Homeschooling is an educational journey filled with exploration, discovery, and the joy of learning. It allows us to tailor our children’s education, focusing on their interests, strengths, and pace. An essential component of this rewarding journey is the profound selection of books that enrich our curriculum, stimulate young minds, and inspire a love for learning.

Here, I am excited to share my curated list of “My 50 Favorite Homeschool Books”. These selections span a wide range of subjects, genres, and age groups, each playing a unique role in the educational tapestry we weave for our children. From literature to science, history to general knowledge, these books create a diverse and comprehensive learning platform for our homeschooling journey.

Favorite Homeschool Books Part 1

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1. The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer

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

3. Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything by Laura Grace Weldon

4. The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education by Leigh A. Bortins  

5. Homeschooling For Dummies by Jennifer Kaufeld 

6. The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life by Julie Bogart

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

8. Homeschooling: The Teen Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- to 18- Year Old by Cafi Cohen

9. The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise

10. Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling by John Holt

The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and LifeHome Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High SchoolHomeschooling: The Teen Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- to 18- Year-Old (PrimaThe Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never HadTeach Your Own: A Hopeful Path for Education

 

Favorite Homeschool Books Part 2

11. Homeschooling 101: A Guide to Getting Started by Erica Arndt  

12. The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12 by Linda Dobson

13. Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education by Laura Berquist

14. Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days: Share a Day With 30 Homeschooling Families by Nancy Lande

15. Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect With Your Kids by Rebecca P. Cohen

16. Home Learning Year by Year, Revised and Updated: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School by Rebecca Rupp 

17. The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling by Durenda Wilson

18. Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace

19. The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

20. Better Late Than Early: A New Approach to Your Child’s Education by Raymond Moore

Home Learning Year by Year, Revised and Updated: How to Design a Creative and Comprehensive HomeschoolThe Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on HomeschoolingTeaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable PeaceThe Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your KidsBetter Late Than Early: A New Approach to Your Child’s Education

 

Favorite Homeschool Books Part 3

21. Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich

22. The Homeschooling Starter Guide: How to Create and Adapt the Best Education Action Plan for Your Needs

23. Educating the WholeHearted Child – Third Edition by Clay and Sally Clarkson

24. Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child’s Heart to the Beauty of Learning 

25. The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming the Wonder in Your Child’s Education, A New Way to Homeschool

26. Home Grown Kids by Raymond and Dorothy Moore 

27. Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt 

28. For the Children’s Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

29. Free to Learn

30. The US Homeschooling Guide: All you need to know to Home Educate your child in the US

Home grown kids: A practical handbook for teaching your children at homeHoney in a Child’s Heart : The Imagainative Use of Books in Family LifeFor the Children’s Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and SchoolFree to Learn: Five Ideas for a Joyful Unschooling Life (Living Joyfully with Unschooling)The US Homeschooling Guide: All you need to know to Home Educate your child in the

 

Favorite Homeschool Books Part 4

31. Learning All The Time by John Holt  

32. Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education by Grace Llewellyn  

33. Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don’t Go to School Tell Their Own Stories by Grace Llewellyn

34. Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?: the case for helping them leave, chart their own paths, and prepare for adulthood at their own pace

35. The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School by Valerie Fitzenreiter and Ronnie Rosenbaum  

36. Raising Kids to be Super Achievers: Breakthrough Strategies for Unlocking Massive Potential, Building Confidence & High Self-Esteem – While Reducing Social Anxiety & Fears

37. Homeschooling (Issues That Concern You)

38. Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

39. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (The How To Talk Series)

40. Homeschooling in America by Joseph Murphy

Raising Kids to be Super Achievers: Breakthrough Strategies for Unlocking Massive Potential, Building Confidence & HighHomeschooling (Issues That Concern You)Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind,How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

 

Favorite Homeschool Books Part 5

41. Homeschooling: The Early Years by Linda Dobson

42. Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,600 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Education at Home by LauraMaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski  

43. Modern Miss Mason: Discover How Charlotte Mason’s Revolutionary Ideas on Home Education Can Change How You and Your Children Learn and Grow Together

44. Free Range Learning: How Homeschooling Changes Everything by Laura Grace Weldon

45. Deschooling Gently by Tammy Takahashi  

46. A Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison

47. Getting Started With Holistic Education & Mindful Parenting: A Mindful Guide on How to Raise Great Humans

48. Homeschooling Methods: Seasoned Advice on Learning Styles by Sherri Seligson 

49. A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century by Oliver Van DeMille

50. The Four-Hour School Day: How You and Your Kids Can Thrive in the Homeschool Life

A Charlotte Mason Education: A Home Schooling How-To ManualGetting Started With Holistic Education & Mindful Parenting: A Mindful Guide on How to Raise GreatHomeschooling Methods: Seasoned Advice on Learning StylesA Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century (The Leadership EducationThe Four-Hour School Day: How You and Your Kids Can Thrive in the Homeschool Life

 

In conclusion, these 100 books are more than just informational resources; they are the sparks that ignite curiosity and foster a lifelong love for learning in our children. They are an integral part of our homeschooling journey, helping to shape critical, creative, and empathetic individuals.

Each book opens a new world of knowledge, provoking thought and encouraging exploration. Whether your family is just beginning the homeschooling journey or in the midst of it, I hope you find these selections as enriching and inspiring as we have. Happy reading!

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“The most important work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own home.” -Harold B. Lee

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