When asked for my best tip for new homeschooling moms, I always say, "Read, read, read!" And, not to the kids. I think one of the best things that any new homeschooling mom — or the veteran who needs a boost — can do is read a great book about homeschooling.
For new homeschooling moms, I always recommend reading at least one book based on each of the major styles of homeschooling. Even if you don't think that particular style is a good fit for your family, you can almost always glean something useful — and you may even discover that the style you thought would never suit your family is a better fit than you imagined.
Some of my favorite homeschooling books are:
Homeschooling: The Early Years by Linda Dobson (a great overview of homeschooling in general)
The Unschooling Handbook by Mary Griffith
A Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levinson
The Well-Trained Mind by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer
The Relaxed Home School by Mary Hood
What are some of your favorite homeschool reads?
Kris is the sweet tea drinking, classically eclectic, slightly Charlotte Mason, homeschooling mom to her three Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.
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One of my top favs is by Robin Sampson The Heart of Wisdom http://homeschool-books.com/xcart/book/the-heart-of-wisdom-teaching-approach.html
My recent list?
Creative Homeschooling For Gifted Children
by Lisa Rivero
Homeschooling, The Early Years
by Linda Dobson (I had to reiterate your choice!)
50 Simple Things you can do to Raise a Child who loves Math
by Kathy A. Zahler, M.S.
Oh, and the May/June 2008 issue of Practical Homeschooling for it's article by Jeanette Webb entitled
Raising Gifted Children Right
which, after reading, I would recommend for any parent to read- homeschooling or not.
This is absolutely FABULOUS information. I greatly appreciate your listing these books. I am considering home schooling my little guy, he'll be two in Feb. I will add these to my library and start reading…..
Pocketful of Pinecones by Karen Andreola is my favorite.
And I'll give a huge "ditto" to Dobson's Homeschooling the Early Years book. Love it!
All the books written by John Holt. Allison Mckees "Homeschooling our children Unschooling ourselves". Plus the ones stated in this blog are very good.