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    Wait! I thought OneNote was free???

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I downloaded it and it shows "Your trial has expired.  Most of the features of OneNote have been disabled."  (What trial??? I've never downloaded it before, and my computer--I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit--did not come with OneNote installed.) It says that in order to continue, I should enter a product key (I don't have one) or sign in to an active account (no idea what that means; I don't think I have an account??).  So is the free OneNote not really free?  Or did I download the wrong thing?  HELP!

    Another what's the difference? TT 1.0 vs 2.0

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    The TT 2.0 high school courses have been updated to make them more rigorous. I have used 1.0 for Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry, and 2.0 for Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1. I'm going from memory here (don't feel like dragging out the books just now), but I do know that Algebra 1 2.0 has additional lessons at the end of the book that cover topics not addressed in Algebra 1 1.0 (functions, for one thing, which are never even mentioned in 1.0). Another thing is that in the 2.0 version, several of the problems in each lesson are multiple choice; not so in 1.0.

     

    I don't have Algebra 2 2.0, but my understanding is that it is the course that underwent the most changes to make it more comparable to other publishers' Algebra 2 programs. Someone correct me if that's wrong.

     

    I don't use the CDs and don't care to have the self-grading (I prefer to teach the lessons myself), but for a student who is average to above-average in understanding math, I would definitely recommend using the 2.0 books (either with or without the CDs). My students struggle with math, so they NEED the slower progression of the 1.0 books. Since I teach the lessons without the CDs anyway and we go over their work together, the 1.0 books work fine for me.

    Side-by-side comparison of BJU Fundamentals of Math & either TT Math 7 or TT Pre-Algebra???

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Thank you, loesje 22000. :)

    I have BJU Fundamentals and also TT 7 & TT Pre-algebra, so I could go through the whole process of comparing them myself, but I'm feeling lazy and was hoping someone had already done all that work so I wouldn't have to. :p

    I was all set to use ABeka Basic Math I (7th), but I can't find an unused student text, so I decided to choose between the BJU and the TT (either TT 7 or TT Pre-algebra) since I already own the student texts for those.

    Side-by-side comparison of BJU Fundamentals of Math & either TT Math 7 or TT Pre-Algebra???

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Have you done a comparison or know of one posted online?  I googled but didn't find one.  Just trying not to reinvent the wheel... 

     

    ETA:  I'm particularly interested in the comparison between the FIRST edition of BJU Fundamentals of Mathematics and TT 7 or Pre-Algebra, but I'd be interested in hearing about the comparison with 2nd edition BJU Fundamentals & the TT courses as well.

     

    What if my 12-15 yo girls do a year of Myths, Folktales, etc.?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    Will all the girls have to buy all of those books? That could be rather expensive.

    We aren't going to use ALL of these, especially not all of the Middle Ages books. This is my list of books to choose from. After I finish narrowing down the lists, we'll check some out from the library, and we'll get some of them used. We have several thrift stores nearby, and kids' books range from 10 cents to $1.99 each, so they won't be spending a lot.

    What if my 12-15 yo girls do a year of Myths, Folktales, etc.?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    ETA: Don't know if these were written in your ancients/medieval time frame, but if you're going for folktales and fairy tales, here are some folktale books from around the world that we used when doing our World Cultures/Geography year:

    PACIFIC ISLANDS

    - Punia and the Shark King (Wardlaw) -- OR -- (Mohan) -- picture book; Hawaiian folktale

    - Pacific Island Legends: Tales from Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia (Flood) -- okay; not spectacular

    AUSTRALIA

    - Dreamtime Aboriginal Stories (Nunukul) -- folktales

    NEW ZEALAND

    - Maui and the Sun (Bishop) -- OR -- How Maui Slowed the Sun (Tune) -- picture book; Maori legend

    - Punga Goddess of Ugly (Lattimore) -- picture book; Maori legend

    JAPAN

    - The Cat Who Went to Heaven (Coatsworthy) -- folktale; Buddhism

    - Japanese Children's Favorite Stories (Sakade) -- folktales

    - Sword of the Samurai (Kimmell) -- folktales

    KOREA

    - Tales of a Korean Grandmother (Carpenter)

    - In Moonlight Mist (Souci) -- picture book; folktale

    CHINA/TAIWAN

    - Monkey Subdues the White Bone Demon (Wang) -- picture book; folktale from Buddhism

