Homeschooling with TLC in the Elementary Grades: A Practical Guide with Fun and Effective Teaching Tips [Perfect Paperback]

Tamara L. Chilver (Author), Marie Mosley (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0979631300 | ISBN-13: 978-0979631306 | Publication Date: May 4, 2007 | Edition: 1

Homeschooling with TLC in the Elementary Grades will give you a strong and concise foundation in elementary curriculum. This one-of-a-kind book is filled with creative teaching tips that can bring excitement into your school days. Learn techniques that simplify teaching and strategies that actively engage your child in the learning process. Let this book take you and your child to a whole new dimension of homeschooling!

Editorial Reviews

Review

After being a schoolteacher for over six years and a homeschool mom for almost eleven years, I pretty much thought I had the education thing down pat. I've read about, heard about, seen, or tried many, many different kinds of curriculum and resources. And I've read countless how-to-books on the subject of home education over the years. So what more was there for this veteran homeschool mom of six to discover? The answer to that somewhat silly question arrived in my mailbox packaged in a small envelope. But that little package contained big ideas in the form of the book, Homeschooling with With TLC in the Elementary Grades, by Tamara L. Chilver. Tamara has had years of experience as an elementary teacher, curriculum coordinator, homeschool evaluator, private tutor, and of course, a homeschool mom. She is also the author of Tutoring Your Elementary Child With TLC and founder of Teaching With TLC Ministries. Homeschooling With TLC in the Elementary Grades is a practical, concise guide in an easy-to-read format that is chockfull of ideas, advice, resources, suggestions for scheduling, tips, and techniques that are sure to help new homeschooling parents down the path into the (sometimes seemingly overwhelming) world of home education. But Tamara has also included activities and creative teaching strategies that will inspire and re-motivate even those who've been homeschooling for years. Many of the ideas presented in the book would be ideal to supplement any chosen curriculum. So be sure to check out this book for learning the basics...or for just putting a little more fun, creativity, and sparkle into your homeschool days! --Amy O' Quinn- The Old Schoolhouse

Here is an excellent book for those needing some practical advice on choosing curriculum and enhancing lesson plans. Tamara Chilver will cheer you with her enthusiasm and inspire you with her useful teaching suggestions. She has loaded this book with lots of information. This is not just a how to get started book - she has drawn upon her years as both a public elementary teacher and home educator and poured out her knowledge on how to teach your children effectively. This book is fresh, fun to read, and will provide you with a heap of "golden" teaching nuggets for the elementary grades. You'll find recommended websites and curriculum titles, and an appendix that includes a list of all the Newberry and Caldecott Medal winners. The author's friendly tone and no-nonsense approach made this guide easy to read and even more realistic to implement. She is not overly wordy nor does she saturate you with too much information - this paperback at just over 100 pages by no means ever felt thin. If you are in anyway frustrated with how things are going in your homeschool, don't pull your hair out - get this book. I mentor a lot of newbies in my homeschool circle, and you can bet I'm going to be recommending this resource to them. --Kathy Davis- Homeschoolbuzz.com

As a homeschooling mom of two, I was thrilled to read this book. I am always looking for fresh ways to add life to our homeschooling day. There's only so much bookwork they can do before their eyes glaze over and they slip into a coma of boredom. Homeschooling with TLC in the Elementary Grades is designed to remove some of the mystery from homeschooling while giving parents the tools to make homeschooling educational and meaningful. This book has already become dog-eared on my shelf because of the practical tips that I can apply easily. It's like sitting down and talking with someone who's a little further down the journey and building my own ideas from her experience. And best of all, it's a fun, easy read with fantastic cartoons about homeschooling sprinkled throughout. --Cara Putnam- Mary Pride's Practical Homeschooling

