Most important book
Angela
If you only had one boko to choose from in teaching your
children...what would it be?
I am building a library and want good books besides the usual classics.
Thanks,
God bless,
Angela
children...what would it be?
I am building a library and want good books besides the usual classics.
Thanks,
God bless,
Angela
Sandra Dodd
On May 15, 2006, at 8:53 PM, Angela wrote:
But don't think about "teaching your children."
A better source than a dictionary would be the internet, anyway.
It's a dictionary and encyclopedia and the day's news and history,
music, art, science, humor, geography, space, paleontology,
forensics, archeology, anthropology, auto mechanics, origami and
architecture (among a million other things).
If you want to buy one cheap book that will help convince you of
that, get Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum.
It's described and there's a link to Amazon, where you can get a used
copy cheap, here:
http://sandradodd.com/unschooling
Sandra
> If you only had one boko to choose from in teaching yourA dictionary.
> children...what would it be?
But don't think about "teaching your children."
A better source than a dictionary would be the internet, anyway.
It's a dictionary and encyclopedia and the day's news and history,
music, art, science, humor, geography, space, paleontology,
forensics, archeology, anthropology, auto mechanics, origami and
architecture (among a million other things).
If you want to buy one cheap book that will help convince you of
that, get Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum.
It's described and there's a link to Amazon, where you can get a used
copy cheap, here:
http://sandradodd.com/unschooling
Sandra
[email protected]
The first book(s) I thought of were the Shel Silverstein books (Where the
Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, etc) They might not be "teaching" or
"learning" books, but we have gotten so much enjoyment from them through the
years, and the kids have read them over and over again, I can't imagine NOT
having them.
Nancy B.
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Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, etc) They might not be "teaching" or
"learning" books, but we have gotten so much enjoyment from them through the
years, and the kids have read them over and over again, I can't imagine NOT
having them.
Nancy B.
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Joanne
I asked my kids which book teaches them the most and this is what they
said:
Shawna (age 10) Chicken Soup for the pre-teen soul
Cimion (age 13) Billy Nye: Consider the following
Jacqueline (age 7) S. Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
~ Joanne ~
Mom to Jacqueline (7), Shawna (10) & Cimion (13)
Adopted into our hearts October 30, 2003
http://anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com/
http://foreverparents.com
said:
Shawna (age 10) Chicken Soup for the pre-teen soul
Cimion (age 13) Billy Nye: Consider the following
Jacqueline (age 7) S. Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
~ Joanne ~
Mom to Jacqueline (7), Shawna (10) & Cimion (13)
Adopted into our hearts October 30, 2003
http://anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com/
http://foreverparents.com
--- In [email protected], "Angela" <angelanash4@...> wrote:
>
> If you only had one boko to choose from in teaching your
> children...what would it be?
> I am building a library and want good books besides the usual
classics.
> Thanks,
> God bless,
> Angela
>
Gold Standard
Any and all Calvin and Hobbes books.
Cam (12) swears by them :o)
Jacki
Cam (12) swears by them :o)
Jacki
>>If you only had one book to choose from<<
Sandra Dodd
On May 15, 2006, at 10:29 PM, Joanne wrote:
We've gotten good use out of trivia books.
http://www.sandradodd.com/triviality.html
Sandra
> I asked my kids which book teaches them the most and this is what theyOne book's never going to do it. <g>
> said:
>
> Shawna (age 10) Chicken Soup for the pre-teen soul
> Cimion (age 13) Billy Nye: Consider the following
> Jacqueline (age 7) S. Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
>
We've gotten good use out of trivia books.
http://www.sandradodd.com/triviality.html
Sandra
Joanne
--- In [email protected], Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
hours a day. It's something that each enjoy.
The person who asked the question said she wanted one book though and
that's why I asked them which one book teaches them the most. They can
come up with a whole list of books if I asked them. :-)
~ Joanne ~
Mom to Jacqueline (7), Shawna (10) & Cimion (13)
Adopted into our hearts October 30, 2003
http://anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com/
http://foreverparents.com
>>>>One book's never going to do it. <g>>>>>No, it's not. Not with my kids anyway. They read (on their own) about 4
hours a day. It's something that each enjoy.
The person who asked the question said she wanted one book though and
that's why I asked them which one book teaches them the most. They can
come up with a whole list of books if I asked them. :-)
~ Joanne ~
Mom to Jacqueline (7), Shawna (10) & Cimion (13)
Adopted into our hearts October 30, 2003
http://anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com/
http://foreverparents.com
Judy Chamberlain
the consensus around here amongst Ben (14) and Jordan (11) would be high
speed internet connection and Google what ever you want to know about!
judy chamberlain
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On May 15, 2006, at 8:53 PM, Angela wrote:
> If you only had one boko to choose from in teaching your
> children...what would it be?
A dictionary.
But don't think about "teaching your children."
