Alicia64 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Hi Everyone, We're in the car a fair amount and I like to let the boys listen to Magic Tree House on tape or books like it. But I'd really like to find some addition or subtraction or spelling CD's or tapes to let them listen to. Hopefully something fun and catchy that might help our process. Or even something fun about the states. Anybody love a singing or talking tape/cd on the basics for Kindergarten or 1st? Thanks for any advice! I'm open to anything that might be stimulating and fun for the car. Thanks again!! Alicia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntPol Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 We enjoyed all the twin sisters cd's. When caught without a cd, we did things like analogies, give advice to mother goose and fairy tale characters, car math drills (adding numbers we see on license plates, signs, etc), make up stories about people we see on the street, pretend our car was a space ship or submarine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Our geography co-op class is using this http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=28043&event=CFN I believe they have it on CD. Dd8 loves it and has learned a lot. There are other subjects in this line as well. First Language Lessons has a CD for poetry memorization and other things. We haven't used it but it would be good in the car. I have heard these are excellent, even if they are targeted for older children. I am hoping to borrow these from a friend http://www.lyricallearning.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 This may be too young for your kids, but the I love the Discovery Toys Sounds Like Fun CD (we have the tape ;)) It has songs that teach Alphabet Letters, Alphabet Sounds , Simple Addition , Counting 1- 30 , Counting by Tens , Counting to 10 in Spanish , Simple Spanish Phrases , Opposites , Manners, Months of the Year and Children's Favorites I listened to this all growing up and my son just started listening to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 We do french lessons (Ecoutez, Parlez) and listen to french music cds in the car. Also, we listen to Themes to Remember and Classical Kids cds for music appreciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Our kids listen to Classical Conversations cds in the car and like them. We also listen to a Timeline cd we have of the VP cards, set to CC order. We like that, too. Carrie:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 We listen to Classical Kids, and then I have more cds from each composer we study. Here are a couple of links for educational cds... Division CDs Basic Math Educational CDs for kids SOTW on tape/cd? Have you checked out your local library? They generally have a decent selection of books on tape/cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 yes, I use the library regularly. I just wondered if people had something specific they'd really recommend. Thanks! I hope people will keep sharing. Alicia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Some things we have used: Geography SOngs Sing Around the World BF Classical Music cds Classical kids BF Your Story Hour States and Capitals Songs MUS multiplication cd various math tables cds Sing the Word (for bible) various literature selections: Little House on the Prairie Anne of Green Gables Jonathan Parks Misty James Herriott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I sometimes have my daughter spell simple 3 and 4 letter words or answer addition problems. If she gets the addition problem wrong, she has to say it 3 times correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 We like the Schoolhouse Rock CDs - they have grammar, math, science, etc. Super catchy, contagious stuff :) We also play games with license plates. If car 123 RST drove past, we'd say something like "Red, Sweaty, Tiny" (adjectives) or "Rover Sped Through" (sentence structure, Noun/Verb/x). Or rush to scream out "6!" (addition). Just whatever speaks to our particular fancy that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in Monterey Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 We always have a crate in the car filled with on topic library books. With your Kinder kids, great picture books and exciting non fiction like DK books on bugs, castles, etc. The other thing that has worked for us (we drive to AZ a couple times of year....11 hour car ride) is a clipboard for each child with a pen/ pencil tied on a string. You can do a tracing wipe off board of letters, etc. The other thing in long books on tape that they might not otherwise sit for. A great one or two to start with is Ralph S. Mouse or Charolette's Web. I've even once or twice brought along the portable DVD player and checked out nature videos from the library. You can accomplish quite a bit on the go. Good luck and enjoy! Julie in Monterey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 This is a copy and paste of my carschooling resource list, so does include some mentioned already and some I haven't used personally... most were recommended on the WTM boards over the years. Geography * Geography Songs by Troxel ((http:// http://www.singnlearn.org/khxc/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=prodshow&ref=136) * Lyrical Earth Science Volume 1 (http://www.lyricallearning.com'>http://www.lyricallearning.com) Science * Singing Science Records (http://www.acme.com/jef/singing_science/) Free resource * Lyrical Life Science Volumes 1,2 &3 (http://www.lyricallearning.com) * Schoolhouse rock – Science rock Grammar * Grammar Songs by Troxel * Schoolhouse rock - Grammar rock History * Gombrich's A Little History of the World CD * The Story of the World volumes on CD * The CDs from Classical Conversations. * Veritas Press History Cards and CDs Maths * Schoolhouse rock – Multiplication rock Music Appreciation * Classical music selections from our composer of the month list * Classical Kids Collection (Beethoven Lives Upstairs and others) * Themes to Remember (http://www.classicalmagic.net) * The story of Classical Music by Darren Henley read by Marin Alsop * Vox Music Masters The Story of... CDs * Bernstein Children's Classics includes Peter and the Wolf, Carnival of the Animals, Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Literature * Free audiobooks from Librivox.com or Storynory.com * Audiobooks for Sonlight 3 Poetry * The Nation’s Favourite Children’s Poems Collection (BBC Radio Collection) narrated by Ronald Pickup, Tim Pigott-Smith, Andrew Sachs and Rosalind Shanks * A Child's Introduction to Poetry by Michael Driscoll and Meredith Hamilton * Listen and Color: Favorite Poems for Children by Dover and Thea Kliros * Poetry Speaks to Children by Elise Paschen, Dominique Raccah, Nikki Giovanni, and X.J. Kennedy * Developing Linguistic Patterns Through Poetry Memorization * Poetry Speaks to Children * A Child's Introduction to Poetry * Poetry Speaks for adults * Caedmon Poetry Collection (also for older children and adults) Myths and Legends * Tales from the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne performed by James Simmons * King Arthur read by Sean Bean (Naxos) * The Iliad read by Derek Jacobi (Naxos) * The Aeneid read by Simon Callow (Naxos) * D'Aulaire's Greek Myths on CD Shakespeare - Stories from Shakespeare (BBC Radio Collection) by Geraldine McCaughrean Phonics * Letterland CD’s (http://www.letterland.com) Foreign Language: * Berlitz Kids "Adventures With Nicholas" books+CDs in several languages. -- French: * Les Cinq Pastels"> * Une Visite Chez Grand-Mere * La Chatte Perdue * Un, Deux, Troise; First French Rhymes (no translations) --Spanish: * Los Cincos Crayones, etc... * Pio Peep (Spanish) book and cd - but be aware that the English translations are "poetic", not literal. --Latin: * Prima Latina CD (Memoria Press) * Lingua Angelica CD is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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