Books and free curriculum guides to teach character education and nurture children

Submitted: 10-Jun-2005

Watering Can Press has a series of wonderfully unique, interactive and educational books and resources to use in homeschooling. Not only do the books (for 6-12 year olds) provide inspiring lessons and experiences, but there are free Teacher's Guides . . . [click for more]

Integrated Language Arts/Social Studies Program

Submitted: 07-May-2004

Jireh Publishers & Distributors at www.jirehpublishers.com has an Integrated Language Arts/Social Studies curriculum that can be used to incorporate African-American culture into your curriculum. The name of the book is Awakenings. Cultural prejud . . . [click for more]

Teach to the child's strengths/ Davis Dyslexia Correction

Submitted: 07-May-2004

As we brought the school home, we found that homeschool was just as frustrating as public school had been. It was only after we heard The Animal Fable ( told at http://www.iammykidsteacher.com/ourmission.html) and began going with the interests and . . . [click for more]

Personal growth for kids one week at a time

Submitted: 01-Feb-2004

There is a new book out that counteracts the popular culture and empowers youth. It's titled A WINNER BY ANY STANDARD and it's broken up into 52 challenges/chapters. (I liken it to a younger generation's THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED.) My 14 year old is lov . . . [click for more]

Action-filled picture book discourages bullying.

Submitted: 29-Jan-2004

An action-filled picture book that discourages bullying, and encourages tolerance and kindness toward those among us who are "different," is available at no cost online at www.whalebook.com as a public service for teachers. The book is ti . . . [click for more]

Gifts from the Heart:450 Simple Ways to Make Your Family's Christmas More Meaningful

Submitted: 29-Jan-2004

I think homeschoolers would love Gifts from the Heart:450 Simple Ways to Make Your Family's Christmas More Meaningful. It's filled with ideas to encourage literacy, social responsibility, simple crafts and more. Every sale supports cancer research. . . . [click for more]

Children's Book on Terrorism

Submitted: 14-Sep-2003

Hi, I discovered a great book to gently explain the complexities of terrorism to the young ones. It's called Ame the Elephant, Terrorized by Evil Mice by J. A. Louthain. It's a story about an elephant (Ame) who's asleep on his side when he's attack . . . [click for more]

A very helpful and effective tool

Submitted: 23-Jul-2003

Buddy Scott's Relief For Hurting Parents helps families restore calm and manageability to Christian families. Used in conjunction with medications, his book proves to be a very effective methodology. Not only for ADD, ADHD children, but rebelliou . . . [click for more]

Books for kids and teenagers with Aspergers Syndrome

Submitted: 29-Apr-2003

These books are recommended for children or adolescents with Aspergers syndrome. "Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome" was written by a 13 year old with Aspergers Syndrome. His experiences with Asperger's syndrome, written in a conversational and hum . . . [click for more]

Inventors' Club

Submitted: 18-Apr-2003

My son decided he wanted to be an inventor when he grows up, so I set up a homeschool Inventors' Club. My goals for the club were to help him find friends with similar interests, and to teach the kids some of the science and technology necessary to i . . . [click for more]