Inspired by Tindy

So this post was inspired by my great friend Tindy. She emailed me and asked me for an educational book list of the things I am doing, and have done, in the past with my kids, as well as the books that helped me to acquire my personal philosophy on education. I have no idea if this list is what she was looking for, but I do get people asking me that question, or a similar question, a lot, so I thought I'd make a nice list for reference. :)  

This is what I'm using with Lincoln right now (Kindergarten):
-Math U See- http://store.mathusee.com/catalog/general-math/primer/
-AIMS books- http://store.aimsedu.org/aims_store/books/math-activity-books-k-2/
-Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons- http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Your-Child-Read-Lessons/dp/0671631985
-Explode the Code- http://www.amazon.com/Explode-Code-1-Nancy-Hall/dp/0838814603/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337627317&sr=1-1
-Handwriting Without Tears- http://shopping.hwtears.com/product/LN/HWT
-Writing with Ease- http://www.welltrainedmind.com/store/the-complete-writer-writing-with-ease-instructor-text.html
-BOB Books
-The Story of the World by Suan Wise Bauer (We are listening to the CDs in the car)

These are books that I have read that helped me decide that I definitely wanted to homeschool:
-Creative Homeschooling by Lisa Rivero
-A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
-Why Gender Matters by Leonard Sax
-Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax
-Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
-Why Parents Matter by Nigel Barber
-Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein
-Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Here are books I've used before, and still use bits and pieces of, and love:
-Marshmallow Math by Trevor Schindeler (math games for little kids)
-Unplugged Play by Bobbi Conner (things to do for all ages that don't involve electricity or batteries)
-Science is Simple by Peggy Ashbrook (pre K and K science activities)
-The Absolute Best Play Days by Pamela Waterman (fun theme days for preschool and older)
- Peak With Books by Marjorie R Nelsen (pre-k and K reading activities)
-The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease (list of great read alouds for toddlers-9th graders)
-Everything Your Preschooler Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch Jr.
-Everything Your Kindergarten Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch Jr.

Books I plan on reading in the near future:
-Deconstructing Penguins by Lawrence Goldstone
-A Well Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
-Why Johnny Can't Read by Rudolf Franz Flesch
-Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv


**This is my disclaimer, especially for the books that helped me decide to homeschool, I don't agree with everything in them whole heartedly. Mostly, I just take and use the bits that I like, or that apply well to my family, and forget the rest. **