    - ChiLi Purse (Fang) -- folktales

    - Cloudmakers (Rumford) -- picture book; legend of paper making

    NEPAL/TIBET

    - Little Dog Moon (Trottier) -- picture book; folktale (Nepal)

    - I, Doko: Tale of a Basket (Young) -- picture book; folktale (Nepal)

    - Tales from the Roof of World (Timpanelli) -- folktales (Tibet)

    THAILAND / PHILIPPINES

    - Tale of Two Rice Birds (Meeker) -- (Thailand) picture book; folktale (Buddhism/reincarnation)

    - Filipino Children's Favorite Stories (Romulo) -- (Philippeans) folktales

    VIETNAM / CAMBODIA

    - Silent Lotus (Lee) -- Cambodia; picture book; ancient culture story

    - Brother Rabbit (Ho) -- Cambodia; picture book; folktale

    INDONESIA

    - The Magic Crocodile and Other Folktales from Indonesia -- folktales

    - Gecko's Complaint: A Balinese Folktale -- picture book; folktale

    INDIA / SRI LANKA

    - Just So Stories (Kipling) -- folktales by British, not Indian, author

    - Riki Tiki Tavi (Kipling)

    - Gifts of Wali Dad (Shephard) -- picture book; folktale

    - Elephant Prince: Story of Ganesh (Novesky) -- picture book; folktale; Hinduism

    MIDDLE EAST

    - 1001 Arabian Nights

    - Palace in Baghdad: Seven Tales from Arabia (Larson) -- funny folktales with a moral

    AFRICA

    - Ashanti to Zulu (Musgrove) -- picture book; African tribes

    - The Storytellers (Lewin) -- (Morroco); folktale

    - Bachelor & The Bean (Fowles) -- (Morocco) picture book; folktale

    - The Perfect Orange (Araujo) -- (Ethiopia) folktale

    - London Rat Catcher's Son (London) -- folktales with a moral

    - Beat the Story Drum Pum-Pum (Bryan) -- folktales

     

     

    ETA: PS -- You might also add into the Medieval section:

    - El Cid (McCaughrean)

    - Don Quixote (Palacios -- abridged version) -- OR -- The Misadventures of Don Quixote (Lathrop -- picture book)

    Thank you! These are great! I've been searching for good resources for Japan and India in particular. :)

    Resources that made you a better writing teacher?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    I use this set of books with my students (see my signature), who are very intimidated by writing assignments.   I find it very helpful for my students because they need a LOT of guidance as they write.  Below is an essay written (on her own) by one of my reluctant writers (age 14) after going through the lessons in Writing Skills, Book 2 over the course of one school year (never having used Book 1).


    How God Helped the Israelites

    Though the Israelites served as slaves in Egypt, God heard their cries for help. He used Moses to lead the people out of Egypt after many plagues occurred. God protected the Israelites as they fled from the Egyptian army, and He provided for their needs during the forty-year journey though the desert to the Promised Land. God used this time to establish laws and to strengthen the Israelites so that they would become a powerful and Godly nation.

    The Israelites lived as slaves for many years until God brought them out. God called to Moses when he was in the desert by setting a bush on fire. Moses went to Pharaoh to warn him that God would send plagues on Egypt if he did not let the people go. Pharaoh changed his mind and let the Israelites go, but he then decided to destroy them, so he chased them to the edge of the sea. God miraculously parted the sea to let the Israelites through before Pharaoh's army could reach them. The people had escaped Egypt and were on their way to the Promised Land.

    The Israelites' journey to the Promised Land would be a difficult forty-year trip through the desert during which God would continue to meet all their physical needs. When the Israelites complained that they had no food, God made manna fall from the skies. God also caused quail to cover the camp, providing meat for the Israelites. When they ran out of water, Moses struck a rock and water flowed. Even though the journey was long and tough, God made sure that their clothes did not wear out and that their feet were protected. Though the people were stubborn and the journey was long, God always provided for their needs.

    In order to teach His people to maintain a close relationship with Him, God gave the Israelites laws and standards for living and worship. God showed the people He was with them by traveling with them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night in order to light their way. While they were camped at Mount Sinai, God met with Moses on the mountain where He wrote the Ten Commandments on tablets of stone. God wanted to live among the people, so He told the people to build a tent (tabernacle) that could be moved as the people continued their journey. God made His spirit visible and known to the Israelites. He gave them a special place to worship and clear laws to follow as they lived their daily lives.

