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How We Do Read Aloud in Our Homeschool

by Ashley Mullen Leave a Comment

I love reading, although I hated it as a child, and I think because of that, have always read to my kids, and encouraged them to read whatever they wanted. I want my kids to love reading as much as I do. I haven’t always done planned read aloud in our homeschool. It’s something new that we are doing this year and has been a great addition to it. We love books already after all.

How We Do Read Aloud in Our Homeschool

How We Do Read Aloud in Our Homeschool

*This post is part of a series of posts that I have been writing in exchange for receiving BookShark curriculum. My opinions are 100% honest at all times.*

Why have I added read aloud to our homeschool routine this year? Because BookShark Reading with History includes some amazing books, and the schedule in which to read them. They make it simple to plan for, and fun with interesting books.

How We Do Read Aloud in Our Homeschool

BookShark provides you with a base schedule that you can choose to follow as you like. My favorite part of the history schedule is the read aloud part. They tell you which book to read, how much to read each day. They also provide you with the books too so no fear of not having the book you need when you need it.

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We are starting a new read aloud today! Have you read this one yet? Thanks to @bookshark we are! #ad . . . #bookshark #newbooktime #welovebooks

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We start each school morning with reading now. It has been a lovely, slow and relaxing way to get our days started. All of us sit together on the sofa to read a chapter or two. No more jumping right into math or spelling. Easing into school in the morning or the afternoon is more our style now.

Audiobooks

What happens when you just don’t want to read anymore or your kids are tired of hearing your voice? Audiobooks. In fact, after a few books, that’s what I decided to grab. Instead of me reading Henry Huggins I requested it in audiobook form from the library for us to all listen to. And because listening to Neil Patrick Harris read it is much better than listening to my own voice.

First thing in the morning only, we can listen during the drive to the library or to get groceries. A perfect use for an otherwise boring drive of just listening to the radio.

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We started reading the book but needed a break from the reading each morning. Instead we'll enjoy it when we drive to and from the library and/or grocery shopping. We'll enjoy it more this way. . . . #readaloud #libraryfind

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The Reading with History 1 curriculum comes with a number of great read aloud books, a whole school year of them. So far we have read Charlotte’s Web (our favorite without a doubt), Little Pear, and Owls in the Family which was awesome in part because it takes place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Filed Under: Books, Books for Homeschoolers, Homeschool, Homeschool Helps Tagged With: Books, BookShark, curriculum, read aloud, Reading

Children’s Book Day

by Ashley Mullen Leave a Comment

I love books, and I have worked hard to raise book lovers. April 2nd is Children’s Book Day. You know that I’ll be here reading and reading right? In fact, just a week or so ago, I had to buy another bookcase for our children’s books.

I recently added a drop down to our homeschool tab in the menu specifically for book posts. Every post that I have written (and remembered to add) is there. And I will be adding to it as time goes on of course.

Children's Book Day

Children’s Book Day

*This post contains affiliate links, see my disclosure policy for more information.*

Do you have books in your house that are always being read? We sure do, each of us having our own favorites of course.

Austin’s Favorites

The Book With No Pictures – She heard this one in Kindergarten for the first time and couldn’t stop talking about it. I got it for her for Christmas I think and she is still in love with it. As an adult, it is fun to read and to watch their reactions.

She is also a huge Monster High fan… though there aren’t that many children’s books. She does have a few that she really likes. She is growing up fast and moving into chapter books now.

Brookland’s Favorites

Brookland loves to read Barbie and Frozen books. Needless to say we have a lot of leveled readers in those topics.

Gauge’s Favorites

Gauge is in love with his Gauge’s Farm Friends he loves that his picture is in each page layout. It’s perfect as one of his favorite books, but also as a forever keepsake too.

He also loves his Paw Patrol Phonics set books. They are all over the house – we are still learning about picking up books and putting them away.

Momma’s Favorite Books

I have so many favorite children’s books. Berenstain Bear books being in my top picks always. I love the lessons that are in each book, the characters, and just evertything.

One of the books that I can’t read enough is Oh, The Places You’ll Go! I love everything about it, the words – silly and in true Seuss form, the message – you can do anything.

 

What are your favorite children’t books? Are they the same books that you loved as a child?

Filed Under: Homeschool, Natural Homeschooling Tagged With: Books, children's books, Homeschool, morning time, read aloud, Reading, Story Time

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I'm Ashley, a Canadian secular homeschool mom of 3, living in Nova Scotia.

I share our adventures in homeschooling and parenting.

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