Our kitchen counter is almost never clean enough during a school day to do school stuff there (except when John watches the kids while I'm away - or so I've heard), but the stars aligned some time last week and this happened. Amazing how much fun the kids can have with a world map pad of paper and a globe - especially when they don't "have" to. :)
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Striving for at least a Little Each Day of...
Faith, Affection, Nature,
Formation, Culture,
Responsibility
Formation, Culture,
Responsibility
Never Complete List of Educational Materials We Use
- Architecture for Kids
- Art of Construction by Mario Salvadori
- Audible.com
- Bethlehem Books
- Blue Number Counting Book
- Bob Books
- Building Big with David Macaulay
- C.S. Lewis
- Cambridge Latin
- Cartoon Guide to Chemistry
- Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Catholic Heritage Curricula
- Catholic National Readers
- Catholic Textbook Project
- Cursive Connections
- Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum by Laura Berquist
- DK Math Made Easy Series
- Faith and Life Religion Series
- Footprints of God Series with Steve Ray
- Free Audio Books at LibriVox
- Friendly Defenders
- Fun Geography Sites
- G.K. Chesterton
- Henle Latin
- Homeschool Connections
- Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments
- ISI College Guide
- Jacobs' Algebra
- Jacobs' Geometry
- Learning Wrap-Ups
- Let's Read-and-Find-Out Science
- Life of Fred Math Series
- Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization
- Lyrical Life Science and Lyrical Earth Science
- Map Skills - Continental Press
- mater et magistra magazine
- Netflix
- Northern Rain Studio (Audio Dramas)
- Pope Benedict XVI Writings
- Princeton Review Guides
- Questions for the Thinker Series by Fran Rutherford
- Reading Your Way Through History
- Red Letter Alphabet Book
- Secrets of Lost Empires
- Shiller Math
- StartWrite
- Teaching Company Courses
- Thinkfun Games
- Vision Saint Stories
- Wheelock's Latin
- William Shakespeare
Other Places Where We Learn...
Picture Book Reading (2009-10)
- Baby Whales Drink Milk
- Crinkleroot's Guide to Birds by Jim Arnosky
- Dinosaur Bones by Aliki
- From Tadpole to Frog by Wendy Pfeffer
- How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro
- Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky
- Magic School Bus: Electricity
- Sunshine Makes the Seasons by Franklyn M. Branley
- The Moon Seems to Change by Franklyn Branley
- What is the World Made Of? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
- What's It Like to Be A Fish by Wendy Pfeffer
- Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food Webs by Patricia Lauber
- Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro
School Read-Alouds 2009-10
- Herodotus and the Road to History by Jeanne Bendick
- Priestblock 25487
- Snow Treasure
- Stories from Herodotus by Glanville Downey
School Movies We've Watched (2009-10)
- Gandhi (Ria)
- History of Britain (BBC - for Ria - in progress)
- In Search of the Trojan War with Michael Wood (BBC)
- Magic School Bus: Under Construction
- Mary, Queen of Scots (Ria)
- Nature: Dogs
- NOVA: How the Towers Fell
- NOVA: Infinite Secrets (Archimedes)
- Reading Rainbow: From Sea to Shining Sea
- Reading Rainbow: Math is Everywhere
- Rick Steve's Ireland
Ria Has Read (2009-10)
- Henry IV Part One by William Shakespeare
- MacBeth by William Shakespeare
- Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
- Saint Paul by Pope Benedict XVI
- The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
- The Iliad by Homer
- The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
- The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
- William S. and the Great Escape
Gus Has Read (2009-10)
- Childhood of Famous Americans: Vince Lombardi
- Children's Homer by Padraic Colum (audio)
- Saint Paul by Pope Benedict XVI
Terri Has Read (2009-10)
- A Kirsten Mystery: The Runaway Friend by Kathleen Ernst
- A Samantha Mystery: The Stolen Sapphire by Sarah Masters Buckey
- Betsy and Tacy go over the big hill by maud hart lovelace
- Betsy-Tacy and Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace
- Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
- Childhood of Famous Americans: Helen Keller
- Children's Homer by Padraic Colum (audio)
- Christmas After All by Minnie Swift
- Dark Day in the Deep Sea by Mary Pope Osborne
- Ella Enchanted
- Ghost Town at Sundown by Mary Pope Osborne
- Good Morning Gorillas by Mary Pope Osborne
- Little Town at the Crossroads by Maria Wilkes
- Man Who Never Died: The Life and Adventures of St. Peter, the First Pope by Rev. Gerald Brennan
- Meet Julie by Megan McDonald
- Meet Kirsten: An American Girl by Valerie Tripp
- Midnight in Lonesome Hollow
- Monday with the Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne
- Our Lady Came to Fatima by Ruth Fox Hume
- Pioneer Sisters by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Saint Clare of Assisi: A Light for the World by Marianne Lorraine Trouve
- Saint Thomas Aquinas the Preaching Beggars by Brendan Larnen and Milton Lomask
- School Days by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Sun Slower, Sun Faster by Meriol Trevor
- The Adventures of Laura and Jack by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The battle of the labyrinth by Rick Riordan
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
- The last Olympian by Rick Riordan
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
- The Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke
- The Titans curse by Rick Riordan
- Viking Ships at Sunset by Mary Pope Osborne
- Voyage on the Great Titanic by Margret Ann Brady
Bernie Has Read (2009-10)
- Children's Homer by Padraic Colum (audio)
- Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne
- Mitchells: Five for Victory by Hilda Van Stockum
- The lightning thief by Rick Riordan
Kate Has Read (2009-10)
- Danny and the Dinosaur
- Flip
- Flip and the Cows
- Madeleine
- Play Ball Amelia Bedelia
- Really Rabbits
- Sammy the Seal
- The Ultimate Dick and Jane Storybook Collection
- Wait for William
Daddy Read-Alouds (2009-10)
- Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
- Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
Ria's Movie Watching (mostly history)
- Gandhi
- In Search of the Trojan War
- Mary, Queen of Scots
- Mrs. Miniver
Fun and Games
- Assembler
- Cuisenaire Roddles Game
- Fantastic Contraption
- Free Rice
- GeoBoards
- Geografacts: The Game of the World
- Name Chase: Historical Figures Edition (needs some editing for children, but fun)
- Pre Math-It
- Set
- Sheppard Software Geography Games
- The Phonics Game
- Visual Brainstorms
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