    After forty long and difficult years, the Israelites arrived in the Promised Land. Though small in number, they had escaped the large Egyptian army. God was faithful in providing food, clothing, and protection every step of the way. He taught them to live and worship in a Godly manner so that the nation they formed would be strong and would worship the one true God.


    Now this essay might not seem very wonderful to many folks here, but for this student, it is a HUGE accomplishment. When this child (the dd of a friend) came to me as a 6th grader, she was reading on a 3rd grade level and would not have known how to even begin to write anything like this. She has gained a lot of confidence in her writing by using Writing Skills, Book 2 throughout the school year.

     

    I did not use the Writing Skills books with my own children, ER & EK, because I didn't know about the books when ER & EK were learning to write.  They are natural writers and didn't need this level of hand-holding once they had learned the basics.




     

    What if my 12-15 yo girls do a year of Myths, Folktales, etc.?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    I've been poring over literature lists and trying to find things these bibliophobes would like (or at least tolerate), and I've started a few threads asking for recommendations (http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/520827-help-needed-selecting-literature-for-12-15-year-old-reading-phobic-girls/ and http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/520580-which-of-these-books-do-you-think-would-be-most-enjoyable-for-girls-ages-12-15 / and http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/520656-lorid-and-others-which-of-these-books-set-during-the-middle-ages-are-not-to-be-missed/ ). I've narrowed down the list quite a bit, and now that I've thought and researched, I am seriously considering doing a whole year of myths, legends, folktales, and religious tales with my students.

     

    To recap our situation:

    I teach a group of girls whose mothers are friends of mine. They hate to read because they are poor readers (and vice versa). I have little control over whether they read outside the classroom, although they do read the overnight assignments I give them. I always have their literature tie in with their history. We will use BJU Heritage Studies 6 (covers Ancients through the Middle Ages) because it fits their reading capabilities and because I can tailor it to fit their learning styles (notebooking & lapbooking go over pretty well). They will work on their reading skills with some of the Mark Twain Media/Carson-Dellosa Jumpstarters for... series (http://www.carsondellosa.com/cd2/SearchCatalog.aspx?k=jumpstarters for&fq=subject:Language+Arts) and Scholastic's 35 Reading Passages for Comprehension series (http://shop.scholastic.com/shop/SearchCmd?catalogId=10051&NEW_QUERY_PARAM=true&Ntt=35+Reading+Passages&N=0+163&viewParam=Search&langId=-1&y=0&x=0&storeId=10751&searchDropDownFilter=All Products).

     

    So their actual assigned reading would be myths, legends, or folklore that goes with the various cultures and time periods we'll be studying in history: Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, Greece, Rome, the Maya, Africa, Japan, the Byzantine era, and the Middle Ages (through about 1500).

     

    Mesopotamia

    Foster: City of Rainbows 0924171707

    Kirshnaswami: Stories of the Flood 1570980071

     

    Egypt

    Bower: The Shipwrecked Sailor 0689830467

     

    Japan, China, India

    Pittman: A Grain of Rice 044041301X

    Collier: Chinese Mythology 0766014126

    Ji-Li Jiang: The Magical Monkey King 1885008252

    Stories of India: http://www.indolink.com/kidz/mythology.html

     

    Greece

    Blaisdell: Favorite Greek Myths 0486288595

    Blyton: Tales of Ancient Greece 0439175992

    McGovern: Aesop's Fables 0590438808

    Russell: Classic Myths to Read Aloud 0517588374

    Spies: The Iliad and the Odyssey in Greek Mythology 0766015610

     

    Rome

    Lively: In Search of a Homeland 0385729375

    Wolfson: Roman Mythology 0766015580

     

    Mayas

    Schuman: Mayan and Aztec Mythology 0766014096

     

    Africa

    Altman: African Mythology 0766021254

    Vernon-Jackson: African Folk Tales 0486405532

    Woodson: African Myths and Folk Tales 0486477347

     

    Byzantine era

    Coolidge: Tales of the Crusades 0395067200

    Demi: Muhammad 0689852649

    McCaughrean: One Thousand and One Arabian Nights 0192750135

     

    Middle Ages (I haven't completely decided which Robin Hood and which King Arthur we will read, so I have 2-3 listed for each.)

