How To Homeschool: A Purse-Sized Guide to Getting Started

by Sarah Janisse Brown

Have you heard of Fun-Schooling? Does the idea of "Fun & School" spark hope and longing within you? We all know that children learn best when they are delighting in the lesson! We all know that children learn best when they are curious. We all know that children learn best then they believe that what they learn is going to make a difference. You are a mother who wants to give your child a meaningful and fun education that actually prepares them for the future, not just for college. You want them to take joy in learning and learn important skills at a young age. You want your children to do more than pass a test and get a diploma. You want your child to learn how to live a life of creativity, integrity, wisdom, innovation and kindness. You want to give your child the tools he or she needs to fulfill their personal goals for a specific calling or career goals. There is no one-size-fits-all education. "How to Homeschool" Gives you the tools to help you to give your child a customized education that is both delightful and rellevent in this changing world! Typical educational methods prepare students to become employees in a job market that no longer exists. What will you actually do about that? The answer? Raise an innovative, creative and deep thinking child who is a problem solver with real skills! Schools have not figured out how to do this. That's because schools can not replace mothers and fathers. So, Don't just learn to Homeschool, LEARN HOW TO LOVE Homeschooling and impart a passion for learning and problem solving to your child!!!! What is the first step to homeschooling in a way that helps each child to LOVE learning and be self-motivated? Learn how to homeschool in a fun and inspiring way! Discover ways to unlock your child's desire to learn! "This little book gets you thinking! It takes you back to your own reasons for homeschooling, before you read all the philosophies out there. It came at a time of burnout. We were just going through the motions of learning but we forgot how exciting learning can be. Whether you are a first time homeschool mom or one who has been homeschooling for 14 years, it is worth your time to get this book and color and think through it!" ~ Homeschooling Mom of 2 Creative Girls This little book is packed with handy little tips and activities to help you to figure out how to homeschool your unique children, in your unique situation in life. It is small enough to stick in your purse and take with you wherever you go, because I know you are busy, and I wanted to make this book just the right size. Little. Cute. Packed with good stuff. How to Homeschool Practical ideas for teaching creative kids in a high-tech world! Every family is different. There is no "right" way to homeschool. This little book is designed to help you find your own way, to help you understand the needs of your family, to inspire you to get to know your children better, and to learn how to be a good teacher-mom. There are five keys to learning. Let me tell you all about them! If you understand how the brain works to acquire information, store it, and retrieve it - you will understand homeschooling and how to teach your child well. This book is little, Here is just one page from this little handbook... What are the FIVE KEYS to Learning? Traditional methods of teaching children with desks, textbooks and quizzes revolve around a teacher’s need to control 25 to 30 children all at once. What a difficult task! It is impossible to teach the way children learn in a classroom, but at home it’s easy! If children can not learn the way we teach we must teach the way they learn! For more books by Sarah Janisse Brown (mom of 15) visit FunSchoolingBooks.com

138 pages, Paperback

First published October 9, 2015

About the author

Sarah Janisse Brown is the inventor of Dyslexia Games, a world traveler, pancake flipper, potty trainer, happy wife and a homeschooling mother of ten.

In her free time, she fills her journals with art, poetry and prayers, paints murals and mindlessly says "yes" to every child that asks to keep a stray kitten.

Sarah's stories have appeared in Old Schoolhouse Magazine, Above Rubies Magazine, Countryside Magazine, Mother Earth News, as well as several small newspapers. Sarah and her husband Joshua met at Calvary Chapel in Cincinnati, Ohio when they were young teens and were married under a bright blue Indiana sky seven years later. The first baby was born ten months later. He was so cute they decided to have nine more.

After several years of competing in the rat race, and adding a new baby to the family every year or two, the couple decided to pack up the kids and follow their childhood dreams. So in 2012 the family opted out of the American Dream, sold everything (or gave it away, because most of it was junk that came from yard sales and thrift shops) and moved to Europe.

Josh sold his computer service business and Sarah resigned from her seat on the Fortville Town Council, where she had been serving as vice president. To survive they started a publishing company (The Thinking Tree, LLC, and began selling selling workbooks for Dyslexic children online. Joshua and Sarah are the developers of creative curriculum and therapy for children with Dyslexia, Asperger's Syndrome and ADHD. They have a heart to help children who struggle with schooling, like Sarah once did, as well as their own dyslexic daughters.

Their online business - www.DyslexiaGames.com, allows them freedom to live and work anywhere on earth... with an internet connection. Recently the family appeared on the reality show House Hunters International, when they moved from Fortville, Indiana to Veneto, Italy. Back in Indiana the Browns were known for the unruly urban homestead, complete with goats and ducks, that they created in their own backyard on Main Street. The Browns now enjoy a life full of love, adventure, serving and learning wherever they may go.

The family now travels the globe together and enjoy a life of mission work, fun-schooling, and travel. They have missed many trains, planes and buses, but they never miss out on the things that matter like love and laughter!

For the rest of the story pick up a copy of Windows to Our World".

Reviews

[Lexi Zuo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute book about unschooling/funschooling. It would be particularly helpful for those first considering homeschooling. This book gives a bigger picture of how unique to each child homeschooling can be.

[Shaneen · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was more of a coloring book then a reading book.

[Katherine Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute little book that I would recommend for people just starting to homeschool. Discusses different learning methods and styles and ways to identify how your child will learn best.

[Melinda Staley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This little purse sized book is filled with wonderful tips about homeschooling! Sarah walks us through the five learning languages and helps us better understand how to understand and help our children.