Does Read Aloud Time stress you out? Has your vision of being surrounded by children who listen intently and sit still while you read beautiful picture books given way to the reality of kick fights, crying babies, and nonsensical questions from the toddler? Have you vowed to never read aloud to your children again? This podcast is for you!
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In this episode:
- How to avoid the pitfall of Read Aloud expectations.
- Choosing a time and place for Read Alouds.
- Choosing literature-rich homeschool curriculum.
Resources mentioned:
–> read aloud blanket you can keep by your door to seize the moment!
–> Cosmosphere Space Museum in Hutchinson, Kansas
–> Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt
–> All Through the Ages by Christine Miller
{OOP – if you can get your hands on this from a used book sale, you might be able to get a better deal.}
–> Literature-rich Homeschool Curriculum suggestions:
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Terri says
We use audio books (books on CD) in the car. We have listened to all kinds of wonderful books that way. We get them from the library, and pop them in whenever we’re driving around. Just finished “The Boxcar Children”. Listened to the entire “Chronicles of Narnia” in the car a couple of years ago!! And we have chosen to use the Summer, since the days are longer, to read one chapter of a chapter book in the evening before bed. Two Summers ago it was “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, Last year was “The Wizard of Oz”, and this year is “James and the Giant Peach”. If there’s a movie adaptation of the book, we’ll watch it after we’ve finished reading, but the book has to come first! 😉 The children have gotten very good at noticing ways in which the movies differ from the books. Makes for great discussion.