This school year coming up, I am planning a whole new approach in L.Arts. We will be dropping formal grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. We will be focusing on lots of reading, as well as, journaling and writing some essays. This is where we were heading, naturely. Also, I have taken much of Theodore's comments about grammar, etc. to heart. And since he is so well spoken, I'm convinced.
Now, I would like to hear from others... what's on your reading list? My two oldest sons are entering 6th and 4th grades. Anything from classics to comics...
Thanks,
Sheila
Looking for reading list suggestions
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There are piles of classics and fun books you could try. Here's a few to get you started, in no particular order:
Swiss Family Robinson
Island of the Blue Dolphin
Where the Red Fern Grows
Chronicles of Narnia
The Hobbit
Lord of the Rings
The Wheel on the School
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Borrowers
The Railway Children
Hardy Boys
Pippi Longstocking
Freddy the Pig (we sell these, if your library doesn't have them)
Tintin (one of the best comic book series ever)
Swiss Family Robinson
Island of the Blue Dolphin
Where the Red Fern Grows
Chronicles of Narnia
The Hobbit
Lord of the Rings
The Wheel on the School
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Borrowers
The Railway Children
Hardy Boys
Pippi Longstocking
Freddy the Pig (we sell these, if your library doesn't have them)
Tintin (one of the best comic book series ever)
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Here is a great History book list. The entries are also coded by grade level.
http://www.abookintime.com/
http://www.abookintime.com/
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my third grader loves the box car children.
I go to a lot of tag sales and love to pick up older books. we talk a lot about how things have changed since the book was written, and i love the fact that the morals of the people in the stories are so much better than some of the books that are written today.
If you google search "book lists" you can find some interesting books too.
I go to a lot of tag sales and love to pick up older books. we talk a lot about how things have changed since the book was written, and i love the fact that the morals of the people in the stories are so much better than some of the books that are written today.
If you google search "book lists" you can find some interesting books too.
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Chronicles of Narnia (usually viewed as Christian lit, but we are not Christian and have enjoyed the books. C.S. Lewis did a fantastic job at leaving the book open to interpretation regardless of which way your beliefs swing) and Series of Unfortunate Events (a little dark, but who doesn't love a dark tale every now and then? 
. Both good series and looooong - should keep the kiddos busy for a while. 
Eragon is another good one if your family has a fantasy bend like ours does. Eldest is good, so I've heard - haven't read that for myself yet.
The Giver is a good one (I believe it's written for early adolescents) and it's very thought provoking too.
. Both good series and looooong - should keep the kiddos busy for a while.
Eragon is another good one if your family has a fantasy bend like ours does. Eldest is good, so I've heard - haven't read that for myself yet.
The Giver is a good one (I believe it's written for early adolescents) and it's very thought provoking too.
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Dr. Doolittle is great, so is Jungle Book, and the All Creatures Great and Small book series by James Harriot is a classic. Wonderful suggestions there 
I also liked Eragon quite a bit - it was written by a homeschooler Christopher Paolini, who started writing the book at age 15 and actually beat out the Harry Potter books for #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list.
I also liked Eragon quite a bit - it was written by a homeschooler Christopher Paolini, who started writing the book at age 15 and actually beat out the Harry Potter books for #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list.-
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Theodore wrote:I also liked Eragon quite a bit - it was written by a homeschooler Christopher Paolini, who started writing the book at age 15 and actually beat out the Harry Potter books for #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list.
He has the third book coming out at some point - title and release date are currently unknown.
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Scholastic.com has a nice site.Does your library have a summer reading program? My daughter loves that.
Some of Terry Pratchett's books are geared toward children. The Tiffany Aching books have the witch characters (Granny and Nanny) and the Nac Mac Feegle from his Discworld series, but are written for a younger audience. These include The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith. Pratchett also wrote The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents and The Bromeliad Trilogy (Truckers, Diggers, and Wings). I love Terry Pratchett 
The Heroic Adventure of Hercules Amsterdam by Melissa Glenn Haber
In the Keep of Time (1977) by Margaret J. Anderson
The Heroic Adventure of Hercules Amsterdam by Melissa Glenn Haber
In the Keep of Time (1977) by Margaret J. Anderson
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