History “Story” books for younger kids

Janet F Hamlin

23 Aug 2001, at 10:19pm

Does anyone have any ideas for "story" type history books that are good for
the 5-7 yr old group? Or even some history books not in story form geared
for this age level that your kids enjoy(ed). Thanks

Janet

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> 1. Re: How to respond?
> From: "Janet" <jefhdvm@...>
> 2. Re: How to respond?
> From: "Janet" <jefhdvm@...>
> 3. sturbridge village
> From: "Johanna SanInocencio" <saninocencio@...>
> 4. Re: just thinking...
> From: "Castle Crawford" <ec3forme@...>
> 5. some of you may be interested.....
> From: unschoolr2@...
> 6. Re: just thinking...
> From: A <mumsienc@...>
> 7. Re: Re: How to respond?
> From: "Johanna SanInocencio" <saninocencio@...>
> 8. Re: just thinking...
> From: "Tracy Oldfield" <tracy.oldfield@...>
> 9. Re: How to respond?
> From: laura90713@...
> 10. Re: just thinking...
> From: "R Meyers" <livinglighthouse@...>
> 11. Re: just thinking...
> From: Tanya Barrera <tanyab2@...>
> 12. Re: How to respond
> From: laura90713@...
> 13. Re: just thinking...
> From: SandraDodd@...
> 14. Re: just thinking...
> From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
> 15. Re: just thinking...
> From: Homeschool4us123@...
> 16. Re: just thinking...
> From: A <mumsienc@...>
> 17. Portland playgroup?
> From: djunapearl@...
> 18. Re: just thinking...
> From: Homeschool4us123@...
> 19. Re: just thinking...
> From: "Tracy Oldfield" <tracy.oldfield@...>
> 20. Re: Re: How to respond?
> From: "M and L Hand" <mandlhand@...>
> 21. Re: just thinking...
> From: Homeschool4us123@...
> 22. Re: just thinking...
> From: "Janet" <jefhdvm@...>
> 23. Re: Re: just thinking...
> From: A <mumsienc@...>
> 24. RE: Digest Number 1377
> From: "Sheri Piersol" <sheri@...>
> 25. Re: just thinking...
> From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:38:39 -0000
> From: "Janet" <jefhdvm@...>
> Subject: Re: How to respond?
>
> --- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., SandraDodd@a... wrote:
> > To Janet first, and then comments on some very cool advice she got.
> >
> > Janet, you wrote << I feel like I have explained myself very well
> but I don't
> > think she understands at all.>>
> >
> > She doesn't want to understand. If she understands she will have
> to question
> > 1) her education
> > 2) her profession
> > 3) her parenting
> >
> > That's a lot of questioning for an August 22, for a teacher, and
> mother of
> > four.
> >
> > I also think she has cried "uncle" and you can patch her up and let
> it go for
> > a few months or years.
>
> I agree, Sandra. And she proved my point, too: you can't teach
> someone something they don't want to learn, no matter how hard you
> try <g>!
>
> Janet
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:11:57 -0000
> From: "Janet" <jefhdvm@...>
> Subject: Re: How to respond?
>
>
> > I very seriously doubt that she taught any seminars on "the method
> you use."
> > You can't "teach" the unschooling "method" cause there isn't
> a "method.">
>
> I think she was probably referring to seminars on "using the
> interests of the child to teach the subjects that the child wouldn't
> normally approach on their own." (quote from her e-mail) which is NOT
> unschooling, but more like using my daughter's interest in fish to
> learn reading (let's read this book about fish; let's add and
> subtract fish; what types of fish and marine life do you think the
> Pilgrims saw while crossing the Atlantic on the Mayflower? etc.)
>
> Janet
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 22:48:11 -0500
> From: "Johanna SanInocencio" <saninocencio@...>
> Subject: sturbridge village
>
> Janet, you must be in New England. We used to live in Massachusetts and
Sturbridge Village was one of my children's favorite places to learn about
history. My boys met Norm Abram of New Yankee workshop there once and it was
the highlight of their day. My daughter was amazed with the kitchens and how
they prepared the food. We spent days and days there.
> Johanna
> Life is the ultimate learning experience!
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:17:56 -0500
> From: "Castle Crawford" <ec3forme@...>
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> >I was wondering if you get that back to school feeling still?<
>
>
> I know how you feel. School started here last Monday, and the Sunday
before that, Wal-Mart was JAMMED with stressed out moms and jittery kids.
