What’s going on here? My two youngest are toasting marshmallows in the kitchen over a candle.
“It’s okay,” they said, “daddy’s been letting us do this all afternoon.”
(Don’t worry. They’re well supervised.)
My two littlest were chatting and carrying on as if around a real campfire, but without all the hassle.
Carry on!
Lynn
Here is probably my favorite right now.
Yes, this book has so much in it. Everything from “The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World” to “Latin Phrases Every Boy Should Know.”
The book starts out:
“In this age of video games and cell phones, there must still be a place for knots, tree houses, and stories of incredible courage.”
And so we are hoping our boys (and our girl) will pick this book up and learn to appreciate the simple, vital things in a boy’s life.
This book has many “boy” things in it, such as artillery history, how to build a tree house, how to make a battery, and stories of courage — as in the Wright brothers and Robert the Bruce, but it also has lessons on grammar and Latin phrases, of course something boys should know, but how often do you see grammar paired with boyish, ”dangerous” things?
Prepare yourself. This book has the 10 commandments in it.
It’s a book I think every homeschool library needs.
Who wrote it, you ask?
Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden, “two men who would have given away the cat to get this book when they were young.”
Lynn
Why, no!
My husband was the recipient this Christmas of a gift card from a client. It was a Barnes and Noble gift card for 100 dollars. (Be still my beating heart!) There was a message in the card attached. Apparently the gift-giver and my husband had agreed upon something that some others thought was incorrect: one can never have too many books.
So I married the right man.
In our home, there’s a certain sight that makes my heart glad. It’s children reading books.
Anyway, I want to share some of the books we bought for our children for Christmas and why. Here begins a series of book reviews over the next few days.
Lynn
I am a 40-something-year-old mother of four delightful children, have been married for 21 years and live in a 1921 farm-style house. I am married to my carpenter husband who is referred to here as the carpenter, papa bear, hubby, and big furry man (he has a full beard).
I am currently homeschooling my second oldest son. He has dyslexia and we have the most fun talking about words and the joys of reading and spelling. Really. Teaching him to read has been one of my greatest joys of my life. He will graduate from our homeschool next year.
I also homeschool my bright and bubbly (and very funny) 5th grade daughter, referred to as either Princess of the Universe or Miss Priss.
My homeschooling style is probably best described as eclectic. I love implementing Charlotte Mason-style ideas into my homeschooling as well as my parenting and I'm a huge fan of Karen Andreola's writings. The heart of our homeschool is Five In A Row.
I'm a North Carolina girl and I love sharing North Carolina links and information. I'm a book lover, bird lover, gardener and aspiring herbalist. I am a thrift store addict. I do medical transcription from home part-time.
Caddie Woodlawn. With the Wisconsin big woods theme, goes along great with a FIAR study of The Raft.
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning
Nature Crafts for Kids: 50 Fantastic Things to Make With Mother Nature's Help
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Be sure and check "The Year of the Doll House" category too.
Joseph (dyslexia)
To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony.
William Henry Channing
1810-1884
for you to leave a comment, but you can also e-mail me at lynn AT thehealthyhomeschool.com
The Hundred Dresses
The Family Under the Bridge
A Year Down Yonder
Pocketful of Pinecones: Nature Study With the Gentle Art of Learning: A Story for Mother Culture. Sweet fictional story about a newly homeschooling mother who incorporates nature study.
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
At Hanka's Table
Awakening Beauty the Dr. Hauschka Way
A Redbird Christmas: A Novel
The Usborne Internet-Linked Book of Knowledge
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know
