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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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Book of Centuries (BC/AD Edition)
from Living Book Press
for 1st-12th grade
in Timeline Resources (Location: HISRF-TIM)
$10.99
Book of Centuries (BCE/CE Edition)
from Living Book Press
for 1st-12th grade
in Timeline Resources (Location: HISRF-TIM)
$10.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Charlotte Mason
by Lanaya Gore, illustrated by Twila Farmer
from Blue Sky Daisies
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$16.11
Charlotte Mason Book of Centuries
from Living Book Press
for 1st-12th grade
in Timeline Resources (Location: HISRF-TIM)
$13.99
Charlotte Mason Book of Quotes
by Lanaya Gore, Charlotte Mason
from Blue Sky Daisies
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$18.95
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)
$14.99 $7.50 (2 in stock)
Charlotte Mason Made Easy
by Stephanie Walmsley
from Living Book Press
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$14.99
Classical Education and the Homeschool
by Wes Callihan, Doug Jones & Doug Wilson
2nd edition from Canon Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$7.00
Classical Education Made Approachable
from Classical Conversations
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$12.10 $7.50 (4 in stock)
Classical Me, Classical Thee for Homeschoolers
by Rebekah Merkle
revised for homeschoolers from Canon Press
for 5th-12th grade
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$11.99
Classical Primer - CD
by Various
from Logos School
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$24.00
Classical Reader
by Dr. Christopher Perrin & Leslie Rayner
1.4st edition from Classical Academic Press
for Kindergarten-12th
in Recommended Book Lists (Location: LIR-REC)
$9.95 $4.50 (1 in stock)
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)
$12.95
Consider This
by Karen Glass
from CreateSpace
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$13.95
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)
$3.95
Educating the Whole-Hearted Child
by Clay & Sally Clarkson
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$17.60
Everything You Need to Know About Homeschool Unit Studies
by Jennifer Steward
from Steward Ship
in Unit Studies & Lap Books (Location: HSR-METUS)
$19.95 $14.00 (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)
$17.99
For the Love of Learning
by Jenny Sockey
from Xulon Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$14.99
Formation of Character
by Charlotte Mason
from Living Book Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$16.99
Formation of Character
by Charlotte Mason
from Living Book Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$16.99
Galloping the Globe
by Loree Pettit & Dari Mullins
3rd edition from Geography Matters
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Geography Matters products (Location: GEO-GEOM)
$29.95 $20.00 (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)
$14.99
Home Education
by Charlotte Mason
from Living Book Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$14.99
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)
$24.00
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
Introduction to Classical Studies - Student Guide
by Cheryl Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$21.60
Introduction to Classical Studies - Teacher Guide
by Cheryl Lowe
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$21.60
Knights Lap-Pak
by Amy Pak
from Home School in the Woods
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Hands-On History Activity-Paks (Location: HISRF-HOH)
$7.00
Know and Tell
by Karen Glass
from CreateSpace
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$15.99 $10.00 (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)
$31.95
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)
$16.99
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 - Ivory Cover
by Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks
from Blue Sky Daisies
for 9th-12th grade
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 for Kids - Colored Pencils Cover
by Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks
from Blue Sky Daisies
for 3rd-8th grade
in Commonplace & Journaling Books (Location: LIR-Com)
$9.95
Literary Life Commonplace Book for Kids - Dragon Fire Cover
by Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks
2nd edition from Blue Sky Daisies
for 3rd-8th grade
in Commonplace & Journaling Books (Location: LIR-Com)
$9.95 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Literary Life Commonplace Book for Kids - Fairy Tale Cover
by Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks
2nd edition from Blue Sky Daisies
for 3rd-8th grade
in Commonplace & Journaling Books (Location: LIR-Com)
$9.95
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)
$7.95 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Math Lessons for a Living Education Level 1
by Angela O'Dell
from Master Books
for 1st grade
in Math Lessons for a Living Education (Location: MAT-MB1)
$39.19 $28.00 (1 in stock)
Math Lessons for a Living Education Level 2
by Angela O'Dell
from Master Books
for 2nd grade
in Math Lessons for a Living Education (Location: MAT-MB1)
$39.19
Math Lessons for a Living Education Level 3
by Angela O'Dell
from Master Books
for 3rd grade
in Math Lessons for a Living Education (Location: MAT-MB1)
$39.19
Mere Motherhood
by Cindy Rollins
from Circe Institute
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$18.99
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)
$17.99
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)
$16.95
Morning Time: Student Anthology
by Cindy Rollins
from Blue Sky Daisies
for 3rd-8th grade
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$15.95
Noah Plan History and Geography Curriculum Guide (old)
Noah Plan
by Elizabeth L. Youmans
1st edition from Foundation for American Christian Education
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Principle Approach (Location: HSR-METPA)
$28.00
Noah Plan Literature Curriculum Guide
Noah Plan
by Rosalie Slater
from Foundation for American Christian Education
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Principle Approach (Location: HSR-METPA)
$39.95 $24.00 (1 in stock)
Noah Plan Mathematics Curriculum Guide
Noah Plan
by Arthur Paul Ricciardi
from Foundation for American Christian Education
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Principle Approach (Location: HSR-METPA)
$39.95 $28.00 (1 in stock)
Noah Plan Reading Curriculum Guide
Noah Plan
by Martha Barnes Shirley
2nd edition from Foundation for American Christian Education
for Kindergarten-12th grade
in Principle Approach (Location: HSR-METPA)
$39.95 $24.00 (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
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 1 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
1st edition from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 2 - Reader
3rd edition from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$32.00 $22.00 (1 in stock)
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 2 - Workbook
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
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 3 - Workbook
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
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 1 Volume 4 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
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 - Reader
2nd edition from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$32.00
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 - Reader
2nd edition from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$32.00
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 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
Old Western Culture Year 3 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 3 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 3 Volume 3 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
1.0.1 from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
Old Western Culture Year 3 Volume 4 - 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 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 3 Volume 4 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan & Chris Schlect
version 1.0.0 from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
Old Western Culture Year 4 Volume 1 - Reader
by Wesley Callihan
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 4 Volume 1 - Video Lectures
by Wesley Callihan & Peter Leithart
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$84.75
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