Home Educators of New Brunswick
Fundy Home Educators – Christian homeschool family support group
Contact father@davidrioux.ca for more information, or check out the following links below…
Formed – forming the family in faith, freely accessible through parish subscriptions (Cathedral in Saint John, Our Lady of Peace parish in Fredericton, Basilica in Miramichi)
Catholic Education Resource Centre
Society of Catholic Scientists
Institute for Catholic Liberal Education
Ignatius Press Homeschool Resources
Magnus Institute online school offering
Charlotte Mason home school philosophy of nature and virtue
Home schooling with sacred art and music (square notes podcast)
Biblical Worldview Curriculum Resources
Duc In Altum Schools Collaborative
Read Aloud Revival, Sarah MacKenzie’s homeschooling resources including great picture books
Thomistic Institute and Aquinas 101 courses
Faith and Reason from the Franciscan University of Steubenville
Exploring Human Dignity through classic films
Word and Song by Anthony Esolen
Sunrise Marian Books for Catholic Families
Catholic Book Selections for Catholic children
See here for a guide, webinar, and Word on Fire list of great books for your (children’s) library.
The following selections are based on the curriculum described by Cheri Blomquist in Before Austen Comes Aesop: The Children’s Great Books and How to Experience Them.
Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne – ‘childhood, freedom, nature, and friendship’
Curious George, by Margaret and Hans Rey – exploring and following curiosity, wisely.
Dr. Seuss series – also following curiosity, with great illustrations.
Brave Little Hearts, a children’s book with 50 stories of saints, written as if they were fairy tales, with each tale visualized by a different illustrator.
The Princess and the Goblin, a fairy tale by George MacDonald, makes a quiet claim for the common origin of humanity in God, the King of all of us.
Wingfeather Saga, with Catholic themes of self-sacrifice and redemption in a journey of faith by Christian author Andrew Peterson, for ages 7-11 and their parents, according to this Godsplaining podcast.
Will Wilder middle grade action and adventure books – a family adventure searching for Catholic relics, from well known Catholic commentator Raymond Arroyo
Brandon Hale’s epic books for children
Aesop’s Fables – lessons in humanity and morality.
Uncle Remus, His Songs and Sayings, the Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation, by Joel Chandler Harris – bedtime stories with Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox, hugs and hot biscuits.
King Arthur legends of chivalry, heroism, loyalty, and honour.
The Illiad – epic poetry addressing vice and virtue, justice, and the question of what is the good life. Also see the Children’s Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
The Odyssey – more mature epic poetry dealing with the struggles and temptations of life.
The adventures of Robin Hood, grappling with honour, friendship, faithfulness, and loyalty.
Stuart Little, by E. B. White – perseverance by a small creature in a large world.
Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White – sacrificial love for loyal friendship
Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak – coping through a sense of powerlessness and frustration, from imagination to reality, to forgiveness.
The Swiss Family Robinson – classic.
Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll – an imaginative and poetic exposition of the struggle to understand one’s relationship with the world.
Tom’s Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce – time-travelling ghost mystery for children growing up.
The Chronicles of Narnia, by C. S. Lewis – Classic Christian fantasy.
Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell – showing the power of kindness over the dangers of ignorance.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum – friendship, courage, hope, and perseverance on the way home.
Around the World in 80 Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne – epic adventures.
Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson – rollicking adventure, and civility over barbarism.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain – personal growth in empathy, and freedom of conscience over prejudice, racism, and slavery.
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri – showing the Christian virtues of Charity and cheerfulness.
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott – exploring the human need for family, security, community, a place in the world.
Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery – delightful stories of friendship and growing up with a love of nature and a secure home.
Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder – courage, honour, and growing up in a family.
The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – the search for true beauty.
The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan – short novel covering the entirety of the Christian life in allegory.
The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank – friendship over fear.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith – WWII-era novel of yearning for life beyond mere survival.
Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe – journey from disobedience and suffering, to God’s grace and mercy.
The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien – beautiful high fantasy for personal growth, courage, and heroism.
Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien – essential Christian fantasy.
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee – honour and courage over prejudice, racism, and social injustice.
The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger – struggles and consequences of growing up.
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding – study of human nature and behaviour.