Well-Trained Mind Press

Well-Trained Mind Press from W.W. Norton is a homeschool curriculum will help you give your homeschooled students a comprehensive, rigorous classical education. Featuring works by Susan Wise Bauer, the bestselling Story of the World, First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind, The Complete Writer, CDs by storyteller Jim Weiss, and more, these bestselling homeschooling resources will help your family implement a classical homeschool program.

  1. The Grammar Guidebook
    Susan Wise Bauer
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2019 / Hardcover
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  2. Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind  Core Instructor Text, Years 1-4
    Susan Wise Bauer, Audrey Anderson
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2017 / Trade Paperback
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  3. Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind  Level 1 Complete Package  (Revised Edition)
    Susan Wise Bauer, Audrey Anderson
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2017 / Other
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  4. Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind  Level 1 Student Package  (Revised Edition)
    Susan Wise Bauer, Audrey Anderson
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2017 / Other
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Sentence Diagram Resource

Preschool Math at Home

Giving your preschooler a great start in math doesn’t have to be complicated. Learn how to use fun but purposeful games and activities to give your young child the best possible foundation.  Preschool Math at Home will guide you step-by-step as you introduce your preschooler to the world of numbers. Your child will develop a thorough understanding of the numbers up to ten, including:

  • counting
  • comparing and ordering numbers
  • recognizing written numerals
  • beginning addition and subtraction

All of the activities are quick and playful, with lots of movement, manipulatives, and games. Each takes less than five minutes, with no special materials needed other than a few household items. Play each game several times for a full year of preschool math curriculum.

You’ll be amazed at how much math your preschooler will learn in just five minutes a day. With these simple activities, your child will be ready to tackle kindergarten math with enthusiasm and confidence.

  1. Addition Facts That Stick
    Kate Snow
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2016 / Trade Paperback
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  2. Subtraction Facts That Stick
    Kate Snow
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2016 / Trade Paperback
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  3. Multiplication Facts That Stick
    Kate Snow
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2018 / Trade Paperback
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  4. Division Facts That Stick
    Kate Snow
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2018 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Math with Confidence, Kindergarten  Student Workbook
    Kate Snow
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2020 / Trade Paperback
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  2. Math with Confidence, Kindergarten  Instructor Guide
    Kate Snow
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2020 / Trade Paperback
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  3. Math with Confidence, Grade 1  Student Workbook
    Kate Snow
    Franklin Watts / 2021 / Trade Paperback
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  4. Math with Confidence, Grade 1  Instructor Guide
    Kate Snow
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2021 / Trade Paperback
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Story of the World

Most students associate American history with History and the Egyptian, Sumerian, Middle Ages and the Renaissance Eras as...other stuff. In her endeavor to destroy the wall that has separated American and world history for so long, Susan Wise Bauer created The Story of the World Series, a narrated, integrated approach to the history of the whole world. Take a captivating tour through The Ancient Times, The Middle Ages, Early Modern Times and The Modern Age with Bauer’s straightforward approach, and experience all of history chronologically!

  1. The History of the Ancient World:  From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
  2. The History of the Ancient  World--Study & Teaching Guide
    Julia Kaziewicz
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2013 / Trade Paperback
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  3. The History of the Medieval World:  From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade
    Susan Wise Bauer
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2010 / Hardcover
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  4. Study and Teaching Guide for the  History of the Medieval World
    Julia Kaziewicz
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2016 / Trade Paperback
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The Story of Science

Susan Wise Bauer's The Story of Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory is organized into parts: the beginning of science, the beginning of the scientific method, and the three major fields: the earth, life, and the cosmos. Focusing on science writing rather than the biographies of scientists through the centuries, this riveting foray into the great works of science is a fantastic way to trace the development of science and the way science has been presented and received. Each chapter recommends one or more classic books and provides an account of the discovery, a sketch of the writer, and an explanation of the main issues and concepts. 320 pages, hardcover.

The Complete Writer series begins with Level 1-4 Writing with Ease workbooks that are designed to be used alongside the same primary Writing with Ease manual; these books were written for elementary-aged students. They're followed by the Writing with Skill books, designed for grades 5-8, which include a student workbook and instructor guide for each level. This series provides students with a strong and comprehensive curriculum that builds from basic language arts skills through a sophisticated understanding of what good writing entails.

  1. Writing with Ease: Strong  Fundamentals Guide to Designing Your Elementary Writing Curriculum
  2. Writing with Ease Level 3 Workbook
    Susan Wise Bauer
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2009 / Trade Paperback
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  3. Writing with Skill Student Workbook  Level 1; Level 5 of The Complete Writer
  4. Writing with Skill Instructor Text  Level One Level 5 of the Complete Writer
  1. The Creative Writer Level One: Five  Finger Exercises
    Boris Fishman
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2011 / Trade Paperback
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  2. The Creative Writer, Level 2:  Essential Ingredients
    Boris Fishman
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2012 / Trade Paperback
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  3. The Creative Writer, Level 3:  Building Your Craft
    Boris Fishman
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2012 / Trade Paperback
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  4. The Creative Writer, Level 4:  Becoming a Writer
    Boris Fishman
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The First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind series begins with two complete grammar texts (previously one volume), each of which covers a single year. Dictation, narration, picture study, and other classical techniques are used to develop the student's language ability. Each step-by-step lesson leads parents through the simple oral and written projects that build reading, writing, spelling, storytelling, and comprehension skills. Parents can choose to continue the series with two additional levels (Level 3 & 4) both of which include a separate teacher's edition and student workbook (unlike Levels 1 & 2). These latter levels are a complete writing & grammar curriculum, and use four different strands of teaching to impart grammar, punctuation, usage and writing skills, while students learn through memorization, copywork, dictation, narration and grammatical concepts.