A better source than a dictionary would be the internet, anyway.
It's a dictionary and encyclopedia and the day's news and history,
music, art, science, humor, geography, space, paleontology,
forensics, archeology, anthropology, auto mechanics, origami and
architecture (among a million other things).
If you want to buy one cheap book that will help convince you of
that, get Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum.
It's described and there's a link to Amazon, where you can get a used
copy cheap, here:
http://sandradodd.com/unschooling
Sandra
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Another idea.....
I sat and really thought about the most important book, but instead of books
for the kids, I came up with books which have helped ME be a better parent.
I thought, "Which books could we not do without" and I can't even think of
one that the kids absolutely have to have, though I do think Sandra's
suggestions of a dictionary is good...we use ours a lot.
Instead I thought of homeschooling books that have helped me through the
years, parenting books,...probably one book that changed my life immensely
(before my kids were born) was Penelope Leach's "Your Baby and Child." Had it not
been for that book I probably would have raised my kids the "old fashioned"
way....letting them cry themselves to sleep, scheduled feedings, bottle
feeding, etc.
And I'd have to say being a part of the unschooling discussion list REALLY
changed mine and my kids lives. My only regret is that I hadn't been a part
of it earlier in my kid's lives (those with little ones who are on this list
and the UD list, count yourselves BLESSED!!)
So maybe absolutely necessary books for our kids should instead (or also)
be books for us, to make us better parents!
Nancy B.
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I sat and really thought about the most important book, but instead of books
for the kids, I came up with books which have helped ME be a better parent.
I thought, "Which books could we not do without" and I can't even think of
one that the kids absolutely have to have, though I do think Sandra's
suggestions of a dictionary is good...we use ours a lot.
Instead I thought of homeschooling books that have helped me through the
years, parenting books,...probably one book that changed my life immensely
(before my kids were born) was Penelope Leach's "Your Baby and Child." Had it not
been for that book I probably would have raised my kids the "old fashioned"
way....letting them cry themselves to sleep, scheduled feedings, bottle
feeding, etc.
And I'd have to say being a part of the unschooling discussion list REALLY
changed mine and my kids lives. My only regret is that I hadn't been a part
of it earlier in my kid's lives (those with little ones who are on this list
and the UD list, count yourselves BLESSED!!)
So maybe absolutely necessary books for our kids should instead (or also)
be books for us, to make us better parents!
Nancy B.
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[email protected]
Ha, it's an interesting thing to think about.
I couldn't possibly pick one. This week it'd be Poemcrazy, but last week it
was Material World and there's no telling what it'll be next week.
Sarah would say Raptor Red. It's the first book she read independently all
the way through and is still her favorite book.
Melissa would say Noisy Nora. Afer she wrote it (copied it onto our commodore
64) she was a reader and a writer forever after.
Patrick would say it's some book he hasn't read yet. Maybe it's a new manga.
Maybe it's physics or mathematics. Maybe it's a book about learning and the
brain. Whatever it is, there's always a new book that's more important than the
last book...
:) If I had to choose only one for a desert island? Oxford Dictionary. Fuel
for hundreds of thousands of conversations.
Deborah in IL
I couldn't possibly pick one. This week it'd be Poemcrazy, but last week it
was Material World and there's no telling what it'll be next week.
Sarah would say Raptor Red. It's the first book she read independently all
the way through and is still her favorite book.
Melissa would say Noisy Nora. Afer she wrote it (copied it onto our commodore
64) she was a reader and a writer forever after.
Patrick would say it's some book he hasn't read yet. Maybe it's a new manga.
Maybe it's physics or mathematics. Maybe it's a book about learning and the
brain. Whatever it is, there's always a new book that's more important than the
last book...
:) If I had to choose only one for a desert island? Oxford Dictionary. Fuel
for hundreds of thousands of conversations.
Deborah in IL
Joyce Fetteroll
On May 18, 2006, at 3:47 AM, DACunefare@... wrote:
on a long car trip. She was absolutely enthralled :-)
Joyce
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> Sarah would say Raptor Red. It's the first book she readThat was the first adult book Kathryn listened to when she was 4 or 5
> independently all
> the way through and is still her favorite book.
on a long car trip. She was absolutely enthralled :-)
Joyce
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Cameron was reading over my shoulder.
He says it's definitely Rue's book: Parenting a Free Child, An
Unschooled Life.
First book he ever read cover to cover all by himself. He said if
everyone read it, we'd have a world full of better parents and happier
children! <g>
~Kelly
Kelly Lovejoy
Conference Coordinator
Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
http://liveandlearnconference.org
“Learn as if you were going to live forever.
Live as if you were going to die tomorrow.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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From: DACunefare@...
Ha, it's an interesting thing to think about.
I couldn't possibly pick one. This week it'd be Poemcrazy, but last
week it
was Material World and there's no telling what it'll be next week.
