Friday, August 1, 2014

Maple Leaves: Titles available for sale at Maple Tree Publications - your Canadian Charlotte Mason Resource Supplier

Dear Friends,
 
I have been talking to so many of you wonderful homeschoolers over the past few months at homeschool conferences, meetings, Newby workshops, and virtually by email, on the phone, or by Facebook.  I realize that chatting one on one with so many people has kept me from sharing with you what I have been telling all of them: we have so many new and exciting products at Maple Tree!
 
This became very evident at a recent conference: I was talking to one sweet mama at my little booth when she noticed the new Life of Fred Language Arts books on my table. The conversation went a little something like this:
 
Lovely Customer: Life of Fred Language Arts!  I didn’t know there was a Life of Fred Language Arts!
 
Me: Yup.  It’s brand new.  I just got it in stock recently.
 
Lovely Customer: But I didn’t know about it!  You have to tell your customers about it.  I want to buy it but I didn’t plan for it.  If you’d told me I could have planned to buy it.  Your customers want to know what you have in stock and what you sell.  You have to put these things on your blog.
 
Me: I wish I had time to do more blogging. Maybe you need to come and help out because working between 10pm and 2am is just not getting it all done anymore!
 
If you have come and chatted with me at a conference, you might think that I am quite the saleswoman since I am so enthusiastic about the books that we carry at Maple Tree.  On the contrary, I don’t want to clog up your mailboxes with tons of unwanted sales pitches.  Judging by the number of conversations that I have had recently with friends and customers though, I realize that I am not doing a very good job of letting you know how I can help with your homeschooling needs. 
 
So, here below, I am adding a brief list of all of the books that I currently carry.  Thanks for your grace, as you will see that many of these books are not currently listed on my website.  I so appreciate being a part of the homeschooling community and that you are all so understanding of the fact that things like home and school tend take away a lot of the time that I would like to devote to growing this little sapling into a giant forest. 
 
If there is a resource on this list that you would like to order and it is not yet listed on my website then please email me at mapletreepublications@sympatico.ca and I can help you to complete your order.  Remember that, as always, taxes are included in my prices and shipping to anywhere in Canada is only 15% (though you are welcome to save the shipping and pick up your order if you are close by our little store in Bradford, Ontario.)  I do also do special orders about once a month for items that are not a part of our regular stock on the list below.  Please let me know if I can be of any help as you prepare for the upcoming school year.
 
Blessings,
 
Cori
 
905.778.9412
 
 
Maple Leaves….
 
Books Published by Maple Tree:
Come Sit By Me Volume One - $49
Come Sit By Me Volume Two - $49
Add Two Cups of Laughter - $16
My Reading Journal - $9.99
The Canadian Kids’ Daily Journal - $7
The Gloriously Groovy Girls’ Daily Journal - $7
Awesome Adventurous Boys’ Daily Journal - $7
The Nature Nuts’ Daily Journal - $7
The Great Canadian ArtPak - $49
Early Canadiana ArtPak - $24
Famous Canadian Painters ArtPak - $18
Group of Seven ArtPak - $24
The Ultimate Lapbook Handbook - $30
A Bunny, a Case and a World of Taste - $12
Working Together - $28
 
Parent-Teacher Resources
Educating the WholeHearted Child - $23.50
Read for the Heart - $18
A Charlotte Mason Companion - $21.50
For the Children’s Sake - $16.50
The Three R’s - $12.95
You Can Teacher Your Child Successfully - $15
A Biblical Home Education - $16
Honey for a Child’s Heart - $14
Pocketful of Pinecones - $18
Lessons at Blackberry Inn - $18
Original Homeschooling Series  - $62
Beyond Survival - $14
Reaping the Harvest - $14
The Living Page - $19
 
Other Resources
Do Hard Things - $19
Ministry of Motherhood - $17
Mission of Motherhood - $17
Raising a Modern Day Joseph $14
Dancing with my Father - $16
Desperate - $18
One Thousand Gifts - $18
Margin - $18
Fool Proofing - $9
 
