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Master Books, Thrive: Special Needs Strategies, by Jenny Hubanks

<p>Whether you are an educator, parent, or caregiver,&nbsp;<em>Thrive: Special Needs Strategies that Work!</em> is a practical and comprehensive guide to helping you help children with special needs excel academically, socially, and emotionally. This book offers a wealth of knowledge, instructional insights, and valuable tools to create engaging and empowering learning environments.&nbsp;<em>Thrive</em> shows readers how to identify a child's God-given gifts and provides strategies to help leverage and grow those abilities. This guide is an essential companion to those who seek to build a supportive experience for children with special needs.&nbsp;</p>

Becoming Homeschoolers

<p>Are you considering homeschooling your children, but you're wrestling with questions, doubts, and fears? Monica Swanson, a mother who homeschooled four boys, is here to tell you: you can do it!</p>
<p>In&nbsp;<em>Becoming Homeschoolers</em>, Monica address your concerns with humor, encouragement, and practical advice she acquired during her own homeschooling journey. She discusses important topics including how to choose a curriculum, build social skills, teach what you're not good at, and prepare for college. She also addresses:</p>
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<li><span class="a-list-item">Assess whether home education is right for you and your children</span></li>
<li><span class="a-list-item">Establish a foundation of faith in your everyday homeschool routine</span></li>
<li><span class="a-list-item">Find socialization opportunities such as sports and extracurricular activities</span></li>
<li><span class="a-list-item">Care for yourself and your marriage even as you spend more time each day with your kids</span></li>
<li><span class="a-list-item">Tackle the practical side of homeschooling, including standardized tests, transcripts, college readiness, and navigating education requirements</span></li>
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8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers, by Tina Hollenback

<p>Create a healthy homeschool curriculum fit for your child by learning how they receive knowledge. Not every child learns in the same way.&nbsp;<em>8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers</em> tailors the 8 Smarts identified by Kathy Koch- word, logic, picture, music, body, nature, people, and self- to each division of a complete curriculum:</p>
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<li><span class="a-list-item">Math</span></li>
<li><span class="a-list-item">Language Arts</span></li>
<li><span class="a-list-item">Science</span></li>
<li><span class="a-list-item">Social Studies</span></li>
<li><span class="a-list-item">Religious Education</span></li>
<li><span class="a-list-item">Fine Arts</span></li>
<li><span class="a-list-item">Electives</span></li>
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Homeschool Bravely

<p><em>Homeschool Bravely: Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence</em> is written by an experienced Mom of five and the founder of &quot;<a href="https://www.theunlikelyhomeschool.com/"><em>The Unlikely Homeschool</em></a>.&quot; &nbsp;In this easy-to-read book, she gives you practical day-to-day advice, uplifting encouragement, useful information to help you and your family on your homeschool journey.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This encouraging and motivating book will build your belief in yourself, what you are doing, and help you realize this is your calling. With transparency and empathy, she addresses the fears and insecurities that we all face at one time or another as we are homeschooling.&nbsp;</p>
<p>For new and veteran homeschoolers, this is a book to return to as needed for those gentle reminders, boost of spirit, and renewal of your homeschool!</p>
<p>Order your copy today! Shop for more helpful <a href="https://www.mardel.com/Homeschool/c/Homeschool"><em><strong>homeschool resources here</strong></em></a> as well.&nbsp;</p>


Mother Culture For A Happy Homeschool

<p>Moms, energize yourself as you discover innovating ideas and suggestions in <em>Mother Culture For A Happy Homeschool</em>! Karen Andreola shares her years of experience in this easy-to-read resource to encourage and guide you with the day-to-day lifestyle of each of your roles as Mama and Teacher.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Features include:</p>

