Catalog Search Results
Learning Express Library is an innovative, web-based learning solution that provides users, from elementary students to adult learners, with instant access to the most comprehensive collection of test preparation tools, skill-building materials, and career resources available. This service is free to use with your library card!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her “head-for-the-hills” bag. In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged metal in her father’s junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.
5) Jess
Author
Series
American girls Jess volume 1
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
122 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
With her first step off the airplane and into bright tropical sunlight, Jess begins an adventure. She and her parents are spending five months at an archeological dig of ancient Maya ruins in the Central American country of Belize. When Jess meets a new friend and goes on an eco-adventure, she makes some real discoveries--about the dangers in the Belizean jungle, about the people who lived there long ago, and about herself.
Author
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
xi, [116] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Teaching Montessori in the Home demonstrates how you can develop your child s sensory awareness and practical life skills, as well as lay the foundation of preliminary reading, writing, and math.
Author
Publisher
Forever Curious Press
Pub. Date
20190701
Physical Desc
390 pages ;
Language
English
Description
Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling is an insightful summary of her website, with hundreds of practical ideas about how to move from schoolish thinking to living a life of natural learning and joy. Its more clearly landmarked journey flows beautifully and feels deeper; more connected and personal.
Author
Publisher
Educators Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
190 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
This unique collection of partner and small group games (requiring only two-four participants) is perfect for teaching and developing physical education skills in the home setting. These learning activities do not require a gymnasium, expensive equipment, or a large playing area -- in fact, most can be played in a backyard-size setting or smaller. Written by an experienced physical educator, this user-friendly resource is packed with only small-sided...
Publisher
Natural Child Project
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
91 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Unschooling isn't a technique -- it's living and learning naturally, lovingly, and respectfully together. The Unschooling Unmanual features 11 essays by 8 writers: Nanda Van Gestel, Jan Hunt, Daniel Quinn, Rue Kream, Kim Houssenloge, Earl Stevens, and Mary Van Doren. Through engaging personal stories, examples, and essays, the writers offer inspiration and encouragement for seasoned and prospective unschoolers alike. ''A concise, readable and accessible...
Author
Publisher
Prima Pub
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
x, 230 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
To Unschoolers, Learning Is As Natural As Breathing. Did you know that a growing percentage of home schoolers are becoming unschoolers? The unschooling movement is founded on the principle that children learn best when they pursue their own natural curiosities and interests. Without bells, schedules, and rules about what to do and when, the knowledge they gain through mindful living and exploration is absorbed more easily and enthusiastically. Learning...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the last night of summer, Emma and her Maine game warden father rescue a small domestic rabbit stuck in a fence; the very next day Emma starts fifth grade after years of being home schooled, excited and apprehensive about making new friends, but she is paired with Jack, a hyperactive boy, who does not seem to fit in with anyone--except that they share a love of animals, which draws them together, because of the rabbit.
After years of being home...
17) Sunny
Author
Series
Track volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xxvii, 816 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an education from preschool through high school -- one that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning. Home educators Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise outline the classical pattern of education called the trivium, which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child's mind and comprises three stages: the elementary...
19) Healthy me A,B,C
Author
Series
Physical Desc
1 kit (backpack) : 3 books, basket of plastic vegetables, magnetic alphabet, activity guide, contents sheet.
Language
English
Description
Sprout Early Learning Backpacks are perfect for parents, schools, child care centers, preschools, and libraries. The backpacks are brimming with high-quality early learning materials, books, and activities, with activity guides that make learning fun! All materials are developmentally appropriate for young children and teach valuable concepts children need to know for school success. The activity guides provide easy-to-follow instructions, along with...
Author
Series
Physical Desc
1 kit (backpack) 2 books, plastic rainbow ice cream cones, set of wooden blocks, activity guide, contents sheet.
Language
English
Description
Sprout Early Learning Backpacks are perfect for parents, schools, child care centers, preschools, and libraries. The backpacks are brimming with high-quality early learning materials, books, and activities, with activity guides that make learning fun! All materials are developmentally appropriate for young children and teach valuable concepts children need to know for school success. The activity guides provide easy-to-follow instructions, along with...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request