Unit Study: Grades 6 - 8
TRISMS History Makers
Authors: Linda Thornhill and Sally Barnard
Publisher: TRISMS, Inc.
For more information or to order: www.trisms.com or www.homeschoolingfromtheheart.com (We're happy to announce that we have added History Makers to our catalog!)

TRISMS History Makers is a researched-based, student-directed program, integrating subjects through the unit study method.  Authors Linda Thornhill and Sally Barnard have done an excellent job putting together a solid program for middle school students.  Everything you need (except a library card and a math program) is provided in one handy manual. 

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Truth Seekers Mystery Series
Authors: Christina and Felice Gerwitz
Publisher: Media Angels
For more information or to order: www.mediaangels.com

Written by a homeschool student and her mom, the books in the Truth Seekers Mystery Series are so much more than "who-dunnits".  The authors successfully weave mystery and intrigue with clear explanations of facts that support a Creation science perspective.  For those of us who are Christians, this series will help our children to better understand those who hold to a humanistic, evolutionary view of the earth, man and dinosaurs. 

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Math: Ages 10 thru adult
Pre-Algebra for Visual Learners
Author: Alan Schuler
Publisher: Old Fashioned Products, Inc./MUGGINS! Math
For more information or to order: www.mugginsmath.com

Some of my family's favorite games are from the makers of Muggins! Math.  We have watched, as our boys have become proficient at mathematical reasoning as we played simple games like Knock Out and Muggins on a regular basis.  Imagine my excitement when I found out that Alan Schuler had created a program using creative manipulatives to teach pre-algebra concepts!

Pre-Algebra for Visual Learners is not a game but rather a course designed to be taken at the student's own pace. 

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Christian Kids Explore Biology
Author: Stephanie Redmond
Publisher: Bright Ideas Press
For more information or to order: www.homeschoolingfromtheheart.com

Take a break from textbooks and spend a year exploring biology with your kids!  Christian Kids Explore Biology is a perfect survey course for younger students.  Classical in design, students keep their work in notebooks that are organized at the beginning of the course.  They will be keeping a vocabulary list for each topic, research forms, coloring sheets, reports, writing assignments and lesson/quiz answers in their notebook. 
 

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Foreign Language: Latin: Grades 3 and up
Latin For Children
Publisher: Classical Academic Press
For more information or to order: www.classicalacademicpress.com

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Latin for Children is more than just child's play!  It is a detailed curriculum, which could accommodate a middle or high school student - but don't let that scare you if you have little ones.  Latin for Children consists of a videotape/DVD, textbook and answer key.  The lesson begins with watching the video to learn the chants and rhymes and memory work as well as more in depth information.  

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History: Grades 5 and up
EduScraps - U.S. History 1920-1939
Author: S.A. Crooks
Publisher: First Fruits Publishing
For more information or to order: www.firstfruitspublishing.com

Scrapbooking is a popular hobby enjoyed by many families - now a homeschool mom has taken her love for scrapbooking and given us a meaningful way to study history.  The EduScraps series currently features three volumes: U.S. History 1900 - 1919, U.S. History 1920 - 1939, and U.S. History 1940 - 1959. 

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