • McHugh, Michael. Christian Homeschooling: Foundation and Practice
  • McKee, Alison. From Homeschool to College and Work: Turning Your Homeschool Experience Into College and Job Portfolios
  • McKee, Alison. Homeschooling Our Children, Unschooling Ourselves
  • Meighan, Roland. The Freethinker's Pocket Directory to the Educational Universe
  • Meighan, Roland John Holt
  • Meighan, Roland. Learning Unlimited
  • Meighan, Roland. The Next Learning System
  • Meighan, Roland. Theory and Practice of Regressive Education
  • Meighan, Roland. Natural Learning and the Natural Learning Curriculum
  • Miller, Ron. Ed. Creating Learning Communities
  • Moore, Raymond S. The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook
  • Moore, Raymond S. Better Late Than Early
  • Moore, Raymond S. School Can Wait
  • Moore, Raymond S. Home School Burnout : What It Is. What Causes It. and How to Overcome It
  • Morgan, Melissa L. Homeschooling on a Shoestring
  • Nehmer, Kathleen M. Homeschooler's Guide to FREE Teaching Aids
  • Obamehinti, Johnson and Feyi Obamahinti. Minority Homeschooler's Guide: Minority and Homeschooling
  • O'Leary, Jennifer. Write Your Own Curriculum: A Complete Guide to Planning, Organizing, and Documenting Homeschool Curriculums
  • Paine, Beverley. Getting Started with Homeschooling; Practical Considerations
  • Paine, Beverley. Learning in the Absence of Education
  • Paine, Beverley. Ed. Learning without School home educating families share a day in their lives
  • Paine, Beverley. Let's Play Together - Traditional Children's Games
  • Paquette, Alice. Curriculum Workshop: A Guide to Writing Homeschool Curriculum
  • Peacock, John. The Why and How of Australian Home Education
  • Perry, John. The Complete Guide to Homeschooling
  • Priesnitz, Wendy. Challenging Assumptions in Education
  • Priesnitz, Wendy. School Free
  • Pride, Mary. Mary Pride's Complete Guide to Getting Started in Homeschooling
  • Pride, Mary. The Big Book of Home Learning
  • Pride, Mary. The Complete Guide to Homeschooling From Birth to Grade Six
  • Purdy, Bryn. AS Neill
  • Pyles, Lisa. Homeschooling the Child With Asperger's Syndrome: Real Help For Parents Anywhere and On Any Budget
  • Ransom, Marsha. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Homeschooling
  • Ray, Brian D. Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling: Facts and Stats on the Benefits of Home School, 2002-2003
  • Richman, Howard. Story of a Bill: Legalizing Homeschooling in Pennsylvania
  • Rivero, Lisa. Creative Home Schooling for Gifted Children: A Resource Guide
  • Rivero, Lisa. Gifted Education Comes Home: A Case for Self-Directed Homeschooling
  • Rosenberg, Marshall B. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion
  • Rupp, Rebecca. Getting Started on Home Learning: How and Why to Teach Your Kids
  • Rupp, Rebecca. Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum From Preschool Through High School
  • Rupp, Rebecca. The Complete Home Learning Source Book
  • Rushton, Cindy. A Charlotte Mason Primer
  • Rushton, Cindy. Homeschooling: Digging Into All the Options
  • Rushton, Cindy. Notebooking: Yes You Can Be a Binder Queen Too
  • Saba, Laura and Gattis, Julie. The McGraw-Hill Homeschooling Companion
  • Schaffer, F. Homeschool Teacher Plan Book
  • Scheps, Susan G. The Librarian's Guide to Homeschooling Resources
  • Seibert, Eva. About Face: A Redirection in Education
  • Sheffer, Susannah. A Sense of Self: Listening to Homeschooled Adolescent Girls
  • Sheffer, Susannah. Writing Because We Love to : Homeschoolers at Work
  • Sheffer, Susannah. For the Children's Sake
  • Sheffer, Susannah. A Life Worth Living : The Selected Letters of John Holt
  • Sherman, Greg Ten Great Reasons to Homeschool: Support For Homeschool Parents Who Are Asked Why
  • Shewan, Edward J., et. al. Christian Homeschooling: Foundation and Practice
  • Silver, Amy & Llewellyn, Grace. Guerrilla Learning
  • Smith, Barbara. Teach Me Lord That I May Teach: What We Learned Homeschooling the Kids
  • Smith, R.H. Home Sweet Home School (Jehovah's Witness)
  • Sobanski, Jessika, Ricki Winegardner, and Lee Wherry Brainerd. Basic Skills For Homeschooling
  • Soyke, Jean M. and Pattye Carlson. Art Adventures at Home: A Curriculum Guide For Home Schools
  • Spraul, RC. When You Rise Up: a Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling
  • Stevens, Mitchell L. Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement
  • Swan, Karey. The Art of the Homeschool Lifestyle
  • Thomas, Alan. Educating Children At Home
  • Toto, Julia. How to Homeschool: Yes, You!
  • Wallace, Nancy. Child's Work: Taking Children's Choices Seriously
  • Wallace, Nancy. Better Than School
  • Waring, Diana. Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant Life Homeschooling
  • Waring, Diana. Reaping the Harvest: The Bounty of Abundant-Life Homeschooling
  • Wayne, Israel. Homeschooling From a Biblical Worldview
  • Webb, Julie. Those Unschooled Minds
  • Whelchel, Lisa. So You're Thinking About Homeschooling: Fifteen Families Show You How You Can Do It
  • Wilson, Douglas, Douglas Jones, and Wes Callihan. Classical Education and the Homeschool
  • Wise, Jessie and Susan Wise Bauer. The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home
  • Workman, K. Homeschooling: Untangling the Web of Confusion

