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Posted: Aug 29 2006 at 3:13pm | IP Logged Quote Courtney
My dd (almost 9yr old) does enjoy reading. She has read several different chapter books, but mainly things she's chosen. I'm starting to want to give her certain books (assigned) to read on her own to guide her choices a little more. This year we're studying different countries around the world. I'm already discovering a little challenge of finding chapter books that have to do with particular countries that are still appropriate as read alouds. Right now we're reading Incredible Journey (studying Canada) and Charlotte's Web (studying spiders, too out of ds fear).

History has never been my strong suit and I want that to be different for my kids. I also have this block in my head that we "can't" study it out of order. I guess my question is, how do I go about finding good chapter books to "assign" to my dd? Should I stick with incorporating them into what we're studying together, or just supply her with good books that may perk her interest in different areas? I spent some time looking over the Sonlight reading lists today. I'd love to give her some of the AMerican History books but we haven't done any Am History really and hadn't planned on it this year. However, she's read several American Girl books and I look at what she's learned just from those.

I hope this makes some sense. I guess I feel like I need a definite direction and path with this. Thanks in advance for any ideas or suggestions.

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Posted: Aug 29 2006 at 6:49pm | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
Bethlehem books are always a good choice IMO. The link takes you to a chronological list of historical fiction that also lists location.

Alicia has a great list at Reading Your Way Through History too.

I think that whether you study chronological or interest based history doesn't matter much. We've gone both ways here, and often study "history" chronologically but then add read alouds or read alones from completely different time periods. Timelines and Books of Centuries are a great help in keeping it all together.

By the way, since it seems your question is mainly about history, I'm moving this to the Blowing the Dust off History forum. Though you might find some country-related ideas in It's a Great Big World.

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I have liked most of the Sonlight books, they have several in their year 5 program that relate to different countries around the world.

The only thing is sometimes I feel the books are recommended for children too young--for instance sometimes books recommended for grade 4 I have personally felt would be better for grade 6 or 7--and when I check w/other curriculums often this is the case, the same book is used for an older year. Many of their books are meant to be read aloud and talked over, and they reading level listed is a MINIMUM for the average, not-over-sensitive child. So you'd want to keep this in mind when using them as readers.


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