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Practical Homeschooling
GAMES & LIFESKILL
Booklets

Kathi Wyldeck's very practical 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
  
  
• Outdoor, Campfire, Water and Theme Games
  
  
• Maths, English, Music and Art
  
  
• Science
  
  
• History Geography, French, German and Latin
  
  
• Estimation, First Aid, Health, Tracking, Safety, Knotting and Navigation
  
  
• Character Building, Handcraft, Aussie Flags and Emblems, Discovery, Nature and Conservation, Cooking, Self Expression, Tools and Construction
  
  

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Michele Hastings

'year in the life of'
account of
Christian Unschooling

The Homeschooling Trail:
A Journey of Faith

Faced with an uncertain financial future, Michele Hasting, a Christian unschooling mother, begins to doubt her ability to continue teaching her children at home. Her insecurities lead her to begin to question her faith and her ability to provide an adequate education for her two boys. The Homeschooling Trail is 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)

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
ISBN 1876651008 paperback, 380g, 132 pages, illustrated.
$22.95 (free postage)

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
$8.50 (free postage)

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)

Learning Without School
edited by Beverley Paine
Explore how different families journey along this liberating educational path. Discover the secrets to homeschooling success as you read this wonderful collection of real days and weeks showing a wide spectrum of tried and tested approaches to home education. Over thirty articulate and intimate 'snapshots' of everyday family life capture the unique essence and flexible nature of Australian home education.  2004
ISBN 1876651202, 280g, 92 pp, A4, illustrated
$20.00 (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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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

Book store price... $14.30
60% discount
now only $5.80 (free postage)

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)

2008 Perth Seminar
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.
$3.25 (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

New Booklets Arriving in 2008!

• Homeschool Camps
• Fathers and Homeschooling
• Perth 2008 Home Education Seminar Notes
• Start a Homeschool Support Group
• Teaching Strategies

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
$3.25 (free postage)

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
$3.25 (free postage)

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.
$3.25 (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.
$3.25 (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
ISBN 1876651164 A5, stapled, 60g, 36 pages.
$3.25 (free postage)

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.
$3.25 (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.
$3.25 (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.
$3.25 (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.
$3.25 (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.
$3.25 (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)

$4.95 (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.
$3.25 (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.
$3.25 (free postage)

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!

NHED Conference DVD $50 for International Orders

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
$3.25 (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
$3.25 (free postage)

Outdoor, Campfire, Water and Theme Games
Physical and Mental Games for Families Book Two
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651369, 70g
$3.25 (free postage)

Maths, English, Music and Art
Educational Games for Families
Book One
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651350, 70g
$3.25 (free postage)

Science
Educational Games for Families
Book Two
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651342, 70g
$3.25 (free postage)

History Geography, French, German and Latin
Educational Games for Families Book Three
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651407, 70g
$3.25 (free postage)

Estimation, First Aid, Health, Tracking, Safety, Knotting and Navigation
Life Skill Games for Families
Book One
Kathi Wyldeck
ISBN 1876651377, 70g
$3.25 (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
$3.25 (free postage)

STOCK TO CLEAR

EDUCATION CHOICES MAGAZINE
Back Issues

Take advantage of this opportunity to fill in any blanks in your collection of this Australian homeschooling magazine, or just buy a copy of three because they are great reading, full of information about resources as well as great articles.

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.

$3.00 each (plus postage)

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Issues available:

		#2 : Declining Standards in Schools; Natural Learning; History Resources; Child Care Options for Homeschooling Families
		#3 : Homeschooling Teenagers, Career Choices for Homeschoolers; Bullying; Youth Allowance
		#4 : The Importance of Play; Teens Earning Money; Dyslexia and Dyspraxia, Technology; Budget Cooking

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Please note: The future of Education Choices is still uncertain. The last information we have is that they are still looking for someone to take over production of their magazine. Always Learning Books is unable to help people who have subscriptions with outstanding issues. Please write to Education Choices, PO Box 2157 Tingalpa QLD 4173.