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Outline History of Education By Felix Arnold
Rules of Practice

Appeal to the experience of the child.  Choose such materials of knowledge as lie close to the child’s experiences in general.
Arrange the materials of instruction so that each step prepares for the next. Each topic should form a strong aid for the apperception of the following topic.
The [...]

I found a link on my state library’s website that offers an online resource flash application that investigates many details about Thanksgiving entitled “You are the Historian:  Investigating the First Thanksgiving”.  It’s professionally built by the folks at Plimoth Plantation (www.plimoth.org) with loads of multimedia interactivity.  With much to do, see, here, read, and click on, this would [...]

So you want to learn more about homeschooling?
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Educational Beliefs / Philosophy of Education
Why do you want to homeschool?  What reasons do you have in mind?  Are you looking for a quickfix for an attitude problem or do you firmly believe in home learning?  [...]

Primary Education
Here is a semi-unit study on the Pied Piper of Hamlin for language arts. 
The Pied Piper is a fairy tale of sorts about the abduction of children in Hamelin, Germany.  This book contains background information, 2 8×10 posters, the full play, music score, and paper dolls.  Other books from the library can be [...]

Unit Studies are based on the belief that all of life is integrated.  Dividing learning into individual subjects detatches students from their true meanings and does not give them a broad grasp of how nature interlocks together. 
Throughout every day experiences, situations children encounter overlap in their subject content.  A trip to the zoo may engage [...]

The best thing about homeschooling is the freedom that families have to tailor their education to their children’s individual needs.  Because of this, many people do not devote themselves to just one method - but instead incorporate a wide variety of methods based on their child’s learning abilities in each subject.  For instance, many families [...]