AMES Academy Bookstore
( 0 ratings )Store contains curriculum, workbooks, games, puzzles, historical fiction and lots of fun fiction books. Most materials range from preschool through 9th grade. I literally have hundreds of books and will be adding to the store throughout the summer and fall. I am now a "retired" homeschool mom of four "kiddos", two currently in college and two grown and married "children" and one grandchild. Looking forward to helping train up the next generation.
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Survivors Guide to Home Schooling
Home schooling may be one of the most important and rapidly growing social movements of the day, but that doesn’t get the laundry done for home teaching moms! Here, at last, is help millions of home schoolers have been waiting for. Written by two home teaching moms, this book answers the questions home schoolers are asking:
How can I prevent burnout?
What do I do with my preschoolers while I teach?
What if my child isn’t “getting it?”
How can my husband help?
Writing with wisdom, candor and humor, the authors share the situations, solutions, successes and yes, even the failures home teachers face. A Survivor’s Guide to Home Schooling offers practical suggestions, support, and encouragement, all in light of Scriptural guidelines.$5.00$14.99Survivors Guide to Home Schooling
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Homeschooling: Take a Deep Breath – You Can Do This!
You don’t have to be a professional teacher, a genius, or a structured person to homeschool well. Many people believe they can’t homeschool because they are lacking some magical quality or skill successful homeschoolers have. The truth is that homeschooling can be done, and done well, by most ordinary people. Terrie Lynn Bittner’s book will take you by the hand and show you how. She breaks the job down into doable chunks and carefully explains each part, giving you the confidence you need to get it done. Her explainations are clear and thorough. Down-to-earth and practical … sensible and direct … Designed to empower the novice toward home-schooling success, this book is friendly, reassuring and endlessly supportive … like a very well-informed neighbor. (Publishers Weekly)In this honest and commonsensical book … Bittner … offers sound advice on legal issues, lesson plans, curricula, testing, teaching, values, preparing for graduation, and college … This is an encouraging and helpful resource for parents considering homeschooling their children.
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ABC Memory Book
ABC Memory Book is the best and most popular memory book for preschoolers (ages 3-4). Learn one verse of Scripture for each letter of the alphabet from A through Y, then read about the story of Zacchaeus for the letter Z. A short explanation, a related song or poem, and a beautiful watercolor type illustration are included for every verse. This book is a great way to make Scripture a fundamental building block of your child’s learning right along with the letters of the alphabet.
$6.00$12.00ABC Memory Book
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The Mystery of the Black Hole Mine (DJ Dillon book 7)
DJ gets a bad case of “gold fever” when he and Alfred accidentally discover an abandoned gold mine. A claim jumper desperately tries to seize the mine which holds a silent, invisible danger that can take their lives. Adventure, mystery and excitement repeatedly thrust 13-year-old D.J. Dillon into the kinds of trouble that young readers love. This popular series of 10 novels continues to be favorites of beginning readers, families and teachers who follow the boy’s experiences with bears and other animals in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. These stories with an evangelistic tone are fun to read while subtly reinforcing traditional family values. The adventure-packed books follow the Ladd family around the world. These Christian -based novels are ideal for young boys, ages 8 to 12 and reluctant readers.
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Adam and His Kin: The Lost History of Their Lives and Times
A rare blending of the Bible account with information from sciences, archeology, ancient traditions and other sources. Reads as easily as a story, yet teaches actual history. Narrates from creation to Abram, encompassing the whole period usually called “prehistoric”. Charts, maps and illustrations help to give a clear picture of times and places. Gives insights into the world before the great flood and into the rebuilding of civilization afterward. Shows the sources of all pagan beliefs. For the whole family.
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When I’m a Daddy: A Little Boy’s Guide to Biblical Fatherhood
Teach your little boys God’s way to be a daddy before he learns from the role models of society. Show him the kind of daddy God wants him to be. Simple words, Bible verses, and charming black-and-white illustrations will make this a favorite book to read to your child or for children learning to read. Recommended for ages 4 to 8.
**Would make a nice coloring book$2.25$4.95 -
Put on the Full Armor: The Armor of God pamphlet
Each of the six parts of the armor are covered in depth as the pamphlet provides you with a description of the pieces of armor, historical background, how to apply what you learn to your life, other helpful Bible passages, and Greek or Latin terms. Maps, biographical information on Paul and Roman soldiers, scriptures on how to stand firm in the midst of spiritual warfare, and a touching personal prayer are also provided.
Laminated pamphlet is 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ when folded, and it opens up to 33″ x 8 1/2″.
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The Young Christian’s Introduction to the Bible
Written in easy to understand language for the new Christian, young or old. Questions answered such as: What is the Bible? How did we get the Bible? What is the Bible all about? Learn the structure of the Bible, the order of events, what each book is about and where you can find certain topics. 54pgs
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Pleasing God: Memory Book 5 (Elementary Series)
A guide book to help young children memorize bible verses. Includes tips for parents to help the memorizer, tips for the memorizer to succeed, bible story, memory verses, poems, glossary, New Testament books in a rhyme, etc.
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The Power of a Praying Kid
The Power of a Praying® Kid is a fun and “kid-friendly” approach to prayer for a very special audience. Written with young hearts in mind, this short, easy-to-read book for 7- to 12-year-olds will help your children learn to talk to God in a way that is meaningful and relational. Interactive call-outs, sample prayers, and places to record their own words to God are sprinkled throughout the pages. Moms and Dads as well as children will love the message of this book for growing-up kids…God wants to hear from them and He listens to their prayers.
$4.00$7.99The Power of a Praying Kid
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African Adventures
Africa. Adventures. Amazing! These are three words that sum up this amazing continent. But with some of the fiercest animals in the world the continent of Africa can be hard and hostile too. Read about Lions, Hyenas, Crocodiles and Snakes as well as the human beings who live and work alongside them. What happens when a leopard starts to attack the local livestock? What does the doctor do when bandits arrive? And when the missionaries get lost on safari what is sent to find them? Discover how a missing cow reminds us about something that Jesus did, and that it doesn’t matter what country you live in – God always speaks your language! Experience what it is really like to live in Africa and what it is like to be a pioneer missionary!
$4.50$8.99African Adventures
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His Mysterious Ways Vol II (A Guideposts Book)
A collection of the true short stories and longer stories from Guidepost’s “His Mysterious Ways” column to offer dramatic proof of God’s active and personal love for us, love that works in both ordinary and extraordinary ways. Take a look beyond the world of the senses to the hidden world of the Holy Spirit.
***This is an older edition. dust cover has shelf wear. there are NO markings or any damage$3.50$9.99
