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post #1 of 24
Thread Starter 
If you were to list three must have books for home schooling what would they be?
post #2 of 24
Do you want books for the parents to learn about homeschooling or books for the kids to read.

If it's for the kids to read, I see no way of limiting it to 3. For us, books are a huge part of homeschooling.
post #3 of 24
Thread Starter 
Oh I am not really looking for any books specifically. I just LOVE books and cannot get enough of them and love to hear what you are all fond of
post #4 of 24
I was hoping to see some ideas for the parents...
post #5 of 24
I liked Real Life Homeschooling: The Stories of 21 Families Who Teach Their Children at Home when I first started out, to get an idea of how diff. families' days looked like.

Raising your spirited child, while it's not necessarily a homeschooling book, has lots of great activity ideas too
post #6 of 24
Children's Treasury of Literature
Treasury of Children's poetry
National Audubon Field guide for your area.
post #7 of 24
Handbook of Nature Study

Linda Dobson book about Homeschooling
post #8 of 24
I want to follow this thread! None to add so far!
post #9 of 24
You Are your Child's First Teacher is a good starter IMO
http://www.amazon.com/You-Your-Child...7754665&sr=8-1

Any Linda Dobson books but this was the first I read and found it helpful:
http://www.amazon.com/Homeschooling-...7754665&sr=8-2

Learning at Home: A Mother's Guide to Homeschooling is great too because she seemed "real" to me and didn't have these uber gifted kids that entered college at 12 KWIM?
http://www.amazon.com/Learning-At-Ho...7754795&sr=1-1

Not sure why people hs or what's going on in the institution of education? Read John Taylor Gatto's Dumbing Us Down:
http://www.amazon.com/Dumbing-Down-C...7755191&sr=1-1

If you're into Charlotte Mason:
More Charlotte Mason Education (this a more practical book than the first IMO)
http://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-Maso...d_bxgy_b_img_b

The Well Train Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
Some find it intimidating but I use it as a guide and find it very helpful. I don't follow it religiously. It takes more than one reading to appreciate it too.
http://www.amazon.com/Well-Trained-M...7755017&sr=1-1
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post #11 of 24
book addict looking for more titles
post #12 of 24
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Originally Posted by AnnR33 View Post
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The Well Train Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
Some find it intimidating but I use it as a guide and find it very helpful. I don't follow it religiously. It takes more than one reading to appreciate it too.
http://www.amazon.com/Well-Trained-M...7755017&sr=1-1
yes aI forgot about this one!

this one too!

http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Child-St...7758104&sr=8-2

AND THIS

http://www.amazon.com/Hands-Nature-I...7758156&sr=1-1 THIS one is not my fav but a good one to check out
post #13 of 24
subbing
post #14 of 24
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Originally Posted by Momma Aimee View Post
book addict looking for more titles
Wellll....if you want more options, here are some more I like:

How Children Fail by John Holt
He has lots of others that are good too. I haven't read his hsing book but his others are geared to waiting until kids are older for formal studies and experiential learning.
http://www.amazon.com/Children-Fail-...ref=pd_sim_b_4

Home Learning Year by Year by Rebecca Rupp
http://www.amazon.com/Home-Learning-...758237&sr=1-13

The Homeschool Reader: Collected Articles from Home Education Magazine 1984-1994 [Paperback]
Helen; Hegener, Mark Hegener
I enjoyed this too-a little dated now but I heard they were working on a new one. Many of the articles are timeless though.

Children at Play: Using Waldorf Principles to Foster Childhood Development
Heidi Britz-Crecelius
http://www.amazon.com/Children-Play-...7758807&sr=1-1

The Homework Myth by Alfie Kohn
http://www.amazon.com/Homework-Myth-...7759165&sr=1-2

We are big into nature study so here are some others we use in addition to many field guides:
Wild Days: Creating Discovery Journals
Karen Skidmore Rackliffe (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Days-Crea...7758418&sr=1-1

The Amateur Naturalist
http://www.amazon.com/Amateur-Natura...1&sr=1-1-spell

Tracks, Scat, and Signs (there are others in this series that are good too)
http://www.amazon.com/Tracks-Scats-S...7758587&sr=1-2
post #15 of 24
My top three obviously reflect my Christian faith and worldview.

All Through the Ages:
http://www.amazon.com/Through-Christ...7789857&sr=8-1

Educating the Wholehearted Child:
http://www.amazon.com/Educating-Whol...7789984&sr=1-8

The Three R's:
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Rs-Ruth-...7790117&sr=1-1

Anything else by Ruth Beechick, Karen Andreola, Sally Clarkson...

Charlotte Mason's Original Homeschooling Series. You can also read these and the modern translations online at www.amblesideonline.com
http://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-Maso...7790369&sr=1-6
post #16 of 24
Anything by John Holt.
post #17 of 24
My faves are:

Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant-Life Homeschooling by Diana Waring

Honey for a Child's Heart by Gladys Hunt

For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
post #18 of 24
This is not a good thread for a try to be recovering book addict- I currently have in my amazon cart:

"For the Children's Sake"
"When Children Love to Learn"
"The New How Things Works" for ds

sigh....
post #19 of 24
And I have tried to buy "All Through the Ages" a few times used but haven't had any luck it is on my wish list as well!
post #20 of 24
I already posted my 3, but forgot about one that helped me a lot in getting my bearings when it comes to curriculum:

100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy
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