>
> The kids were amazed that so many kids were buying paper! hehehe We
picked up the school list for the school they would be attending and read
over the supply list out of curiosity. This last week, we drove by on our
way to the Sam Davis Home to take pictures of the corn and there were kids
outside running around. I asked my oldest if he felt sad about not being
with them and he said, "No, I just feel sad that they have to go. Mom? Can
we go to the park and ride bikes and look for bugs?"
>
> I guess he has no feelings about it, since he has never gone, but I found
myself looking forward to the start of school. There are less kids out and
it seems the 'bullies' are ALL mysteriously gone! Now the kids can play on
the playground and use the pool in our community without a kid twice their
age and half their intellect bossing them around...
>
> It also seems that once school starts, we are able to get back on more of
a schedule. It seems everything child-related revolves around school hours
anyway.
>
> So, maybe I don't get the same ones you do-but I DO have some
back-to-school feelings.
>
> Esther
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:29:29 EDT
> From: unschoolr2@...
> Subject: some of you may be interested.....
>
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> Teri
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:49:21 -0400
> From: A <mumsienc@...>
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> I too have school related feelings.....complete and utter relief and
joy!!!
> The last couple weeks I have heard both Moms and Dads talking about how
they
> can't wait for the kids to go back to school...this seems to be an
accepted
> feeling. I find it appalling. There are even many commercials echoing
> this(exploiting this). It really makes me sick.
> I am so very happy, and feel so very lucky to have my kids with me. I am
glad
> we get to share the journey together. Don't get me wrong there are plenty
of
> days I'm stressed and need a break from my kids, but that isn't any
different
> than being married. :) Seems like a normal part of life...finding the
balance.
>
> I also enjoy when all the kids go back and sort of "get out of our way".
Most
> place we go are more pleasant.
> Ann
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:25:42 -0500
> From: "Johanna SanInocencio" <saninocencio@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: How to respond?
>
> don't let it drive you nuts. She is a public educatior who has spent many
> years of college being taught hers is the correct and best way and she may
> not get it. Don't take it personal. I have a friend who is "from a long
line
> of educators" as he says. He thinks our kids are smart, articulate, polite
> and really great kids. Homeschooling is not for his daughter according to
> him. His wife would make a great homeschooler but he won't let her. I
> learned to let it go.
> Johanna
> Life is the ultimate learning experience!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janet F Hamlin" <jefhdvm@...>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 10:22 AM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: How to respond?
>
>
> > Am I the one who just doesn't get it? I thought I was answering her
> questions and making points, and now I'm defensive? How would you all
> handle this from here? I am beating my head against a wall.....
> >
> > Janet
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:54:00 +0100
> From: "Tracy Oldfield" <tracy.oldfield@...>
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
>
> The kids were amazed that so many kids were buying
> paper! hehehe We picked up the school list for the
> school they would be attending and read over the supply
> list out of curiosity. This last week, we drove by on
> our way to the Sam Davis Home to take pictures of the
> corn and there were kids outside running around. I
> asked my oldest if he felt sad about not being with
> them and he said, "No, I just feel sad that they have
> to go. Mom? Can we go to the park and ride bikes and
> look for bugs?"
>
> I guess he has no feelings about it, since he has never
> gone, but I found myself looking forward to the start
> of school. There are less kids out and it seems the
> 'bullies' are ALL mysteriously gone! Now the kids can
> play on the playground and use the pool in our
> community without a kid twice their age and half their
> intellect bossing them around...
>
> It also seems that once school starts, we are able to
> get back on more of a schedule. It seems everything
> child-related revolves around school hours anyway.
>
> So, maybe I don't get the same ones you do-but I DO
> have some back-to-school feelings.
>
> Esther
>
>
>
> School doesn't start back here for another couple of
> weeks, and I can't wait! I do have a child who wants
> to go to school, however I cannot make space for such a
> time-consuming hobby in our lives right now ;-) I am
> expecting some fall-out because one child who my
> children have spent quite a lot of time with this
> Summer dumped my eldest like a hot rock when she went
> back to school last year :-( And a baby due in a few
> weeks... complicated times...
>
> No doubt we'll get through it :-)
>
> Tracy
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:17:33 -0000
> From: laura90713@...
> Subject: Re: How to respond?
>
> What is the CCU-list?
