Trust the Parents!

August 1, 2, & 3, 2008
Ontario Marriott Hotel

2008 Expo Vendors

The vendor hall hours are:

Friday 11:30am—7:00pm

Saturday 9:00am—6:30pm

(On Sunday, the vendor hall space is used for a gigantic used curriculum sale!)

Beginnings Publishing House, Inc.
www.beginningspublishing.com
A family business specializing in home friendly science textbooks and lab support.

Blackbird & Company
www.blackbirdandco.com
Blackbird & Company literature guides present assignments in an integrated format that balances analysis and discovery.

Block Publishing
www.blockpub.com
Block Publishing’s products promote science literacy by engaging children’s imagination, natural curiosity, and enjoyment of the world around them.

California Future Problem Solving
www.cafpsp.org
The aim of the Future Problem Solving Program is to develop critical, creative and futuristic thinking skills. This challenging program engages students grades 4-12 in a process where they apply their imagination and higher level thinking skills to solve significant issues facing both the world of today and that of the future.

CM School Supply
www.cmschoolsupply.com
Shop online or visit one of the five convenient CM School Supply stores in Southern California. It’s an “Education Emporium”!

Connected Classes
classes.geekpub.net
Connected Classes offers homeschool classes that come to YOUR area! Traveling homeschool mom Annette Keenberg offers everything from public speaking to zoology to the basics of homeschooling. She will be offering rotating fun sampler classes at her booth, so be sure and visit the vendor hall often on Friday and Saturday!

Discovery Toys
www.heather4dt.com
“Play is a child’s work”, and Discovery Toys has ideas for children of all ages.

Excellence in Education (EIE)
www.excellenceineducation.com
Excellence In Education serves the needs of homeschooling families looking for creative and interesting teaching materials, and they bring those books and games to the Expo every year. EIE also offers an Independent Study Program that provides help and support to homeschooling families who need an umbrella school.

George Wythe College
www.www.gwc.edu
George Wythe College stands on the belief that Statesmanship is the product of a particular educational system, known to the great leaders of the past, but lost to modern academia. It is a principle-centered process grounded in the belief in God and immutable moral law, framed on the classics of literature, history, science , the arts, and philosophy, and crowned in the discipline of real-world application under the guidance of a committed and caring mentor. This was the education of Thomas Jefferson and others under the guiding hands of George Wythe.

Gifted Stories
www.GiftedStories.com
Gifted Stories sells Barefoot Books and more! It is never too early to introduce art, culture, and language to children. Their books, storytelling cd's, music, puppets, and puzzles help nurture a child's love of literature through play. In addition, Gifted Stories sells charming Storyteller Play Sets and Play Capes!

Gravitas Publications/Real Science-4-Kids
www.gravitaspublications.com
Fun textbooks for biology, physics, and chemistry, from pre-K on up.

Greathall Productions (Jim Weiss)
www.greathall.com
Greathall’s primary focus is classical literature, history, and science presented in a clear, exciting way that encourages children to read the originals for themselves. Storyteller Jim Weiss has 38 recorded storytellings.

Have Kids Will Travel
www.havekids-willtravel.com
This is a family guide to inexpensive travel anywhere in the world... Most of it FREE!

Helps4Teachers
www.helps4teachers.com
Helps4teachers.com is a website that specializes in promoting literature and activities that help differentiate the teaching of core math and language arts concepts.

Horrible Books and Magazines
www.horriblebooks.com
“If you’re looking for Horrible Books, this is the Horrible Place!” These hard to find books are catching the imaginations of homeschoolers. Look for Murderous Math, Horrible Geography and more!

In the Hands of a Child
www.HandsofaChild.com
In the Hands of a Child offers Project Packs (for lapbooking). Student learning improves when lessons incorporate hands-on projects or crafts,and the Project Packs put learning into their hands! All the work is done for the parent, but not for the child.

Lifetime Books and Gifts
www.shoplbg.com
Gus and Shirley Solis and their children travel around the country for six months of the year, providing homeschooling families with wonderful books!

Lively Latin
www.livelylatin.com/
Lively Latin provides inspiring, user-friendly, lively Latin resources for kids third grade and up.

Map Link
www.maplink.com
The comprehensive source for maps and geographic information.

Math on the Level
www.mathonthelevel.com
Math on the Level is a complete, whole-family math curriculum that provides you the tools to teach math to all of your children at home, using daily activities instead of textbooks.

Michelle Barone, M.A. MFT
www.michellebarone.com/
Michelle Barone is a guest speaker/author, and has a private family therapy practice.

Musical Mom
www.themusicalmom.org
Musical Mom was created for homeschooling parents and their students at every level.

Precision Academics
www.precisionacademics.com.au
Unlimited access To Over 400 Workbooks, and especially helpful to children with special learning needs.

RightStart Math by Activities for Learning, Inc.
www.RightStartMath.com
The RightStart curriculum was developed by Joan A. Cotter, and is a hands-on, research based approach to mathematics using the ALabacus.

Rocket Phonics
www.rocketphonics.org
Rocket Phonics is a research-based, scientifically proven method of teaching reading.

Rock'n Resources, Inc.
www.rocknresources.com
Research shows that connecting music to learning is an effective way for students, of all ages, to learn and retain more information. Rock’n Resources creates songs using familiar music, connecting the funky beats to the tough curriculum.

Sign Language Factory
www.signlanguagefactory.net
Sign Language Factory is owned by homeschoolers Bonnie and Bill Rennie. They provide unique opportunities for people of all ages to learn American Sign Language and Deaf Culture. They will be selling a DVD and other products at the Expo.

Stargazer Publishing Company
www.stargazerpub.com
Stargazer is an educational publishing company.

Tammy Takahashi
www.justenough.wordpress.com
Tammy Takahashi is the author of Deschooling Gently: A Step by Step Guide to Fearless Homeschooling.

Usborne
www.ubah.com/x1606
Beautifully illustrated, award winning children’s books!

Video Text
www.videotext.com
Complete, easy-to-understand Algebra and Geometry courses on DVD!

WriteShop
www.writeshop.com
WriteShop focuses on teaching the elements of style. Students learn to develop strong paragraphs through choosing vivid, descriptive words and using sentence variations. WriteShop also encourages growth and awareness in vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and spelling. With WriteShop, you can teach fundamental composition and editing skills to junior high or high school students in an orderly, step-by-step fashion.

For information about Expo 2008, please Email the CHN Expo Committee.The vendor hall is full, but you may ask to be placed on the waiting list.