At night I make a point of not just reading story books with my son. I do read story books, but I also make a point of reading different types of literature.
We read: a bible story, a chapter book, a primer, a fun book, a library book, and a story book. I also read a biography of some sort. we've done the rounds of missionary stories, the autobiographies I had in the house, some Canadian stories we found at the library and such forth.
Currently we are reading the following.
We read: a bible story, a chapter book, a primer, a fun book, a library book, and a story book. I also read a biography of some sort. we've done the rounds of missionary stories, the autobiographies I had in the house, some Canadian stories we found at the library and such forth.
Currently we are reading the following.
we actually just finished Billy Mink, and have just started chatterer the red squirrel. Billy Mink was such a fun read and the lad had to remember what happened the chapter before and to wonder what might happen next. :)
I am thoroughly enjoying reading this book with the lad. The Great Escape by Christine Farenhorst. Each story is quite short. Some are repetitive from what we've read before, but covered in a slightly different way. Some just have a new way of looking at a different event from life. What I love is they encourage my son to ask questions, and they open his mind up to new thoughts.
this is our "fun" book. Happy birthday Bad kitty. if you have a child who likes to laugh and to learn, these books will do it for you.
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
This book is so old you won't find it anywhere. it's a basic collection of nursery rhymes. I had planned to just read from it during the day, but regular non-school reading just happens better at night. I think there is much to be said for reading through poems and nursery rhymes so hope to continue to practice for quite a while yet.
the one we read tonight totally made the boy hoot though. I found out that the original name to the poem was read is this: the tragical death of A, apple pye who was cut in pieces and eat by twenty-five gentlemen with whom all little people ought to be very well acquainted with.
A was an apple pie
B bit it
C cut it
D dealt it
E eats it
F fought for it
G got it
H had it
I inspected it
J jumped for it
K kept it
L longed for it
M mourned for it
N nodded at it
O opened it
P peeped in it
Q quartered it
R ran for it
S stole it
T took it
U upset it
V viewed it
W wanted it
X, Y and Z (and amperse-and) all wished for and had a piece in hand.
NOTE: the italics were added in the version that I read, but were not in the version found on-line.
the one we read tonight totally made the boy hoot though. I found out that the original name to the poem was read is this: the tragical death of A, apple pye who was cut in pieces and eat by twenty-five gentlemen with whom all little people ought to be very well acquainted with.
A was an apple pie
B bit it
C cut it
D dealt it
E eats it
F fought for it
G got it
H had it
I inspected it
J jumped for it
K kept it
L longed for it
M mourned for it
N nodded at it
O opened it
P peeped in it
Q quartered it
R ran for it
S stole it
T took it
U upset it
V viewed it
W wanted it
X, Y and Z (and amperse-and) all wished for and had a piece in hand.
NOTE: the italics were added in the version that I read, but were not in the version found on-line.
Picked up this book at a yard sale for 50 cents, it's based on The Message and is very much a paraphrase and takes a fair amount of liberties in the story line. This is not all bad as it makes me think about how to correct the misinformation. Sometimes we just go straight to the bible to get it all straight.
Windows to the World
I couldn't find this primer anywhere on amazon, tried a variety of ways to do so. It's an Abeka book and it quite interesting. I found it at a curriculum sale (the best way to find books when on a frugal diet -- next to using the library that is). It's a collection of short stories and we enjoy going through it.
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