Home schooling Resources
Homeschooling: General
Absolute beginner's guide to homeschooling / Brad Miser
Have fun. Learn stuff. Grow. : homeschooling and the curriculum of love / David H. Albert
Home schooling at the speed of life : balancing home, school, and family in the real world / Marilyn Rockett
The little book of big reasons to homeschool / David & Kim d'Escoto
Raising smart kids for dummies / by Marlene Targ Brill
Homeschooling : a family's journey / Gregory and Martine Millman
The homeschooling option : how to decide when it's right for your family / Lisa Rivero
Home schooling 101 : the essential handbook / Mark and Christine Field
Mary Pride's complete guide to getting started in homeschooling / Mary Pride
Homeschooling : take a deep breath--you can do this! / Terrie Lynn Bittner
Fundamentals of home-schooling / by Ann Lahrson-Fisher
Teach your own : the John Holt book of homeschooling / John Holt, Patrick Farenga.
So you're thinking about homeschooling : fifteen families show how you can do it! / Lisa Whelchel
The everything homeschooling book : take charge of your child's education / Sherri Linsenbach
Real life homeschooling : the stories of 21 families who make it work / Rhonda Barfield
Homeschooling for success : how parents can create a superior education for their child / Rebecca Kochenderfer and Elizabeth Kanna
Help for the harried homeschooler : a practical guide to balancing your child's education with the rest of your life
The homeschooling book of answers : the 101 most important questions answered by homeschooling's most respected voices
The McGraw-Hill homeschooling companion / Laura Saba, Julie Gattis
The complete idiot's guide to homeschooling / by Marsha Ransom
The organized homeschooler / Vicki Caruana
The first year of homeschooling your child : your complete guide to getting off to the right start / Linda Dobson
The complete guide to homeschooling / by John and Kathy Perry
The beginner's guide to homeschooling / by Patrick Farenga
The homeschooling handbook : from preschool to high school, a parent's guide / Mary Griffith
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Homeschooling: By Age Group
Homeschooling, the middle years : your complete guide to successfully homeschooling the 8- to 12-year-old child / Shari Henry
Everything your 1st grader needs to know / by Laura B. Tyle
Homeschooling high school : planning ahead for college admission / Jeanne Gowen Dennis
Everything your 2nd grader needs to know / by Elena R. Arrigo
Everything your 3rd grader needs to know / Micki Pflug
Everything your 6th grader needs to know / by Carol Karton
Homeschooling: Curricula, Learning Styles, Special Needs
100 top picks for homeschool curriculum : choosing the right curriculum and approach for your child's learning style / Cathy Duffy
Homeschooling the child with autism : answers to the top questions parents and professionals ask / Patricia Schetter and Kandis Lighthall
Teach a child to read with children's books : combining story reading, phonics, and writing to promote reading success / by Mark B. Thogmartin
The ultimate homeschool physical education game book / Guy Bailey
The well-trained mind : a guide to classical education at home / Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise
Homeschooling methods : seasoned advice on learning styles / general editors, Paul & Gena Suarez
365 days of celebration and praise : daily devotions and activities for homeschooling families / Julie Lavender
Basic skills for homeschooling : language arts and math for the middle school years / Lee Wherry Brainerd, Jessika Sobanski, and Ricki Winegardner
For the love of learning : information and resources for combining Charlotte Mason and classical education / Jenny Sockey
The ultimate book of homeschooling ideas : 500+ fun and creative learning activities for kids ages 3-12 / Linda Dobson
Homeschooling : the teen years : your complete guide to successfully homeschooling the 13- to 18-year old / Cafi Cohen
Homeschoolers' college admissions handbook : preparing 12-to 18-year-olds for success in the college of their choice / Cafi Cohen
Home learning year by year : how to design a homeschool curriculum from preschool through high school / Rebecca Rupp
Homeschooling, the early years : your complete guide to successfully homeschooling the 3- to 8-year-old child / Linda Dobson
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Databases with curriculum or lesson plans
The KCLS databases are an excellent resource: they are accessible from home and contain a information on a wide variety of learning topics. Many databases collect electronic versions of books on educational topics. Highlighted here are databases that include curricula or lesson plans and databases that included interactive lessons and quizzes.
African American Experience
Click on "Classroom Resources" or click on "Lesson Plans" for featured topics.
American National Biography
Click on "Teacher's Guide"
Biography Resource Center
Click on "Toolbox" and scroll to Teachers
CultureGrams
Click on "Teaching Activities PDF"
Daily Life Online
Click on "Teacher Resources"
Latino American Experience
Click on "Teacher's Corner"
Novelist
Click on "Working with Kids"
Oxford Art Online
Click on "Tools and Resources" then "MoMA/Grove Art Lesson Plans: learning units"
Oxford English Dictionary
Click on "Learning Resources"
Pop Culture Universe
Click on "Skills Center" then "Teacher's Corner"
Teen Health & Wellness
Click on "Librarian/Educator Resources" then "Lesson Plans"
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Databases with interactive lessons or quizzes
Britannica Online for Kids
Click on "Student Center" then "Learning Materials"
byki
The entire database is interactive language learning.
Lands & Peoples
Click on "Passport to Fun (puzzles and quizzes)"
Mango Languages
The entire database is interactive language learning.
Testing & Education Reference Center
The entire database is interactive test, college and career preparation.
Teaching Resources
Reading Curriculum
Bauer, S. Wise.
The Well-Educated Mind: a Guide to the Classical Education You never had
Bauer, S.Wise.
The well-Trained Mind: A guide to Classical Education at Home
History Curriculum
Bauer, S. Wise and Barbara Johnson.
The story of the world. Volume I Ancient times, from the earliest Nomads to the last Roman emperor (book and CD format)
Bauer, S. Wise and Barbara Johnson.
The story of the world, history for the classical child. Volume 2, The Middle Ages (book and CD format)
Science Curriculum
Abruscato, Joseph.
Teaching children science : discovery activities and demonstrations for the elementary and middle grades
Wiese, Jim.
Ancient Science: 40 time-traveling, world-exploring, history-making activities for kids
Math Curriculum
Muschla, Judith A and Gary Muschla.
Math smart : over 220 ready-to-use activities to motivate and challenge students, grades 6-12
Ohanian, Susan.
Garbage pizza, patchwork quilts, and math magic : stories about teachers who love to teach and children who love to learn
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