Mert
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You can read the Mara Pratt books yourself here... http://www.mainlesson.com/displayauthor.php?author=pratt
The first 2 are also on librivox, I believe. ~HTH
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LOVE the history list in chronological order!! I'm already comparing it with my library and making my Amazon wish list. Thank you!! :D
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Yup! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the list... I'm putting together kindy Am Hist right now.I say post them all. If you're a freak, then so are we all :) -
I like Angela's posts, and I've used these blogs as well...
http://delightfullearning.blogspot.com/#
http://tinderbox.homeschooljournal.n...five-in-a-row/
http://dailythoughtsonmytots.blogspot.com/
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Thanks for a great give away and a great blog! :D
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We met online through a dating site. I realize this is becoming more and more common, but I'm still a little embarrassed about it. :)
Online dating site, too! :D I've been a little sheepish about it, but as you say I see it more and more often. First time we spoke on the phone, we talked for 5 hours. I knew we were going to get along famously then and knew for sure we were getting married when I met his family!
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I think it is going to depend on where one is. Way back in the mid-80s I had to buy my own copies of the assigned books.
Same here for summer reading and for the novels and such we read in school. And I promise I do not want to read Moby Dick or The Scarlet Letter over again. I would have been happy to have either from the library, but our study was too long.
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And if you must have a little bit of bread or bagel, I highly recommend the Udi and Rudy's brands. I just looked them up on Amazon, and I find them locally much cheaper than that. Don't let it scare you! And for the record, I'm not gf, my son is... So, I eat this stuff right next to regular bread and bagels, and I think it tastes fine. It's the first gf bread-type items that I've tried that really are a decent match.
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We've enjoyed the crackers and a few other things by Elana. http://www.elanaspantry.com/ My library had a couple of her cookbooks, and Trader Joes has almond meal for $3.50 per lb. It's not as "smooth" as she would suggest, but it's fine for crackers. I wouldn't attempt a cake or cookie recipe with it, but it does the job for a snack.
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Thought this might be helpful for anyone else that wants to play along with us! It's a great blog post about what Pinterest is and how to get started.
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We meant to delay and started doing our research about which ones to do when ds turned 2. We realized that many of the vaccines were to help babies and toddlers until their systems could fight off the diseases themselves. So now we haven't done any. We're still considering tetanus and c pox if he hasn't gotten them naturally by the time he's in his teens.
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This isn't what you were asking about but wanted to share a different sort of idea. When ds was a toddler, he was an EARLY riser. He was regularly up for the day at 4:45. We just set up our playroom so that all the doorways could be gated and so that it was super duper child safe, and I kept a pillow and blanket in there. I regularly slept for another hour or 2 after he woke during that "season" by moving us both in there and closing off the gates. You obviously don't want any advice from me as I never figured out that sleeping thing. :lol: Just thought something like this might help until you find a good schedule.
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B/c ds is dairy free, we do melted Earth Balance, sea salt and nutritional yeast. I guess that's the df equivalent of salt, butter and parm cheese. All I know is it's yummy, and I eat my popcorn that way even when ds isn't around. :D
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:bigear: My ds is in the same boat... high decoding ability, low comprehension. Thanks for all the suggestions so far.
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I wrap all my books in a ziploc or plastic grocery bag and then a brown paper sack. And I love ex-library books... I now have 1/2 the Collier American History series b/c of that. :D
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Sahamamama, do you mind if I post your family tree idea on another hsing board. I would totally quote you and give you all the credit! ;) I was discussing this with a couple other moms and thought they would LOVE your idea. Just wanted to make sure you're OK with it, though.
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Any more suggestions?? :bigear:
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Love the family tree idea and your history suggestions! Thanks for chiming in. I (roughly) based the list on the Guest Hollow topics but had added in pioneers and life on the Mississippi b/c of books that I already owned including 3 or 4 Little House picture books. Now that you mention it, I do have a couple books about the moon landing or at least astronauts as we visited the Space Ctr in Huntsville earlier in the year. Thanks again!
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Thanks for the links and all the info, sbgrace! I think we have The Rag Coat. I wasn't going to try to line up all the FIAR books, but I think I can make a few line up like Paul Revere's Ride and your suggestion.
Thank you, kolamum! :D
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I'm going to do a 1 yr overview of Am History using picture books (Maestro, Fritz, Adler, d'Aulaire) for Kindy next year. Would you look over my list of topics? Do I have too many or did I miss something important?
I'm not so sure that we're going to hit the wars and stuff towards the end. I'm thinking I'd rather just pick a few people to read about and mention that they lived during such and such war. Any suggestions for who to study WWI and on?
Thanks for taking a look!! :)
Native Americans
Discovery: Leif, Columbus
Explorers
Jamestown
Pilgrims
Colonies
Revolution
New Nation
Thomas Jefferson
Lewis & Clark
Johnny Appleseed
Andrew Jackson
Trail of Tears
Alamo
Transcontinental Railroad
Gold Rush
Oregon Trail
Pioneers
Pony Express
Slavery
Underground Railraod
Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Reconstruction
Wild West
Buffalo Bill
Thomas Edison
Life on the Mississippi
Immigration
Wright Brothers
Teddy Roosevelt
World War I
Dust Bowl
Depression
World War II
Pearl Harbor
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Could you link to an article or point me/us in the right direction? I'm sorry to say that I don't know what you're talking about.
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In the samples that I saw on the website, it looks like most of the student activities are coloring and copy work. Am I wrong? (I hope I'm wrong!) I was looking for more hands on or crafty ideas. I'm considering using the David C King books, http://www.amazon.com/Wild-West-Days-Discover-Activities/dp/0471239194/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310590652&sr=1-6 , but I'd love to have something all planned out especially at this price.
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I follow this blog b/c it has lots of SOTW extras... http://runofthemillfamily.blogspot.com/p/story-of-world-resources-for-volume-one.html. ~HTH
Read Aloud List for American History - What am I missing?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I'm doing Amer Hist with my 5yo this year and am trying to put together some read-alouds as well. I'm wondering if anyone can share if they thought any of these would be good for a younger crowd. I read The Courage of Sarah Noble and LOVED it. Hoping to find several more that are on that level. Thanks!! :D