I’m so excited to finally share something I’ve been working on for a long time—my new book, Real Learning for Real Life: A Gentle Approach to the Teen Years and Beyond! If you’ve been looking for a practical, faith-filled, and doable way to homeschool high school—this is it. 💛
This book is all about helping you homeschool grades 8–12 with purpose, confidence, and simplicity. Whether you’re a relaxed homeschooler, unschooler, or somewhere in between, this guide will walk you through:
✅ Creating a high school plan that fits your teen
✅ Using real-life experiences for credit
✅ Building life skills, faith, and independence
✅ Planning transcripts (even if you don’t follow a traditional path)
✅ Encouraging your teen into adulthood with purpose
You can purchase the book in print, or if you’d like to save on printing costs, I’ve also made a PDF download available.
✨ Over 500 Pages of Printable Resources!
Alongside the book, I’ve created over 500 pages of printables to help you track courses, plan transcripts, log hours, and more. These resources make applying what you read simple and stress-free!
🧮 Need Math and English too? I’ve got you covered.
To make things even easier, I’ve bundled up the two core subjects every high schooler needs: math and English!
To keep the main book more affordable and not overwhelm you with printing hundreds of extra pages, I’ve created two companion books:
📘 Real Math for Real Life – A gentle but complete high school math course based in real-life skills like budgeting, consumer math, and more.
📙 Real English for Real Life – A full English course including grammar, writing, and practical communication—all in a simple, step-by-step format.
Each book is available separately or as a complete set, depending on your needs. These are available in print for ease of use and long-term reference. Answers included in Both Books
Click Here to Purchase Any of the Real Learning for Real Life Series Books
Mama, take a deep breath—this year doesn’t have to be stressful. You don’t need a color-coded wall calendar or a complicated curriculum to give your kids a great education. What they need most is a calm, confident mom who’s willing to show up, love them well, and lead with grace. Let’s choose peace over pressure, real-life learning over rigid schedules, and joy over overwhelm. You’ve got this—and I’m cheering you on every step of the way. 💛
Love, Amy
Amy, these look amazing! Are there PDF versions available for the high school math and English books or only the print option? I’m going to grab the PDF of the high school book for now and wait to see about the other two. You are such a blessing! I have one more year of homeschooling. Sad to think I’m about done.
I am excited for you! Yes you will get a pdf of both classes in the free download section when you get the book. The book is just so you don’t have to print off all the pages:)
Is there a pdf option for the Real Math and Real English books?
Yes there is…when you purchase the book, I include links to the Download section and it has all of them.
Hi there 🙂 I’m interested in your real learning for real life series but live internationally, just wondering if you have any options for shipping internationally? Or even better if there’s pdf options for this series? Thanks so much 🙂
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Here is a link for the PDF for teen years.
Shipping internationally is a lot.Usually starts around $50 so I would definitely opt for the download. Let me know if you want any others. Thanks
Hey, I was trying to purchase this set. When I click on Purchase to send to my home it says issue with merchant? Is this a link issue on your end or mine? Thanks!
https://plainandnotsoplain.com/new-homeschooling-page/
My fault..I changed it to make it easier but then didn’t link this back up. If you goto the link I provided…it will list all the books, just scroll down and it will have all of them. Let me know if you can’t find it. thanks amy
Please help!!! I’m trying to find the PDF for the high school Math program. I would like to try a few lessons before I buy the book
hello Denise, did you get the book? The main book and then it will give you all of the pages for free