    Ashby: Cædmon's Song 0802852416

    Green: The Adventures of Robin Hood 0141329386

    McGovern: Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest 0590454412

    McCaughrean: The Canterbury Tales 0140380531

    McCaughrean: King Arthur and the Round Table 0340894377

    Morpurgo: Arthur, High King of Britain 0152000801

    Wolfson: King Arthur and His Knights in Mythology 0766019144

    Morpurgo: Beowulf 0763632066

    Osborne: Favorite Medieval Tales 0439141346

    Osborne: Favorite Norse Myths 0590480472

    Tusiani: Dante's Divine Comedy as Told for Young People 1881901297

     

     

    We will probably read this novel sometime during the first semester just because *I* especially like it :):

    Speare: The Bronze Bow 0395137195

     

    I am also considering one of these novels for the second semester:

    Cushman: Catherine Called Birdy 0547722184

    Gray: Adam of the Road 0142406597

    Lovett: The Great and Terrible Quest 1887840826

     

     

    I also plan to cover the Feasts of Israel using these resources:

    Sampson: A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays 0970181604

    Wertheim: Walk With Y'Shua Through the Jewish Year 1881022404

     

     

    One special thing I want to do, in addition to having them read other tales from each culture, is to have them read Cinderella stories from these cultures, using these resources plus picture books and other storybooks (some possibilities are listed below):

    Gross: Cinderella Tales From Around The World 0971364915

    Heiner: Cinderella Tales From Around The World 1469948052

    Goodwin: In Search of Cinderella 1885008147

    Hollenbeck: Teaching With Cinderella Stories From Around The World 0439188431

    Cinderella: The Ultimate Collection 1496195906

    Pirotta: The Golden Slipper 1597710776

    Steptoe: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters 0688040454

    Louie: Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China 0698113888

    Climo: The Egyptian Cinderella 0064432793

    Climo: The Korean Cinderella 0064433978

    Climo: The Persian Cinderella 0064438538

    San Souci: Cendrillon 2914692285

    Climo: The Irish Cinderlad 0064435776

     

    What do you think? Anyone see any problems with this plan? PLEASE give me some feedback!

    Resources that made you a better writing teacher?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    erek's mom, Can you tell us more about the Writing Skills series and how it helped you?

     

    Thanks,

     

     

    I have these three (and you can see contents and page samples at the links provided):

     

    Writing Skills, Book 1 - http://www.christianbook.com/writing-skills-2nd-edition-book-grades/diana-king/9780838825655/pd/379256

     

    Writing Skills, Book 2 - http://www.christianbook.com/writing-skills-book-2/diana-king/9780838825662/pd/882566

     

    Writing Skills, Book 3 - http://www.christianbook.com/writing-skills-book-3/diana-king/9780838820520/pd/912052

     

    I do not own Writing Skills, Book A (http://www.christianbook.com/writing-skills-book-grades-2-4/diana-king/9780838820490/pd/372049), but it appears to be similar to the other books in the series.

     

    These books take the student step-by-step through learning to write, beginning with parts of sentences and parts of speech, and they include grammar activities related to sentence structure. The student starts out writing sentences and then moves on to developing example, process, comparison/contrast, narrative, and reason paragraphs--both basic (1 topic, 3 supporting, 1 concluding) and expanded (1 topic, 3 supporting + 3 or more detail, 1 concluding)--and then using those paragraphs to write full-length basic essays.

     

    These books do not include answer keys, but an answer key that covers all three books is available here: http://www.setonbooks.com/viewone.php?ToView=S-WRIT-21

    Help needed! Selecting literature for 12-15 year old (reading-phobic) girls

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    Honestly, I feel that you'll find this problem with many book lists (Veritas Press' literature curriculum springs to mind). Even when trying to attach age levels to the books I'm reviewing for my blog, it is so HARD! One book may be easy for one child, but be difficult for another the same age.

    I agree about that! Especially about Veritas Press. Black Ships Before Troy is listed on their 3rd grade literature list, but I doubt I've ever met more than a couple of 3rd graders who could handle that one. The publisher suggests 7th & up, which seems a lot more on target. I had my high school students (9th & 12th grades) read it last year--actually, we read most of it aloud together--and it was beyond them. Granted, I am teaching below-average learners, but I still don't believe that most 3rd graders are ready for Black Ships Before Troy.

