The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling My rating: 5 of 5 stars We’ve been reading The Jungle Book since September or so, with breaks for a short Thanksgiving read-aloud and Advent/Christmas read-alouds. We enjoyed this tremendously. Stories of laughter and friendship, love and protection, Law and courtesy. Loyalty. Survival. This edition has both Jungle Books…
So, I know yesterday was Groundhog Day, but here are two books to consider for next year … Gretchen Groundhog, It’s Your Day …. A cute book. Gretchen is the newest Groundhog Day prognosticator. She is very nervous about “Going Out” as is her family tradition. The town’s historian brings a box of journals that…
Once again, for Cindy’s Book Club Party. I don’t know why you’re reading my post when you could be reading hers or those of the other participants … Esolen titles this chapter “Keep Children away from Machines and Machinists” but I think what he is talking about are problems and problem solving and personal interests….
FOR TODAY January 31, 2011 … the final day of the month Outside my window… the sun is sunny. I am thinking… about Cindy’s post on Middle Class poverty definitely a must-read. I am thankful for… a fun time at the Shepherding Group gathering last night. From the learning rooms… ancient writing and more on…
We had a pretty good week. We did Circle Time on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday even though on Tuesday we were leaving the house for open gym! Hooray! A breakthrough 🙂 On Wednesday, we started Circle Time late and finished early. Double Hooray! I’ve been doing a bunch of self-ed this week on Charlotte Mason…
Completely random, incoherent thoughts … ——————————————————— OK, so I actually had the whole chapter read by Sunday this time, and here I am finally posting on Friday. That homeschooling thing is taking so much time! ——————————————————— All that outside time I posted about before, yeah, unsupervised. So, maybe its OK I don’t like outside, Brandy. …
FOR TODAY Monday, January 24, 2011… Outside my window… more snow is falling to the ground. I am thinking… about the second method from 10 Ways … more tomorrow. I am thankful for… Jesus and his love for us. From the learning rooms… I had to make M-girl stop reading Heidi during Circle Time ……
Some quotes to whet your appetite … It is more difficult to maneuver in history class. His mind leaps into the subject like a starving dog lunging at poisoned meat. He cannot be held back, even though he knows what they are feeding him. This new version of history is so different from what his…
Island of the World by Michael D. O’Brien My rating: 5 of 5 stars Borrowed from a Library. Hope to own. This book is beautiful beyond words. Painful, excruciating at times. But even there the words are beautiful. Joy, infinite joy. Sadness, deep sadness. It will make you think. I can’t review such a book….