Homeschooling Resources
resources for educating children within the comfort of their home environment


Able to progress in independent, self-directed ways that are supported with parental love and kindness, children who are homeschooled have limitless possibilities and subjects to explore. Learning at home affords the various levels of growth and speed at which each child develops and masters to be respected and honored so that frustration can be limited and joy can be maximized. Homeschooling offers a foundation of security from which children can meet the world on their terms so that they can identify and pursue their purpose and passion.

Homeschooling is the most open-hearted gift a parent can give their child. Done for various reasons, the choice to homeschool is a challenging, exciting and often intimidating prospect for parents who are beginning the education process. Often overwhelmed by endless curricula choices and the need to find community and support, homeschooling parents find answers in a trial-and-error approach that yields materials and methods that work for their family. Homeschooling styles vary from structured, school-at-home with set curricula, schedule and testing to unschooling which is relaxed, child-driven and open - and everything in between.

Below please find homeschooling internet links, books and support to help you on this magnificent journey you and your child are taking. Thank you for the time, energy, financial resources and emotional commitment you have made to your child and in turn, the future of our planet. All educators - home or establishment - give selflessly so that our children can thrive. If you have a favorite resource you'd like to share, please email me. We all benefit from one another's experience.

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Home Learning Year by Year:
How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School
by Rebecca Rupp



Advocacy and Support

Natural Child Project - fantastic site, articles, and mission

Mothering Magazine

Learning is For Everyone

Unschooling.com - a personal caution against joining the message boards - otherwise great resource

National Home Education Network

John Taylor Gatto


Thoughts on Human Development

The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart by Jan Hunt

Magical Child by Joseph Chilton Pierce

The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development) by Jean Liedloff

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Gatto


Homeschooling Through the Ages

The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start by Linda Dobson

Homeschooling: The Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3- to 8- Year-Old Child by Linda Dobson

Homeschooling: The Teen Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- to 18- Year-Old (Prima Home Learning Library) by Cafi Cohen, Janie Levine Hellyer

Homeschooling High School: Planning Ahead for College Admission by Jeanne Gowen Dennis, Michael Farris

Homeschoolers' College Admissions Handbook: Preparing Your 12- to 18-Year-Old for a Smooth Transition by Cafi Cohen


Various Homeschooling Philosophies and Support

Have Fun- Learn Stuff- Grow: Homeschooling And the Curriculum of Love by David H. Albert

And the Skylark Sings with Me - Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education by David H. Albert

Homeschooling Our Children Unschooling Ourselves by Alison McKee

Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense by David Guterson

Learning All the Time by John Caldwell Holt

A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning by Karen Andreola


Creating and Using Your Own Curriculum

Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School by Rebecca Rupp ** Outstanding Resource!!

The Complete Home Learning Source Book: The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology by Rebecca Rupp

Creative Home Schooling: A Resource Guide for Smart Families by Lisa Rivero

100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing The Right Curriculum And Approach For Your Child's Learning Style by Cathy Duffy


Free On-line Tools

Children's Literature at OneWomansMind.net

Education Newsletter at OneWomansMind.net

Gifted Children at OneWomansMind.net

Learning Page.com - online worksheets, printable books and other wonderful printables

The Anti-Coloring Book by Susan Striker - amazing!

Dolch Sight Word List

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature - reviews and teaching ideas for kids' books


Internet Resources

Hoages Gifted: Homeschooling Gifted Children

Homeschool.com

TheHomeschoolMom.com

Lakeshore Learning

Aristoplay - games, puzzles and toys for every learning need


Articles and Magazines

No Thank You, We Don't Believe in Socialization by Lisa Russell

When Being a Mom Isn't Enough by Amy Hollingsworth

Avoiding Mother Burnout - Should I Try a Curriculum for My Preschool Child by Cherie Logan

Home Education Magazine




The most important aspect of homeschooling is that children progress
in independent, self-directed ways that are supported with love and kindness.

- Paula Vaughan


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