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Thinking About Homeschooling?
These books will help you get started... |
Printed books |
DIY Homeschool VALUE Starter Pack 
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. Each Pack contains a copy of Beverley's best selling do-it-yourself manual Getting Started with Homeschooling and all 9 of her very popular Practical Homeschool Booklets. Over $70 value!
Getting Started with Homeschooling; Choosing Homeschool Curriculum; Answering Objections;.Frequently Asked Questions; Motivation in the Homeschool; Write your own Unit Studies; Learning Materials for the Homeschool; Translating Everyday Language into Educational Jargon; Exploring Approaches to Homeschool; Teaching Strategies
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Softcover, printed
$60.00
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Getting Started with Homeschooling Practical Considerations
The orginal Australian homeschooling manual. Takes you through how to write your own personalised curriculum for each child. |
$27.50
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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! |
$22.00
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$89.00
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Choosing Homeschool Curriculum
Finding the 'right' curriculum can be daunting, more so because we have a plethora of choices. 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. From a DIY writing your own personalised curriculum for your child to buying a package or enrolling in online schools and courses, the emphasis is on working out what will work for your child and suit your family's situation. |
softcover $5.00
eBook $3.00
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Answering Objections to Homeschool
Home educating families face the same objections and get asked the same questions over and again. Beverley draws on her three decades of home educating experience, both with her children and now her grandchildren, to help parents feel confident when answering the many objections and comments relatives, friends and strangers raise. She offers a selection of well-worn answers to over a dozen of the most popularly voiced objections to homeschooling you are likely to encounter.
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softcover $5.00
eBook $3.00
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Frequently Asked Questions
Over 60 fundamental questions asked by families new to homeschooling are answered in this 36 page booklet. |
softcover $5.00
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Motivation in the Homeschool
Beverley Paine takes a fresh new approach to the issue of motivation in the home learning environment, or what most of us would call, "what to do when my child doesn't want to learn anything"! In her typical self-critical and analytical way she digs deep into the subject of motivation, unearthing some practical and useful tips and ideas to help make life easier for both parent and child... Peppered with personal anecdotes and examples, Beverley's honest and authentic writing style will help you to discover a path toward developing trust in instrinsic motivation and less reliance on extrinsic motivation. Expect bunches carrots, rather than bundles of sticks!
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$5.00
eBook $3.00
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Write Your Own Unit Studies
Learn how to create your own 'unit studies'! Personalise your children's curriculum by exploiting their natural curiosity to produce real education experiences that are also fun while covering learning across most of the curriculum subjects. Learn how to capitalise on your children's learning styles by incorporating how they individually learn best into the activities. There are several examples of unit studies to illustrate the principles and information in the booklet. Unit studies are essentially child-centred, parent-guided learning explorations!
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$5.00 eBook $3.00
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Learning Materials for the Homeschool
Three decades of home educating experience is pulled together in this comprehensive list of consumables, materials and resources; everything you can think of to inspire learning and creativity in the home educating environment. Arranged under the curriculum subjects of English and Language Development; Mathematics; Healthy and Physical Development; Humanities and Social Sciences; Science; The Arts; Technology and Information Technology. Also includes invaluable information and tips on how to set up your home to encourage and maximise learning opportunities.
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softcover $5.00 eBook $3.00
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Teaching Strategies for Home Educators
In homeschooling families the focus is usually on what is taught - the content. This booklet seeks to examine the how of teaching. Beginning with exploring and celebrating what kind of teacher you are, Beverley shares many of her reflections, experience, tips and suggestions to help you become a more effective home educator. Perhaps, if your children are resisting your attempts to help them learn, it is time for a 'teacher-make-over': Beverley has some suggestions for that too!
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softcover $5.00 eBook $3.00
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Exploring Approaches to Homeschool
Notes from the keynote speakers at the 2008 Adelaide Exploring Approaches to Home Education Seminar, all with many years of experience. Topics covered included: Unschooling, Classical Education, Steiner Inspired, Distance Education, Natural Learning and Unschooling, Using a Unit Study Approach, Charlotte Mason Home Education, Home Educating Children with Special Needs, and Discipleship Relational Based Home Education.
