Product Description

One-to-One is a comprehensive guide to learning at home with young children. Its sections on reading, writing and arithmetic have been widely praised by educationalists and parents alike. Additional sections on art, cooking, gardening and crafts show how parents can use these activities to complement academic work and create an idyllic childhood for their children, free from stress and the pressures of modern life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41162 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 318 pages

Montessori International Magazine, October-December 2002
"a truly wonderful book...a must-have guide: the place to look for alternative ideas, after-school activities and good, old-fashioned logic."

Daily Telegraph, September 15th, 2001
"Parents will find much in this book to challenge, enlighten and guide them."

Full-Time Mothers magazine, Spring, 2002
"This is as comprehensive a guide to practical, sensible 'real education'as one could hope to find. It is inspiring and yet undaunting."

Customer Reviews

A humane education - an important book for parents
A wonderful support book for parents who want their child to experience a real education, without their love of books and learning being destroyed by the pressure to fit into the National Curriculum Key Stage mould. There is a very definite, and welcome, bias towards a more humane kind of education ie. home education. I would definitely recommend this for anyone who has a child in school though, as there are many tips on supporting them and believing in them. Goethe didn't learn to read until he was ten.
The book is beautifully illustrated throughout by the author's children and is a pleasure to read. It has easy-to-make healthy recipes which are well thought out and introduce valuable skills well within the capabilities of young children. There is an excellent section on gardening which we have used to great effect on our allotment. Other comprehensive sections include Maths, English, the most beautiful handwriting lesson, art, history and some excellent crafts. There is also a wonderful section on the toys your child will really get years of fun from.
Buy this book and get to know and respect you child again.
I also highly recommend 'Unqualified Education' by the same author and aimed at 11 to 18 year olds.

A must have
Although this book is aimed at home educators, and is an invaluable resource to any of us, there is so much in here that would suit a child who was in school and whose parents wanted some ideas for games, activities or helping with school work. From gardening, craft and cooking to ideas on maths and reading, this book has fantastic practical, reassuring advice and simplle grading system for the activities and an easy to read and use format that makes it a book i go back to over and over again.

Superb and Brilliant for all not just home educated
I found this a wonderful book when I started home educating. Having never know about the possibilty nad then discovering there was another way other than school I jumped at it. Then I was left wondering what to do and then I found this book, It is great! It has all the ideas laid out simply and easy to follow and without even realising it once I started to read the book our lives changed drastically for the better. We are now loving it at home and adore bewing a home educated family!!