Even with all the excitement, reading aloud continues. Daddy picked up morning time and lunchtime read alouds where I left off. Our slower schedule as we adjust to a new baby leaves plenty of time for picture books.
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Poetry
This month we began to prepare in earnest for a local Shakespeare in the Park performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream by swapping out our poems for a few well-known passages or monologues. These familiar touchstones really help my boys keep focused during the performance, leading to more enjoyment! We read the following every day for one week at morning time:
Oberon and Puck, Act 3, Scene 2 from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Bottom's Dream from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
More Strange Than True, Theseus' Speech from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
When We Were Children by Frederick E. Weatherly
If you want to see more poems that we enjoy, check out Poetry to Read Aloud.
Bottom's Dream from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
More Strange Than True, Theseus' Speech from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
When We Were Children by Frederick E. Weatherly
If you want to see more poems that we enjoy, check out Poetry to Read Aloud.
Morning Time
We finished the following books at morning time this month:
Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
Air by Irving and Ruth Adler
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis
A Midsummer Night's Dream Graphic Novel by Nel Yomtov (Author), Berenice Muniz (Illustrator)
The Elevator Family by Douglas Evans
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle (Free Google Books illustrated edition)
Among the Night People by Clara Dillingham Pierson (Free Google Books illustrated edition; more free nature lore books here.)
Seals and Walruses by Louis Darling [Part of my $5 book sale haul]
Hurricanes by Dean Galiano
Cactus in the Desert by Phyllis S. Busch
The Goat Lady by Jane Bregoli [Part of my $5 book sale haul]
Crazy Horse's Vision by Joseph Bruchac
Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
Air by Irving and Ruth Adler
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis
A Midsummer Night's Dream Graphic Novel by Nel Yomtov (Author), Berenice Muniz (Illustrator)
The Elevator Family by Douglas Evans
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle (Free Google Books illustrated edition)
Among the Night People by Clara Dillingham Pierson (Free Google Books illustrated edition; more free nature lore books here.)
Seals and Walruses by Louis Darling [Part of my $5 book sale haul]
Hurricanes by Dean Galiano
Cactus in the Desert by Phyllis S. Busch
The Goat Lady by Jane Bregoli [Part of my $5 book sale haul]
Crazy Horse's Vision by Joseph Bruchac
We've also been reading at morning time, and will continue to read slowly for some time:
The Aesop for Children illustrated by Milo Winter
The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
To see even more books we've enjoyed at morning time, check the Morning Time page.
Black Fox of Lorne by Marguerite de Angeli (started) [Part of my $5 book sale haul]
Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter (started)
D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire
Feelings by Aliki
Zathura by Chris van Allsburg
Curious George Flies a Kite by H.A. Rey & Margret Rey
Diogenes by M.D. Usher
Harry and the Lady Next Door by Gene Zion
A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
I'll Save You Bobo! by Eileen Rosenthal
Crab Moon by Ruth Horowitz
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
I'm also slowly re-reading Home Education by Charlotte Mason with an in-person reading group.
These are most of the books we've been reading outside of our formal lessons. You can see the ones we use during school time at 2nd Grade Plans 2017-2018.
The Aesop for Children illustrated by Milo Winter
The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
To see even more books we've enjoyed at morning time, check the Morning Time page.
Lunch-time Read Alouds
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond (finished)
Black Fox of Lorne by Marguerite de Angeli (started) [Part of my $5 book sale haul]
Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter (started)
Night Book
My husband has been reading to the kids:
Ember Falls by S.D. Smith
Free Reading
The 8-year-old has enjoyed extra reading time now that school lessons are done for the term. He received several boxed sets of books for his birthday and it has been great to have him happily occupied as our days have slowed down to allow rest and bonding for the whole family with baby Harry.
He has been reading:
The Trials of Apollo Book Three The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan
Bulging Box of Books (Horrible Science) by Nick Arnold (Yes, all of them!)
It's Not the Stork!: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends by Robie H. Harris
Horrible Geography Collection 12 Books Box Gift Set by Anita Ganeri
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartHe has been reading:
The Trials of Apollo Book Three The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan
Bulging Box of Books (Horrible Science) by Nick Arnold (Yes, all of them!)
It's Not the Stork!: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends by Robie H. Harris
Horrible Geography Collection 12 Books Box Gift Set by Anita Ganeri
With the younger children
We've been reading (among many other titles):
D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire
Feelings by Aliki
Zathura by Chris van Allsburg
Curious George Flies a Kite by H.A. Rey & Margret Rey
Diogenes by M.D. Usher
Harry and the Lady Next Door by Gene Zion
A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
I'll Save You Bobo! by Eileen Rosenthal
Crab Moon by Ruth Horowitz
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
I've been reading
Leading up to the birth of baby Harry I was focused on finishing several library books, but as his birth day approached, I had very little desire to read. Now that he is here, I still don't have a strong appetite for reading. I'd rather stare at him all day! That being said, I did treat myself to borrowing the 3rd book in the N.K. Jemisin trilogy from the library. And I've been enjoying Swallows and Amazons for the first time.
Swallows and Amazons is a book I selected for my 3rd grade reading plans for next year. I'll hopefully find the time to preread several more of the books I've included in our lesson plans before we start up term 1 on July 22.
I'm also slowly re-reading Home Education by Charlotte Mason with an in-person reading group.
These are most of the books we've been reading outside of our formal lessons. You can see the ones we use during school time at 2nd Grade Plans 2017-2018.
I love, love, love Swallows and Amazons, but I can't re-read it because it leaves me longing for a summer cabin and the ability to live as those children did. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder about Shakespeare in the Park! I need to check out our city's plans!!!
Their childhood does seem pretty perfect! Have you ever read Old Peter's Russian Tales by Ransome? I read those before Swallows and Amazons and loved them as well. Great stories and well written.
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