>
> Laura
>
>
>
> Those of you on CCU-list know me already. ]
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:23:23 -0700
> From: "R Meyers" <livinglighthouse@...>
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> Yesterday my boys and I had a "thank God we aren't in school" ice cream at
the local burger place........its right next to the public school and they
just laughed and laughed at the thought of being cooped up in there all day
while we were having ice cream to our hearts content. I loved it!
> Rachel
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 10:34:08 -0500
> From: Tanya Barrera <tanyab2@...>
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> The back to school feeling I first thought of was the scared queasy
feeling I always got. I can still feel it when I observe most of the town
getting ready for school. I am so glad my boys don't have to feel that
helpless feel of no choice.
> Otherwise, I love it when school starts also.We took our vacation last
year in September. I picked hotels that had indoor pools & we usually had
the pool to ourselves.
> Our community pool closes when school starts!
>
> Tanya
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:20:59 -0000
> From: laura90713@...
> Subject: Re: How to respond
>
>
> Lazy and stupid adults.
>
> Using her own argument, how come there stupid if they went to p.s.?
> Why are they lazy? Didn't their P.E. teacher "teach" them the
> virtues of being and staying fit?
>
> Laura
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:06:27 EDT
> From: SandraDodd@...
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
>
> << I also enjoy when all the kids go back and sort of "get out of our
way". >>
>
> I have mixed feelings about my relief that some are going back and getting
> out of our house. There were a few "school kids" who spent a lot of time
> here in the summer, because it was summer, and as school approached they
> intensified their visiting, knowing the days of "no, you can't go to Kirby
> and Marty's" were nigh. So it's nice for the house to be quieter, but
also
> kind of lonely.
>
>
> Sandra
>
> "Everything counts."
> http://expage.com/SandraDoddArticles
> http://expage.com/SandraDodd
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 14
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 10:09:31 -0700
> From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> I cannot wait until school starts here!!! We have the unfortunately
> pleasure of living across the street from the soap opera typical social
> worker's family! My mantra has been for a month now, "hurry up August
28th,
> hurry up August 28th!"
>
> It will be soooo blissfully silent, or at least normally noisy when her
kids
> go back to school!!!
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Castle Crawford <ec3forme@...>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 6:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] just thinking...
>
>
> > >I was wondering if you get that back to school feeling still?<
> >
> >
> > I know how you feel. School started here last Monday, and the Sunday
> before that, Wal-Mart was JAMMED with stressed out moms and jittery kids.
> >
> > The kids were amazed that so many kids were buying paper! hehehe We
> picked up the school list for the school they would be attending and read
> over the supply list out of curiosity. This last week, we drove by on our
> way to the Sam Davis Home to take pictures of the corn and there were kids
> outside running around. I asked my oldest if he felt sad about not being
> with them and he said, "No, I just feel sad that they have to go. Mom?
Can
> we go to the park and ride bikes and look for bugs?"
> >
> > I guess he has no feelings about it, since he has never gone, but I
found
> myself looking forward to the start of school. There are less kids out
and
> it seems the 'bullies' are ALL mysteriously gone! Now the kids can play
on
> the playground and use the pool in our community without a kid twice their
> age and half their intellect bossing them around...
> >
> > It also seems that once school starts, we are able to get back on more
of
> a schedule. It seems everything child-related revolves around school
hours
> anyway.
> >
> > So, maybe I don't get the same ones you do-but I DO have some
> back-to-school feelings.
> >
> > Esther
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
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>
> Message: 15
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:31:29 EDT
> From: Homeschool4us123@...
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> Ann-
>
> I'm new to this list, so I hope no one minds me chiming in. I wanted to
say
> that I totally agree with you. I feel the exact same way whenever I hear
the
> "I can't wait until they go back to school" bit. I even have gotten into a
> tiff or two over it as I haven't quite learned how to bit down on my
tongue.
> I hear my closest friends say this and I try to lovingly help them realize
> what it is that they are saying. The tiffs I've gotten into were online
when
> over and over people are saying it and finally I can't take hearing them
all
> say this about their own children. It's so frustrating and at times I have
> literally bit my tongue to keep quiet. And to think I was once one of
these
> people. I'm glad my eyes are now opened to my children, IYKWIM.
>
> Kimberly
>
> Kimberly U
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 16
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:46:00 -0400
> From: A <mumsienc@...>
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> Kim, you must just love those nasty commercials you have been seeing...
> You know the one where the Mom is tearfully leaving her kindergartner at
school,
> and as soon as she turns the cornier she starts jumping up and down. Oh
boy do
> I dislike those things... what is the matter with people that they think
that
> this is ok? What is this saying to their children?????? AHHHHHH!
