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Books That Have Shaped Our Homeschool
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items Books that have inspired, shaped, and encouraged us on our homeschool journey. After 8+ years of homeschooling, these resources are tried and true!
Sarah Mackenzie has inspired me in so many ways- as a mother, a reader, and a homeschool mom. This book inspires you to be a read-aloud family, talks about the importance of reading aloud and the beautiful connections it creates in family, and provid...
The Read-Aloud Family: Meaningful Connections
I've read this more than once. Sarah Mackenzie gives you permission to relax and teach from a place of rest vs fear, rigor, and checkboxes.
Teaching from Rest: Homeschooler's Guide
Homeschool Bravely is such an encouraging read for homeschool parents who sometimes wonder if they’re doing enough. It’s honest, relatable, and full of reminders to let go of fear, comparison, and perfectionism. This one feels like a reassuring conve...
Homeschool Bravely: Trust God & Teach Confidently
Until the Streetlights Come On is such a nostalgic reminder of slower, simpler days when childhood meant being outside until dark and making memories that didn’t need to be documented to matter. It captures that sense of freedom, imagination, and con...
Until the Streetlights Come On: Return to Play
Let Them Be Kids is such a refreshing reminder to slow down and protect the simple, beautiful parts of childhood. It encourages families to step back from the pressure to over-schedule and instead make space for connection, creativity, and just letti...
Let Them Be Kids: Adventure & Innocence
The Call of the Wild and Free is such an inspiring read for families who want to embrace a more freedom-filled, curiosity-led approach to learning. It’s full of encouragement to trust your kids, step outside the traditional box, and create an educati...
The Call of the Wild and Free: Homeschool
Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood is the book I didn't know I needed as a young mom! It is such an encouraging read for the everyday highs and lows of motherhood. It offers simple, practical reminders of God’s presence in the middle of the...
Walking with God: Season of Motherhood Devotional
Honey for a Child's Heart is such a beautiful guide for building a love of reading in kids. It’s full of thoughtful book recommendations and gentle encouragement for creating a home where stories, imagination, and connection are part of everyday life...
Honey for a Child's Heart: Using Books in Family Life
Give Your Child the World is a really inspiring guide for families who want to raise curious, well-rounded kids through books and real-life learning. It’s full of thoughtful book lists and ideas for building a home culture where kids are exposed to b...
Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids
The Wild and Free Family is such a beautiful extension of the Wild + Free mindset, focused on slowing down and building a family rhythm that feels more connected and less rushed. It’s all about choosing presence over pressure and creating space for c...
The Wild and Free Family: Life of Wonder & Adventure
Habits of the Household is such a practical and encouraging look at how small, everyday routines can actually shape the culture of your home. It connects ordinary moments like mornings, meals, and bedtime to deeper family rhythms and faith in a reall...
Habits of the Household: Practicing God's Story
Mothering by the Book is such a grounding read for moms who want to slow down and build a more intentional, peaceful home life. It weaves together faith, motherhood, and classical education in a really gentle, approachable way without feeling overwhe...
Mothering by the Book: Reading Aloud Power
The Opt-Out Family is a thought-provoking read for families who are questioning the constant rush and pressure of modern life. It encourages parents to step back from over-scheduling and rethink how much structured activity kids really need, especial...
The Opt-Out Family: Giving Kids What Tech Can't
The Unhurried Homeschooler is such a calming, freeing read if you’ve ever felt pressure to do “all the things” in your homeschool day. It’s a gentle reminder that learning doesn’t have to be rushed or rigid to be meaningful. Instead, it encourages a ...
The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Short Guide
Listened to this on audio twice!!! Dumbing Us Down is a powerful, thought-provoking read that challenges a lot of assumptions about traditional schooling. Gatto, a former teacher, argues that modern education often prioritizes compliance over curiosity and makes a strong case for mor...
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition
Awakening Wonder is such a beautiful, soul-refreshing read about slowing down and helping your kids see the world with curiosity, awe, and joy again. Sally Clarkson encourages parents to create a home life filled with beauty, intentional moments, and...
Awaking Wonder: Opening Child's Heart to Learning
1000 Hours Outside is such a motivating reminder that kids don’t need more screens or structured activities, they need more time outside. Ginny Yurich makes a really simple, compelling case for swapping indoor time for fresh air, play, and real-world...
1000 Hours Outside: Activities to Match Screen Time
"Homeschool Basics" by Tricia Goyer Homeschool Basics is a really approachable, no-stress guide for getting started with homeschooling or simplifying what you’re already doing. Tricia Goyer breaks things down in a way that feels encouraging instead o...
Homeschool Basics: Get Started & Stay Motivated