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!

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Books for 3-5 yrs. (Pre-K) Year 2014-15

Books Read 2014-15 (my 3 yr. old)   Favorites  are  * (not an exhaustive list)

Fantastic Mr. Fox *-liked really well
I Know it’s Autumn –Spinelli
Why Do Leaves Change Colors- Maestro
When the leaf Blew in – Metzger**
Feast for 10-Falwell
How Apples Grow?
From Seed to Pumpkin
Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving - *
We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt- Metzger**
10 Little Rubber Ducks- Carle**
What Happens to our Trash?  Ward *
Angus Lost – Flack *
Where Does the Garbage Go? – Showers *
What Makes a Shadow? – Bulla *
The Gingerbread Boy – Galdone **
The First Christmas – Pienkowski
Merry Christmas curious George – Rey *
The Little Drummer Boy – Keats **
The Night Before Christmas - Tudor *
Berenstain Bears Save Christmas – *
Light is All Around us – Pfeffer - *
Milk from Cow to Carton- Aliki **
My Feet My Hands *
My Five Senses – Aliki *
Look at Your Eyes – Shower s**
Sounds All Around *
How You Talk *
I Can Tell by Touching *
Sleep is for Everyone *
Switch on Switch off *
Green Eggs & Ham **
House that Jack Built **
Curious George **
Corduroy **
My Shadow **
Three Billy Goats Gruff **
In November
What Makes a Magnet *
Now its Fall – Lenski **
Now its Winter – Lenski **
Tiki tiki Tembo **
The Little Drummer Boy**
The Friendly Beasts
Snow
The Mitten
Guess How Much I Love You
Volcanoes
Night Animals
Mouse and the Motorcycle – Cleary *
The Wizard of Oz - Baum*
Noah's Ark
The Chocolate Touch
The Runaway Bunny
Plants in the Winter
Reptiles (DK book)
Jeremy the Tale of an Honest Bunny
How People Learned to Fly - Hodgkins*