Having a Martha Home the Mary Way

<p>Do you find yourself in a bit of a struggle trying to have a clean inviting home while maintaining a consistent connection with God? Treat yourself to <em>Having a Martha Home the Mary Way: 31 Days To A Clean House and a Satisfied Soul</em>! This easy-to-read book features conversational style motivation for grace and balance between your desired spiritual life and homemaking. With short daily engaging chapters of encouragement and connection with God plus a helpful simple house cleaning tip, you will soon be on your way to a more grace filled lifestyle.</p><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&quot;Sarah Mae wants to let you in on a little secret about being a good homemaker: It's not about having a clean house. She'd never claim to be a natural, organized cleaner herself yet, like you, she wants a beautiful space to call home, a place where people feel loved and at peace. Where people can really settle in with good food, comfy pillows, and wide-open hearts.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Is it possible to find a balance? To care for your heartand your home at the same time?</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Journey with Sarah Mae on this easy, practical 31-day plan to get you moving and have your house looking and feeling fresh. But even more than that, you'll gain a new vision for the home of your dreams, and how to make it a place of peace, comfort, and community. Originally published as the e-book 31 Days to Clean and now revised and expanded in print for the first time, Having a Martha Home the Mary Way will inspire you to find a happier, healthier . . . cleaner way to live.&quot;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>This book includes a journal page with a devotion and question in each chapter and is ideal for all women seeking balance in your life and a cleaner more welcoming home. Great for yourself or give as a gift, order <em>Having a Martha Home the Mary Way: 31 Days To A Clean House and a Satisfied Soul </em>and begin your new journey today!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><ul><li>- Having a Martha Home the Mary Way: 31 Days To A Clean House and a Satisfied Soul by Sarah Mae</li><li>- Short engaging chapters of daily encouragement and connection with God plus a helpful simple house cleaning tip</li><li>- Features conversational style motivation for grace and balance between a womans spiritual life and homemaking</li><li>- Includes a journal page with a devotion and question in each chapter</li><li>- Ideal for all women seeking balance and a cleaner welcoming home</li></ul>

<p>Great for yourself or give as a gift, order <em>Having a Martha Home the Mary Way: 31 Days To A Clean House and a Satisfied Soul</em> and begin your new journey today!</p>

<p></p><p>&nbsp;&ldquo;Reading Teaching from Rest was truly transformational to our entire homeschool year! I&rsquo;d been feeling weary and burnt out as a homeschool mom and Sarah&rsquo;s words breathed life into my tired bones and fresh inspiration into our days. The benefits and blessings we&rsquo;ve reaped in our home since implementing Morning Time have been amazing. It&rsquo;s so wonderful to be starting the homeschool day with anticipation instead of dread and to have my kids eager to learn and begging for more. Thank you, thank you, Sarah! We are eternally grateful to you!&rdquo;</p><div>&mdash;Crystal Paine, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of<em> Say Goodbye to Survival Mode</em>, founder of moneysavingmom.com</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&ldquo;In Teaching from Rest, Sarah beautifully reminds us that we will never be able to give our children the &lsquo;perfect&rsquo; education. Instead of crumbling under the weight of our attempts to do so, we can let the burdens fall off our tired backs.&rdquo;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&mdash;Jamie Martin, simplehomeschool.net, author of <em>Give Your Child the World</em></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&ldquo;Sarah Mackenzie is winsome and wise, a real ally for teachers in the trenches. Teaching from Rest is profoundly helpful for home educators at any stage. It&rsquo;s been a blast of light in our family, and a rich resource for our homeschooling community.&rdquo;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&mdash;S.D. Smith, author of<em> The Green Ember</em> and <em>The Black Star of Kingston</em></div><div>&nbsp;</div>

Teaching from Rest A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace

<div>Expanded with 35% new content, this updated print version of the wildly successful <em>Teaching From Rest</em> eBook will serve as a useful guide for parents taking on the task of homeschooling! Parents making the decision to homeschool are generally motivated by love for their children and they desire to give them the best education in suitable environment.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>However, many parents, predominately mothers, who have taken this challenge find themselves facing perpetual stress, worry, and anxiety.</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div><div>Guiding readers through a practical, faith-based, inspirational book, Sarah Mackenzie addresses these concerns directly. She draws from her own experiences and study of restful learning (schol&eacute;) and the challenges she met to bring restful learning to her six children.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>- Classical Academic Press</div><div>- Teaching From Rest</div><div>- 112-page paperback</div><div>- Homeschool family resource</div>

A Charlotte Mason Companion the Gentle Art of Learning

A thorough chapter-by-chapter overview of the inspiring teaching principles of Christian educator Charlotte Mason, this book reveals the practical day-by-day method of how to teach "the Charlotte Mason way." The author offers friendly advice and humor, along with the joys and struggles of real homeschool life. The book covers education, parenting, homeschooling and lots of encouraging advice for mothers.

Teach Your Own, by John Holt & Pat Farenga

<p><em>Teach Your Own </em>helped launch the homeschooling movement. Now, with an increase of children being homeschooled, this classic book has been updated for the modern age. Authors John Holt and Pat Farenga will teach parents and caregivers how to recognize the way children navigate the world through topics such as:</p>
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<li>Classroom learning versus real world learning</li>
<li>The difference between a learning difficulty and a learning disability</li>
<li>Achieving a homeschooling-work-life balance through proper scheduling</li>
<li>The relationship between learning and play</li>
<li>Technology and homeschooling</li>
<li>...and more!</li>
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