Staff Picks
Back to School... at Home: The Book List
- Laura Rogers
- Friday, August 21, 2020
Collection
It is time to set up space for your school year. Starting at home? Check out these great titles that will inspire you to create a space that is fun and functional for you and your children. Study, explore, create, and make the grade!
In the Spirit of the Studio
Learning from the Atelier of Reggio Emilia
Published in 2015
"This critically acclaimed, lavishly illustrated book will help educators create the highest quality learning opportunities for a new generation of children. The second edition features substantial and important changes, including the addition of new chapters by pioneers of the work that happens in the atelier who draw on several decades of experience."
The Brave Learner
Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life
Published in 2019
"A joyful and accessible approach to homeschool that harnesses children's natural curiosity and makes learning a part of everyday life, whether they're in elementary or high school. Parents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their kids. When exhausted parents are living the day-to-day grind, it can seem impossible to muster enough energy to make learning fun or interesting. How do parents nurture a love of learning amid childhood chaos, parental self-doubt, the flu, and state academic standards? In this book, Julie Bogart distills decades of experience--homeschooling her five now grown children, developing curricula, and training homeschooling families around the world--to show parents how to make education an exciting, even enchanting, experience for their kids, whether they're in elementary or high school. Enchantment is about ease, not striving. Bogart shows parents how to make room for surprise, mystery, risk, and adventure in their family's routine, so they can create an environment that naturally moves learning forward. If a child wants to pick up a new hobby or explore a subject area that the parent knows little about, it's easy to simply say "no" to end the discussion and the parental discomfort, while dousing their child's curious spark. Bogart gently invites parents to model brave learning for their kids so they, too, can approach life with curiosity, joy, and the courage to take learning risks."-- Provided by publisher.
Plan to Be Flexible
Designing a Homeschool Rhythm and Curriculum Plan That Works for Your Family
Published in 2014
Focuses on rhythms instead of a rigid schedule approach to homeschooling. Assists with analyzing what's working and what's not, and developing a flexible and goal-oriented curriculum plan for each student.
101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces
At the Doctor's Office, on Car, Train, and Plane Trips, Home Sick in Bed--
Published in 1995
Offers children's activities limited to tight spaces, including keyboard stories, gardening on a windowsill, and a back-to-back stand-up game.
The Creative Family Manifesto
Encouraging Imagination and Nurturing Family Connections
Published in 2017
Spark and nurture your family's creativity--a guide for making creativity an intentional part of everyday life. When you learn to awaken your family's creativity, wonderful things will happen: you'll make meaningful connections with your children in large and small ways; your children will more often engage in their own creative discoveries; and your family will embrace new ways to relax, play, and grow together. With just the simple tools around you--your imagination, basic art supplies, household objects, and natural materials--you can transform your family life, and have so much more fun! This book embraces a whole new way of living that will engage your children's imagination, celebrate their achievements, and help you to express love and gratitude for each other as a family.
Nature Play at Home
Creating Outdoor Spaces That Connect Children with the Natural World
Published in 2019