While writing Quick Start Guide to Homeschooling Methods, I did a lot of reading and research. I thought it might be helpful to compile some of those best resources representing each method. If you’re just beginning to homeschool or want to take a deeper dive into each method, check out the homeschool methods resource guide below.
Delight-Directed Homeschooling Method
The Ultimate Guide to Delight-Directed Homeschooling
Delight Directed Learning: Guide Your Homeschooler toward Passionate Learning by Lee Binz
Better Together by Pam Barnhill (this is not specifically about delight-directed homeschooling, but it does focus on family relationships and morning time together)
The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections by Amanda Blake Soule
Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Method
Home Education by Charlotte Mason
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning by Karen Andreola
For the Children’s Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
Educating the WholeHearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson
When Children Love to Learn: A Practical Application of Charlotte Mason’s Philosophy for Today by Elaine Cooper
Unschooling
The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World as your Child’s Classroom by Mary Griffith
Dumbing us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto
How Children Learn by John Holt
Teach your Own: the John Holt Book of Homeschooling
Learning all the Time by John Holt
Living Joyfully with Unschooling by Pam Laricchia
Classical Homeschooling Method
The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
The Core by Leigh Bortins
The Well-Educated Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie
Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style by Harvey & Laurie Bluedorn
Montessori Method
Montessori at Home Guide: 101 Montessori Inspired Activities for Children Ages 2-6 by A.M. Sterling
How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way by Tim Seldin
The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori
Montessori: A Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard
Eclectic Homeschooling Method
The Unhurried Homeschooler by Durenda Wilson
The Relaxed Art of Eclectic Homeschooling by Amber Oliver
Do It Yourself Homeschool Journal for Eclectic Learners by Sarah Janisse Brown
Waldorf Homeschooling Method
Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out by Jack Petrash
Waldorf Education: A Family Guide by Pamela J. Fenner and Mary Beth Rapisardo
The Education of the Child (Foundation of Waldorf Education) by Rudolf Steiner
Waldorf Education: An Introduction for Parents by David Mitchell
The Waldorf Homeschool Handbook by Donna Ashton
The Waldorf Book of Poetry: Discover the Power of Imagination by David Kennedy
The Rhythm of Family: Discovering a Sense of Wonder through the Seasons by Amanda Blake Soule
Workbox Homeschooling Method
Boxed Curriculum Homeschooling Method
A Beka Curriculum Full-Grade Kit
If you want a basic overview of each of these methods, take a look at my ebook Quick Start Guide to Homeschooling Methods.