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softcover $5.00
eBook $3.00
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Translating Everyday Language into Educational Jargon
Learn to take your children's everyday activities and wrap them up in the jargon of school - not only to help you report your children's learning to educational authorities if you need to, but also to help build your confidence that no matter what your children are doing, it is probably covered somewhere in the school curriculum - and it's definitely learning! Beginning with an exploration of what jargon is and why it used, and the benefits of becoming confident (if not comfortable!) users of it, Beverley gives some examples of how we can use it when recording what and how our children are learning. There are also practical examples showing how to decode jargon, and a list of educational jargon you with which you can have a play! |
softcover $5.00
eBook $3.00
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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 |
$20.00
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Building Homeschool Community: How to Start a Support Group
A comprehensive step-by-step guide which considers factors such as why start a group, how to manage and promote them, resolve conflicts, as well as list suggestions for different types of groups and activities. Tap into Beverley Paine's three decades of active involvement in the Australian home education community. Since 1988 she has edited and produced newsletters, magazines, promotional leaflets, books and booklets, as well as organising local groups and networks, homeschooling and unschooling camps and expos. In addition to presenting workshops and seminars Beverley has been a keynote speaker at Australian conferences. She admins for several online support groups, including The Educating Parents Homeschooling and Unschooling.
ISBN 978187665156, 84 pages
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softcover $9.00
eBook $3.00
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Looking Back, What Would We Change?
Drawing on her notes from her 2008 presentation at a conference held in Brisbane in 2008 Beverley shares insights she's learned along the way as a home educating parent and talks about what she and Robin felt they did right, their regrets, and what they would differently if they had their time over again. Beverley's honesty and frankness shines through her writing, imbuing them with authenticity. Two decades of home educating experience are packed into this gem of a booklet.
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softcover $5.00
eBook $3.00
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Homeschooling Diaries and Reports/Portfolios |
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Weekly Homeschooling Diary
Set up with space to record main learning activities each day. |
$9.50
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Natural Learning Homeschooling Diary
Includes a log of child-initiated activities, including play, as well as space for recording learning in each subject area. Available in A5 and A4.
Sample page
How to use the Diary |
$9.50 or $14.50
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Home Education Reports/Portfolios – Early Childhood
These Reports will help to take the work out of annual assessment, programming and recording. |
$6.25
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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. |
$6.25
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Home Education Reports/Portfolios – Early Adolescence
Include clearly outlined lists of educational aims and objectives for each of the nationally recognised curriculum subjects. |
$6.25
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Natural Learning and Unschooling Books
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Unschooling Natural Learning Pack
Includes these titles by Beverley - demystifying and answering questions about unschooling the natural learning way! Natural Learning; Natural Learning Answers; Learning Naturally Diary;
Learning Maths Naturally; A Sample Approved Natural Learning Program and Review
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$29.00 or $33.00
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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. Using a question and answer approach Beverley Paine uses real examples (with names changed) to help parents better understand how natural learning can enhance their home educating experience.
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$12.00
eBook $5.00
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Learning in the Absence of Education
Containing over 60 articles drawn from Beverley's first decade of home educating her children, this book covers a range of issues, such as late readers, value of play, socialisation, learning maths, testing, etc. An intimate, frank and honest look at day-to-day home educating life spanning several years.
The author's youngest child coined the title one day when he innocently asked, "Mum, I'm learning in the absence of education, aren't I?" meaning learning without school and the traditional methods of learning employed by schools. This book shows the transition the author family made from homeschooling to unschooling and natural learning.
Highly recommended! eBook, 190 pages
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eBook $9.00
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Natural Learning : Simply Living
Natural Learning isn't a home educating method or approach, it is a way of looking at children and life. It isn't an educational choice, it is a lifestyle choice! Through a collection of powerful and profound slides let experienced unschooler Beverley Paine help you learn to trust in your children's natural learning ability. Natural Learning : Simply Living begins by describing how we learn before exploring what natural learning is and isn't, before concluding with a series of useful and handy tips on how to ease into a natural learning simply living lifestyle with your children. A slideshow ebook, 53 pages. |
slideshow
eBook $3.00
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Unschooling Our Children Deschooling Ourselves
At its heart unschooling challenges the prevailing dogma that education equals schooling. Unschooling trusts that children will learn naturally without coercion or manipulation what they need and want to learn. Deschooling is the process of letting go of the need to teach our children what other people think they should know and be able to do. Let experienced unschooler and educating parent Beverley Paine help you become aware of and challenge your conditioned thoughts about education and schooling and free your mind from these limiting constraints.
