Ippie Unschooled


Book Description

Ippie's a barefooted, band-aid covered, free-spirited eight-year old. She's a lot like all the other kids in her neighborhood, except for one thing...Ippie doesn't go to school. She has no teacher and follows no curriculum. So just what is Ippie doing all day? And how can she possibly be learning? Come spend some time with Ippie and find out. Written by former educator and current unschooling mom of four Nicole Olson, this ground-breaking story gives us a sneak peek into the world of unschooling through a child's eyes.




Nothing Short of Joy


Book Description

Genetic specialists labeled her abnormal; deformed; arthritic; defective. She labeled herself... Nothing Short of Joy




Azalea, Unschooled


Book Description

In Liza Kleinman's debut middle-reader novel, the author deftly explores the growing unschooling movement as well as the challenges of moving to a new home, making friends, and finding room for differences within a family.




Merriam-Webster's Rhyming Dictionary


Book Description

"This new edition of Merriam-Webster's Rhyming Dictionary contains over 71,000 rhyming words, about 16,000 more than the first edition. The additions naturally include words that have come into common use since the earlier book's publication -- words such as busk, blog, out-there, dreadlocked, fearmonger, and jaw-dropper. But most of the book's additions are not actually new to the language. For the first time, most of the two-, three-, four-, and five-word entries found in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary have been given their own place in this volume's lists of rhyming words."--Preface.




This Is My Home, This Is My School


Book Description

Drawing from his own childhood experiences, Jonathan Bean takes the autobiographically inspired family he introduced in Building Our House through the special rhythms and routines of a homeschooling day. For young Jonathan and his sisters, Mom is the teacher and a whole lot more, and Dad is the best substitute any kid could want. From math, science, and field trips to recess, show-and-tell, and art, a school day with this intrepid, inventive family will seem both completely familiar and totally unique. Includes a selection of family snapshots and a note from the author.




How Children Fail


Book Description

First published in the mid 1960s, How Children Fail began an education reform movement that continues today. In his 1982 edition, John Holt added new insights into how children investigate the world, into the perennial problems of classroom learning, grading, testing, and into the role of the trust and authority in every learning situation. His understanding of children, the clarity of his thought, and his deep affection for children have made both How Children Fail and its companion volume, How Children Learn, enduring classics.




Who's Not in School?


Book Description

Who's Not In School? Tim's not because he's got the flu. Katy's not because she has an appointment at the hospital. Little Harry isn't either, because he learns at home. While he's learning he has all sorts of adventures ... some of which he shouldn't!




The Magic Years


Book Description

A pioneering work on early childhood development that is as relevant today as when it was first published 60 years ago. To a small child, the world is an exciting but sometimes frightening and unstable place. In The Magic Years, Selma Fraiberg takes the reader into the mind of the child, showing how he confronts the world and learns to cope with it. With great warmth and perception, she discusses the problems at each stage of development and reveals the qualities—above all, the quality of understanding—that can provide the right answer at critical moments.




Freeschoolin'


Book Description

Freeschoolin': Life Is My School is the first book in the beautifully illustrated series of an Unschooled girl and her family's Freeschoolin' life in Ontario, Canada. Follow six year old Hope as she shares how she loves learning every day through passion-led education.




The First Day of Homeschool


Book Description

"'Twas the first day of homeschool," begins the poetic tale of a young child's return to schooling. The story weaves through the exciting first day as the family enjoys a special time of learning, helping, and sharing together - interrupted only by a mischievous visit from Homeschool Elf who hides the children's school supplies and sends them on a hunt to find the missing books, pencils, and more! In addition to the story text, younger children will enjoy trying to find the hidden Homeschool Elf peeking out from the book illustrations while older children are encouraged to interact with the story by answering questions related to the text and their own homeschool experiences. For those eager to begin their own Homeschool Elf tradition - a pattern of Homeschool Elf has been included at the back of the book. We recommend copying the pattern and cutting it out so if something happens to Homeschool Elf during the year, you will always have a pattern to replace him.