The majority of the books I plan on posting here are books we read during the homeschool day. We actually read dozens of books a week during quiet time, before bedtime, first thing in the morning, or basically whenever the boys pick up a book they want to hear read to them. But for now, I am just listing the books that we focus on for our homeschool themes.
Week 4-5
For these weeks, we studied dinosaurs. This is one of Hayden's favorite subjects. I don't think he could ever learn enough about the dinosaurs. The books we read this week varied in reading level. That way, Sawyer wouldn't get too bored with them. Hayden prefers nonfiction, analytical type books when it comes to learning about a particular subject, but Sawyer can only handle the easy reading picture books that hopefully have lift-the-flap type interaction to keep things interesting!
Dinosaurs! by Gail Gibbons
Eye Wonder Dinosaur by Sarah Walker and Samantha Gray
Let's Look at Dinosaurs by Frances Barry (this was the flip-the-flap book that Sawyer liked)
Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte (from our personal library - a GIGANTIC lifelike photo book with great descriptions of all kinds of dinosaurs)
I Wonder Why Dinosaurs by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries (another flip-the-flap, but better for Hayden's age)
Velociraptor by Daniel Cohen
Dinosaur Food - Unearth the secrets behind dinosaur fossils by Rupert Matthews
Week 3
Dr. Seuss was our inspiration this week. Most of the books we read were by him this week!
The Cat in the Hat
The Foot Book
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Hop on Pop
The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers by Jan and Stan Berenstain
Carmen and the Letter C by Klingel and Noyed
Week 2
The second week's theme was the five senses. Most of the books we read focused around that, but we also began reading individual books on letters of the alphabet and their sounds.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Ferdinand the Bull by Munro Leaf
The Sense of Sight by Mari Shuh
How Sight Works by Sally Morgan
The Sense of Hearing by Mari Shuh
How Smell Works by Sally Morgan
How Touch Works by Sally Morgan
How Taste Works by Sally Morgan
Anna and the Letter Aa - Alphabet Friends by Cynthia Klingel and Robert Noyed
Bernard, Me, and the Letter Bb - Alphabet Friends by Cynthia Klingel and Robert Noyed
I really enjoyed the books on the five senses because they encouraged interaction for the children. It wasn't just a "sit and read" book. It had things for you to do throughout the course of reading the books which made it even more fun.
Week 1
Week 1's theme was about patriotism, the pledge of allegiance, and back to school. Not much went on in the way of books this week, but here are they are:
The First American Flag by Kathy Allen
Eyewitness Books: FLAG by William Crampton (this one was good just for the boys to see different examples of flags in general)
The Flag We Love by Pam Munoz Ryan
Meet Our Flag, Old Glory by April Jones Prince
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