History
- An Island Story by HE Marshall
- This Country of Ours by HE Marshall
- A Child's History of the World by Virgil Hillyer
- Learning Through History Timelines
- Big Laminated Map
- Story of the World, Vol 2 Middle Ages
History Tales and/or Biography
- The Little Duke by Charlotte Yonge
- Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley
Geography
- Tree in the Trail by Holling C. Holling
- Seabird by Holling C. Holling
Natural History (Science)
- The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock
- The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess
- Nature Journal
Science
- R.E.A.L Science Chemistry (until December 2010)
- 2011-EARTH AND SPACE
Foreign Language -Spanish primarily, and a little bit of Japanese
- Visual Link Spanish
- American Education Publishing-Complete Book of Spanish (worksheets)
- Spanish (Elementary Level 1)
Spelling
- Sequential Spelling Notebook
Poetry
- Walter De La Mare -Term 1
- Eugene Field and James Whitcombe Riley- Term 2
- Christina Rossetti -Term 3
Artist/Composer Study
- TERM 1 Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) Italian Renaissance (composer Beethoven, Classical/Romantic)
- TERM 2 Caravaggio (1571-1610) Italian Baroque (composer Vivaldi, Baroque)
- TERM 3 (?) (composer Chopin, Romantic)
Artist Study notebook for photos-rather than thumbtacking them to the wall
- Folk Songs, Sing through the Seasons
- Favorite Folk Songs (Peter Yarrow)
Art/Music (outsourced!)
- Kitsap Art in Old Towne Silverdale
- Piano with Dr. Bowling
Handcrafts
- Woodcarving
- Leathercrafting
- Seasonal Craft & Gifts
- Lowe's or Home Depot Saturday Clinics
- Origami (and Paper Airplanes)
Literature
- Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
- Dangerous Journey-sort of a Pilgrim's Progress
- Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
- Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
Math
- Right Start Level C
Free Reading
- Heidi by Joanna Spyri
- A Wonder Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
- Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales
- Pied Piper of Hamlin by Robert Browning
- Abraham Lincoln by Ingri D'Aulaire
- Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit
- Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
- Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
- Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry
- Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
- Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle
- Chanticleer and the Fox - Barbara Cooney's is one version
- Along Came A Dog by Meindert De Jong
- The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
Life Skills
- Searching for a recipe/making a list/ and cooking once per week.
American Culture-for lack of a better title...
- Musical tour! Oliver Twist, Annie, Sound of Music, The King and I...
- Harry Potter (book 1, not the movies)
- All the plays and Musicals offered by Seattle Childrens Theatre (Go, Dog, Go! and The Borroweres. Also Storybook Theatre-Little Red, Jack and the Beanstalk, & Sleeping Beauty
Religion/Cultural Studies
I am struggling with what and how to teach Truman about world religions, given that our beliefs do not align with any one religion. I want him to have a working knowledge of all of the major religions, and to enjoy a sense of spirituality, while still remaining objective. Our local Unitarian Church is currently without a leader, but we didn't go regularly anyway, and there are no Buddhist temples on the peninsula, not that we are Buddhists. My plan is to read to him from the following selection of books, and to discuss with Daddy at the Table-
What Do You Stand For? For Kids- A Guide to building Character by Barbara Lewis
Meet Jesus-The Life and Lessons of a Beloved Teacher by Lynn Gunney
Humanism, What's That? A Book for Curious Kids by Helen Bennett
Unitarian Universalism is a Really Long Name by Jennifer Dant
Sacred Myths-Stories of World Religions by Maryland McFarland (35 stories)
The Children's Illustated Bible (Stories) by David Christie-Murray (from my childhood) gorgeous
illustrations!
Peaceful Piggy Meditation by Keryy Mclean
Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Love and Wisdom for You to Read with Your Child to Enchant, Enlighten
and Inspire - Dharmachari Nagaraja
My reading on the subject;
Raising Freethinkers, A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief by Dale McGowan
Buddhism for Mothers-A Calm Approach to Caring for yourself and your children
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids - Kim John Payne