Getting Started With Homeschooling

Getting Started
There are many resources available via printed media and on-line sites to help the Catholic homeschooler get started. This section of the TORCH site may not be particularly unique in that regard, but it does provide a service to anyone who is not a member of TORCH and happens onto the website in search of answers with regard to getting started as a Catholic homeschooler.
 
 
Getting Started With Catholic Homeschooling

by: Mary Becker

GETTING STARTED WITH CATHOLIC HOMESCHOOLING

If you are at this TORCH website you have chosen to instill in your children a distinct Catholic culture, and a faith to be passed on from generation to generation - the greatest gift you can give to your family.
Do not be afraid, with the grace of God you will make it through each grade level, your children will be a boon to society, and you will give them the best college preparation. With home schooling it is not just about ‘what’ to think, but ‘how’ to think. More importantly, as members of TORCH, remember we are all praying and supporting each other spiritually.
At the end of this article, I hope to list some books that helped me with getting started. It will not be an exhaustive list and if you would like to recommend others, or other opportunities, please let us know. In the area in which I live we are blessed with an extensive library system, and are able to request many books, rather than spend money purchasing them all. If you ... Click to read the entire article...
 
 
Mary's Booklist

by: Mary Becker

A few of my favorite books, by no means comprehensive:

Designing your own Classical Curriculum by Laura Berquist

The Year and the Children by Mary Reed Newland

Around the Year with the Trapp Family by Maria Augusta Trapp

Guiding your Catholic Preschooler by Kathy Pierce

The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism (all three volumes)

The Educational Philosophy of St. John Bosco

The Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan by Fr. John Hardon, SJ

Divine Intimacy by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, OCD

Everyday Graces, A Child's Book of Good Manners by Karen Santorum

It Takes a Family, Conservatism and the Common Good by Rick Santorum

How to Raise Good Catholic Children by Mary Reed Newland

The "Raise Happy Children..." series by Mary Ann Budnik

Parenting with Grace, Catholic Parent's Guide to Raising almost ... Click to read the entire article...
 
   

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