Beverley Paine is a mother of three young adults and a prolific writer of homeschooling articles. More articles and essays can be found in her books, available from the Always Learning Books online bookstore.

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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 several books and booklets on home education through her self-publishing business, Always Learning Books. Beverley balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of ebooks on a variety of homeschooling subjects. retired from actively supporting home education in July 2008 to allow her to spend time on her garden and writing projects. She maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home. Beverley continues to support the Home Education Association of Australia as a committee member and helps to produce the HEA Newsletter, publications and annaul Resource Directory. If you'd like to keep in touch with what Beverley is up to her in her life, sign up for either the Always Learning Books mailing list or the Homeschool Australia Newsletter.

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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.

ISBN 1876651008, Paperback, 132 pages,
210mm x 290mm, illustrated, 1997

AUS$25.00

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
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Middle Childhood Student Report
covers approximately year/grade level 3 to 7 (ages 8 -12)
A4, Spiral bound, 130g

Early Adolescence Student Report
covers approximately year/grade level 7 to 10 (ages 12 - 15)
A4, Spiral bound, 130g
$6.00
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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.

$22.95 (free postage)

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
$19.50 (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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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. 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)

Looking Back, What Would We Change?
by Beverley Paine
Collection of articles, including:

  • How We Became Home Educators: A Brief History
  • Our D.I.Y. Life-Style ~ A Natural Education
  • What Makes Home Education Successful
  • How Home Education Enriched our Lives
  • Looking Back: What Would We Change?
  • Creating a Happy and Busy Learning Environment
  • Motivating Our Children To Learn: Myths and Tips
  • Avoiding Feeling Overwhelmed
  • A Natural Educator: The Special Role of Fathers

ISBN 1876651288 A5, stapled, 60g, 30 pages.
$4.50 (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

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Adelaide Seminar 2008

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

$4.50 (free postage)

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.
ISBN 1876651415, stapled, A5, 80g, 36 pages

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.
ISBN 1876651297, stapled, A5, 80g, 36 pages
$4.50 (free postage)

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.

Printed Booklet
ISBN 1876651261, stapled, A5, 70g, 36 pages
, $4.50
(free postage)

Add to Cart Ebook (printable)
ISBN 978-1-876651-43-5, 56 pages
, A4, $3.25
(instant delivery)

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
ISBN 1876651253, stapled, A5, 60g 36 pages.
$4.50 (free postage)

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 1876651164 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

Printed Booklet
ISBN 1876651164 A5, stapled, 60g, 36 pages.
$4.50
(free postage)

Add to Cart Ebook (printable)
ISBN 978-1-876651-49-7, 56 pages
, A4, $3.25
(instant delivery)

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)

Learning Materials for the Homeschool
by Beverley Paine
A comprehensive list of consumables, materials and resources; everything you can think of to inspire learning and creativity. 2004
ISBN 1876651148 A5, stapled, 70g, up to 32 pages.
$4.50 (free postage)

Translating Every Day Life into Educational Jargon
by Beverley Paine
. 2008

Printed Booklet
ISBN 1876651180 A5, stapled, 70g, up to 36 pages.
$4.50
(free postage)

Add to Cart Ebook (printable)
ISBN 978-1-876651-54-1, 48 pages
, A4, $3.25
(instant delivery)

 

 

2007 National Home Education
Conference DVD

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! (International orders $50)

NHED Conference DVD $50 for International Orders

[Please ensure that your TV and DVD player will handle DVD-R disc in the PAL format before purchase.]

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)

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EDUCATION CHOICES 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.

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