Resources
Recommended Reading List
Vendors
Miscellaneous
If you're new to homeschooling, or just want some great reading on the topic, we have compiled this list of books to use as a springboard for ideas for you.
Items marked in blue may be found in the PEC Resource Library (see membership information). For more information, contact Jessica at 832-5140.
General Homeschooling Information
How to Read a Book,
Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren
Educational Travel on a Shoestring,
Judith Allie and Melissa Morgan
Beautiful Girlhood,
Karen Andreola
In Their Own Way,
Thomas Armstrong
Is There Life After Housework?
Don Aslett
The How & Why of Home Schooling,
Ray E. Ballman
An Easy Start in Arithmetic,
Ruth Beechick
A Home Start in Reading,
Ruth Beechick
A Strong Start in Language,
Ruth Beechick
The Three R's Series,
Ruth Beechick
You CAN Teach Your Child Successfully,
Ruth Beechick
The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling,
Debra Bell
For the Love of Reading,
Valerie Bendt
Reading Made Easy,
Valerie Bendt
The Educated Child,
William Bennett
If It Weren't for Eve, I'd Be a Perfect Wife,
Terri Camp
Igniting the Fire,
Terri Camp
I'm Going to Be the Greatest Mom Ever,
Terri Camp
The ABC's of Homeschooling,
Vicki Caruana
And What About College?
Caffi Cohen
Homeschooling for Excellence,
David & Micki Colfax
You're Going to Do What?
Laurajean Downs
Christian Home Educator's Curriculum Manuals,
Cathy Duffy
Home Educating with Confidence,
Cathy Duffy
Hot House Transplants,
Matt Duffy
The Hurried Child,
David Elkind
Miseducation: Preschoolers at Risk,
David Elkind
How a Man Prepares His Daughter for Life,
Michael Farris
The Future of Home Schooling: A New Direction for Value-based Home Education,
Michael Farris
The Homeschooling Father,
Michael Farris
The Spiritual Power of a Mother,
Michael Farris
A Sacred Foundation: The Importance of Strength in the Home Schooling Marriage,
Michael Farris and Reed Elam
A Mom Just Like You: The Home Schooling Mother,
Vickie and Jayme Farris
Crayons to Career,
Cheri Fuller
Unlocking Your Child's Learning Potential,
Cheri Fuller
When Children Pray,
Cheri Fuller
When Families Pray,
Cheri Fuller
Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond,
Lauramaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski
The Simplicity of Homeschooling,
Vicky Goodchild
Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense,
David Gutterson
Little House in the Classroom,
Christine Hackett
A-Z Guide to Educational Field Trips,
Gregg Harris
The Christian Home School,
Gregg Harris
Let the Authors Speak: A Guide to Worthy Books Based on Historical Setting,
Carolyn Hatcher
The Relaxed Homeschool,
Mary Hood
Wisdom Way of Learning Series,
Marilyn Howshall
Home Schooling from Scratch,
Mary Potter Kenyon
Books That Build Character,
William Kilpatrick and Gregory & Suzanne Wolfe
Home Schooling in the U.S.: A Legal Analysis,
Christopher J. Klicka
The Heart of Homeschooling,
Christopher J. Klicka
The Right Choice: Homeschooling,
Christopher J. Klicka
Reading, Writing & Parents Who Care,
John Kostor
Faith of Our Founding Fathers,
Tim Lahe
Guide for the College Bound,
Larry Linamen, Ed.D.
The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education,
Grace Llewellyn
Teaching Children,
Diane Lopez
For the Children's Sake,
Susan MacCauley
For the Family's Sake: The Value of Home in Everyone's Life,
Susan Schaeffer MacCaulay
Homeschooling All the Way Through High School,
Rene Mason
401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home,
Bonnie McCullough
The Stomach Virus and Other Forms of Family Bonding,
Kathy Peel
Big Book of Home Learning, 4 Volumes,
Mary Pride
Schoolproof,
Mary Pride
Let Us Highly Resolve,
David and Shirley Quine
Happy Organized Family,
Deniece Schofield
Lessons Learned from Years of Homeschooling,
Andrea Schwartz
Survivor's Guide to Home Schooling,
Luanne Shackelford and Susan White
Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+U+La,
Barbara Shelton
Kindling a Kindred Spirit,
Cheryl M. Smith
Gaining Confidence to Teach,
Debbie Strayer
Bringing Out the Best in Your Children,
Cynthia Ulrich Tobias & Carol Funk
The Way They Learn,
Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
How to Homeschool (Yes, You!),
Julia Toto
The Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens,
Paul David Tripp
Shepherding a Child's Heart,
Tedd Tripp
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining & Bad Attitudes in You and Your Kids,
Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller
The Home School Manual,
Theodore Wade
Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant-Life Homeschooling,
Diana Waring
Creative Correction,
Lisa Whelchel
So You're Thinking About Homeschooling?,
Lisa Whelchel
The Facts of Life,
Lisa Whelchel
Any Child Can Write,
Harvey Wiener
Hlep! I'm Married to a Homeschooling Mom,
Todd Wilson
Homeschooling But Still Married,
Todd Wilson
The Well-Trained Mind?