Ordinary Parent's Guide To Teaching Reading, Revised!

Welcome to an updated, easier-to-use edition of this popular and proven phonics program, designed to take your child from the basics all the way to a fourth-grade reading level. Using a simple scripted format with recommended teaching tools and follow-up activities, the 231 lessons follow a logical progression through vowel and consonant sounds, words, blends, digraphs, spelling, letter patterns, and more, up to full sentences and paragraphs. Includes excellent additional information for the teaching parent.

Who in the World Was the Secretive Printer?

  1. Who in the World Was the Secretive  Printer? The Story of Johannes Gutenberg
    Robert Beckham
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2005 / Trade Paperback
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  1. The Adventurous Life of Theodore  Roosevelt Audio CD
    Jim Weiss
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2022 / Compact disc
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  2. Mystery! Mystery!: Sherlock Homes,  Father Brown August Dupin for Children
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2015 / Compact disc
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  3. Uncle Wiggly's Storybook on Audio CD
    Howard R. Garris
    Well-Trained Mind Press / Compact disc
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  4. A Treasury of Wisdom: True Stories  of Hope and  Inspiration on Audio CD
    Well-Trained Mind Press / Compact disc
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Books on Classical Education

The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home is a classic work on homeschooling pedagogy and methodology that will teach you, chapter-by-chapter, how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool to high school. Whether you're a brand-new homeschool parent or simply looking to change up your routine, you'll benefit from learning more about what a classical education has to offer. The Prologue outlines what a classical education and provides a model drawn from the experiences of both authors. Divided between the stages of early education (K-4), middle school (5-8) and high school, chapters offer an overview of how to teach all the major subjects, including literature, writing, grammar, history, science, math, Latin, modern languages, art, music, debate, and more. Lists of recommended resources, recommended schedules, teaching tips, sample checklists, and sample dialogue is integrated throughout the book for an eminently practical guide.

This Fourth Edition features the following updates:

  • Completely updated book and curricula re commendations.
  • Extensive additional material on teaching children with learning disabilities.
  • A new set of online resources, coordinated with the book
  • New math and sciences\ chapters developed with experts and experienced teachers to provide a more rigorous and coherent math and science education.
  • Quickly outdated appendices, such as a list of list of suppliers and publishers, the index of home education organizations, and the guide to science contests and fairs, have been shifted online.
  • Each chapter has been separated into two sections covering how to teach a subject and the recommended resources to use to teach it.

816 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. 4th Edition.

Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven't because they seem too daunting? In The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging antidote to the distractions of our age, electronic and otherwise. In her previous book, The Well-Trained Mind, the author provided a road map of classical education for parents wishing to home-school their children, and that book is now the premier resource for home-schoolers. In this new book, Bauer takes the same elements and techniques and adapts them to the use of adult readers who want both enjoyment and self-improvement from the time they spend reading.

The Well-Educated Mind offers brief, entertaining histories of five literary genre - fiction, autobiography, history, drama, and poetry - accompanied by detailed instructions on how to read each type. The annotated lists at the end of each chapter - ranging from Cervantes to A.S. Byatt, Herodotus to Laurel Thatcher Ulrich - preview recommended reading and encourage readers to make vital connections between ancient traditions and contemporary writing.

The Well-Educated Mind reassures those readers who worry that they read too slowly or with below-average comprehension. If you can understand a daily newspaper, there's no reason you can't read and enjoy Shakespeare's Sonnets or Jane Eyre. But no one should attempt to read the "Great Books" without a guide and a plan. Susan Wise Bauer will show you how to allocate time to your reading on a regular basis; how to master a difficult argument; how to make personal and literary judgments about what you read; how to appreciate the resonant links among texts within a genre - what does Anna Karenina owe to Madame Bovary? - and also between genres. Followed carefully, the advice in The Well-Educated Mind will restore and expand the pleasure of the written word. 432 indexed pages, hardcover with dust jacket.

What does it mean to read a book? What does "reading deeply" look like?

In The Well-Educated Mind Susan Wise Bauer provides a guide not only on how to read, but what to read. The Well-Educated Mind offers a brief and entertaining introduction to six literary genres - fiction, autobiography, history, drama, science, and poetry - including a history of the genre and detailed instructions on how to read it. The annotated, chronological lists at the end of each chapter - ranging from Cervantes to A.S. Byatt, Herodotus to Laurel Thatcher Ulrich - preview recommended reading and encourage readers to make vital connections between ancient traditions and contemporary writing.

This fourth edition has been expanded and updated to include works from the 21st century, additional guides and helps, and a new chapter on reading the most essential science texts, such as those written by Aristotle, Galileo, and Hawking.

511 indexed pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Updated & Expanded Edition.