9 best homeschooling books to educate kids during lockdown

Unless you are a professional teacher, the current homeschooling situation is likely to take you out of your comfort zone.

Very few parents will be prepared for this, and for most of us, it’s been decades since we were last in a classroom ourselves.

And that means getting reacquainted – but this time in the role of educator – with long division, transitive verbs and how to say “help” in French.

But, no one is asking you to be the world’s greatest teacher. All you have to do is make sure your children feel engaged for short periods and try not to lose your patience.

For this round-up, we’ve selected the best books for parents to lean on when teaching their children at home if your children aren't going back to school soon.

Some are straight-up homeschooling bibles: manifestos on the benefits of learning from home, ways to best impart information and details on how a day’s structure might look.

Others are more specifically focused on one particular discipline or topic – phonics, literature or history – while others still are about boredom-busting ideas for frazzled parents.

All of them offer support to parents who might feel lost or frustrated. From a poetry anthology to a guide to teaching on a small budget – these books are a welcome addition to any home classroom.

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