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Learning At Home: A Mother's Guide To Homeschooling

    • 240 page paperback book 6″-9″

Learning At Home: A Mother’s Guide To Homeschooling, Newly Revised Edition
“…a book for all parents no matter how they wish to educate their children.”     

“Filled with wisdom” 

Marty’s lovely book is full of helpful advice and ideas for any homeschooling family. It’s bound to be especially comforting to new families who worry whether they’re doing things “right.” (And if you’re looking for a conference speaker, you can’t do better than Marty–some conferences I go to just because I know Marty will be there!)

Every time I’ve spoken at a homeschooling conference with Marty, we’ve ended up talking for hours, picking up right where we left off the last time. Her voice in her book is exactly her–reading it, you feel as though you’ve joined a friendly personal conversation about kids and family and music and play and learning and kids and music . . . . She’s practical, down-to-earth, concrete, and reassuring.  One of my favorite books to recommend, especially for new homeschooling parents.        Mary A. Griffith 
 

Please order a copy of Learning At Home: A Mother’s Guide To Homeschooling, Newly Revised Edition from your local bookstore or favourite online seller. Follow the links below to order your copy.

Canada Chapters/Indigo * Amazon.ca     US  amazon.com * Barnes&Noble   England amazon.co.uk     France amazon.fr    Germany amazon.de     Japan amazon.co.jp

The Happy Snow Friends Counting Book

The happy faces of these snow friends made out of needle felted wool roving just make people smile. The rhyming counting story introduces 10 snow friends meeting in various places. This is followed by a picture gallery of each snow friend with his or her name. The inside of the cover has the music so that you can sing the story as well as read it. I hope that this book brings a smile to you heart. One dollar from the sale of each book will be donated to foodbankscanada.ca.

Purchase a copy of The Happy Snow Friends Counting Book for $10.00 Canadian plus shipping , please click on the button appropriate for your area of residence. All prices are in Canadian Dollars and payment is through PayPal at Sea Change Publications.

PayPal accepts credit cards as well payment by a PayPal account and will change your currency into the Canadian dollar value automatically.  Books are sent by Canada Post.

If you’d like to order multiple copies, please contact me for a discounted rate at info @ marty layne.com. Remove the spaces.

Download a free coloring page of Rose, the first snow friend.

Canadian Addresses

$10.00 + $2.25 shipping = $12.25 

US Addresses

$10.00 + $3.25 shipping = $13.25

International Addresses

$10.00 + $6.15 shipping = $16.15

E Books

Autumn Stories

Two stories about animals preparing for the coming of winter told in simple language illustrated with photographs of needle felted animals.

I love the vivid colors of the pictures as contrasted to the softness of the figures in them. It almost feels three-dimensional. I also love the way the simple story draws the young child into a world of fantasy that is actually based on pure, real, joyful emotion and sharing. My nine-year-old son enjoyed it, so it’s not just for tiny children. ” Kelly Green

Only available as a PDF download $5.00 CAD

I developed and taught Games to Play With Little Ones for 10 years. This booklet includes many of the rhymes and songs I used in my classes.  

  * 32 page PDF to print on your choice of paper
  * 43 fingerplays, songs and rhymes
  * for newborns – 5 years old
  * illustrated
  * easy-to-follow instructions
  * play tested

Download the PDF $4.00 CAD

 

Inviting Children To Write

Ideas to jump start creativity at home and at school

Time tested and fun. Help the children in your life find the joy of written expression!

A 15 page PDF book – download now for $4.50  

    *how to scribe for a child
    *ideas for creating homemade books
     *ways to stimulate storytelling and story writing
     *nonfiction writing ideas
     *poems and more

Little Dolls - a book of patterns and instructions

I’ve had a lot of fun making these little pipe cleaner based dolls.

This book shows you how to make two basic dolls – one with a skirt, the other with pants.

Using your imagination, you can create lots of different ones. 

They make great gifts for children 3 and up.

 Even adults enjoy them, especially if you create one based on a profession.

I hope that you, too, will enjoy making these little dolls.

$5.00  Canadian  PDF download

Here’s a little video of the song Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, Hurry illustrated with a little doll I made from these patterns and her needle felted rabbit friends.

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