Books We're Reading

Books We're Reading - February

N's Independent Reading:
Jotham's Journey
The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins
Imagination Station #10-13
Magic Tree House #25-28
Nate the Great

History/Social Studies:
Hero Tales by Dave and Neta Jackson
The People of Thailand by Dolly Brittan
Valentines Day: Stories and Poems
Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda
The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin by Aliki
A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson by David Alder
Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barbara Rosenstock
Buttons for George Washington
Those Rebels, John and Tom by Barbara Kerley
The Declaration of Independence ill. by Sam Fink

Fun Picture Books:
Crazy Hair by Niel Gaiman
The Origami Master by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
Peek! A Thai Hide-And-Seek by Minfong Ho
Tree of Cranes by Allen Say
Yoko's Paper Cranes by Rosemary Wells
How to Train a Train

Science:
How Many Teeth? by Paul Showers
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses by Joanna Cole
Under Your Skin by Mick Manning
Magic School Bus Germs
Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and Yawn by Melvin Beger

Art:
Making Origami Science Experiments Step-by-Step
Origami for Beginners
Origami for Children
Valentine's Day Origami

Mama's Books:
Mission-Minded Family by Ann Dunagan
The New Global Student by Maya Frost
Acts for Everyone by N.T. Wright

Comments

Little Disciples

As I've been learning more about Charlotte Mason and her methods, I've been thinking especially about what she means by "Education is a Discipline." As I was reading her thoughts on discipline from her Homeschooling series, I was particularly struck by the following quotation. Discipline is not Punishment ––What is discipline? Look at the word; there is no hint of punishment in it. A disciple is a follower, and discipline is the state of the follower; the learner, imitator. Mothers and fathers do not well to forget that their children are, by the very order of Nature, their disciples... How Disciples are Lured ––He who would draw disciples does not trust to force; but to these three things–– to the attraction of his doctrine, to the persuasion of his presentation, to the enthusiasm of his disciples ; so the parent has teachings of the perfect life which he knows how to present continually with winning force until the children are quickened with such zeal for virtue...

Styrofoam Tray Shrink Art

Making styrofoam shrink art was one of those fun childhood memories I have from being a kid. My mom would clean off the meat or veggie trays from the grocery store, give it to us kids to draw on, then we would watch in awe as our creations shrunk before our very eyes in the oven. I really wanted to do the same thing with my kids so I (silly-me) tried to find a tutorial of the sort on the Internet. I did this mostly because I didn't know the temperature the oven needed to be or how long it should be in there. Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't find one! The closest thing I found was this website , but there were no pictures or anything. I decided to wing it - it couldn't be that hard, right? And, yes, this craft is super easy. First, I gave the boys a clean tray and a bunch of markers for them to draw with. I had to convince them to color a lot since they were only making small markings. We put their creations on an aluminum-covered bak...

A Brand New House

Another major thing we did while my parents were here last week was a major room change in our house. It feels like a brand new home! We have a play room, the boys are now sharing a room, and Phil and I have moved into Button's old room (which was really the library/office/nursery/catch-all room). I am so excited!!! I finally feel settled into this home since there is finally a place (or at least a room) for everything. The boys seem to really love sharing a room, and they are actually going to sleep better than they were when they were separate. It's fantastic. By far, I'm most excited about our play room. This room comes right off the kitchen, and it used to be our master bedroom. Now, we have our books and toys in it which keeps our living room so. much. cleaner. This room will eventually become our homeschool room with some minor improvements in a couple of years. In the meantime, we are enjoying the extra space to play ...

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