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There are many ways to educate your children, and, if you're just getting started in home schooling, just choosing the approach you wish to take can be overwhelming, never mind the curriculum itself! If you're interacting with more experienced home school families, the stuff they're doing might intimidate you into thinking you can't possibly home school your kids, but stop! Take a breath. You just need to sit down, ask yourself a few common sense questions about what you want to accomplish, and get a handle on what options there are.

As we see it, all approaches to education should fall under a broad "covenantal approach," in which parents deliberately focus on training their children to love and reverence their God, respect their parents, and explore their world. From our perspective, that's the main reason to home school. But when one talks about "approaches," one typically means the philosophy driving the way you educate your kids. There are limitless methods to teach your kids, but they seem to fall under five main philosophies.

These are: 

 "Eclectic" home schooling, explained conservatively, is to blend elements of all of them (generally what we recommend). "Eclectic" can also refer to a much more liberal, anti-Christian education; We obviously suggest steering clear of that approach.

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940 Saturdays
by Harley A. Rotbart
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$5.60 (1 in stock)
All-Day Charlotte Mason Seminar - DVDs only
by Sonya Shafer
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for Adult
in Simply Charlotte Mason (Location: CUR-SCM)
$21.25 (1 in stock)
Big Book of How to Make PROJECTS
from Dinah-Might Adventures, LP
for Kindergarten - College
in Classroom Teacher Resources (Location: HSR-CTR)
$7.20 (1 in stock)
Charlotte Mason Book of Quotes
by Lanaya Gore, Charlotte Mason
from Blue Sky Daisies
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$16.11
Charlotte Mason Companion
by Karen Andreola
from Charlotte Mason Research and Supply Co.
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$19.99
Charlotte Mason Education
by Catherine Levison
from Champion Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$12.74 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Charlotte Mason Made Easy
by Stephanie Walmsley
from Living Book Press
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$12.74
Charlotte Mason's Living Math - DVD
by Richele Baburina & Sonya Shafer
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for Adult
in Simply Charlotte Mason (Location: CUR-SCM)
$12.75 (2 in stock)
Christian Idea of the Child
by Carole G. Adams
from Foundation for American Christian Education
for Adult
in Principle Approach (Location: HSR-METPA)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Classical Conversations: Education Trilogy
from Classical Conversations
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
Classical Education and the Homeschool
by Wes Callihan, Doug Jones & Doug Wilson
2nd edition from Canon Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$5.95
Classical Education Made Approachable
from Classical Conversations
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$10.29 $6.00 (4 in stock)
Classical Primer - CD
by Various
from Logos School
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$20.40
Climbing Parnassus
by Tracy Lee Simmons
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$19.99
Common Arts Education
by Christopher Hall
from Classical Academic Press
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$11.01
Complete Charlotte Mason Home Education series
by Charlotte M. Mason
from Living Book Press
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$79.85
Complete Charlotte Mason Home Education series
by Charlotte Mason
from Living Book Press
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
Consider This
by Karen Glass
from CreateSpace
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$13.95
Courtship of Miles Standish - Teacher Guide and Poem
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, teaching notes by Elizabeth L. Youmans
from Foundation for American Christian Education
for Adult
in Principle Approach (Location: HSR-METPA)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum
by Laura M. Berquist
3rd edition from Ignatius Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$15.00
Discover Classical Christian Education
from Classical Academic Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$3.36
Echo in Celebration
by Leigh A Bortins
1st edition from Classical Conversations
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$9.00 (2 in stock)
Educating the Whole-Hearted Child
by Clay & Sally Clarkson
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$18.70
Educating the Whole-Hearted Child
by Clay & Sally Clarkson
4th edition from Whole Heart Ministries
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$12.80 (1 in stock)
Enjoying the Early Years - 2 DVD set only
by Sonya Shafer & Karen Smith
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$10.40 (1 in stock)
Everything You Need to Know About Flapbooks
by Jennifer Steward
from Steward Ship
in Unit Studies & Lap Books (Location: HSR-METUS)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Everything You Need to Know About Homeschool Unit Studies
by Jennifer Steward
from Steward Ship
in Unit Studies & Lap Books (Location: HSR-METUS)
$16.96 $11.20 (1 in stock)
For the Children's Sake
by Susan Macaulay
from Crossway Books
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$7.20 (1 in stock)
For the Children's Sake
by Susan Macaulay, foreword by Fiona Fletcher
2nd edition from Crossway Books
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$15.29
For the Love of Learning
by Jenny Sockey
from Xulon Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$12.74
Formation of Character
by Charlotte Mason
from Living Book Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$14.44
Formation of Character
by Charlotte Mason
from Living Book Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$14.44
Guide to American Christian Education for the Home and School: The Principle Approach
by James Rose
1st edition
for Adult
in Principle Approach (Location: HSR-METPA)
$19.20 (1 in stock)
Habits: The Mother's Secret to Success
by Charlotte M Mason
from CreateSpace
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$6.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
Home Education
by Charlotte Mason
from Living Book Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$12.74
Home Education
by Charlotte Mason
from Living Book Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$12.74
Home Education - Wide Margin Study Edition
Charlotte Mason's Original Home Schooling Series Volume 1
by Charlotte Mason
from Simply Charlotte Mason
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$8.80 (1 in stock)
Home-Spun Schools
by Raymond & Dorothy Moore
from Word Publishing
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
How To Tutor
by Samuel Blumenfeld
from Paradigm Publishing
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$16.00 $7.50 (1 in stock)
How To Tutor
by Samuel Blumenfeld
from Storehouse Press
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$20.40
Ignite the Fire!
by Terri Camp
from Noble Publishing
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
In Vital Harmony
by Karen Glass
from CreateSpace
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$15.99
Introduction to Classical Education
by Dr. Christopher Perrin