Bible
Hero Tales Volume One - $16.25
Jesus Storybook Bible w/CDs - $28
Jesus Storybook Bible - $19
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 1: Genesis - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 2: Exodus - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 3: Leviticus, Numbers & Deuteronomy - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 4: Joshua, Judges & Ruth - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 5: 1 & 2 Samuel - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 6: Kings & Chronicles - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 7: Ezra, Nehemiah & Esther - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 8: Psalms, Proverbs & the Writings - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 9: Isaiah, Jeremiah & the Prophets  - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 10: Matthew, Mark, Luke & John - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 11: Acts - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible?  – Volume 12: Romans through Philemon - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Volume 13: General Epistles & Revelation - $15
Buck Denver Asks What’s in the Bible? – Christmas - $15
 
Life of Fred Elementary Math 
Apples
Butterflies
Cats 
Dogs
Edgewood
Farming
Goldfish
Honey 
Ice Cream 
Jelly Beans
$18 each or $170 for the set of 10 books
 
Life of Fred Intermediate Math

Kidneys
Liver
Mineshaft
$18 each or $52 for the set of 3 books
 
Life of Fred Before Highschool Math

Fractions  - $21
Decimals & Percents  - $21
Elementary Physics - $32 (This has been renamed Pre-Algebra 0 with Physics but is the exact same book)
Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology  - $32
Pre-Algebra 2 with Economics  - $32
$133 for the set of 5 books
 
Life of Fred Highschool Math

Beginning Algebra Expanded - $42
Zillions of Practice Problems: Beginning Algebra  - $32
 
Advanced Algebra Expanded - $42
Zillions of Practice Problems: Advanced Algebra  - $32
 
Geometry  - $42
Geometry Answer Key  - $8
 
NEW! Trigonometry Expanded - $42
NEW LOWER PRICE! $234 for the set of 7 books
 
Life of Fred: Financial Choices  - $21
 

Life of Fred College Math
Calculus $42
Calculus Answer Key $8
 
Linear Algebra $53
Linear Algebra Answer Key $8
 
Statistics $42
Statistics Answer Key $8
College Set of 6 books $157
 

NEW LOWER PRICE! Full Set of Life of Fred Math books $757
(includes Financial Choices; does not include Chemistry or Language Arts)
 
NEW! Life of Fred Language Arts:

Australia 
Begin Teaching
Classes
Dreams
$21 each or $80 for the set of four books
 
Learning Language Arts Through Literature

Blue Kit (Grade 1) - $105 includes teacher book, student book, readers and other material
Blue Student Book - $29
Red Kit (Grade 2) - $94 includes teacher book, student book, readers and other material
Red Student Book - $29
Yellow Teacher (Grade 3) - $29
Yellow Student - $23.75
Orange Teacher (Grade 4) - $29
Orange Student - $23.75
Purple Teacher (Grade 5) - $29
Purple Student - $23.75
Tan Teacher (Grade 6) - $29
Tan Student - $23.75
Green Teacher (Grade 7) - $29
Green Student - $23.75
Gray Teacher (Grade 8) - $29
Gray Student - $23.75
Gold American Lit (High school)- $29
Gold British Lit (High school) - $29
 
Other Language Arts
Simply Grammar - $27.50
Story Starters - $37.50
 
Canadian Authors

Janis Cox:
Tadeo Turtle - $13
 
Carolyn J Morris:
Mourning Dove - $13
Barn Swallows - $13
Pine Warbler - $13
NEW (Available August 21st!) Chickadees at Christmas $13
Set of four books $40
 
Exploring Creation Series by Apologia

Elementary Series
 
Astronomy - $43
Astronomy Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26
Astronomy Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26
 
Botany - $43
Botany Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26
Botany Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26
 
Zoology 1 – Flying Creatures - $43
Zoology 1 – Flying Creatures Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26
Zoology 1 – Flying Creatures Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26
 
Zoology 2 – Swimming Creatures - $43
Zoology 2 – Swimming Creatures Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26
Zoology 2 – Swimming Creatures Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26
 
Zoology 3 – Land Animals - $43
Zoology 3 – Land Animals Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26
Zoology 3 – Land Animals Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26
 
