Home Schooling
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
Research Guide


This guide is to assist you in finding the many materials available in your free public library on Home Schooling. All items listed below are available through your local branch of the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library. Should you not be able to locate what you are looking for, please ask our staff, who will be happy to assist you.

 

Our online public catalogue, is available in the Library using an Information Express computer or on the Internet at http://www.parl.ns.ca
 

Subject Headings:

 

These are some of the subject headings to use when searching for books with our online public library catalogue. Our staff will be glad to show you how to search and locate materials, please ask!

 

Books:

 

The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ best learning activities for kids ages 3-12. Dobson, Linda. Roseville, Calif.: Prima Pub., 2002. 371.042 Dob
Real-life Homeschooling: the stories of 21 families who make it work. Barfield, Rhonda. Toronto: Fireside Books. 2002. 371.042 Bar
And What About College?: how homeschooling leads to admissions to the best colleges and universities. Cohen, Cafi. Cambridge, MA.: Holt Associates, 2000.  371.042 Coh

Real Home School. Banks, Kathy. Disalia, Calif.: 5 Point Pub., 1999. 371.042 Ban

The Educated Child: a parents guide from preschool through eighth grade. Bennett, William. New York: Free Press, 1999. 371.19 Ben
The Home School Manual: plans, pointers, reasons, and resources. Wade, Theodore. Bridgman, MI.: Gazelle Publications, 1998. 371.302 Wad
Home Schooling Toolbox  McLellan, Maxine  Peterborough, Ont. : Joy Center of Learning, 1998.  371.042 McL
What Your First Grader Needs To Know: fundamentals of a good first-grade education. Hirsch, E.D. (ed). New York: Delta Trade Paperbacks. 1998. 372.19 Wha
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know: fundamentals of a good third-grade education. Hirsch, E.D. (ed) New York: Doubleday. 1992  372.19 Wha
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know: fundamentals of a good fourth-grade education. Hirsch, E.D.(ed) New York : Doubleday. 1992  372.19Wha
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know: fundamentals of a good fifth-grade education. Hirsch, E.D. (ed). New York: Doubleday, 1993. 372.19 Wha
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know: fundamentals of a good sixth-grade education. New York: Doubleday, 1993. 372.19 Wha

Helpful Websites:

 

            http://www.books4homeschool.com/links.htm Links to Home School websites

http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/ Canadian Home Based Learning Resource Page

http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/ns/ Nova Scotia Homeschooling Information

http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/achbe/ The Association of Home-Based Canadian Education

http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/ns/ns_law.html Home Education Law in Nova Scotia

           

Magazine Articles:

 

Check out the magazine index by clicking on E-Magazines & Journals on the Parl website at the Information Express computers, then choose CPIQ . Enter the above subject headings as subject guide or keyword to locate information from over 1,000,000 articles in this database. If you are at home, email us at info@parl.ns.ca and we can email the entire article directly to you.

 

A Reference service is available throughout the Pictou-Antigonish Region to answer any inquiries you may have. If you are having difficulty finding the information you need - please ask!