Stop Motion/Claymation book lot

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Stop-Motion/Claymation Book Lot

Available for a minimum donation of $50 (includes shipping)

Retails for $107

When my oldest son started high school, he was obsessed with claymation and stop-motion animation. With the help of Lee Binz (The Home Scholar), we created a custom art curriculum for him using these books (and many online resources). Maybe your child might be interested in something other than the standard art appreciation or painting/drawing classes? ;o)

This set includes (Amazon prices follow):

• The Animation Book - Kit Laybourne 16.43
• Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation - Susannah Shaw 25.51
• How to Make Clay Characters - Maureen Carlson 15.47
• Imagine Your World in Clay - Maureen Carlson 6.00
• Family and Friends in Polymer Clay - Maureen Carlson 20.76
• Animator's Survival Kit - Richard Williams 23.21

I have many other high school-specific resources available, including the invaluable "Preparing to Homeschool High School" book and DVD from Lee Binz.

Homeschooling High School

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Homeschooling High School - Dennis

Available for a minimum donation of $9 (includes shipping)

Retails for $16

This is another fantastic book! Nothing struck fear into my heart as much as the thought of getting my kids through high school. Although they are in public school now, my oldest son's first two high school years were at home, and he transitioned easily into the public school setting. Despite my fears, he was well prepared with Sonlight under his belt. He was nearly a straight-A student throughout his junior and senior years, and is attending college now with a full tuition scholarship.

This book helps you plan out your child's coursework with an eye toward college requirements. There are blank worksheets to complete, information about how to track and figure grades, and handy timelines with important dates (tests, financial aid applications, etc.) There are also instructions for how to prepare a transcript, and how to write up curriculum and course descriptions.

This book is in excellent condition except that the spine is a bit bent.

I have many other homeschooling books available in other listings, as well as other high school-specific resources.

IEW Teaching Writing set, Student Writing Intensive, + bonus

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Institute for Excellence in Writing set

Available for a minimum donation of $160 (includes shipping)

Retails for $249

This set consists of the following items:

• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style DVDs
• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style Seminar Workbook ($169 for DVD/book set)
• Student Writing Intensive Student Seminar Materials
• Student Writing Intensive DVDs, Group C (grades 9-12)

In pricing this set, I took into account only the cost of the Structure and Style set ($169) because unfortunately, DVDs 1 and 2 are missing from the SWI DVD set. I have looked everywhere and can't find them, but I still believe the Seminar book and remaining two DVDs might be of use to someone, especially since to purchase this set separately is $109. If I come across them, I will definitely include them, but I can't make any promises. :o)

I have many other high school-specific resources available, including the invaluable "Preparing to Homeschool High School" book and DVD from Lee Binz.

SOLD Rummy Roots Playing Cards (Greek/Latin word roots)

SOLD

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Rummy Roots Playing Cards

Available for a minimum donation of $8 (includes shipping)

Retails for $14

This set is brand new. It was purchased to go with Core 100 so my son could work more on word origins.

Vocabulary Card Games

* Teaches 42 Greek and Latin Roots

* Increases Word Understanding

* Improves Dictionary Competency

* Fun and Challenging

* 4 Games in 1

* Ages 8 to Adult

SOLD Teaching Company - History of the United States 7 part set

SOLD

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The Teaching Company - History of the United States 8 part CD set

Available for a minimum donation of $100 (retails for $539)

Shipping $4 via media mail (approx 4 pounds)

Includes:

• 7 part, 84 lecture audio CD series on the history of the United States
• Accompanying Course Guidebook for each set

These CDs are in excellent condition and were purchased to supplement the Sonlight American History upper level core.

SOLD Preparing to Homeschool High School DVD/Comprehensive Record (Home Scholar)

SOLD

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Preparing to Homeschool High School DVD/Comprehensive Record (Home Scholar)

Available for a minimum donation of $75 (includes shipping)

Retails for $107

This set consists of the following items:

• Preparing to Homeschool High School DVD set
• Sample Comprehensive Record book

If I had to choose one resource to help with the high school homeschool journey, this set would be it. I was SO scared about doing something wrong, and these DVDs and the book helped me to feel excited and optimistic rather than terrified. The DVDs contain all kinds of practical information for meeting graduation requirements and making sure that coursework will satisfy college admissions guidelines. The Sample Comprehensive Record, in particular, was incredibly helpful for organizing our son's high school coursework. When we made the decision to transition him to public school for his junior year, we used the templates in this book to make up transcripts, course descriptions, and to outline all of his learning experiences and books read. We had no trouble with the district accepting the schoolwork that had been done.

Lee Binz, "The Home Scholar" and author of these materials also provides phone counseling for a fee. I paid for one hour with her, and it was some of the best homeschooling money I ever spent. She helped us custom-design a stop-motion/claymation art course for our son who was hugely obsessed with this area for some time. (His texts from that course are available in another listing, if you're interested.) It was great to have someone answer all of my questions and to help me feel on top of things where his high school future was concerned. That son is now attending college on a full tuition scholarship.

If you want more info about Lee Binz, you can visit her site. It reads a little like a web version of an infomercial, but as I said, I felt these materials were WELL worth the money.

I have many other high school-specific resources available in my other listings.