Human Anatomy - $43
Human Anatomy Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26
Human Anatomy Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26
 
NEW! Chemistry & Physics - $43
NEW! Chemistry & Physics Notebook (~Grades 4-6) - $26
NEW! Chemistry & Physics Notebook Junior (~K- Grade 2) - $26
 
Middle School Series
Exploring Creation – Gen’l Science w/tests-$95
Exploring Creation – General Sci Ntbk - $37
General Science Comp CD - $19
 
Exploring Creation – Phys’l Science w/tests-$95
Exploring Creation Physical Sci Ntbk - $37
 
High School Series
Exploring Creation – Biology w/tests - $95
 
Exploring Creation – Chemistry w/tests - $95
 
Exploring Creation – Physics w/tests - $95
 
Reasonable Faith - $11
 
YAY! BACK IN PRODUCTION! Jonathan Park

Jonathan Park, Volume 1: The Adventure Begins - $25
Jonathan Park, Volume 2: No Looking Back - $25
Jonathan Park, Volume 3: The Winds of Change - $25
Jonathan Park, Volume 4: The Hunt for Beowulf - $25
Jonathan Park, Volume 5: The Explorers Society - $25
Jonathan Park, Volume 6: The Journey Never Taken - $25
Jonathan Park, Volume 7: The Voyage Beyond - $25
Jonathan Park, Volume 8: The Copper Scroll - $25
Jonathan Park, Volume 9: The Whispering Sphinx - $25
 
NEW! Life of Fred Science!

Life of Fred: Chemistry - $32
 
Mystery of History

Mystery of History Volume 1 - $55
Mystery of History 1 Companion CD - $23
Mystery of History Volume 2 - $55
Mystery of History 2 Companion CD - $23
Mystery of History Volume 3 Student $65
Mystery of History Volume 3 Companion $44
Mystery of History 3 Companion CD - $30
 
Story of the World

Story of the World Volume 1  - $18
Story of the World Activity Book Vol 1 - $37
Story of the World 1 CD - $42
Story of the World Volume 2  - $18
Story of the World Activity Book Vol 2 - $39
Story of the World 2 CD - $47
Story of the World Volume 3  - $18
Story of the World Activity Book Vol 3 - $39
Story of the World 3 CD - $52
Story of the World Volume 4  - $18
Story of the World Activity Book Vol 4 - $40
Story of the World 4 CD - $57
 
NEW!!! Finally Available in Canada:

Simply Charlotte Mason
Learning and Living DVDs & book - $150
Delightful Reading Kit - $62
My Word Book - $4
Delightful Handwriting Teacher - $14.50
Delightful Handwriting Copybook - $17
Child’s Copywork Reader Vol 1 - $9.50
Child’s Copywork Reader Vol 2 - $9.50
Child’s Copywork Reader Vol 3 - $9.50
Print to Cursive Proverbs - $17
Hymns in Prose Print Copybook - $12
Hymns in Prose Cursive Copybook - $12
Hymns in Prose for Children - $14
Hymns in Prose Teacher w/CD - $18
Mathematics $19
Genesis – Deuteronomy - $21.50
Discovering Doctrine - $14
Ancient Egypt - $18
Boy of the Pyramids - $16
Jashub’s Journal - $18
Visits to Africa - $18
Stuff They Left Behind – Egypt - $20
106 Days of Creation - $18
Laying Down the Rails - $30
Laying Down the Rails Children Set - $56
Laying Down the Rails DVD - $14
Early Years book- $21
Early Years book and DVD - $36
Planning Your CM education - $21
Handicrafts – Woodworking - $21.50
Handicrafts – Knitting - $21.50
Picture Study – Michelangelo - $20
Picture Study – Rembrandt - $20
Picture Study – Botticelli - $20
Picture Study – Van Gogh - $20
Picture Study – Monet - $20
Picture Study – Giotto - $20
 

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

A Wild Idea...

Okay Friends,

I am going out on a limb and going to try something different this fall with the kids. I am looking for ideas, help, partners, feedback? (Please, only positive feedback as I am aware that this is a crazy idea!)