    Help needed! Selecting literature for 12-15 year old (reading-phobic) girls

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    I know lots of people use this resource differently, so for future reference,  I'm wondering in what way it isn't a good fit for you.

    Are the grade level recommendations too high?  Too low?  To wide a span? Inaccurate?

     

    Are you not sure what sub topics you want to cover for each era, or do you know what sub topics you want to cover and you require more details from the book descriptions so you can choose between several books that cover the same sub topic?

     

    Is it possible you need a spine first so you can use it to help you narrow down what sub topics to cover more specifically?

     

    I feel that the grade level recommendations are a bit high, or maybe it's just too wide a span.  Again, I'm not sure if the newest edition of the book is different from my first edition (which I'm not looking at right now, so I'm going from memory), but I think my book lumps together K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12.  IMO, those spans are enormous, especially in the K-3 and 7-9 lists. 

     

    I have a spine book, so narrowing down what I want isn't a problem.  The problem is that I can't tell enough about the books that are listed to make heads or tails of what it's about and what it *looks* like.  I'm intensely visual, and I guess I just need to *see* a book and hold it in my hand in order to know if it's what I'm looking for.   

     

    Help needed! Selecting literature for 12-15 year old (reading-phobic) girls

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    How so?

     

     

    In the OP's case I would suggest looking in the Historical Fiction section for the reading level she thinks is the best fit for her kids in each era she wants to cover, read the short descriptions and pick several that cover the type of information she thinks is most valuable.  If her library catalog is online, she can see which are available and she can go in person to flip through them before she makes a final decision.

     

     

    I'm the OP, and I do like this resource (I have the first edition, so maybe an updated edition would be better?), but there's SO MUCH to choose from, and the short descriptions are just that--short--so they don't really help me narrow the field much.  I still have to research to find out what the books are about.  Also, the grade level recommendations given in the book don't work well for me. 

     

    Help needed! Selecting literature for 12-15 year old (reading-phobic) girls

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    I want to tie our literature in with our history.  For history, we will be using BJU Heritage Studies 6 (best for their reading level and also because they do well with workbook pages and notebooking/lapbooking, which will be easy to incorporate). The topics covered in the text are below, with the literature I'm considering below each topic.   

     

    We will not be spending a lot of time on most of the first few topics listed (Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India) because some of the girls studied Ancients with me last year (through early Greece). But I do want to cover these briefly as a review for the returning students and also as an overview for the new students.  We'll probably spend only a week or so on each of those topics, and then 2-3 weeks each on Early China, Greece, Mayas, Africa, Japan/China/India, and the Byzantine era, as well as Israel (because I want to do a brief study of the Biblical feasts), but I anticipate spending at least 4 weeks each on Rome and the Middle Ages.

     

    Keep in mind that these girls DO NOT like to read.  They think being assigned 10 pages per night is sheer torture.  Books will need to be 4th-6th grade reading level with a modern, straightforward style of language--not flowery, so 19th century literature is out, except as adaptations. Think ESL. They aren't, but they do well with that type of materials. And in case you're concerned that I won't be challenging them enough because these books are so EASY, you should know that we will do skills work with some of the "Jumpstarters for..."  series, including the ones for Figurative Language, Writing, and Grammar.  These books give "bite-sized" practice in some important skills. So, literature needs to be as enjoyable as possible.  Therefore, easier is better. Some of the books I've selected are picture books. One thing I am excited about is that I plan to have them read Cinderella stories from each of the different cultures we will study (or as many as I can find, anyway). Please give suggestions for others!

     

    We will be reading through the history textbook, which is obviously non-fiction, so for literature, I would prefer to use mostly fiction. I plan to have the girls read mainly folktales, but will use some novels, which we will read aloud together for the most part. We read 1-2 chapters in class each day, and they are assigned a chapter to read each day for homework.

     

    I'm pretty well decided on the resources for most topics except Middle Ages, which, as you will see below, is a LONG list of "maybe's". Except notice that I have NOTHING for India! Help!

