This classic gives nitty-gritty help for each subject in each grade. Become an informed, confident teacher, free from rigid textbooks. Learn how to individualize spelling; how to use "real books" in history, reading, and other studies; how to make arithmetic meaningful; how to avoid the grammar treadmill; how to develop advanced reading skills; and much more. Satisfied readers say "I wish I had had this three years ago when I began homeschooling . . . the most practical manual I've ever read on the subject . . . The simplicity of it all! I don't think any homeschooler should be without it."