My inspirations: 1) an amazing old pastor we met that has read his entire Bible every three months... For forty years! 2) people who do extreme things to follow their passions like, for example, the authors of The Hundred Mile Diet who were so passionate about healthful eating that they only ate food that was produced within a hundred miles of their home for a whole year, and
3) a sweet homeschooling family that attended a YWAM training week where (university aged) students read the whole Bible in a week. The older children in this family, aged seven and nine, participated in the full week and read the whole Bible with the other, much older students.

So... I have been praying about doing something special with our studies that would embrace our passions as well and have been impressed with this idea: we would like to start our school year by reading the whole Bible together in chronological order. I don't think we can do it in a week but maybe in two weeks or three. Our hope is to start on September 8th.

We will take turns reading corporately, will use some audio Bible and will also do some of the reading privately (for those old enough) and maybe with other friends for a bit, too.  I think we will try to make a timeline or keep our books of centuries handy as well as maps of the holy land.  I will likely have the girls do some narrative drawings or paintings while they listen daily.  I want to keep it fairly simple though.
My understanding is that it takes about 70 hours to read the Bible in full. That means it would take about 6 hours per day if done in two weeks with lesser readings on the weekend or would take about 4 hours per day if done in three weeks with lesser readings on the weekends.

What I'm looking for: 1) Advice, ideas, encouragement? 2) Comrades? Would anyone like to join us for encouragement, company and accountability? If you live nearby, we could meet up at a park a few days a week and read together and then take a break and play.

I am fully aware that we may not be able to fully finish this or may end up drawing it out and that we will miss many of the nuances that a slow and thoughtful read would give. On the other hand, I have found a “bird’s eye-view” very refreshing and have learned a lot from more intensive reading on my own lately.  I also realize that my younger kids will likely skip out on some reading and that's okay, too.  I figure though that we can't really go wrong by setting aside a special time to read the Bible intensively and that our reading, writing and 'rithmetic studies can't be terribly thrown off by starting a few weeks later than usual. I think that this can be a great educational experience as well a spiritual one.

Thoughts? Thanks.

Peace,

Cori

Maple Tree Publications

www.mapletreepublications.ca
905.778.9412

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Free Newby Workshops for the Summer of 2014


Dear Friends,

Once again this year, in partnership with Henry and Corrinna Kiezebrink, I am offering free workshops to new homeschoolers (and those thinking of homeschooling) at my home in Bradford, Ontario. We will also be offering one in the Kiezebrink home near Barrie, Ontario.

If you are new to the homeschooling world or are considering this crazy lifestyle, then please feel free to come for a visit. These are interactive (question and answer style) small group workshops. If you, or someone you know, are interested in coming please RSVP directly to me at mapletreepublications@sympatico.ca as soon as possible as attendance is limited to 15 people (since I do have a very cozy living room) and the evenings usually do fill up.

You may come to my home on either of two dates: Thursday, July 24th or Tuesday, August 12th. Both evenings will run from 7:30-9:30. The Keizebrinks are hosting their workshop on August 7th from 7:30-9:30.

Both Mom and Dad are welcome to attend though I respectfully ask that only parents and nursing babes attend as a full house and a late evening often make it hard for little ones to allow the adults the opportunity to get the most out of the workshop.

We will cover topics like:

Yikes! Can I do this!?!

Where can I go for support?

What are the legal implications?

Do I have to contact my local school board?



What about curriculum?

What is a “normal” homeschooling day like?

What about socialization!?!

Please come with questions!

And expect some yummy handouts too!

Henry and Corrinna Kiezebrink bring to these workshops 24 years of homeschooling experience while our little homeschool was established only 11 years ago.  While we aren’t experts, we do have a few years under our belts and hope to share the real deal on homeschooling, the good, the bad and the ugly.  We are obviously a bit biased towards homeschooling but do hope to share the truth about the pros and cons of adopting this crazy lifestyle.

Please feel free to share this invitation with friends and family who are new to homeschooling or who are considering it. You are also welcome to forward this information to your church group or other homeschool groups. See you in the summer!

Peace,

Cori

Maple Tree Publications

905.778.9412