> :)
> Ann
>
> Homeschool4us123@... wrote:
>
> > Ann-
> >
> > I'm new to this list, so I hope no one minds me chiming in. I wanted to
say
> > that I totally agree with you. I feel the exact same way whenever I hear
the
> > "I can't wait until they go back to school" bit. I even have gotten into
a
> > tiff or two over it as I haven't quite learned how to bit down on my
tongue.
> > I hear my closest friends say this and I try to lovingly help them
realize
> > what it is that they are saying. The tiffs I've gotten into were online
when
> > over and over people are saying it and finally I can't take hearing them
all
> > say this about their own children. It's so frustrating and at times I
have
> > literally bit my tongue to keep quiet. And to think I was once one of
these
> > people. I'm glad my eyes are now opened to my children, IYKWIM.
> >
> > Kimberly
> >
> > Kimberly U
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
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>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:10:17 -0400
> From: djunapearl@...
> Subject: Portland playgroup?
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new to this list, and also new to the Portland (Oregon) area. I'm
wondering if there exists a playgroup for younger children--mine is 13
months, and right now there are no kids around for him to play with. I'm
really inspired by the unschooling philosophy and I hope my son will be too!
Are there any playgroups for this age group already formed, or is anyone
interested in starting one with us?
>
> Please write me at djunapearl@...
>
> Cathy
>
>
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> Message: 18
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:38:01 EDT
> From: Homeschool4us123@...
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> I'm appalled!!! I've never seen that commercial!!!!! Then again, we dont'
> watch much beyond PBS around here. What does it tell our children? It
tells
> them we don't want them!!! That's horrible!!! Speaking of messages to our
> children from TV have you noticed these saturday morning cartoons and
> afterschool cartoons? They make parents out to be people to disobey,
people
> who dont' know anything, etc. What's that tell our children? That we DON'T
> know what's best for them. Ugggg!!!!!!!!
>
> Kimberly U
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 19
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:44:47 +0100
> From: "Tracy Oldfield" <tracy.oldfield@...>
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> I'm appalled!!! I've never seen that commercial!!!!!
> Then again, we dont'
> watch much beyond PBS around here. What does it tell
> our children? It tells
> them we don't want them!!! That's horrible!!! Speaking
> of messages to our
> children from TV have you noticed these saturday
> morning cartoons and
> afterschool cartoons? They make parents out to be
> people to disobey, people
> who dont' know anything, etc. What's that tell our
> children? That we DON'T
> know what's best for them. Ugggg!!!!!!!!
>
> Kimberly U
>
> Hmm... I'd agree, then if that's what they say, we
> don't always know what's best for our children, our
> children do! What we can do better than any teacher is
> listen to what they think is best and help them pursue
> it.
>
> Tracy
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 20
> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 07:56:46 +1000
> From: "M and L Hand" <mandlhand@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: How to respond?
>
> Christ-Centered Unschooling. It is another yahoogroups list. It is fun!
Check us out - we love new members.
> Laurie (really a Laura, but don't call me that....only my parents and
siblings get by with it, and still it makes me squirm)
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> What is the CCU-list?
>
> Laura
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 21
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 18:06:08 EDT
> From: Homeschool4us123@...
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> Tracy- Very true!!! Parents do have many decisions they must make in the
best
> interest of their children, but children have the right to make decisions
in
> their own lives. As Parents we need to have our children look up to us and
> respect us. To see us as examples for them, and to see us as people who
love
> them with our whole hearts. Not people who can't wait until they are gone,
> are too dumb for our children to consider our suggestions, etc.
>
> Kimberly U
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
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> Message: 22
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:20:27 -0000
> From: "Janet" <jefhdvm@...>
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> The commercials are awful!! Not only the ones about the parents that
> are thrilled the kids are going back (ie the Staples commercial), but
> even the clothing ads are bad. What about the JC Penney ad where a
> pre-teen girl, dressed in junior slut clothes, asking her mom if she
> can have a tattoo? Or the young teen boy wanting to shave his
> eyebrows? The girl with half-pink hair? We have all the latest
> styles so your kids will fit in.....
>
> There was another commercial out earlier in the month (I haven't seen
> it recently) with a teen explaining that it's not what you look like,
> it's what's inside that counts. But she's going shopping to get all
> of the latest, coolest stuff, "just in case". There was another one
> with a teen girl trying on all of her newest clothes and admiring
> herself, and her mom comes in and says, "you're not going to school
> like that!" (the girl was wearing hip huggers), so the mom walks up
> to her and pulls the pants down another inch!