Jesse and Susan Bauer Wise
Unit Studies
How to Write Your Own Unit Studies,
Valerie Bendt
Success with Unit Studies,
Valerie Bendt
The Unit Study Idea Book,
Valerie Bendt
How to Homeschool: A Practical Approach,
Gayle Graham
Special-Needs Children
Choosing and Using Curriculum for Your Special Needs Child,
Joyce Herzog
Learning in Spite of Labels,
Joyce Herzog
Children with Autism,
Michael D. Powers
Learning Disabilities: A to Z,
Connie Smith and Lisa Strick
The Moore Books (Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore)
Better Late Than Early
Home Built Discipline
Home Grown Kids
Home Made Health
Home Spun Schools
Home School Burnout
Home Style Teaching
School Can Wait
The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook
Classical Education
The Well-Trained Mind,
Susan Bauer and Jessie Wise Bauer
Educating the Whole Hearted Child,
Clay and Sally Clarkson
Charlotte Mason Methods
Charlotte Mason Companion,
Karen Andreola
Charlotte Mason's Original Home Schooling Series
For the Children's Sake,
Susan Shaeffer-Macaulay
Reading/Book Lists
Honey for the Child's Heart,
Gladys Hunt
Read for Your Life (older children),
Gladys Hunt
How to Raise a Reader,
Elaine McEwan
Good Books for Teenage Girls,
Amy Beth Roe
Books for Boys,
Chris Roe
Great Reading for Girls,
Chris Roe
The New Read Aloud Handbook,
Jim Trelease
Books Children Love,
Elizabeth Wilson
Big Book of Books and Activities,
Dinah Zike
The following vendors made their services, classes, or products available at our Back to School Day 2005 event.
A.C.C.E.S., Inc./Central Christian Academy
ACE curriculum and private school services for homeschooling families
Contact: Leslie Rawle
(800) 806-2140
cca@acces-inc.com
ArtVanGo
Art programs
Contact: Sue Carlson
624-1312
Sue@artvangostudio.com
Christian Homeschool Athletic Association (SAINTS)
Homeschool athletic programs
Contact: Rick Andreassen
(954) 717-4428
www.chaasaints.com
Dance Arts Conservatory
Ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, dance classes
Contact: Rocky Duvall
296-1880
danceartsconservatory@yahoo.com
F.I.R.S.T. Robotics and Lego League
Club opportunites
Contact: Lydia Runkle
242-4814
runklel@trgofct.com
Florida Christian Homeschool Choirs
Choral opportunities/classes
Contact: Dot Horstman
596-7076
yanesd@hotmail.com
Florida Classical Ballet Theatre
Dance classes
Contact: Colleen Smith
630-8235
smithojea@bellsouth.net
HomeLink Education
Classes for middle/high schoolers
Contact: Anne Mejeur
588-5039
annemejeur@bellsouth.net
Home Times Family Newspaper
Serves the homeschooling community
Contact: Dennis Lombard
439-3509
Hometimes2@aol.com
IMACS of Palm Beach
Logic/math/computer classes
Contact: Jeff Piskun
296-5577
jpiskun@imacs.org
Interactive Education
Hands-on science workshops
Contact: Cherry Brannon
204-2049
cabrannon@msn.com
Jarvis Learning Studio
Piano/music lessons
Contact: Suzanne Jarvis
753-9215
suzjazz@bellsouth.net
KidzArt
Art classes
Contact: Cheryl Baldwin
746-9806
kidzartfl@adelphia.net
Many But One
Christian dance and performing arts
Contact: Patricia Detweiler
654-4088
Treasha1@bellsouth.net
Palm Beach Zoo
Classes for homeschoolers
Contact: Cynthia Buckley
533-0887
Zoo_education@hotmail.com
Spanish for Homeschoolers
Spanish classes
Contact: Jael Nolan
683-1138
R4nolans@earthlink.net
USA Tennis Florida
Tennis team opportunities
Contact: Janet Sprague
(772) 871-1670
Sprague@florida.usta.com
Usborne/Solomon's Secrets
Educational books
Rich Krulikas
(828) 658-0081
Solomonssecrets@aol.com
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