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Getting Started $25 Choose Your Own Curriculum $4.50 Weekly Homeschool Diary $8.50 Portfolio / Report $6 Learning Materials for the Homeschool $4.50 ages 4-8 ages 8-13 ages 13+		Natural Learning Answers $10 Learning in the Absence $20 Natural Learning Diary $8.50 Natural Learning Booklet $4.50 Sample Approved Natural Learning Program $4.50

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Thinking About Homeschooling? These books will help you get started...	Printed books	E-books
Get on track with this hand-picked selection! Learn how to write, record and evaluate your own learning programs tailored to your children's individual needs with this do-it-yourself guide. Explore different approaches to helping your children learn from home. Getting Started with Homeschooling; Choose Your Own Curriculum; Weekly Homeschool Diary; Portfolio / Report; Learning Materials for the Homeschool Select age group for the Report: different age Reports can be purchased separately if you have more than one child	$38.80 ages 4-8 ages 8-13 ages 13+	not available
Getting Started with Homeschooling Practical Considerations The orginal Australian homeschooling manual. Takes you through how to write your own personalised curriculum for each child.	$25.00
Learning Without School A collection of 'how we homeschool' articles by 30+ home educating families from across Australia. Showing 'typical' days or weeks, this 'fly on the wall' look at what actually happens will both inspire, reassure and encourage you. There is no 'right' way to home educate - a considerable variety of approaches and styles are demonstrated in this book. Now published as an eBook!	$20.00	$12.80
Homeschool Australia Online Conference Series Beverley's notes from six workshop presentations at the Australian Homschool Network 2011 National Home Education Week Online Conference. 6 zipped files: over 180 pages! Organisation: Getting Ready for Homeschooling Home Education Registration Guide Choosing Homeschool Curriculum Learning Styles and Preferences Socialisation, Answering Objections Natural Learning Simply Living		$19.50
Choosing Homeschool Curriculum Beverley gives a brief summary of the most popular approaches and guides you to asking the kind questions that will help you determine if it is the one for you and your family.	$4.50	$3.25
Answering Objections to Homeschool Beverley offers a selection of well-worn answers to over a dozen of the most popularly voiced objections to homeschooling you are likely to encounter.	$4.50	$3.25
Frequently Asked Questions Over 60 fundamental questions asked by families new to homeschooling are answered in this 36 page booklet.	$4.50	$3.25
Motivation in the Homeschool A lifetime of learning about how to overcome motivation obstacles is packed into this 36 page booklet.	$4.50	$3.25
Write Your Own Unit Studies How to write mini-learning programs that cover focus on an area of interest but cover all curriculum subjects at the same time.	$4.50	$3.25
Learning Materials for the Homeschool A comprehensive list of consumables, materials and resources; everything you can think of to inspire learning and creativity.	$4.50	$3.25
Teaching Strategies Book 1 Sharing reflections, experience, tips and suggestions to help you become a more effective home educator.	$4.50	$3.25
Exploring Approaches to Homeschool Notes from the seven speakers at the 2008 Adelaide Seminar: Unschooling, Classical, Steiner, Distance Education, etc.	$4.50
Translating Everyday Language into Education Jargon So much of the curriculum is embedded in everyday activities: learn how to translate these so you can record them in curriculum subject areas.	$4.50	$3.25
Early Years Language Pack Reading, Writing, Spelling, Handwriting, Language Games: simple, invaluable tips and suggestions to make it easy for you to help your child to learn. 5 booklets pack 20% discount off single price	$18.00
Building Homeschool Community: How to Start a Support Group An 84 page comprehensive step-by-step guide which considers factors such as why start a group, managing groups, publicity, different activities, drawn from Beverley's two decades of involvement in the home education community. New - eBook version!	$8.50	$4.50
Looking Back, What Would We Change? A collection of articles summing up one family's 20 years of home educating experience.	$4.50	$3.25
Homeschooling Diaries and Reports/Portfolios
Weekly Homeschooling Diary Set up with space to record main learning activities each day.	$8.50
Natural Learning Homeschooling Diary Includes a log of child-initiated activities, including play, as well as space for recording learning in each subject area. Sample page How to use the Diary	$8.50
Home Education Reports/Portfolios – Early Childhood These Reports will help to take the work out of annual assessment, programming and recording.	$6.00
Home Education Reports/Portfolios – Middle Childhood Designed with an easy to follow format, the Reports come with a how to use guide and a list of sample assessment tasks.	$6.00
Home Education Reports/Portfolios – Early Adolescence Include clearly outlined lists of educational aims and objectives for each of the nationally recognised curriculum subjects.	$6.00
Natural Learning and Unschooling Books
