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!

Monday, September 2, 2013

2011-12 Book List for 3rd Grade

Studying Middle Ages & Renaissance & Astronomy

Literature

Abeka's Pilgrim Progress
Homer Price
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Alice and Wonderland
Winn Dixie
Poetry for Young People (Carrol)

History

Beorn the Proud
Beowulf
Peril and Peace
Monks and Mystics
A Door in the Wall
The King's Shadow
Adam and His Kin
Joan of Arc
The Beggar's Bible
Art and Civilization:  The Renaissance
Ink on His Fingers
Thunderstorm in Church

Science

Nicolaus Copernicus Earth is a Planet
Along Came Gaileo
Johannes Kepler
Space
To Space and Back 

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