Inspired by the book list I’ve created for history next year, I’ve gone ahead and made a reading list for the remainder of Mystery of History for this year. (We’re stretching history out over the summer.) I need a range of books — from books to read to the 5 yr old, books to read to all of them, books the older ones can read by themselves or books they …
Literature
Geography Literature
Geography!! One of those subjects that makes you ask yourself “am I getting enough of this in??” Maybe you don’t but sometimes I do! Granted my children are still young – there’s no need for high school or college level geography here. Still.. a basic understanding of world geography can be gained through a few well chosen literary resources. Yes, reading for geography! Many of these are collections of …
Loving Reading: A Prince’s Tale
Learning to read begins before a child is actually able to read the letters on the page and decipher their meanings. Before children learn to read, they learn what books are, what they are for, how to hold them and how to copy reading. They learn that they are supposed to turn the pages from right to left, and that the reading goes from left to right. Before their little …