Easy Homeschooling Companion: Exhortation, Encouragement and More Easy Ideas (Paperback)

by Lorraine Curry (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
A devotional and homeschool 'how-to' book rolled into one, home-educating parents can't go wrong by having this on hand. -- Gena Suarez, Publisher, The Old Schoolhouse

Lorraine Curry has provided her readers with a potpourri of scripturally-based homeschooling advice, exhortation and encouragement. -- Mary Lou Posch, homeschooling mom/wife of Robert Posch, senior VP of BOOKSPAN

Product Description
Easy Homeschooling Curriculum is organized by and includes a simple course of study for each grade level. It features over two-hundred suggested titles, genres and topics in literature. This book also includes many chapters on particular subject areas including writing, spelling, Bible, vocabulary and others by guest authors and educators

Curriculum answers these questions and more! How do I reach our spiritual and educational goals? How do I make the most of the "decade of impressibility" (ages 6-16)? How exactly does the literary method work and why is it effective? Should we read excerpts or entire books? What are the most important, and secondary subjects? How can I stimulate interest in a subject or topic? How do I teach so that learning becomes permanent? How does knowing and feeling contribute to will training? Why are these particular books best for these ages? How can nature study be combined with our reading topics? Is fantasy really appropriate for children, and if so, why? What is the best narration-notebook system? Where do I begin historical study?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: God's Gardener (February 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970996519
• ISBN-13: 978-0970996510
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #331,652 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What we need to hear, February 17, 2005

By	Christy Herbert (Muskegon, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I think too many people have warm fuzzies about homeschooling when in reality it's hard work. The results are not overnight but gradual. Most people are looking for what's easy and not what's good these days.
I prefered this book because I don't completely homeschool the way the author does. This book was a reminder of why I do what I do and choose what I choose. This book will also encourage to you to strive to do even better in your homeschooling.

One particular article that I liked reminded me that it's not my job to make sure they turn out perfect. God is working on them too. We can not be arrogant enough to think it is totally up to us.

Over all one of the best books I have read about christian homeschooling.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for homeschoolers regardless of religion, March 10, 2004

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Drawing upon her more than ten years' experience as a dedicated Christian homeschooler, Easy Homeschooling Companion: Exhortation, Encouragement & More Easy Ideas by Lorraine Curry is a straightforward compendium of tips, tricks, and techniques which will knowledgeably guide anyone homeschooling parent seeking to fully educating their children. Especially intended for those who seek to pass Christian values and a sound education on to their children, but also offering no-nonsense advice for dealing with difficult issues which are universal to homeschoolers everywhere regardless of their denominational affiliation or religious background, Easy Homeschooling Companion is a superbly organized and easy-to-apply resource which would enhance any homeschooling reference collection or "how-to" reading list.