HOMESCHOOL 101 – FAVORITE BOOKS ~Compiled by De’Etta Goecker
[email protected] (with the help of 1700 cyber friends on SHS) ~Please note that neither I nor SACSHA are endorsing every word in every book on this list. This list is meant to provide a variety of resources for you to investigate. Read prayerfully and with discernment; chew the meat and spit out the bones. What works for my family may be totally wrong for YOUR family. This list is NOT comprehensive; many wonderful books have been inadvertently left off. For Mom’s Spirit and Encouragement A Mom Just Like You – Vickie & Jayme Farris Calm My Anxious Spirit – by Linda Dillow Homeschooling with a Meek & Quiet Spirit – Terri Maxwell The Ministry of Motherhood – Sally Clarkson The Mission of Motherhood – Sally Clarkson Seasons of a Mother’s Heart – Sally Clarkson Getting Started 3 R’s Booklets by Ruth Beechick 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy A Field Guide to Home Schooling: A Practical Guide for Parents by Christine M. Field Anything by Cindy Rushton (books & tapes) www.cindyrushton.com The Big Book of Home Learning by Mary Pride The Book of Learning and Forgetting by Frank Smith Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola Design Your Own Unit Study by Valerie Bendt Educating the wholehearted child by Clay and Sally Clarkson Elijah Company Resource Guide http://www.homeschoolmarketplace.com/eccatalog.html The Enthusiastic Home Schooler by Mary Hood The First Year Homeschooling Your Child by Linda Dobson For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay For the Family’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay Home Educating Our Autism Spectrum Children: Paths Are Made by Walking by Kitt Cowlishaw and Terry Dowty Home Learning Year by Year by Rebecca Rupp Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days by Nancy Lande Homeschooling: A Practical Approach by Gayle Graham Homeschooling the Challenging Child by Christine Field Homeschooling the Child with ADD (or other special needs) by Lenore C. Hayes Homeschooling the Child with Asperger’s Syndrome: Real Help For Parents Anywhere and On Any Budget by Lisa Pyles Homeschooling On A Shoestring Melissa L. Morgan Honey for a Child's Heart by- Gladys Hunt The Relaxed Home School by Mary Hood Real-Life Homeschooling: The Stories of 21 Families Who Teach Their Children at Home by Rhonda Barfield Simply Homeschooling: A Unique Guide For the Homeschooling Parent by Karen L. Fogle So You're Thinking About Homeschooling by Lisa Whelchel Teach Me Lord That I May Teach: What We Learned Homeschooling the Kids by Barbara Smith Teaching the Trivium by Harvey & Laurie Bluedorn (10 things to do with your Child before age 10) The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling by Debra Bell The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer Things We Wish We'd Known - edited by Diana Waring Specifically Catholic Resources A Catholic Homeschool Treasury: Nurturing Children's Love for Learning by Rachel Mackson and Maureen Wittmann
The Catholic Homeschool Companion by Maureen Wittmann and Rachel Mackson