Books to Help the Beginning Homeschooler

When you are deciding to homeschool, or even just barely toying with the idea, the normal response is to read up about it. We always want to be well informed and make decisions based on our own educated reasoning, and of course with the help of the Holy Ghost. There really are allot of books out there on the "whys" and the "how to" of homeschooling. Every family is different and finding out what works for them specifically is the best thing to do, but that is usually easier with a sound springboard to jump off from.

Here are some books that have helped me gain confidence in my ability to teach my children. I always check my library before I buy any book, but I did attach links to the following books so you can get a better look at them.

 Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood - This book was a big help to me. I agree with allot of the teaching and disciplining strategies. I don't follow it to the letter, but I feel like it's about time for me to read it again. This is not just for homeschoolers, it's a big help for anyone trying to teach their children obedience and good principles of behavior.

The Homeschooling Handbook - This was a very encouraging book. Helping me to feel like I could really do this! It has some great ideas and lots of experiences of other families.

Managers of Their Homes - I really like this method of scheduling. I have yet to fully implement it into our day but when we get into the full swing of things I feel like it will help allot!

A Thomas Jefferson Education - This book is for everyone! Not just homeschoolers. It addresses the importance of teaching our children through classic stories and books. Really learning from the great minds past and present. I love it!

Teach Ye Diligently - I just started this book and I KNOW it is going to be a big help for me and my family. Right now I am borrowing it from my Ward Library (meaning from my church), but I'm pretty sure we will be adding it to our home library. It's exciting to learn about how the Savior teaches and then try to copy that. If I can teach like Him I have nothing to worry about!

I hope this is helpful to someone! If anyone else has a suggestion, feel free to share it in the comments. I would love to check it out!