     

    Mesopotamia

    Foster: City of Rainbows (picture book)

     

    Egypt

    Bower: The Shipwrecked Sailor (picture book)

    Pirotta: The Golden Slipper (picture book, Cinderella theme)

     

    Israel (Biblical Feasts)

    Sampson: A Family Guide to the Biblical Holidays

    Wertheim: Walk With Y'Shua Through the Jewish Year

     

    India

    (I need something for India!)

     

    [Early] China

    Collier: Chinese Mythology

    Herbert: Marco Polo for Kids

     

    Greece

    McGovern: Aesop's Fables

    Spies: The Iliad and the Odyssey in Greek Mythology

    (We read Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff last year, and they found it quite difficult as far as vocabulary and comprehension--reading level, according to Amazon, is 7th & up.)

     

    Rome

    Foster: Augustus Caesar's World

    Lively: In Search of a Homeland

    Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (Sparknotes No Fear Shakespeare or Barron's Shakespeare Made Easy)

    Speare: The Bronze Bow

    Wolfson: Roman Mythology

     

    Mayas

    Eboch: The Well of Sacrifice

    Schuman: Mayan and Aztec Mythology

     

    Africa

    Altman: African Mythology

    Steptoe: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (picture book, Cinderella theme)

    Vernon-Jackson: African Folk Tales

    Woodson: African Myths and Folk Tales

     

    Japan, China, India

    Ji-Li Jiang: The Magical Monkey King

    McAlpine: Tales From Japan

    (I need something else for India!)

     

    Byzantine era

    Cohen: Seven Daughter and Seven Sons

    Coolidge: Tales of the Crusades

    Demi: Muhammad (picture book)

    McCaughrean: 1001 Arabian Nights

     

    Middle Ages [primarily Europe]

    This is the unit that is giving me grief because it's such a huge topic and there are SO MANY things to choose from! I know that my choices are too Anglo-centric (if that's even a word). I need some books about the Franks, Goths, Gauls, Celts, and Germanic people.

     

    Ashby: Cædmon's Song (picture book)

    Buff: The Apple and the Arrow

    Crossley-Holland: The World of King Arthur and His Court

    Cushman: Catherine Called Birdy

    Gray: Adam of the Road

    Green: The Adventures of Robin Hood

    Lovett: The Great and Terrible Quest

    McCaughrean: The Canterbury Tales

    McGovern: Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest

    McGraw, Eloise: The Striped Ships (may be too difficult; reading level is 6th-10th)

    Meyer: Young Royals Series

    Morpurgo: Arthur, High King of Britain

    Morpurgo: Beowulf

    Morpurgo: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    O'Dell: The Road to Damietta (I like the sound of this one, but it's probably too difficult for them; Amazon says 7th & up)

    Rinaldi: Nine Days a Queen (may be too difficult; reading level is 6th-8th)

    Temple: The Ramsay Scallop(may be too difficult; one reviewer suggests 8th & up)

    Tusuiani: Dante's Divine Comedy as Told for Young People

    Wolfson: King Arthur and His Knights in Mythology

     

    And thanks to LoriD, I've also added these to my to-be-considered list  :o:

    Favorite Medieval Tales (Osborne)

    Favorite Norse Myths (Osborne)

    Joan of Arc (Stanley)

    A Medieval Feast (Aliki)

    Castle Diary (Platt)

    "Farmer Giles of Ham" (Tolkien)

    "Smith of Wooton Major" (Tolkien)

    Knight's Castle (Eager)

    LoriD and others: Which of these books set during the Middle Ages are "not to be missed"?

    in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges

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    Ann McGovern's Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest  

    Favorite Medieval Tales (Osborne)

    Joan of Arc (Stanley)

    A Medieval Feast (Aliki)

    Castle Diary (Platt)

    Favorite Norse Myths (Osborne)

    "Farmer Giles of Ham" (Tolkien)

    "Smith of Wooton Major" (Tolkien)

    Knight's Castle (Eager) 

     

     

    I'll look at these.  Thanks!

     

    I'm already planning to use McCaughrean's Canterbury Tales and 1001 Arabian Nights, and possibly  Morpurgo's Beowulf, Arthur, and Sir Gawain stories. The Great and Terrible Quest was on my short list (see my original post).. 

     

    I've started a thread asking for input for the Byzantine era and another asking for suggestions for the Medieval period, but I think I'll make a new post with my complete list for next year.  It really helps to get good feedback.  :)

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