Where do homeschoolers find the books and other materials to teach their children at home?
There are many excellent resources for Catholic homeschoolers, from distance-learning schools to publishers of individual subjects and materials.
Distance-learning Schools
These schools provide the structure and accountability which some homeschoolers want. Also, some of them are suppliers or publishers of good-quality Catholic instructional materials which can be purchased without enrolling in the school.
Kolbe Academy Home School
Mother of Divine Grace
Our Lady of Victory
Our Lady of the Rosary
Queen of Heaven Academy
St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
Seton Home Study School
The Angelicum Academy
Cathy Duffy Reviews has comprehensive information about Catholic publishers, on-line classes, individual products and subjects, and more. This is a good place to start if you’re in the research and planning stages. And it’s a good place to go if you’re an experienced homeschooler looking for something different. Of particular interest are Cathy’s reviews on several books about Catholic homeschooling in general.
Suppliers/publishers of instructional materials for Catholic homeschoolers, blogs, and more:
Behold Publications
Blue Knights Boys’ Club, Little Flowers Girls’ Club, Catholic literature, and more
Catholic Heritage Curricula
Instructional materials, lesson plans
Catholic Through the Year
A planner that will help you organize every part of your life
Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia
Virtues in Practice, a free resource that covers 27 virtues over a three-year cycle, with 81 saints held up as models of the virtues.
Hedge School
Faith formation, academic resources, blog, etc
Hillside Education
Literature guides, historical novels, and language arts resources
History Links
World history unit studies
Homeschool Connections
On-line courses for Catholic homeschoolers.
The Homeschool Philosopher
The Rolling Acres School on-line classes, 7th grade and above
Ignatius Press
Catholic Education: Homeward Bound, by Kimberly Hahn; Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum, by Laura Berquist; study guides for good literature; and more
Illuminated Ink
Craft kits, art supplies, games
Intercessories Family Ministry
Rosary Quilt Curriculum: activities for teaching the virtues and graces derived from praying the Rosary
Keeping it Catholic
Study guides and other resources
Mater Amblis
Charlotte Mason for Catholic homeschoolers
Our Father’s House
One-stop shopping
Raising and Teaching Little Saints
Blog about Catholic homeschooling
RC History
Publisher of Connecting With History, a classical unit study
Reading Your Way Through History
A reading list of trade books, Scripture, and other resources for a chronological study of history with a Catholic point of view.
Stone Tablet Press
Little Angel Reader Catholic phonics series.
Writing Can Help
Catholic penmanship series
Book List/Literature Recommendations A book list compiled by Mary Vale Academy from a variety of Catholic sources