Showing posts with label Read Alouds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Read Alouds. Show all posts
Thursday, June 1, 2017

The Bronze Bow....

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We wound down our Ancient History study with The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare . The Bronze Bow is set at the time of Jesus in a...
Monday, April 17, 2017

Augustus Caesar's World....

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As part of Ruben's Updated Rome Study, I finished reading aloud Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster . It was my first bo...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Alexander the Great...

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We wrapped up Ruben's study of Greece with Alexander the Great by John Gunther . This classic Landmark book was a fabulous read. I ...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Boy of the Pyramids...

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As part of Heart of Dakota's Creation to Christ , I recently finished reading aloud Boy of the Pyramids by Ruth Fosdick Jones to Rub...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

The Golden Bull...

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Last week we finished reading The Golden Bull, A Mesopotamian Adventure by Marjorie Cowley .  I've found it extremely difficult to f...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

The Secret Garden....

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Our final Socratic Book Club read was The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.  It is a lovely story of overcoming one's negativ...
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry...

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The more I read, the more it takes to impress me.  I've noticed that I am pickier than I used to be about what constitutes a good book...
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Saturday, April 23, 2016

Gladys Aylward...

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Gladys Aylward was an amazing woman!  After reading her autobiography , written in conjunction with Christine Hunter, as part of our Beaut...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Robinson Crusoe...

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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe or Foe, as was his birth name before he changed it to sound more aristocratic, was our March Socratic Bo...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Rascal...

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I didn't know much about Sterling North, nor his book Rascal when we began reading as part of our Beautiful Feet Modern American and ...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Miracles on Maple Hill....

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We read Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen for the February 5th/6th Grade Socractic Book Club discussion.  It was a much easi...
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Monday, February 8, 2016

The Singing Tree...

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The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy happened to be the third title we've read by this author.  Many years ago we read The Chestry Oak and...
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Saturday, January 30, 2016

The Hobbit...

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I have always detested fantasy, whether it be books or movies, it just isn't my genre.  I struggle to get into something that can'...
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Saturday, January 23, 2016

Sergeant York, A Humble Man of God....

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We finished reading Sergeant York by John Perry as part of our Beautiful Feet Modern American and World History study . When Sergeant ...
Monday, January 18, 2016

The Wright Brothers, Pioneers of American Aviation...

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Chapter 1 Learning from Mother   Susan Wright wasn't like other mothers. She was younger and prettier than most other mothers, ...
Monday, December 21, 2015

Jotham's Journey, A Storybook for Advent....

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I've had Arnold Ytreeide books on the shelf for years, but for some reason I've never used them.  This year seemed like a good tim...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

A Christmas Carol....

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Our November Socratic Book Club read was A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens .  I had seen several renditions of the movie over the year...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

George Washington Carver, A Life in Poems....

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Last month, we read Carver, a life in poems by Marilyn Nelson as part of the Beautiful Feet Modern American and World History study.  It...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Along Came Galileo...

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As part of our Beautiful Feet History of Science study, I read aloud Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick.  It was an excellent follow...
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Monday, October 5, 2015

The Perilous Road...

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The Perilous Road by William O. Steele is the story of young Chris Brabson, a boy living in Tennessee at the time of the Civil War.  Chr...
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