from Classical Academic Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$2.50
Introduction to Classical Education - Book on CD
by Dr. Christopher Perrin
from Classical Academic Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$2.50
Ivanhoe and Sir Walter Scott Package (FACE)
by Sir Walter Scott, Pearle Henriksen Schultz, Rosalie Slater & Carole Adams, edited by Cheri Mabe
from Foundation for American Christian Education
for Adult
in Principle Approach (Location: HSR-METPA)
$20.00 (1 in stock)
Know and Tell
by Karen Glass
from CreateSpace
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$15.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Land That I Love
by Bobbie Ames
from Nordskog Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in America's Christian Heritage (Location: HISA-CH)
$9.60 (1 in stock)
Learning and Living Workshop - DVD set
by Sonya Shafer
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$52.00 (1 in stock)
Liberal Arts Tradition
by Kevin Clark, Ravi Scott Jain
3rd edition from Classical Academic Press
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$27.16
Liberal Education for All?
by John Thorley, PhD & J. Carroll Smith EdD
from Living Book Press
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$14.44
Literary Life Commonplace Book - Fairy Cover
by Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks
from Blue Sky Daisies
for 9th-Adult
in Commonplace & Journaling Books (Location: LIR-Com)
$9.95
Literary Life Commonplace Book - Mocha Cover
by Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks
2nd edition from Blue Sky Daisies
for 9th-Adult
in Commonplace & Journaling Books (Location: LIR-Com)
$9.95
Literary Life Commonplace Book - Succulent Cover
by Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks
from Blue Sky Daisies
for 9th-Adult
in Commonplace & Journaling Books (Location: LIR-Com)
$9.95
Literary Life Commonplace Book - Tree Cover
by Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks
from Blue Sky Daisies
for 9th-Adult
in Commonplace & Journaling Books (Location: LIR-Com)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Lost Tools of Learning - Audio CD
by Dorothy Sayers; narrated by Victoria Twigg
from Classical Academic Press
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$6.76 $3.20 (1 in stock)
Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching
by Richele Baburina
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for Adult
in Math Reference & Teaching Aids (Location: MATR-TA)
$11.05 (2 in stock)
Mere Motherhood
by Cindy Rollins
from Circe Institute
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$16.14
Millstones & Stumbling Blocks
by Bradley E. Heath
from Fenestra Books
for Adult
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$10.47 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Mind to Mind
by Charlotte M. Mason and Karen Glass
from CreateSpace
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$14.99
Modern Miss Mason
by Leah Boden
from Tyndale Momentum
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$15.29
More Charlotte Mason Education
by Catherine Levison
from Champion Press
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$14.99 $9.00 (2 in stock)
Morning Time
by Cindy Rollins
from Blue Sky Daisies
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$14.41
Norms & Nobility
by David V. Hicks
from University Press of America
for 11th-Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$38.00 (1 in stock)
Norms & Nobility
by David V. Hicks, with a foreword by Charles Scribner III and an introduction by Andrew Kern
2nd edition from Roman and Littlefield
for 11th-Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$24.95
Object-teaching; or, Words and things
by Thomas Godolphin Rooper
2026 Facsimile from Library of Congress
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Old Western Culture Year 1 - DVD Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$339.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 - Full Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$531.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 - Reader Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$128.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 - Workbook Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$64.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 1 - Reader
by Wesley Callihan
Version 2.0 from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$32.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 1 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 2 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75 $55.00 (1 in stock)
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 3 - Reader
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$32.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 3 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 4 - Reader
by Wesley Callihan
2nd edition from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$32.00 $22.00 (1 in stock)
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 4 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75 $55.00 (1 in stock)
Old Western Culture Year 2 - DVD Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$339.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 - Full Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$531.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 - Reader Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$128.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 - Workbook Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$64.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 1 - Reader
by Wesley Callihan
2019 edition from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$32.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 1 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 1 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 2 - Reader
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$32.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 2 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 2 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
Version 2.0 from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 3 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 3 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 4 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 4 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
version 2.0.0 from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
Old Western Culture Year 3 - DVD Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$339.00
Old Western Culture Year 3 - Full Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$531.00
Old Western Culture Year 3 - Reader Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$128.00
Old Western Culture Year 3 - Workbook Set
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$64.00
Old Western Culture Year 3 Volume 1 - Reader
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$32.00
Old Western Culture Year 3 Volume 1 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75
Old Western Culture Year 3 Volume 1 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
version 1.2.0 from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
Old Western Culture Year 3 Volume 2 - Reader
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$32.00
Old Western Culture Year 3 Volume 2 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75
Old Western Culture Year 3 Volume 2 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
version 1.0.2 from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
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