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| are you sick of these yet? i can't get enough of them! photo credit: Ryan Price |
One of the ideas that led me to the Charlotte Mason theory of education is the use of books for learning. Not text books, but real, living books! When I thought about how I learn as an adult it came down to two things: reading about the subject and hands on experience. I want my children to know how to learn. I want them to LOVE to learn. The philosophies of Charlotte Mason resonate with me because they speak to this love of learning.
If you would like a peek at some of the books we will be using this year, I've listed them in my {bookstore}. They only allow 18 books in the bookstore, so here are some books we will be using but did not have room for:
Science: Apologia Press- Land Animals of the 6th Day
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
we will heavily depend on the library for books regarding the animals we will be studying
Nature study: Keeping a Nature Journal
History: The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer
again- LOTS of library books to fill in the gaps!
Geography: A Child's Geography by Anne Voskamp
Bible: Bible Study Guide for All
Read alouds FREE on the Kindle:
The Five Children and It
The Story of Dr. Doolittle
For most of our small non-fiction picture books, I will use the library. Unless we are studying something for months on end. In the spring we will be covering Ancient Rome, and this is a unit we will be revisiting in later years, so I will purchase books about the subject. Or let's say units on birds or trees. These are topics that come up all of the time, so I am sure to purchase a few good copies on the subject for our home library.
