Reviews
The Book Tree
A mother/daughter team recommending “classic books, as well as books by Christian authors, some little-known books by great writers and poets, and a sizable collection of inspiring biographies.”
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Homeschooling for Eternity
Homeschooling for Eternity by Skeet Savage encourages us to become intentional as homeschoolers.
“This book has not been written by or about the perfect homeschooling family. Rather, it contains the simple testimony and practical advice of a veteran homeschooling single mother who successfully raised six children as she invested her life in full-time service to the Lord while trusting Him to provide for their needs and hold their family together against enormous odds. It was written for those who would like to homeschool but think they can’t, “because…” It was written for those who have homeschooled for several (even many) years, yet have somehow lost their vision and focus – maybe even having become so discouraged that they have completely forgotten why they ever thought they wanted to homeschool their children in the first place!”
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Books Children Love
Books Children Love: A Guide to the Best Children’s Literature by Elizabeth Wilson was written within a Charlotte Mason, living-book philosophy – that children need to be provided with “excellently written, interest-holding books on as wide a range of topics as possible” as part of the most “effective form of education.”
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All Through the Ages
For those of us who pull together our own history studies, there is no better resource for finding books to tie in with the time period we are studying than All Through the Ages: History Through Literature Guide by Christine Miller. Now in its third edition, All Through the Ages provides a complete chronologically arranged array of books to complement any period of history.
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Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember
In Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember by Barbara Rainey, you’ll find no political correctness, just the simple story of a journey of faith. “I was determined that my children would hear the stories of the courageous men, women, and children who lived honorably and, through faith in God, made enormous sacrifices to secure freedom for us all.”
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Review: What Your Child Needs to Know When
When you are pulling together an individualized education for each child, you need an organizing framework, a method of evaluating where your child is, and a resource to help you develop guidelines to meet his needs. What Your Child Needs to Know When by Robin Sampson, author of the Heart of Wisdom unit studies, is a tool for accomplishing just that.
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The Well-Trained Mind
Jessie Wise taught three children at home from elementary school through high school; all three completed college degrees and two also completed graduate degrees – including Susan Wise Bauer. Drawing on their combined teaching, homeschool and educational experiences, they have co-authored The Well-Trained Mind, now in its third edition.
The authors begin by providing a detailed picture of classical education in the home.
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Unit Studies Made Easy
This new updated version of How to Create Your Own Unit Study includes three other books: The Unit Study Idea Book, For the Love of Reading, and Success with Unit Studies. (The following review refers to the original How to Create Your Own Unit Study.)
This book can act as our guide as we pull together our own unit studies. From the detailed outline at the beginning to the “Guide to the Reference Section of the Children’s Department of the Public Library” at the end, Valerie Bendt has written a book to which we will refer over and over.
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Things We Wish We’d Known
As the years go by and schedules are worked and re-worked, materials are considered and re-considered, it is easy to lose focus. Or better said, it is easy to focus on the wrong things. Well this is one of those books to pull off of the shelf every two or three years and re-read for inspiration.
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The Way They Learn
Cynthia Ulrich Tobias has a Bachelor’s degree in education, a Master’s in learning styles and is President of Learning Styles Unlimited. Although this book is not written directly to homeschoolers, it is written to us as parents and teachers.
Subtitled “How to Discover and Teach to Your Child’s Strengths,” The Way they Learn serves as a good first source for investigating various learning-style models
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