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Even though there are many Christian homeschooling companies offering great products, sometimes Christians might want a secular homeschool option with a neutral stance. There are several possible reasons for this. For an unschoolish mom like me, I like living books. Sometimes I appreciated the convenience of a living books curriculum rather than DIY it. However, many of them don’t include hands-on projects and the supplies to do them. And there are times when I’d prefer to use my own Bible resources and not the ones someone else chose. That’s when BookShark can be an ideal choice. My own kids are …

As an unschooling mom, a literature-based approach using the best living books I could find seemed like an awesome idea. I admit, though, that I did add in educational videos, crafts and other hands-on projects, field trips, and other teaching tools. But, the one thing I pretty much avoided was textbooks. Even for math. I used a variety of math resources until my kids reached high school. Then, I used more formal lessons with either a textbook or an online curriculum. Anyway, you might wonder what literature-based even means and why you would use that approach. What is a literature-based …