Trust the children : a manual and activity guide for homeschooling and alternative learning

Book

Trust the children : a manual and activity guide for homeschooling and alternative learning / Anna Kealoha.

Summary:

Kealoha, a self-described "mom, homemaker, teacher, writer, and musician, " has successfully home-schooled four bright, happy children with Sensory Walks, Library Games, Spackle Art, and much more. Offering guidelines for everything from ocean activities to astronomy, this book is proof that if children are provided with inspiring ways, they will learn on their own.

Record details

ISBN: 0890877483
ISBN: 9780890877487
Physical Description: xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Celestial Arts, ©1995.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-258) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Beginnings "the world is our classroom": History of alternative education -- Families learning -- Why choose homeschooling? -- Ideas for learning -- Learning everything: a rainbow-colored mind: What is a rainbow-colored mind? -- Art: Art appreciation -- Art education -- Art recipes -- Arts and crafts -- Music: Four methods of music education -- Musical games -- Music resources -- Books about music -- Letters: Branches of language -- Listening -- Speaking -- Reading -- Libraries -- Writing -- Poetry -- Writing games and ideas -- Editing -- Handwriting -- Handwriting games -- Grammar and spelling -- Numbers: The significance of numbers -- Number symbols -- Counting and number games -- Measurement -- Geometry -- Algebra -- Logic and language -- Function -- Statistics and probability -- Computers -- Nature: Plants -- Creatures -- Earth -- Ocean -- Water, air, and light -- Geography -- Outer space -- Body world: Being well: taking care of the body -- Outer world: Socialization -- Human family: living together -- Human history -- Inner World: Spirit -- Meditation -- Values -- Grace -- Thinking, imagination, and creativity -- Projects: Evaluations.