Here is the 1st grade literature list from Veritas Press.

The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber (followed by more Lyle books) Petunia by Roger Duvoisin (followed by more Petunia books)

My 5yo finished Earlybird when she was still four. We have jumped into 1A, but she is also using Miquon, The Verbal Math Lesson, and Education Unboxed.

I voted "other". What works for me in this busy season of life is to designate certain areas of cleaning for different days of the week. Mondays are bathrooms, Tuesdays we clean the kitchen and porch, Wednesdays are the bedrooms, Thursdays are the living areas and mopping. Friday is our spillover day for anything we didn't get to on the other days. My older two boys do their own laundry on Sundays. Menu planning helps me stay on track and I've recently revised our grocery list and plan to monthly shop for our staples, with shopping for produce weekly. We also tidy things as we are finished with them. Toys, crafts, etc. Clutter causes me stress. We clean our kitchen/dining area together after meals and the floors get swept daily. My older two boys also help out with mowing and barn chores (goats/chickens), and we all garden together. A goal for myself is to wake at least 45-60 mins. before my kids to do daily prep work. I like to have breakfast prepped the night before if possible (baked oatmeal, pancakes, etc.) and I do lunch prep (our main meal) while breakfast is cooking.

The books I read as a child are, for the most part, not what I'd select for my children to read. However, several stick out as being worthwhile. The Little House on the Prairie series Swiss Family Robinson The Bible Smuggler Read-alouds we've all loved here: Narnia series The Princess and the Goblin Heidi My 10yo has his own personal favorites. Gentle Ben The Hobbit Little House on the Prairie series missionary biographies by Benge

I'm Canadian and agree with the Come Sit By Me suggestions. Definitely check out the Franklin series by Paulette Bourgeois This site has recommendations for picture books on most of the provinces. Discover Canada There is also 100 Best Canadian Books. Not all titles would be suitable for a 4yo though. This blog has many picture book reviews and suggestion. And no, we do not live in the Arctic nor play hockey! Our neighbors do though ...

Shark Week Your Backyard: Birds Your Backyard: Monarch Butterfly

Just David, and Kindergarten Gems.

Bumping for you. These look great, but I can't find many reviews.

I think you just described my oldest two kids. I've had to let go a bit with my 8yo and accept the fact that sometimes he would rather draw during reading/rest time. Geronimo Stilton graphic novels have also come home with us from the library. :leaving:

This is what my oldest did for 4th: McGuffey Reader - 1 lesson per week read aloud to me for elocution purposes. We looked up unfamiliar words in the dictionary and took turns making sentences with them. He had daily assigned reading for science, Bible, character, etc. 30 min. of science, 1 character story, etc. I read history aloud daily with 1 written narration required per week. He also had a stack of history books and classics to read at his leisure. My 8yo will be a different story as I know he won't devour books as his older brother does.

History is my most indecisive subject as well. I don't know why that is. I tried to appeal to my two eldest's learning styles. Ds 10 devours books of any kind and Ds 8.5 devours audio cds. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I can usually relate to your posts.

I'm curious about what you decided ... Reading through your previous posts, we are in the same boat, so to speak. We are a former HoD family and our 2012-2013 school year was a world history overview (loosely following HoD's Preparing). I've had my eye on History Revealed for a while and am giving it a go this year, but we are only using the audio cd's, along with independent reading. History is going to be self-taught this year, although I hope to listen in too. FWIW, Diana Waring's yahoo group is fabulous. Files galore.

"Lightening the load" is so refreshing. I had a major purge last year and am going at it again this summer, slowly, on the rainy days ...

I've found URtheMom.com to be helpful.

If you ever feel the urge to share these wishlists with the general public, I am all ears.

Hunter, thank you for posting this link again. It was linked in an old thread and I found it very helpful this year. Hopefully others have as well. 5th Grade: - continue to excell beyond his mother's math skills - continue to read through the Bible chronologically with Mom, Dad and the 3rd grader - to understand the grace we have in Jesus and the grace we need to extend to others, especially siblings - read some great biographies, classics, living science books, and a sprinkle of historical fiction - listen to history on audio while building with lego (we're beginning with ancients and we'll see how far we get) - study the human body and world geography with siblings - read and copy several pieces of poetry - memorize a Scripture passage or two - learn how to use a student planner effectively and efficiently - officially begin Greek (he's eager to start this and has been teaching himself the alphabet) - improve handwriting - no sloppy work - continue typing instruction, dictation, grammar, logic, and writing assignments (a steady march forward, please) - continue to develop a strong body with TaeKwon-Do - finally read some Canadian history/geography and make a lapbook, if desired - schedule time for art and composer study 3rd Grade: - master math facts - a steady progress in math (this one has his mother's math skills or lack thereof) - continue to read through the Bible chronologically with Mom, Dad and the 5th grader - recognize his self-control and anger issues and be willing to work at them - a desire to move beyond graphic novels and readers (he has the ability) - master cursive - study the human body and world geography with siblings - read and copy several pieces of poetry - memorize a Scripture passage or two - listen to history on audio while building with lego (we're beginning with ancients and we'll see how far we get) - grow in responsibility for self and self's choices - continue to develop a strong body with TaeKwon-Do - continue grammar, dictation and writing assignments (marching forward ...) - begin logic - schedule time for art and composer study Kindergarten: - continue reading lessons - make homemade "books" - read some fun poetry, fairy tales, whatever she's interested in - kindergarten math skills are already mastered so we'll see what else she's ready for - art, art, and more art - handwriting and copywork at her speed - learn about Jesus daily

Charlie and Lola Someone recommended them on here awhile ago. My library bought them per my request.

Blsdmama, in a recent thread you shared how you removed the couch from the living room ... wanna post a pic? :laugh:

Here's a minimalist home school room for a large family. Contented at Home

Confessions of a Homeschool has a free planner right now. Arrow Planner I feel as though I'm planner crazy as I've looked at so many ...

Thanks for bumping this. This is new to me.

could you please help me convert my son's scores? Thanks. Please pm.

Link to the recent thread, What books overview all of history ... Just for my own future reference as this thread is very intriguing.

Agreeing with the bolded. We are using Hillyer as a read-aloud and Gombrich is on audio. If you only want one I would go with Gombrich on audio. I don't know about others, but I'm horrible at pronunciation.