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Beginners' Guide to Homeschooling: Multcolib Homeschooling

Updated 7/2026 Curious about homeschooling? Just pulled your kid out of school and not sure where to begin? In a rut with home education and need some inspiration? Try these.

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  • The Montessori Homeschooler

    a Practical Guide to Get Started With Confidence

    Apostol, Lynda
    "Apostol explores the benefits of homeschooling and Montessori in contrast to the traditional school system, offers honest and practical insights on planning individualized homeschooling settings and curricula, and provides the resources and…
    Book, 2026Hoboken, New Jersey : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand, [2026] — 371.392 A645m 2026
  • Written by an experienced homeschooling parent, this title explains what's necessary for homeschooling and lays out the steps needed to get started.
    Book, 2024Chicago : Open Universe, [2024] — 371.042 G444h 2024
  • The Homeschool Advantage

    a Child-focused Approach to Raising Lifelong Learners

    Kessler, Colleen,
    "Kessler encourages both new and experienced homeschooling parents, caregivers, and educators through strengths-based, child-centric practices and anecdotes designed to help children thrive."
    Book, 2024Hoboken, New Jersey : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand, [2024] — 371.042 K425h 2024
  • The Joy of Slow

    Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

    Martino, Leslie,
    Our culture values productivity and success, and sometimes homeschooling families feel this pressure as well. This book shows how to slow down and recapture the delight of meaningful learning.
    Book, 2024[New York] : TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2024] — 371.042 M3864j 2024
  • The Well-trained Mind

    a Guide to Classical Education at Home

    Bauer, Susan Wise,
    Bauer outlines a classical model of education called the trivium. Children and teens work through three distinct academic stages: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The theory can be used for any subject, as a main instruction method or as a supplement…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024] — 373.241 B3448w 2024
  • How to Homeschool

    a Guide for Progressive Parents

    Varella-Cid, Miguel,
    The author answers the most commonly asked questions from new homeschooling families, covering why you might want to do it, how to find curriculum, and how to deal with challenges.
    Book, 2022St Albans : Panoma Press, 2022. — 371.042 V293h 2022
  • The authors detail how to create a custom educational plan that works for your family and your children's needs.
    Book, 2022Melton : John Catt, 2022. — 371.042 O851h 2022
  • Homeschool Hacks

    How to Give Your Kid a Great Education Without Losing Your Job (or Your Mind)

    Knerl, Linsey,
    Linsey Knerl, a working mom six whose own children learn at home, shows how to create a schedule, choose a curriculum, find online resources and become a part of your local homeschool community.
    Book, 2021New York : Tiller Press, [2021] — 371.042 K688h 2021
  • The Homeschooling Starter Guide

    How to Create and Adapt the Best Education Action Plan for Your Needs

    Riley, Gina (Gina M.),
    This beginner's guide introduces homeschool models, provides checklists to help families stay on track with their goals, gives an overview of U.S. homeschooling requirements, and discusses affordable ways to develop custom curriculum.
    Book, 2021Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, [2021] — 371.042 R5733h 2021
  • Teach Your Own

    the Indispensable Guide to Living and Learning With Children at Home

    Holt, John Caldwell, 1923-1985,
    John Holt advocates "unschooling" - trusting that as children play and explore their world with gentle guidance, they will learn and thrive.
    Book, 2021New York : Hachette Go, 2021. — 371.042 H7583t 2021
  • Montessori at Home

    a Practical Guide for Parents

    Greaney, Tara,
    Written by parents who embraced the methods of Maria Montessori, this guide to homeschooling for children ages 2-6 shows how to implement her ideas at home, on your own schedule and budget.
    Book, 2021Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, 2021. — 371.392 G78611m 2021
  • Educación en casa

    aquí esta lo que los padres necesitan saber acerca del homeschool

    Reding, Paola,
    "Educar en casa es algo distinto y más profundo que trasladar la escuela al hogar: es salir del sistema escolarizado tradicional, para acercarte a tu hijo y definir metas y objetivos de crecimiento. Al implicarte en su desarrollo, descubrirás que en…
    Book, 2020México : Editorial elementum ; Creativa Independiente, 2020. — SPANISH 371.042 REDING 2020
  • Home Learning Year by Year

    How to Design a Creative and Comprehensive Homeschool Curriculum

    Rupp, Rebecca,
    "Rebecca Rupp presents comprehensive plans from preschool through high school, covering integral subjects for each grade, with lists of topics commonly presented at each level, recommended resource and reading lists, and suggestions for creative…
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Broadway Books, 2020. — 371.042 R946h 2020
  • Homeschooling for Absolute Beginners

    Make Learning at Home Simple, Affordable, Fun, and Effective

    Lippincott, Lorilee,
    Lippincott stresses that homeschooling families don’t need rooms full of books and educational toys or schedules packed full of extracurricular activities and field trips. She introduces readers to different types of homeschooling, socialization…
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2020] — 371.042 L765h 2020
  • Raising Free People

    Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work

    Richards, Akilah S.,
    "Explores examples of the transition from school or homeschooling to unschooling, how single parents and people facing financial challenges unschool successfully, and the ways unschooling allows us to address generational trauma and unlearn the…
    Book, 2020Oakland, CA : PM Press, 2020. — 371.042 R5141r 2020
  • The Brave Learner

    Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life

    Bogart, Julie, 1961-
    Author of the Brave Writer curriculum, Julie Bogart focuses on home learning that both develops skill AND creates joy. She highlights the "12 Super Powers of learning" and shows how adults' own learning journeys can be a part of homeschooling.
    Book, 2019[New York, NY] : TarcherPerigee, [2019] — 371.042 B6743b 2019
  • The Call of the Wild + Free

    Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education

    Arment, Ainsley,
    Wild + Free is an online community of homeschooling families that focuses on a love of nature, reading quality great books, pursuing hobbies/interests, viewing the entire world as a classroom, and extending the wonder of childhood.
    Book, 2019San Francisco : HarperOne, [2019] — 372.10424 A7286c 2019
  • What do homeschoolers do all day? This picture book shows schooling at home to a young audience.
    Book, 2015New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015. — jE BEAN 2015
  • How do you follow your child's lead, yet also guide them toward deep learning? This guide helps you support and mentor your child toward that goal.
    Book, 2012United States of America : Lori McWilliam Pickert, [2012] — 371.36 P596p 2012
  • Home Grown

    Adventures in Parenting Off the Beaten Path, Unschooling, and Reconnecting With the Natural World

    Hewitt, Ben, 1971-
    A memoir of unschooling on a wooded homestead in Vermont.
    Book, 2014Boulder, Colorado : Roost Books, 2014. — 371.042 H6112h 2014