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What my boys are reading.

09/03/2013 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

I am trying to do inventors biographies this year for my 7yr old’s school reading.

Considering we are only 3 weeks in and he has almost finished my book list this might not be possible!

There are some on the list that did not look as interesting in person as they did online so he is not reading those though.

He has really enjoyed learning about different inventors and it has helped him see things a totally different way!

These are some of my 5yr old’s books.

I did an online test at sonlight to make sure I was getting the right level and it put him at a 2nd grade reading level.

So these might be a little hard for some 1st graders.

He is really liking the “Mouse and Mole” books!

They are cute to listen to also!

I will try to share a quick look into what we are reading throughout the school year.

I know how hard it is to find quality reading books for kids!

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Homeschooling ~The Civil War

07/03/2013 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

These are some of the books we read for our study of the Civil War a couple months ago (better late then never,right?).

We did the reading guide in the Magic Tree House Lesson Plan to go along with “Civil War on Sunday“.

This is the second book we have done that for and the boys really seem to enjoy seeing how much they remember from each chapter.

“B is for Battle Cry” is one I own, it is a really good overview of the war.

It is also an easy way to introduce young children to the subject. The pictures are vivid and it is written to rhyme.

We of course had to get the Interactive story guide.

The boys always look forward to reading this series!

I love a series that makes history come alive!

There were so many great books on boys of the civil war.

“The Last Brother” by Trinka Hakes Noble, made me cry.

Read it to see why….

The boys have found all of this book series very funny and are willing to sit through facts just because of the crazy characters.

Have you heard of the “Graphic Library” series?

They are so good!

They look like comic books but they are about historical events or people!

My oldest was so interested in the Hunley after reading this one that we got more from the library.

“The Story of the H. L. Hunley and Queenie’s Coin”

“Shipwreck Search: Discovery of the H. L. Hunley”

These are just a few of the amazing books out there on this subject!

It is a hard subject to leave because of all the beautiful stories!

Have a great day tomorrow celebrating our Independence!

Homeschooling

Revolutionary War books for kids

02/20/2013 Danielle Huddleston 2 Comments

Let it begin here was amazing and powerful.

Paul Revere’s Ride has beautiful illustrations to go along with the poem.

The Scarlet Stocking Spy makes me cry.

For God and Country is an amazing audio series that makes you feel like you were there. It made me cry also…

It covers more then just the Revolutionary War, we will be using it throughout the rest of the school year.

Revolutionary War on Wednesday is another well done piece of historical fiction by Mary Pope Osborne.

She really makes history come alive for kids!

There are resources to go along with her books to supplement your lessons.

On the Magic Tree House site.

At mthclassroomadventures.org.

I did not use these lesson plans to go along with the book this time because I had enough for my boys to do but I am definitely keeping these in mind for later!

There are so many more great pieces of historical fiction for the revolutionary war, I am just sharing some of my favorites.

Do you have a favorite historical fiction for kids?

Great books were meant to be shared!