That’s right, the winner of Giveaway #1, chosen by the handy dandy Random Number Picker, is reader Anna, who wins the hardcover copy of Life on the Edge by Dr. James Dobson. Congratulations, Anna!
Many thanks to all who entered the drawing with your wonderful remarks. Do try again with this week’s drawing for a hardcover copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
By the way, the March newsletter is now up. It answers questions such as
Why is it so important that 21st century kids know how to handle money?
Where can you find a downloadable dollhouse (with furniture) printable project?
How do you make Resurrection Eggs in preparation for celebrating Easter?
You’ll find the answers to these questions plus much more in the March issue of “The Imperfect Homeschooler.” See it here, and sign up to get your own copy by email each month here.
Kindergarten Stories and Morning Talks With Over 125 Illustrations
Being homeschoolers, we love books: the older the book, the better. Buying old books is something we just can’t seem to stop doing.
Last summer, my husband and I were at a book sale up in Door County when we found the cutest book. It’s a kindergarten story curriculum published in 1890. The author, a teacher, organized it into a school-year’s worth (September to June) of stories and object lessons for young children.
Our youngest is 17, so we didn’t really need this book, but I just couldn’t resist it. We bought it, and both my husband and I read it. We were quite taken with the animal and nature stories, fairy tales, fables, and simple object lessons that explained how items in daily use at that time were manufactured. In fact, we agreed that it would be a great book for homeschooling parents except that the print is so small that it would be hard to read aloud. And that got us thinking……
What if we republished the book with a larger font and wider margins so it would be easier to read aloud? Then my husband said he thought he could find some nice illustrations, appropriate to the time period and even the specific stories. After all, kids today are very visual. They love storybooks with pictures! So he spent ages finding the coolest illustrations to go with the stories. Being the artist he is, he also came up with a beautiful cover. The whole process took several months.
And the result? We’re happy to announce that the book, Kindergarten Stories and Morning Talks With Over 125 Illustrations, is now in print! It’s available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble and pretty much everywhere you can buy books. It was just published, so it’s not in the homeschool catalogs yet, but we’re working on that. In the meantime, we just put it up on our site if you want to learn more.
I wish I’d had a book like this when I first started homeschooling…. I think it’s an ideal first curriculum for homeschooling parents and teachers of young children who enjoy and appreciate vintage texts.
Ugh….all these gray chilly days are bumming me out. Let’s have some fun! Let’s do some giveaways…..starting tomorrow 
First we had fog, then snow, then it got colder. The result was that everything got this cool frozen fuzzy look, as though Frozone had dropped by and left his mark. Looks awesome, but I’m still ready for spring to get here.
While reading the Sunday paper I was tickled to find this article, which describes one of the oldest living men with Down syndrome and how he became part of a vibrant young family whose members now adore him.
Lately my husband and I have been discussing special needs trusts. Thinking about what could happen in the future is especially hard for those of us who have children with special needs. Stories like Edgar’s are reassuring, because they remind us that God will look out for our children even after we’re gone. I love this story!
I can’t remember when I’ve seen a more interesting range of posts than at this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling. You really have to see it for yourself! Go HERE.
Another cold January weekend….the perfect time to stay home where it’s nice and warm and spend some time visiting this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling.
We can learn so much from others on this homeschooling journey. The carnival makes it easy to check in with a variety of bloggers and get their take on all sorts of homeschool-related topics. It’s a great way to relax and learn at the same time. See you there!