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slideshow
eBook $3.00
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A Sample Natural Learning Program & Review
One family's natural learning program for an eight year old, as presented to, and approved by, the SA educational authorities. See how you too can record and translate what you child does into a home education 'learning plan' for the purpose of registration. |
$5.00
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Natural Learning
Allow your children to pursue their passions and interests and build learning programs around every day life. |
$5.00
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Natural Education Curriculum Checklist Fridge Magnet
Perfect reminder for you and the children! A5 laminated colourful fridge magnet with a simple checklist that covers all essential learning areas in a way that is easy for the young and young at heart to understand. |
$4.50
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Learning Maths Naturally
Margaret and Beverley share how they helped their children retain their natural maths ability. |
$5.00
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Beverley's Practical Homeschooling Series: Curriculum |
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100 Strategies and Ideas for Teaching Geography
Drawing on her obvious enthusiasm for geography Beverley shows how to integrate this subject into your everyday life in simple, easy and achievable ways. With chapters on why teach geography, it's benefits, how to monitor your children's learning as well as checklists to guide you as you plan your explorations, Beverley includes 100 ideas and activities you can implement to enhance learning geography from home. |
softcover $5.00 eBook $3.00
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 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 |
$20.00
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The Spelling Process
This gem will get you started with teaching tips, advice and suggestions on spelling. |
$5.00
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The Writing Process
Simple, practical and invaluable suggestions on how to teach writing. |
$5.00 |
Learning to Love Reading
Children immersed in a world where reading is valued and an everyday part of life naturally develop a desire to read. With help and encouragement they will soon become readers, even those for whom learning to decode the little squiggles on the page is difficult. In this booklet, Beverley includes dozens of practical and simple, tried and proven ways to encourage your child to learn to love reading.
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$5.00
eBook $3.00
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Language Games You Can Play
A collection of simple word games you can play with your children to encourage language development. |
$5.00
eBook $1.00
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Developing Handwriting
With clear examples, this booklet demystifies the process of developing handwriting. |
$5.00
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Educational Games Booklets
Use the games to launch unit studies, spark interest, or to reinforce interest, increase knowledge or consolidate previous learning.
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SPECIAL!! 25% Discount!
All 8 games booklets as listed below in this section, instead of $40.00 pay only $32.00! |
$32.00
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 Let's Play Together, Traditional Children's Games
It's through playing games children learn to share and take turns, work and play together in constructive and sociable ways. To the children, of course, it's all about having fun! This collection of traditional games, largely taken from Beverley's memory as well as those of her friends, harks back to those halycon days of childhood where long lazy summer evenings were spent playing chasey, hide'n'seek, or all-over-red-rover... |
$5.00 eBook $3.00
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| Physical and Mental Games for Families Book One: Fast Games and Quiet Games |
$5.00 |
| Physical and Mental Games for Families Book Two: Outdoor, Campfire, Water and Theme Games |
$5.00 |
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$5.00 |
| Educational Games for Families Book Two: Science |
$5.00 |
| Educational Games for Families Book Three: History Geography, French, German and Latin |
$5.00 |
| Life Skill Games for Families Book One: Estimation, First Aid, Health, Tracking, Safety, Knotting and Navigation |
$5.00
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| Life Skill Games for Families Book Two: Character Building, Handcraft, Aussie Flags and Emblems, Discovery, Nature and Conservation, Cooking, Self Expression, Tools and Construction |
$5.00
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Miscellaneous |
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 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.
Classroom sets available - please inquire for discount on bulk orders
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$3.50
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April Jermey took over the reins of Always Learning Books from hr mother, Beverley Paine, in 2011. A stay-at-home part-time working mum of two young children, April experienced a mix of education, including homeschooling, unschooling, part-time attendance at school, completing her high school certificate at school. She supports the right of families to choose the education that best meets the needs of their children.
Beverley Paine home educated her three children, now all adults, between 1985 and 2004. An active volunteer supporting and promoting education choice for families for over two decades her legacy continues in her books and 