Recommended Book List for Home Educators

Please note that these are just a few of the books available to you. Search the internet for web sites (there are many!) and search your library for even more books. Most of these books will send you to more resources. An asterisk (*) follows those books that are Christian in nature/emphasis.

There's also the Resource List by Educational Philosophies, which explains various educational philosophies. It also lists curriculum suppliers arranged by each educational philosophy. Both lists should work well together in helping you make your many decisions about your home school.

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Beginning Home Schooling

Beechick, Ruth. The Three R's (3 booklets for K-3: A Home Start in Reading, An Easy Start in Arithmetic, A Strong Start in Language) *

Beechick, Ruth. You Can Teach Your Child Successfully (Grades 4-8) *

Bell, Debra. The Ultimate Guide to Home Schooling *

Clarkson, Clay and Sally. Educating the Whole- Hearted Child *

Choosing Curriculum/Books

Duffy, Cathy. The Christian Home Educator's Manual (2 volumes) *

Elijah Company Catalog (more than a catalog; excellent descriptions of items and good articles) *

Estell, Doug, et al. Reading Lists for College-Bound Students

Hunt, Gladys. Honey for a Child's Heart *

O'Brien, Michael D. A Landscape with Dragons: The Battle for Your Child's Mind (analysis of children's literature outlining dangerous books as well as good ones--Catholic) *

Pride, Mary. The Big Book of Home Learning (3 volumes) *

Rupp, Rebecca. Good Stuff: Learning Tools for All Ages

Rupp, Rebecca. The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook

Rupp, Rebecca. Home Learning Year by Year

Wilson, Elizabeth. Books Children Love *

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Scope and Sequence (skills for each grade)

Hirsch, E.D., ed. What Your (First, Second...) Grader Needs to Know (series to 6th grade)

Lopez, Diane. Teaching Children *

Rupp, Rebecca. Home Learning Year by Year

Scarlata, Robin. What Your Child Needs to Know When *

Stout, Kathryn. Science Scope (and many others) *

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Learning Styles/Spiritual Gifts

Armstrong, Thomas. In Their Own Way: Discovering and Encouraging Your Child's Personal
Learning Style

Armstrong, Thomas. Seven Kinds of Smart: Identifying and Developing Your Many Intelligences

Armstrong, Thomas. Awakening Your Child's Natural Genius

Fortune, Don and Katie. Discover Your Child's Spiritual Gifts *

Holt, John. How Children Learn

Tobias, Cynthia. The Way They Learn

Wilson, Mariaemma, and Victoria Kindle-Hodson. Discover Your Child's Learning Style

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Winning Over the Grandparents

Colfax, David and Micki. Homeschooling for Excellence

Davis, Llewellyn B. Going Home to School *

Dobson, Linda. Homeschooling Success Stories

Gatto, John. Dumbing Us Down

Lande, Nancy. Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days *

Plent, Nancy and Malcomb. Famous Homeschoolers

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Encouragement for Home Schooling Parents

Hood, Mary. The Joyful Homeschooler *

Macaulay, Susan Schaeffer. For the Family's Sake *

Morgan and Allee. Homeschooling on a Shoestring

Shackelford, Luanne, and Susan White. A Survivor's Guide to Home Schooling *

Swenson, Richard. The Overload Syndrome *

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Home Schooling in High School

Bell, Debra. The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling *

Berquist, Laura M. Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education *

Cohen, Cafi. Homeschooling the Teen Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- to18-Year-Old

Cohen, Cafi. And What About College?

Colfax, David and Micki. Homeschooling for Excellence

Duffy, Cathy. The Christian Home Educator's Manual (high school volume) *

Estell, Doug, et al. Reading Lists for College-Bound Students

Rupp, Rebecca. Home Learning Year by Year

Wise, Jessie, and Susan Wise Bauer. The Well-Trained Mind

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Charlotte Mason Method / Living Books

Andreola, Karen. A Charlotte Mason Companion *

Clarkson, Clay and Sally. Educating the Whole-Hearted Child *

Gardener, Penny. The Charlotte Mason Study Guide *

Levinson, Catherine. A Charlotte Mason Education *

Levinson, Catherine. More Charlotte Mason Education *

Lopez, Diane. Teaching Children *

Macaulay, Susan Schaeffer. For the Children's Sake *

Rushton, Cindy. A Charlotte Mason Primer *

Wilson, Elizabeth. Books Children Love *

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Unschooling Approach

Colfax, David and Micki. Homeschooling for Excellence

Griffith, Mary. The Unschooling Handbook

Holt, John. Learning All the Time

Hood, Mary. The Relaxed Home School *

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Unit Study Approach

Bendt, Valerie. How to Create Your Own Unit Study *

Bendt, Valerie. The Unit Study Idea Book *

Stout, Kathryn. Design-A-Study Guides (various subjects) *

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Classical Approach

Berquist, Laura M. Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education *

Berquist, Laura M. The Harp and The Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum

Bluedorn, Laurie and Harvey. Teaching the Trivium *

Cowan, Louise, and Os Guiness, eds. Invitation to the Classics

Wilson, Douglas. Rediscovering the Lost Tools of Learning *

Wise, Jessie, and Susan Wise Bauer. The Well-Trained Mind