About the Author

Tamara L. Chilver (TLC) is the founder of Teaching with TLC, which was created to help bridge the gap between home and school by providing parents with the tools they need to help their children succeed academically. Tamara is currently a homeschool mom of three boys and a homeschool evaluator who assists other homeschool families with end-of-year testing and evaluations. Tamara also provides teaching workshops for parents and is an author of two published books. Tamara has a diverse background in education and wants to assist parents of elementary children. Her bachelor's degree is in elementary education, and her master's degree is in elementary curriculum. Before entering the homeschooling world several years ago, she was an elementary teacher, a curriculum coordinator, and a private tutor.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: TLC Editions; 1 edition (May 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979631300
• ISBN-13: 978-0979631306
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tamara L. Chilver is the founder of Teaching with TLC, which was created to help bridge the gap between home and school by providing parents with the tools they need to help their children succeed academically. Tamara's bachelor's degree is in elementary education, and her master's degree is in elementary curriculum. She is blessed to be the mother of five children. Before entering the homeschooling world eleven years ago, Tamara was a public school elementary teacher, a private school curriculum coordinator, and a private tutor. Tamara uses her diverse background in education to coach parents of elementary children by simplifying learning methods and guiding parents to break through the obstacles of learning. Tamara is an author of two published books and several E-Books. She provides teaching workshops for parents through seminars, publications, radio, and television.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Things in Small Package, December 24, 2007

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This review is from: Homeschooling with TLC in the Elementary Grades: A Practical Guide with Fun and Effective Teaching Tips (Perfect Paperback)

This is a Christian based small book of 109 pages with nine chapters. The first two chapters are all about your child and choosing curriculum. She then jumps right into Reading Methods and Writing Strategies followed by Social Studies and Science. Chapters 7 and 8 are about support and encouragement as you homeschool after which she deals with the extras such as music, foreign language, art, etc. in short snippets. Finally, the appendix is filled with a list of Newberry and Caldecott medal winning literature. I found the book quite informative and chock full of resources, ideas, strategies and methods for homeschooling. It is well written, easy to read and the cartoons throughout are good for a chuckle. I'm glad I bought it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative Ideas Galore!, October 24, 2007

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This review is from: Homeschooling with TLC in the Elementary Grades: A Practical Guide with Fun and Effective Teaching Tips (Perfect Paperback)

Whether you are just starting out or you have been teaching your children for a while this is a great book full of ideas and easy to implement strategies for making learning more fun for your children.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Homeschooling Book!!!, October 24, 2007

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This review is from: Homeschooling with TLC in the Elementary Grades: A Practical Guide with Fun and Effective Teaching Tips (Perfect Paperback)

I literally read and studied every book on homeschooling at my local library! Homeschooling with TLC is my absolute favorite! It is a one-of-a-kind treasure trove of how-to in a to-the-point format by a real professional teacher and homeschool mother. This un-intimidating read is moving, truthful, inspiring, motivational, and simply a must-read and must-own. Homeschooling with TLC is the ONLY how-to-teach namely how-to-homeschool book written for average people seeking to make lesson time inspired, effective and FUN for their children.

The seasoned and long sought-after author, Tamara L. Chilver taught in the public school system for years and has homeschooled her own three children even longer! Finally published, Mrs. T.L.Chilver Gifts us all with her ability to teach us how-to-teach our children and make it a Blast! This handy, well organized gem compiles tons of tips, games and ideas. It is a succinct listing of what works and how to make it happen in your own home! Check out her website and sign up for her weekly blogs teachingwithtlc. com She's my homeschool hero and mentor and more importantly my children's ...they can't get enough of her ideas! She will be yours too...Read it to believe it!

Finding the path to homeschooling with a bonafide expert holding your hand takes all of the trepidation and fears away. While staying on course to a stimulating and thrilling homeschool experience for the whole family is made easy in these few pages! No longer must homeschool teachers prepare boring tedious lessons and children be plagued by chapters of activity books. No longer must we read thick, heavy, wordy texts by inept authors on the subject nearest and dearest to our hearts and calling. It's simply Awesome to have the benefit of a "real" teacher giving encouragement and practical tips on the matter of superiorly educating our children at home.

You'll want to share Homeschooling with TLC with everyone. My copy has had to be replaced tens of times so I advise you to buy several copies now to share with all of your homeschooling friends, relatives, homeschooling groups and to anyone you know who is considering homeschooling. Share the Good news for the Children's sake!!!!