activity discovery northwest excellence

books:

The Cedar Plank Mask: An Activity Book Ages 9-12 (Northwest Coast Indian Discovery Kits)
Nan McNutt

Sasquatch Books, 1997

This best-selling series offers the only activity books that teach children about Northwest Coast Indians. These volumes are reviewed for cultural accuracy by tribal members, and Northwest Native artists create all the artwork. Each book includes various games and activities, plus a teaching guide.

Hard Times in Paradise

7 reviews
David Colfax, Micki Colfax

Grand Central Publishing, 1992

Excellent first-hand account of the evolution of a homeschoo
This book is well worth the money, if you want to learn what the Colfax kids really did to become the students that were accepted at Harvard. All the real life learning, hands-on projects that were essential to survival in the CA mountains, and learning to think, improvise and make it work! However, the Colfax's are just as proud of their fourth son, who didn't attend Harvard. Read in ...

Homeschooling for Excellence

19 reviews
David Colfax, Micki Colfax

Grand Central Publishing, 1988

Awesome
We start homeschooling next year. The Colfaxs' approach was refreshing, and added a lot of insight to what homeschooling can be like without the formal curricula. They used an approach that makes sense, and gives children a freedom to learn and grow that we haven't seen in all the years our oldest child has been in school. Their boys also were able to still be boys without the restrictions that ...