Monday, March 26, 2007
A Good Family Read...
In the mornings, the kids and I start school by having a devotional together- now in keeping it real, I am admitting to the fact that we seem to do this when we have school, but we just had Spring Break and did not do it once in 10 days. We are also usually doing it in the midst of our 4 yr old son building block towers and our 1 yr old repeatedly waving Goodnight Moon in my face, asking me to read that to him at the same time. I just don't want anyone to read my blog and go away feeling of bad mother guilt like I can sometimes when I am picturing everyone else and their perfect families! Anyhoo, after our Bible time, we read a novel together. I try to save a really special novel for this time. We have read through the Narnia series and just finished Little Pilgrim's Progress. I am a bit stuck in thinking of other good reads for boys and girls. Any suggestions?
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I'm amazed by anyone who can do a read aloud with a one year old in the same house. That's not something we could ever do!
A source for great reading lists is www.amblesideonline.org They have amazing lists sorted by year. You could also check out www.sonlight.com They also have a wonderful reading list.
We just got done with Sarah, Plain and Tall (and the other two books in that set, too) - not a novel, exactly, but great for kids the ages of yours. Mine are 2, 4, 6, 8 (almost, I like saying that because it's so fun to say! The older two will be 6 and 8 by the end of summer). So, my kids enjoyed that. We are also going through the Little House on the Prairie series, and are starting the 4th book in the series tonight! (On the Banks of Plum Creek).
Also on my list for this next month: 1) continuing the Little House series; 2) The adventures of Ulysses (children's retelling the The Odyssey); 3) Heidi; and 4) Moby Dick.
Several weeks ago, my husband did the evening read aloud, and he chose "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson. I wouldn't recommend doing this!! It's a mouthful - the gaelic, scottish, whatever all dialects it is - the kids were lost and needed a recap of what just happened after EVERY chapter. But, hey, my husband loves putting on the accent and he had a blast with it.
I agree with Kathleen, amblesideonline is a great resource! I usually check my books out from the library, and also go "Goodwill hunting" every few weeks, and have picked up more classics there for .50 - $2.99 than you would believe! You just have to know what you're looking for. So, anyway, because of that, I usually have a very eclectic reading repertoire! In fact, all the books I just listed up there came from Goodwill. HOW can people get rid of these great books?!
Jennifer, diaryof1.com
p.s., woo-hoo, I'm on the blogroll :)
The Little House books are good boy and girl books as Laura is a tomboy and there is a lot about building the house and working with her Pa. There is also the "Farmer Boy" book - which is about Almanzo Wilder. I would highly recommend these.
I know there are others - I am drawing a blank right now - and I will have to think on it for a while! Sorry
We are avid readers! My kids are a bit older than yours - 9, 13 and almost 16!!!
i have twin boys, 12 , and two girls, 5 and 7. it is challenging to find one-size-fits-all read alouds. some surprising favorites have been, where the red fern grows, pippi-longstocking, the american girl series (although the boys have made us swear to secrecy), and the little house books. we also like to read shel silverstein together; these are especially good before bed when we've had a less than perfect household day. :o)
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