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Everything you need to know about homeschooling : a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide for the journey from early learning through graduation / Lea Ann Garfias.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Carol Stream, Illinois : Tyndale Momentum, [2021]Description: xvi, 573 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781496439048
  • 149643904X
Other title:
  • Everything you need to know about home schooling
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Contents:
Introduction -- Making and defending the decision. Finding your homeschool 'why' ; Get ready for the questions -- Getting started. Ready, set, go! ; We aren't in school anymore ; How to be a great teacher ; The way you teach best ; How children learn ; Books and stuff -- Growing and learning. What grade are we in? ; Early learning: the preschool and kindergarten years ; Elementary school: the first- through fifth-grade years ; Middle school: the sixth- through eighth-grade years ; High school: the ninth-through twelfth-grade years -- Overcoming obstacles. The dangers of homeschooling ; Making homeschool life easier ; Special children, special needs -- Conclusion.
Summary: "In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more families than ever before are considering or reevaluating homeschooling. Lea Ann Garfias, homeschooling mom of six and herself a homeschool graduate, has all the information you need to succeed. This complete reference guide will provide you with everything you need to successfully tackle homeschooling in your own style, filling your experience with confidence, grace, and the joy of learning"-- Provided by publisherSummary: Garfias shows how homeschooling can bring your family closer to God-- and to one another. Garfias has all the information you need to succeed. Her suggestions will provide everything you need to successfully tackle homeschooling in your own style, filling your experience with confidence, grace, and the joy of learning. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more families than ever before are considering or reevaluating homeschooling-- and this resource guides you through clear answers to your toughest questions. -- adapted from back cover
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 371.042 G231 Available 33111010638647
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 371.042 G231 Available 33111010794093
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more families than ever before are considering or reevaluating homeschooling. Lea Ann Garfias, homeschooling mom of six and herself a homeschool graduate, has all the information you need to succeed. She guides you through your toughest questions, including: Should I homeschool my kids? How do I get started? What books should I buy? What do I do in the first day? The first year? How do I know if my child is on track? If homeschooling is successful? What do I teach in each subject at every age? What is my own best way of teaching, and how can my child learn his own way? What if my child has a learning disability? What are the dangers of homeschooling, and how do I avoid them? Will homeschooling help my family draw closer to God and to each other? This complete reference guide will provide you with everything you need to successfully tackle homeschooling in your own style, filling your experience with confidence, grace, and the joy of learning.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-551) and index.

Introduction -- Making and defending the decision. Finding your homeschool 'why' ; Get ready for the questions -- Getting started. Ready, set, go! ; We aren't in school anymore ; How to be a great teacher ; The way you teach best ; How children learn ; Books and stuff -- Growing and learning. What grade are we in? ; Early learning: the preschool and kindergarten years ; Elementary school: the first- through fifth-grade years ; Middle school: the sixth- through eighth-grade years ; High school: the ninth-through twelfth-grade years -- Overcoming obstacles. The dangers of homeschooling ; Making homeschool life easier ; Special children, special needs -- Conclusion.

"In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more families than ever before are considering or reevaluating homeschooling. Lea Ann Garfias, homeschooling mom of six and herself a homeschool graduate, has all the information you need to succeed. This complete reference guide will provide you with everything you need to successfully tackle homeschooling in your own style, filling your experience with confidence, grace, and the joy of learning"-- Provided by publisher

Garfias shows how homeschooling can bring your family closer to God-- and to one another. Garfias has all the information you need to succeed. Her suggestions will provide everything you need to successfully tackle homeschooling in your own style, filling your experience with confidence, grace, and the joy of learning. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more families than ever before are considering or reevaluating homeschooling-- and this resource guides you through clear answers to your toughest questions. -- adapted from back cover

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