I am a Christian and a wife and mother of three trying to live out God's purpose for my life. Our homeschooling journey was not a typical beginning. My husband and I had attended public school and had planned for our children to attend there as well. My oldest had attended a pre-k program at a Christian school to get him ready. It had been a bumpy start but he finally settled down and got used to it. When time came to tour the elementary school that our son was zoned for (which was known to be the best one in the county) we decided it wasn't for us. I was floored at what they had planned on teaching them in kindergarten and the learning environment was not inviting. We therefore decided to leave him at the private Christian school he was at and that is where he stayed until 3rd grade. By that time my middle child was ready for pre-k and I signed him up that year as well. Things went pretty well for him but my oldest through the years was bored and didn't want to go. He almost always got perfect scores and never studied. I tried talking with the teachers and they said there was nothing they could do until he got into the upper grades just to be happy that he was bright and "didn't need help." I was tired of paying big bucks for my son to sit and not be challenged so that is the year I took the plunge and pulled him out. It has been a learning road and I have spent many hours studying and learning what is best for my children. Everyone has a story and what works for their family. This blog is what has worked for mine. I hope that what I write will help others who are beginning or those who are always looking for things to help deepen their children's learning. Blessings!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

4th Grade Reading List 2012-13


 History Explorers - 1815

1.       Pedro’s Journal
2.       Columbus The First Voyage to America
3.       Raleigh’s Paige
4.       The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
5.       Voyage to Freedom
6.       The Courage of Sarah Noble
7.       The Witchcraft of Salem Village
8.       Duncan’s War
9.       Rip Van Winkle
10.   Witch at Blackbird Pond
11.   Hearts and Hands
12.   Guns of Thunder
13.   Can’t you make them Behave King George?
14.   Duel in the Wilderness
15.   If you Lived at the time of the American Revolution
16.   Johnny Tremain
17.   The Ocean of Truth
18.   Yankee Doodle Boy
19.   The Declaration of Independence
20.   The Declaration of Independence words that made America
21.   A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson
22.   Meet George Washington
23.   Read about George Washington
24.   If you grew up with George Washington
25.   Washington at Valley Forge
26.   The Reb and the Redcoats
27.   Traitor Case of Benedict Arnold
28.   Bold West with Lewis and Clark Journey
29.   Carry on Mr. Bowditch

Science Books
1.       Humphrey the Lost Whale
2.       A Dolphin Named Bob
3.       Venus Among the Fishes
4.       Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle
5.       Is this a House for Hermit Crab?
6.       One Tiny turtle
7.       Sea Turtles
8.       Giant Sea Reptiles
9.       The Lochness Monster
10.   A Sea Full of Sharks
11.   Shark Lady
12.   I Survived the Shark Attack of 1916
13.   20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Literature Books
1.       The Bells of Christmas
2.       The Gift of the Magi
3.       The Sign of the Beaver
4.       Mary Poppins
5.       From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil Frankweiler
6.       Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
7.       Robert Frost Poetry unit

Misc. Books
1.       Created for Work
2.       Joseph Haydn
3.       George Handel
4.       Beethoven
5.       Mozart
6.       Chopin
7.       Schumann

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