Susan Wise Bauer
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Description
Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child's education by doing it yourself. The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive 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...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Our K-12 school system is an artificial product of market forces. It isnt a good fit for all-or even most-students. It prioritizes a single way of understanding the world over all others, pushes children into a rigid set of grades with little regard for individual maturity, and slaps "disability" labels over differences in learning style.Caught in this system, far too many young learners end up discouraged, disconnected, and unhappy. And when they...
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
The first volume in a new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Historian Bauer provides both sweeping scope and attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. Dozens of maps provide a geography of great events, while timelines give the reader...
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Series
The Story of the World volume 1
Pub. Date
2006
Description
The activity book contains: cross-references to Kingfisher and Usborne history encyclopedias ; comprehension questions and answers ; sample narrations ; maps and geography activities ; coloring pages ; suggestions for additional history readings ; lists of literature readings ; hands-on activities ; color-in review cards for each chapter.
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Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Color a picture of Captain Cook in Botany Bay, design an Ottoman pattern, play the Battle of Bunker Hill board game, and pan for gold...don't just read about history―experience it!
This comprehensive, 8.5" x 11" curriculum guide and activity book contains map activities, coloring pages, games, projects, review questions, cross-references to illustrated encyclopedias, and extensive book lists. Children and parents love the activities, ranging from...
Author
Series
The Story of the World volume 1
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
The newly revised and updated edition includes a new timeline, more illustrations, and additional parental aids.
Series
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Build a model of the Crystal Palace, make Ned Kelly's armor, and color and construct a timeline of the Modern Age...don't just read about history―experience it!
This comprehensive, 8.5" x 11" curriculum guide and activity book contains map activities, coloring pages, games, projects, review questions, cross-references to illustrated encyclopedias, and extensive book lists. Children and parents love the activities, ranging from cooking projects to...