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Homeschool Resources: Books and Magazines

Many of the following titles are available from your local library and bookstores. You may also choose to purchase online from companies listed under Suppliers. Amazon.com, Christian Books and catalogs from The Elijah Company and Lifetime Books and Gifts contain book reviews for most of these titles.



Basic Home Education Info:
Mary Pride's Complete Guide to Getting Started in Homeschooling- Mary Pride
The Right Choice -- Homeschooling - Chris Klicka, HSLDA
Education PLUS+ - Ron and Inge Cannon
For the Children's Sake (Susan Schaeffer Macaulay)
Home Grown Children (Raymond and Dorothy Moore)
The Christian Home Educator's Manual (Gregg Harris)
The Home School Manual -- 5th edition (Ted Wade, Gazelle Publications)
The How and Why of Home Schooling (Ray Ballman)
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Curriculum Guides
Big Book of Home Learning, Vol. II -- Preschool & Elem., Mary Pride
Big Book of Home Learning, Vol. III -- Teen & Adult, Mary Pride
Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manual - Elementary, Cathy Duffy
Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manual -- Jr./Sr. High, Cathy Duffy
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Methods
How to Create Your Own Unit Study -- Valerie Bendt
How to Home School: A Practical Approach -- Gayle Graham
How to Tutor -- Samuel Blumenfeld
How to Write a Low Cost/No Cost Curriculum for Your Child -- Borg Hendrickson
Teaching Children -- Diane Lopez
The Original Homeschooling Series -- Charlotte Mason
The Seven Laws of the Learner -- Dr. Bruce Wilkinson
The Unit Study Idea Book -- Valerie Bendt
Three R's Series (A Strong Start in Language, An Easy Start in Arithmetic, A Home Start in Reading) -- Dr. Ruth Beechick
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully Gr. 4-8 -- Ruth Beechick
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Books About Home Schooling Families
A Survivor's Guide to Homeschooling -- Luanne Shackelford and Susan White
Homeschooling for Excellence -- David and Micki Colfax
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Magazines
Home Education Magazine, P.O. Box 1083, Tonasket, WA 98855
Home School Digest, Wisdom's Gate, P.O. Box 125, Sawyer, MI 49125
Homeschooling Today, P.O. Box 1425, Melrose, FL 32666
Practical Homeschooling, Home Life, P.O. Box 1190, Fenton, MO 63026
The Teaching Home, Box 20219, Portland, OR 97220-0219 www.teachinghome.com
God's World Publications (current events), P.O. Box 2330, Asheville, NC 28802
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High School Resources
Most major publishers who sell to home educators have high school programs. Look in the Cathy Duffy and Mary Pride books for appropriate information. The Elijah Company catalog also includes practical advice for the high school years and offers several college preparation guides for purchase.

Meeting College Admission Requirements -- Berring and Young
Christian Home Educator's Curriculum Manual, Jr. High/Sr. High -- Cathy Duffy
Big Book of Home Learning, Vol. 3, Teen and Adult -- Mary Pride
Education PLUS+, P.O. Box 1350, Taylors, SC 29687
Sample High School Transcript, p. 27 of "First Things First"
The Home School Manual, 5th edition.-- Ted Wade
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