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Best Homeschooling Books for parents

Book List for Parents

Charlotte Mason’s six-volume book series (free online)

 

Charlotte Mason’s six-volume book series 

 

A Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison

 

A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola

 

For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

 

Mother Culture by Karen Andreola

 

Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie

 

Know and Tell: The Art of Narration by Karen Glass

 

Laying Down the Rails: A Charlotte Mason Habits by Sonya Shafer

 

The Living Page: Keeping Notebooks with Charlotte Mason by Laurie Bestvater

 

Philosophy of Education by some of the greatest thinkers of all time.

Some Thoughts Concerning Education and of the Conduct of the Understanding by John Locke

 

Emile, or On Education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

 

Books on Writing

This book list was recommended by Karen Glass the author of Know and Tell. My suggestion is to read Know and Tell first and then decided if you want expand on your knowledge of writing.

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing by William Zinsser

 

Sweet Agony – A Writing Manual Of Sorts by Gene Olson

 

The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well by Paula LaRocque (contains some suggestions of fiction). 

 

If you have a student interested in writing fiction:

Someday You’ll Write by Elizabeth Yates, Debbie Parker

 

If you have a student interested in poetry:

How to Write a Poem by Lawrence J. Dessner

 

Writing handbooks for students:

Writers INC: A Student Handbook for Writing and Learning by Patrick Sebranek

 

The Little, Brown Handbook by H. Ramsey Fowler