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Posted: June 11 2007 at 3:37pm | IP Logged Quote Cheryl
I'm wondering how you would use the Real Learning booklist with different ages. I've been using the primary cycle booklists along with FIAR for 3 years now. Now my oldest will be in the third grade. The Elementary Cycle A books look great for me to read aloud to him and probably to ds 6, but what about dd 5? Would you start over with the Primary Cycle A for her? And would you have ds 6 listening to those books too? He was probably 3 when we read some of them. How do you use the booklists in your home?

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Posted: June 12 2007 at 8:27am | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
We mix and match ages and cycle years.

I would do as you suggest. -- Read aloud Elem Cycle A to all who have the attention span to listen. At the same time, start over with Primary Cycle A with 5 and 6 yos. I'd even throw the 8yo in there if he will sit to listen. This is basically what we do.

Often I will have the older ones read some of the primary books to my little ones. That way, they are getting exposure to those books and illustrations again and yet don't feel that they are "sitting through" a picture book while the littles ask many questions. They get to read to their siblings and answer the questions and that way explore the illustrations and text at another level.

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Posted: June 12 2007 at 8:57am | IP Logged Quote joann10
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Often I will have the older ones read some of the primary books to my little ones.


We do this quite often. I have had the experience of realizing that some of my younger children had missed some wonderful picture books because they would always sit in with the older kids. I am careful now to make sure I expose everyone to the wonderful "younger" books. I am careful to keep lists for everyone so no one will miss out on anything again.
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Posted: June 13 2007 at 8:57am | IP Logged Quote Tina P.
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I have had the experience of realizing that some of my younger children had missed some wonderful picture books because they would always sit in with the older kids. I am careful now to make sure I expose everyone to the wonderful "younger" books. I am careful to keep lists for everyone so no one will miss out on anything again.


Thank you for this idea, Joann. My poor 4th child (the exact middle child)seems to lose out on great picture books. He seems to not be able to handle books like (for instance our current read) The Secret Garden, but he's a little old (7) for Ask Mr. Bear. I'll have to check the list more often and read books that will challenge him, yet not drown him.

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Posted: June 13 2007 at 9:44pm | IP Logged Quote Meredith
I have my dd 11 set up a *grab basket* of books from the Primary A, B and C for the littlest boys (2 & 5) and they get to pick one every day for her to read. The other cycles that we are reading from are for anyone who will sit for them or if they are beyond the littlest or the 5 yo (which they usually aren't) they can play legos/blocks or whatever or we do these at nap times!! Have fun with it, it's such a great reading list

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Posted: June 14 2007 at 6:23am | IP Logged Quote Cheryl
These are great ideas. Thanks!

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