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CatalogueWhen ordering multiple items, please allow at least ten seconds before clicking on the next button. If the item doesn't appear in the shopping cart (checkout) please click on it again. Thank you. Natural Learning Beverley and Robin are strong believers in the principle of learning naturally, that is, allowing children to learn at their own pace, in their own way, those things they need to learn as they grow and develop. Also referred to as 'unschooling' or 'radical unschooling', natural learning places an an emphasis on learning life-skills within the context of family and community. Children learn to cooperate and compromise as they participate fully in family and community life. Some proponents like to call natural learning 'child led' or 'delight driven' education, however, these are only components of how children learn naturally. Natural learning also encompasses learning that isn't fun or delightful: learning is 'needs-based'. Children are driven to learn in order to grow into adulthood - getting in the way of this learning, by insisting on it happening contrary to how the child learns best, is what natural learning seeks to avoid. Learning is a complex reaction to stimuli. Everyone learns naturally. Learning is as natural as breathing! By recognizing and honouring the ways in which we learn naturally we can maximise our learning potential. For more information on Natural Learning see Beverley's articles on the Homeschool Australia website.The ever-growing range of booklets by Beverley Paine and friends covers many topics, offering information, insight and help on many of the issues that face new and experienced home educators. Explore a new way of learning with your children See also the Educational Games Booklet Series
Natural Learning ISBN 1876651075 A5, stapled, 60g, up to 32 pages.1999 Allow your children to pursue their passions and interests and build learning programs around every day life... Beverley shares her tips on how to homeschool with simplicity and efficiency. Her unique perspective on this unschooling approach to education is both liberating and reassuring. You don't need to let your children dictate to you what, how and when they will learn whatever they want to learn... Build responsible and motivated learners by understanding how why and how learning happens, what works and what doesn't work and what is really important when we talk about educating children.
Learning Maths Naturally ISBN 1876651164 A5, stapled, 50g, 36 pages. 2005 Many of us became confused as young mathematicians at school... Margaret and Beverley share how they helped their children retain this natural ability. Tips, ideas and suggestions accompany these two reassuring accounts. These two engaging essays illustrate a different way to look at maths. Stop being fearful about teaching maths and home and learn how we all think mathematically throughout the day. Learning maths is actually a lot easier than we think it is!  A Sample 'Approved' Learning Naturally Homeschooling Program & Review One family's learning program for an eight year old, as presented to, and approved by, the Sout Australia educational authorities. It demonstrates the successful learning that can, and does, occur naturally, within a framework This thorough document details much more than home education registration authorities in Australia require - by about 45 pages or more! But it does demonstrate how easy it is to create a complex and fully-rounded curriculum for your child from scratch. Read together, the proposed learning program and the annual review a year later, show how the structure of a learning plan unfolds while at the same time remains flexibe and adaptive to changing conditions and responsive to new situations and materials. Use this program and review as a guide to help you build your own curriculum - using natural learning principles - for your children.
Learning in the Absence of Education After writing Getting Started with Homeschooling a good friend complained that she thought it would be a book about how Beverley educated her children at home - what happened everyday and how, not a manual on how to write learning programs, evaluate and record and write your own curriculum. Beverley responded with a much more personal view of how her children learned everything, from doing maths to reading to playing with friends. A collection of articles drawn from ten years of the Paine family homeschooling life, this book covers more than just what happened every day, it also is a frank and honest look at the doubts, issues and concerns that plagued Beverley and how the family dealt with them. People have commented on how inspiring and reassuring this down-to-earth book is... Buy it and be convinced that homeschooling isn't as hard as it looks and will work for your family!
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network. Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 followed by many more titles on home education. She currently balances spending her time working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects and managing her extensive collection of websites and Yahoo groups. In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and became a committee member in 2008, taking on the role of HEA Editor, and is responsible for coordinating the production of the newsletter, magazine (Stepping Stones for Home Educators), annual Resource Directory, and other HEA publications. |