Best Books for Homeschool Moms

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One of the most important things we can do as homeschooling mamas is to refill our own cups with encouragement and mentoring from other homeschooling moms who’ve been in your shoes. In-person mentoring is not always possible, and books allow us to connect with the lives of so many different homeschooling authors with experience who can help. So I’ve put together a list of the best books for homeschool moms to help us all. I need this, and I’m guessing you do as well.

This book list for homeschool moms includes several that have deeply influenced me to change for the better. It also includes classic books on the topic of homeschooling and a few that are on my reading list. You can purchase each of these books on Amazon.

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Books for Homeschooling Moms about Childhood Freedoms

When children have the freedom to explore, to ask questions, to make decisions, to problem solve — it’s shocking how much they learn and grow. Freedom is an environment.

Free to Learn by Peter Gray. A look at how children learn an incredible amount when they are given the freedom to play and direct their own learning. A consideration of what schooling should look like and how it would work.

Wild and Free by Ainsley Arment. How freedom to explore and make choices goes hand in hand with learning. Ms. Arment describes a new way to homeschool in her series.

Free-Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow by Lenore Skenazy.

Let Them Be Kids: Adventure, Boredom, Innocence, and Other Gifts Children Need by Jessica Smartt.

Book List for Homeschool Moms about Getting Kids Outside

Besides reading, almost nothing has a more positive impact on kids than sending them outside for fresh air, sunshine, imagination, and the slow development of a love for nature. If you’ve been curious why kids need nature, these are some of the best books for homeschool moms to read.

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv. A call to get kids outside and overcoming a nature-deficit disorder. What that means and what to do about it.

How to Raise a Wild Child by Scott D. Sampson. Help your kids build a lasting connection with the outdoor world through unstructured play.

Adventuring Together: How to Create Connections and Make Lasting Memories with Your Kids by Greta Eskridge.

Books Every Homeschool Mom Should Read About Learning

What you don’t know about how the human brain works or how screens impact learning might surprise you!

The Brave Learner by Julie Bogart. Learn how to build an environment that naturally fosters learning and growing through excitement and curiosity.

The Plug-In Drug by Marie Winn. A telling description of the impact of screens with vivid details about what screen time does to the brain.

The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids by Sarah MacKenzie. Learn about the importance of reading to your children out loud and the powerful impact it will have on their lives.

Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child’s Heart to the Beauty of Learning by Sally Clarkson. How to give your child that incredible sense of excitement about learning so that education is not a struggle.

Best Books for Homeschool Moms for Encouragement

When Mama is exhausted, homeschooling becomes a yoke too heavy to bear. Learn from these experienced moms who’ve been in the trenches, graduated homeschool students, and have learned how to get the rest and refreshment you desperately need. This rounds out our book list for homeschool moms with a few focused just on you.

Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace Sarah Mackenzie. How to have the energy to keep on going with this homeschool thing. Where to find rest.

Better Together: Strengthen Your Family, Simplify Your Homeschool, and Savor the Subjects that Matter Most. By Pam Barnhill. What is most important? Is there something specific you hope to share with your kids more than anything else? What are you actually prioritizing?

The Happy Homeschooler: Ten Simple Strategies to Increase Productivity, Foster Joy and Avoid Burnout by Tracy Hagerman.

The Unhurried Homeschooler: A Simple, Mercifully Short Book on Homeschooling by Durenda Wilson. You don’t need a long book to learn something! Get the homeschooling wisdom you need without extra fluff.