Looking for a less traditional approach to home educating your child that allows space for individual expression, is tailored to your child's temperament and personality, based on his or her interests and passions and suits your family's lifestyle? Beverley and Robin gently transitioned to unschooling from the very beginning as the inefficiencies of using a traditional classroom approach became increasingly obvious in their home learning environment. This selection of books will help you get started as an unschooling family and will provide you with much reassurance about taking an alternative path. Natural Learning Answers; Learning in the Absence; Natural Learning Diary; Natural Learning Booklet; Sample Approved Natural Learning Program	$38.80	not available
Natural Learning Answers A refreshing practical approach to unschooling based on the needs of the child and family which demystifies and simplifies the philosophy and practice of this style of home education.	$10.00	$7.00
Natural Education Curriculum Checklist This FRIDGE MAGNET covers all essential learning areas in a way that is easy for the young and young at heart to understand.	$4.50
Learning in the Absence of Education More than 60 essays covering a range of issues, such as late readers, value of play, socialisation, learning maths, testing, etc. Highly recommended!	$20.00
The Homeschooling Trail - A Journey of Faith An intimate and detailed account of how the children in one family learn at home using an eclectic mix of methods and resources.	temporarily out of stock
A Sample Learning Program & Review One family's learning program for an eight year old, as presented to, and approved by,  the SA educational  authorities.	$4.50
Natural Learning Allow your children to pursue their passions and interests and build learning programs around every day life.	$4.50
Learning Maths Naturally Margaret and Beverley share how they helped their children retain their natural maths ability.	$4.50
Beverley's Practical Homeschooling Series: Curriculum
100 Strategies and Ideas for Teaching Geography In addition to the 100 ideas, there are chapters on why teach geography, the benefits, checklists and more.	$4.50
Early Years Language Pack Reading, Writing, Spelling, Handwriting, Language Games: simple, invaluable tips and suggestions to make it easy for you to help your child to learn. 5 booklets pack 20% discount off single price	$18.00
The Spelling Process This gem will get you started with teaching tips, advice and suggestions on spelling.	$4.50
The Writing Process Simple, practical and invaluable suggestions on how to teach writing.	$4.50
Learning to Love Reading 40 pages of tried and proven ways to encourage your child to learn to love reading.	$4.50	$3.25
Language Games You Can Play A collection of simple word games you can play with your children to encourage language development.	$4.50
Developing Handwriting With clear examples, this booklet demystifies the process of developing handwriting.	$4.50
Unschool~Kidz! click on above link to visit site	no longer available
Educational Games Booklets Use the games to launch unit studies, spark interest, or to reinforce interest, increase knowledge or consolidate previous learning.
Let's Play Together, Traditional Children's Games A collection of remembered and shared traditional children's g ames with introduction.	$4.50
Physical and Mental Games for Families Book One: Fast Games and Quiet Games	$4.50
Physical and Mental Games for Families Book Two: Outdoor, Campfire, Water and Theme Games	$4.50
Educational Games for Families Book One: Maths, English, Music and Art	$4.50
Educational Games for Families Book Two: Science	$4.50
Educational Games for Families Book Three: History Geography, French, German and Latin	$4.50
Life Skill Games for Families Book One: Estimation, First Aid, Health, Tracking, Safety, Knotting and Navigation	$4.50
Life Skill Games for Families Book Two: Character Building, Handcraft, Aussie Flags and Emblems, Discovery, Nature and Conservation, Cooking, Self Expression, Tools and Construction	$4.50
Miscellaneous
The Chimaera Conspiracy, by Beverley Paine A science fiction novel for 12-16 year olds. BONUS! Click here to download your FREE Literature Unit Study for Beverley's novel.	$1.50
Learning To Let Go, Poetry by Jacqueline Hall (Beverley's sister)	$6.00

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Beverley Paine home educated her three children, now all adults, between 1985 and 2004. An active volunteer supporting and promoting education choice for families she continues to be an advocate for homeschooling and unschooling in Australia, participating in conferences and camps and contributing to newsletters and magazines. She also edits and publishes the quarterly journal Homeschool~Unschool~Australia!

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Home education is a legal alternative to school education in Australia. State and territory governments are responsible for regulating home education and have different registration requirements, however homeschooling families are able, and encouraged, to develop curriculum and learning programs to suit the educational and developmental needs of their individual children. For more information visit
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