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Green Eggs and Ham.
Hop On Pop.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
Danny and the Dinosaur.
Oliver.
Frog and Toad Storybook Treasury.
Mouse Soup.
Owl at Home.
Small...
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Put Me in t...
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A Kiss for Little Bear.
Little Bear.
Little Bear’s Friend.
Little Bear’s Visit.
Henry and Mudge: The First Book.
Morris the Moose.
I think Zaner-Bloser looks great, but it is not easily available to find. We have just as good luck with Memoria Press copybooks, and now I also have italic with Veritas Press Phonics Museum.
Handwriting Without Tears program.
Charlotte could not grasp letter formation and thus the first two years of PreK and K HWOT were great for her. Althea did not show interest and when she did around age five, she was able to go straight into First Start Reading.
Each lesson involves fifteen minutes of penmanship time: ten minutes of instruction and five minutes of carefully supervised practice.
Although this program offers many excellent insights for teaching writing, it isn’t our first recommendation because the script itself is not as attractive as the Zaner-Bloser script (below); the focus is on legibility rather than beauty.
Letters and Numbers for Me (K).
And M a First School Book (PreK)
My Printing Book (First grade).
Zaner-Bloser Handwriting.
I like the Rod & Staff A-B-C series.
Cuisenaire Rods Introductory Set.
wooden geometric solids,
Jumbo Sorting & Counting
Family people counters
Kumon Flash Cards: Write and Wipe!
Wooden Pattern Blocks.
Neuschwander, Cindy. Sir Cumference
How Much Is a Million?
Math for All Seasons:
Peter Pan.
Alice in Wonderland.
Through the Looki...
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The Chronicles of Narnia.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Nesbit, Edith.
The Railway Children.
Charlotte’s Web.
Stuart L...
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The Read-Aloud Handbook, 7th ed., by Jim Trelease
Spelling, grammar, reading, and writing
Logic of English Essentials 2nd edition. Maybe TGTB LA with Literature, Spelling, Grammar, Writing, Geography, and Art.
Until a student reads without difficulty, he can’t absorb the grammar of history, literature, or science; until a student writes with ease, he can’t express his growing mastery of this material.
Because language skills are the cornerstone of classical education, the student will spend more time on reading and writing than on any other task.
use accordion folders or file boxes to keep
You should always spend as much time on one level as you need and progress on to the next level only when your child has mastered the first level, whether that comes before or after the “normal” age.
Your goal will be to bring the child up to fourth-grade level in each area—spelling, grammar, reading, and writing—by the end of fourth grade (ages 10 to 11).
Below-level reading is important:
Charlotte - Magic Tree House series, Beverly Cleary
A good classical education instills a passion for books in the student.