Sarah would say Raptor Red. It's the first book she read independently
all
the way through and is still her favorite book.
Melissa would say Noisy Nora. Afer she wrote it (copied it onto our
commodore
64) she was a reader and a writer forever after.
Patrick would say it's some book he hasn't read yet. Maybe it's a new
manga.
Maybe it's physics or mathematics. Maybe it's a book about learning and
the
brain. Whatever it is, there's always a new book that's more important
than the
last book...
:) If I had to choose only one for a desert island? Oxford Dictionary.
Fuel
for hundreds of thousands of conversations.
He says it's definitely Rue's book: Parenting a Free Child, An
Unschooled Life.
First book he ever read cover to cover all by himself. He said if
everyone read it, we'd have a world full of better parents and happier
children! <g>
~Kelly
Kelly Lovejoy
Conference Coordinator
Live and Learn Unschooling Conference
http://liveandlearnconference.org
“Learn as if you were going to live forever.
Live as if you were going to die tomorrow.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
-----Original Message-----
From: DACunefare@...
Ha, it's an interesting thing to think about.
I couldn't possibly pick one. This week it'd be Poemcrazy, but last
week it
was Material World and there's no telling what it'll be next week.
Sarah would say Raptor Red. It's the first book she read independently
all
the way through and is still her favorite book.
Melissa would say Noisy Nora. Afer she wrote it (copied it onto our
commodore
64) she was a reader and a writer forever after.
Patrick would say it's some book he hasn't read yet. Maybe it's a new
manga.
Maybe it's physics or mathematics. Maybe it's a book about learning and
the
brain. Whatever it is, there's always a new book that's more important
than the
last book...
:) If I had to choose only one for a desert island? Oxford Dictionary.
Fuel
for hundreds of thousands of conversations.
Sandra Dodd
On May 18, 2006, at 1:47 AM, DACunefare@... wrote:
my copy for years. <g> I've thought of buying another one just to
see if that makes the first one appear. (It's probably just in a
pile of stuff that got put aside for some event and is disguised.)
Anyone who's never seen that book should at least borrow it from a
library.
There's another, similar, about children and their families.
Children Like Me (I think). Not as big, but fun. Outdated now, as
the Gameboy will seem sadly old and small, but at the time it was the
newest thing. I think that was one of the things the Navajo kid
owned. They had children from all over the world, and photographed
them with their families, and alone, and some of their favorite
possessions.
Sandra
> This week it'd be Poemcrazy, but last week itMaterial World is a book worth stealing apparently. I haven't seen
> was Material World and there's no telling what it'll be next week.
my copy for years. <g> I've thought of buying another one just to
see if that makes the first one appear. (It's probably just in a
pile of stuff that got put aside for some event and is disguised.)
Anyone who's never seen that book should at least borrow it from a
library.
There's another, similar, about children and their families.
Children Like Me (I think). Not as big, but fun. Outdated now, as
the Gameboy will seem sadly old and small, but at the time it was the
newest thing. I think that was one of the things the Navajo kid
owned. They had children from all over the world, and photographed
them with their families, and alone, and some of their favorite
possessions.
Sandra
Nancy Wooton
On May 18, 2006, at 12:47 AM, DACunefare@... wrote:
book from the library; after he finished it, he said he wasn't all that
scared <g>
BTW, How old is Sarah now?
did that, at about age four, first with a photo caption from a National
Geographic, then with the book Ferdinand; he got tired part way through
and asked me to finish typing it. He typed both in all capitals, which
for years he referred to as "caps lock," in 48 pt. type, which he then
printed out. After that, he could read. I noticed with the National
Geographic caption that it was in upper and lower case italics, and
Alex painstakingly found each letter on the keyboard and then watched
the caps lock character appear on the screen. I think he figured out
then that the letters were the same, no matter the typeface, etc.
Nancy
> Sarah would say Raptor Red. It's the first book she read independentlyAlex loves that book, too. His first independent read was a Goosebumps
> all
> the way through and is still her favorite book.
>
book from the library; after he finished it, he said he wasn't all that
scared <g>
BTW, How old is Sarah now?
> Melissa would say Noisy Nora. Afer she wrote it (copied it onto ourSo Melissa took an existing book and copied it onto a computer? Alex
> commodore
> 64) she was a reader and a writer forever after.
did that, at about age four, first with a photo caption from a National
Geographic, then with the book Ferdinand; he got tired part way through
and asked me to finish typing it. He typed both in all capitals, which
for years he referred to as "caps lock," in 48 pt. type, which he then
printed out. After that, he could read. I noticed with the National
Geographic caption that it was in upper and lower case italics, and
Alex painstakingly found each letter on the keyboard and then watched
the caps lock character appear on the screen. I think he figured out
then that the letters were the same, no matter the typeface, etc.
Nancy