To see how we put this into practice, you can read about our :
Bible
ESV Bible
The Ology by Marty Machowski
Literature/Tales
Aesop’s Fables
Just So Stories (Rikki-Tikki-Tavi) by Rudyard Kipling
Parables From Nature by Margaret Gatty
The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
History/Tales
50 Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin
Island Stories by H.E. Marshall
Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula
What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? By Jean Fritz
George Washington’s Breakfast by Jean Fritz
?? Who was Roald Dahl? By True Kelley (I might change this later on)
Everyone a Child Should Know by Clare Heath-Whyte (Review Post)
Natural History (Science)
Old Bob’s Birds by C.K. Thompson
Paddle to the Sea by Holling C. Holling
Treasury for Children by James Herriot
Wonderland of Nature by Nuri Mass
Assigned Free Reads
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Peter Pan by James M. Barrie
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm
Jeremiah in the Dark Woods by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
St. George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel C. Pedley
Danny’s Egg by Colin Thiele
Possible Read Alouds
The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis C. Carroll
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie by May Gibbs
The Adventures of Pipi the Pink Monkey by Carlo Collodi
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
The Moffats by Eleanor Estes
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Ember Falls by S.D. Smith
Reading Practice
The Littles by John Peterson
The Children of the Happy Village by Astrid Lindgren
The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories by Joyce Lankester Brisley
Maths
Pr1me Mathematics 1A&B – Coursebook and Practice Book
Games:
– Sum Swamp
– 10 on the Spot
– Mars Needs Heroes
– Counting Money
– Clumsy Thief
– Sleeping Queens
– Rat-a-tat Cat
– Osmo Numbers
Writing (Dictation and Copywork)
Writing with Ease by Susan Wise-Bauer
Spelling
All About Spelling Level 1 & 2
– Osmo Words
French
Play and Learn French by Ana Lomba and Marcela Summerville
Geography
Elementary Geography Book 1 by Charlotte Mason
Home Geography by C.C. Long
Creative Arts
