thoughts, advice, and a plan for couples
and families to help them schedule a
few days away to spend time capturing a vision for what God desires in
their home. As a mother of three who
has homeschooled her children, now
homeschooling college, she shares her
knowledge and prayerful insight for
other families. As a Christian author,
her title verse reveals her heart and her
hope for families using her material,
Proverbs 29:18a, “Where there is no vision the people perish.” (. . .)
Purposeful Planning is life planning,
not simply homeschool planning. Matters of the home (both physical and
relational), your marital relationship,
the Lord’s calling for your family, your
finances, your children and their character, as well as your homeschool plans,
are all addressed. The Sather planning
sessions began as a couple and later
became a family event, but Phyllis encourages families to determine what is
best for their own family. (. . .)
Within a reasonably short book, the
author instills great attention getting
comments that, when really pondered,
can make a big difference in your lifestyle or underlying goals as a family.
“There is no perfect church, and if there
was it would no longer be perfect once
you began attending.” This quote will
bring many moments of thought to a
broad range of readers, as we ponder
our own judgmental spirits. (. . .) The
closing verse of Proverbs 4: 26 captures
the calling to every family to have a
Purposeful Planning session annually,
“Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all
thy ways be established.” If you have
not checked the direction of your feet
recently, this is an ideal opportunity to
invest time in a Purposeful Planning
session and guide your family to more
Biblical goals. The author consistently
gives God the glory for her home and
the guidance found in this material,
and your family will see God honoring
results when using Purposeful Planning
from Phyllis Sather.
—Product review by Donna Campos
A Journey Through Learning
Educational Lapbooks
A Journey Through Learning
www.ajourneythroughlearning.net
Fun and knowledge collide to spark
learning through lapbooking! Why use
only worksheets or workbooks when
your child can create his or her own
complete lesson book to show off to
dad or grandparents, pull out for future
reference, and then easily tuck away for
recordkeeping. Your hands-on learner
just hit the jackpot, because not only
does A Journey Through Learning offer
stand-alone lapbooks, but they also offer lapbooks that correspond with some
of the most popular homeschool curriculum like Classical Conversations or
Apologia.
The Homeschool Review Crew has
been reviewing the download version
of the lapbooks and activity books from
A Journey Through Learning Educa-
tional Lapbooks that include:
Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Ju-
nior Activity Book Grades K- 2 and
Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Activ-
ity Book Grades 3-6. These books cor-
respond with Classical Conversations
curriculum.
Apologia Elementary titles found on
the Apologia Curriculum page. Most
are intended for Grades 2-7. Each corresponds with Apologia curriculum as
listed.
Two stand-alone lapbooks that come
with a study guide included: An Overview of the 20th Century Grades 2-7
and The Greatest Inventors Grades 2-8.
Lapbooks are a fun, hands-on way
for students to expand their learning on
a topic. The booklets are easy to assem-
ble using file folders and other materi-
als you probably already have in your
schooling items around the house such
as cardstock, glue, scissors, crayons sta-
pler, etc. Each portion of the lapbooks
include miniature booklets, display
notes sections, and other interactive
components that the student assembles
and attaches to the lapbook file folders.
Once all the pieces are completed and
attached to the file folder lapbook, the
project is complete. (. . .)
—Read the Crew reviews!
Quick and Neat Alphabet Pad /
My First Letters / Easy Peasy
Alphabet / Easy Peasy Cursive
/ One Page a Day: Double Digit
Math Problem Workbook
Channie’s Visual Handwriting &
Math Workbooks
1-877-231-3723
www.channies.com
Have you ever met a child who struggles
with handwriting? Or a child who struggles with math because they didn’t line
up the numbers? It seems that penmanship is a frustration for many children.
Chan Bohacheff noticed the same
struggles with her son. So, she set out
to create a solution, and Channie’s
Visual Handwriting and Math Workbooks was born! She realized that children need visual guides, and not just
an example of a properly formed letter.
Her visual handwriting workbooks offer colored blocks and divider lines to
help children learn to consistently write
properly formed letters.
These worksheets are made of sturdy
paper. There are lines and blocks to
show where lowercase, uppercase, and
below-the-line letters should reach, as
well as divider lines for proper spacing between letters. The colored middle section creates a constant visual
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