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!

Friday, July 17, 2015

Pre-K-Kindergarten book list

TITLE AUTHOR SUBJECT

Mixed Up Chameleon Carle Literature
Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter Potter Literature
Winnie the Pooh Milne Literature
A House for Hermit Crab Carle Literature
Pancakes Carle Literature
Foolish Tortoise Carle Literature
The Grouchy Ladybug Carle Literature
Story of Ferdinand Leaf Literature
Story about Ping Flack Literature
Cat in the Hat Seuss Literature
Green Eggs and Ham Seuss Literature
Little Bear Minarik Literature
Frog and Toad Lobel Literature
Billy and Blaze series Anderson Literature
Curious George H.A. Rey Literature
The little House Burton Literature
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Burton Literature
Real Mother Goose Literature
Corduroy Freeman Literature
Lentil McCloskey Literature
Tale of Three Trees Hunt Literature
Blueberries for Sal McCloskey Literature
The Little Engine that Could Piper Literature
Poky Little Puppy Literature
Make Way for Ducklings McCloskey Literature
One Morning in Maine McCloskey Literature
Story of Little Babaji Bannerman Literature
Goldilocks three Bears Galdone Literature
Three Billy Goats Gruff Galdone Literature
Gingerbread Man Galdone Literature
The Little Red Hen Galdone Literature
The Church Mice Oakley Literature
Wynken, Blynken and Nod Field Literature
Homer Price McCloskey Literature
Angus and the Cat Flack Literature
Henny Penny Galdone Literature
Little House in the Big Woods Wilder Literature
Stone Soup Literature
A Tree is Nice Udry Literature
Stellaluna Cannon Literature
Owl Moon Yolen Literature
The Frogs and Toads all Sang Lobel Literature
Roxaboxen McLerran Literature
Cactus Hotel Guiberson Literature
Hide and Seek Fog Tresselt Literature
Seven Silly Eaters Hoberman Literature
Gregory's Shadow Freeman Literature
How to Make An Apple Pie and See the World Priceman Literature
Froggy Went A-Courtin Tyler Literature
The Important Book Brown Literature
Frederick Lionni Literature
Follow the Dream Sis Literature
Ox-Cart Man Hall Literature
Pumpkin Moonshine Tudor Literature
Bread and Jam for Frances Hoban Literature
In Grandma's Attic Literature
My Father's Dragon Gannett Literature
Uncle Wiggily's Story Book Literature
Fables Literature
For the Children's Hour? Bailey Literature
Whistle for Willie Keats Literature


The Little Fir Tree Brown Seasonal
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree Barry Seasonal
Twelve Days of Christmas Brett   Seasonal
Katy and the Big Snow Burton Seasonal
A Tale for Easter Tudor Seasonal
An Extraordinary Egg Lionni Seasonal
A Year at Maple Farm Seasonal

The Quilt Story DePaola History
Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving McGovern History
Thanksgiving Story Dagliesh History
The First Thanksgiving Day Melmed History
Abe's Fish Bryant History
Living Long Ago (Usborne) Brooks History
Stories from Around the World Amery History
Little America James History
American Story 100 True Tales Armstrong History
A Child's History of the World History
Abraham Lincoln D'Aulaire History
Leif the Lucky D'Aulaire History
Buffalo Bill D'Aulaire History
Benjamin Franklin D'Aulaire History
History Stories for Children CLP Wayland History
This is Mohan LJB R&S History
In 1492 Marzollo History
Samuel Eaton's Day Waters History
Three Young Pilgrims Harness History
Abe Lincoln's Hat Brenner History
Honest Abe Kunhardt History
George Washington's Breakfast History


A Child's Book of Character Building Coriell Bible
Golden Children's Bible Bible
Richard Scarry's Please and Thank You Scarry Character



The Great Animal Search Young Science
My Favorite Time of Year Pearson Science
What do You Do With a Tail Like This Jenkins Science
Come On Rain Hesse Science
Wonders of Nature Wilkins Science
All Things Bright and Beautiful Alexander Science
Story of Dr. Dolittle Lofting Science
What's Smaller than a Pygmy Shrew Wells Science
ABC Book of God's Creatures R&S Science
The Egg and the Chick God is Good series R&S Science
The Squirrel and the Nut God is Good series R&S Science
God Makes Seeds that Grow God is Good series R&S Science
God Made the Animals God is Good series R&S Science
God Made Me God is Good series R&S Science
God Made Us God is Good series R&S Science
We Should Be Thankful God is Good series R&S Science
God Made the Opossum God is Good series R&S Science
God Made the Firefly GOd is Good series R&S Science
Happy Seasons LJB R&S Science
Little Jewel Bird LJB R&S Science
God's Wonderful Trees LJB R&S Science
Berenstain Bears:  Big Book of Science & Nature Science
What's Alive Zoehfeld Science

Stopping by Woods on a Snow Evening Frost Poetry
A Child's Garden of Verses Stevenson Poetry
When We Were Young Milne Poetry
Now We are Six Milne Poetry

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