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Six Brilliant Books to Read During Your Homeschool Year

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If you are like me, you had big plans for the summer.  That probably included lots of homeschool planning and reading over the summer so you would be extra prepared.  Then life and summer adventures got in the way.  Now you are staring at your school planner and wondering where the summer went.  Remember that book list you wanted to read to make you a better mother and teacher?  It went straight down the drain.  

But take heart!  You don’t have to quit reading just because school has started back.  Steal away just a few minutes each day with these six brilliant books to read during your homeschool year.  You just might find that you are being refreshed DURING the year–when you need it most!

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6 Brilliant Books to Read During Your Homeschool Year

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Six Brilliant Books to Read During Your Homeschool Year

Homeschooling When Learning Isn’t Easy  

When you first glance at the title, you might think Homeschooling When Learning Isn’t Easy: Helping Your Family Excel With Special Needs is a book about children with special needs.  It is, but it is also a book for every mom.  While Heather Laurie has extensive experience with learning and health challenges, she also has wisdom that only comes when faced with adversity.  Wisdom pours from every page.  It is very encouraging and reminds you of the blessings homeschooling can bring.  If you know a parent who wants to homeschool, but doesn’t think they can handle it, have them read Homeschooling When Learning Isn’t Easy!

 


Teaching From Rest 

We could all use a little more rest, but especially during the homeschool year.  If you are looking for a small book that packs a punch, look no further.  Just make sure you have a highlighter because you are going to want to highlight the whole book!  One of the best things about reading Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace during the school year is that on those days when you feel nothing is really being accomplished, it reminds you that encouraging the hearts of your children is the real work.  

 

Laying Down the Rails 

During the year we become painfully aware of the habits we need to work on with our children.  Laying down the Rails : A Charlotte Mason Habits Handbook is a logical approach to laying a foundation that our children can follow in order to form new, healthy habits.  It helps implement practical steps to making lasting difference.  If you can teach your child to nix bad habits like snapping back when someone else does something unpleasant, won’t that be a major accomplishment?!  

 

Shepherding a Child’s Heart 

This book has been around for a while, but the wisdom in its pages remains the same.  Shepherding a Child’s Heart isn’t particularly a homeschool book, so any parent could benefit.  While it is designed as a book about discipline, it is even moreso a book about ministering to the heart of your child.   During a homeschool year, there are plenty of opportunities for butting heads with your children.  This book reminds you how to really make a difference at the root of the problem, not just scratch the surface to get the behavior we want.  

The Five Love Languages of Children 

Many of you have heard of The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts, but The 5 Love Languages of Children really teaches you how to apply the love languages to your children.  Children have their own unique challenges, so this book provides unique answers and examples.  Imagine how your relationship and communication with your child could flourish if you knew exactly what they needed and wanted.  Now you can!

The Life Giving Home

 The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming is already divided up by months, so this is perhaps the most perfect book to read during the year.  You could read one chapter each month. Reading isn’t the only step here, however.  You also need to implement the ideas presented to breath life into your home.  How you implement these ideas will look different for every family. When you step into action, you will find your home filled with love and encouragement. It truly will be life-giving! If you are going to spend so much time at home homeschooling your children, don’t you want your home to be life-giving?  

The Recurring Theme

Did you catch a recurring theme in these books?  They all deal more with the child’s heart than they do with academic learning.  Every school day, your child will be learning different facts that they may or may not use.  Conversely, their hearts will be guiding them every single day of their lives.  Take some time to read, reflect, and keep your end goal in mind during the school year.

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What books do you recommend reading during the school year?

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Comments

  1. Nikita says

    August 4, 2017 at 7:14 am

    I hadn’t heard about the 5 Love Languages for children. I’ll have to check that out!

    Reply
    • admin says

      August 4, 2017 at 10:52 am

      They have one for teens that I linked to at the bottom as well. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Andrea says

    August 4, 2017 at 10:02 am

    Dr. Chapman has written a LOT of books that have blessed so many

    Reply
  3. Chantal says

    August 4, 2017 at 11:24 am

    I LOVE books!! I’ll have to look up the 5 love languages for children!!!

    Reply
  4. Alice says

    August 4, 2017 at 11:40 am

    Might want to pick up the Five Languages of Apology and teach them how to apologize in a way that reaches the others. I wish I had known of it back then. Another one that helped me when they were in high school was Safe People by Henry Cloud. It helped them discern who was a friend and who was not, as well as if thy were safe people to know as well..

    Reply
  5. Cindy says

    August 4, 2017 at 2:10 pm

    Very interesting! I hadn’t heard about the Five Love Languages for Kids. Thanks

    Reply
  6. Katie Bressler says

    August 4, 2017 at 3:42 pm

    What a great list! I hope to maybe home school my little here in a few years. I have yet to read the Love Languages for kids, but LOVE the adult version.

    Reply
  7. Faith says

    August 4, 2017 at 11:11 pm

    This is a beautiful list! And this is SO how my summer went! I’m going to get at least one of these read in the next month or so! Thank you for sharing, mama!

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    • admin says

      August 5, 2017 at 6:09 pm

      It’s a blessing when we get too busy having fun! I hope you enjoy the book(s) you choose!

      Reply
  8. Aly Tyghter says

    August 5, 2017 at 12:00 am

    I’m definitely going to pick up the 5 Love Languages for Children. My husband and I have read the original and loved it. I think my kiddos would definitely benefit from it.

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    • admin says

      August 5, 2017 at 6:08 pm

      I actually first got it when I was still a public school teacher to help me understand my students!

      Reply
  9. Heather says

    August 5, 2017 at 9:07 am

    Looks like an awesome list for homeschoolers and other parents. I definitely want to check out five love languages of children – it hadn’t occurred to me that it would be different for them.

    Reply
    • admin says

      August 5, 2017 at 6:07 pm

      The languages are the same, but the way you implement them can be a bit different. Hope you enjoy the book!

      Reply
  10. Caroline says

    August 5, 2017 at 2:46 pm

    I bought the shepherding a child’s heart for my husband! He finished it already 🙂
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  11. Ailie says

    August 7, 2017 at 2:31 am

    Thank you for this list. I’ve added them to my wishlist. I appreciate all your posts. They are helpful and encouraging to all us moms 🙂

    Reply

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