>
> My dh and I were just rolling our eyes.....
>
> Janet, mom to Caroline, 6, and Thomas, almost 3!
>
>
>
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> Message: 23
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 18:27:24 -0400
> From: A <mumsienc@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: just thinking...
>
> I sure wish there was something to be done about all those types of
things...
> I mean we "are" the consumers!
> Of course it seems like we are in the minority. Most people don't seem
> bothered by this at all.
> That scares me!
> Ann
>
> Janet wrote:
>
> > The commercials are awful!! Not only the ones about the parents that
> > are thrilled the kids are going back (ie the Staples commercial), but
> > even the clothing ads are bad. What about the JC Penney ad where a
> > pre-teen girl, dressed in junior slut clothes, asking her mom if she
> > can have a tattoo? Or the young teen boy wanting to shave his
> > eyebrows? The girl with half-pink hair? We have all the latest
> > styles so your kids will fit in.....
> >
> > There was another commercial out earlier in the month (I haven't seen
> > it recently) with a teen explaining that it's not what you look like,
> > it's what's inside that counts. But she's going shopping to get all
> > of the latest, coolest stuff, "just in case". There was another one
> > with a teen girl trying on all of her newest clothes and admiring
> > herself, and her mom comes in and says, "you're not going to school
> > like that!" (the girl was wearing hip huggers), so the mom walks up
> > to her and pulls the pants down another inch!
> >
> > My dh and I were just rolling our eyes.....
> >
> > Janet, mom to Caroline, 6, and Thomas, almost 3!
> >
> >
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> Message: 24
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 18:33:57 -0400
> From: "Sheri Piersol" <sheri@...>
> Subject: RE: Digest Number 1377
>
> Hello everyone!
>
> I have been enjoying the converstaions lately. I recieve flack on our
> homeschooling all the time. I am the closes thing to a radical in my
family.
> hehehehe... I am always hearing and reading of people trying to explain
> their choice to unschool. As for me, I haven't bothered telling anyone. We
> started out doing school at home and have gradually come into unschooling.
> We have been "at it" for three years now, and I haven't told anyone. They
> all assume I do school at home, I let them assume. If I am ever asked I
will
> give a truthful answer, but until then....
>
> Is this bad? Is there a reason I should explain my choices to others? Is
> this a sign that I am really a chicken? :) Well, the last statement is
true,
> at least in regards to my mom. (an over bearing woman, who only sees black
> and white, I love her and know she means well, but I shake at the thought
of
> her anger). When I talk to other people I will state my beliefs and
> opinions, from there I allow them to say what they please, for I know in
my
> heart what is right for my family. And I secretly feel sorry for people
who
> can't see the joy in my life or find the happiness in their children.
>
> ~Sheri
>
> mom to Mike 13, David 8 1/2, Andrew 7, Joshua 5, and Tirzah' she is 3.
>
>
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> Message: 25
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:43:00 -0700
> From: "Lynda" <lurine@...>
> Subject: Re: just thinking...
>
> Last years was the commercial where they hauled the kids shopping and the
> dad was estatic. The year before the mom was gleeful about school
starting
> and the kids were gleeful because all the stuff was left on the car roof
and
> was sailing away.
>
> I don't remember what it is for but there is one where the mom is in tears
> and the kid waltzes off unconcerned on the first day of school and talks
to
> another little kid and says something like "what's her problem" or
something
> like that or at least that is what I got from it.
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: A <mumsienc@...>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 1:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] just thinking...
>
>
> > Kim, you must just love those nasty commercials you have been seeing...
> > You know the one where the Mom is tearfully leaving her kindergartner at
> school,
> > and as soon as she turns the cornier she starts jumping up and down. Oh
> boy do
> > I dislike those things... what is the matter with people that they think
> that
> > this is ok? What is this saying to their children?????? AHHHHHH!
> > :)
> > Ann
> >
> > Homeschool4us123@... wrote:
> >
> > > Ann-
> > >
> > > I'm new to this list, so I hope no one minds me chiming in. I wanted
to
> say
> > > that I totally agree with you. I feel the exact same way whenever I
hear
> the
> > > "I can't wait until they go back to school" bit. I even have gotten
into
> a
> > > tiff or two over it as I haven't quite learned how to bit down on my
> tongue.
> > > I hear my closest friends say this and I try to lovingly help them
> realize
> > > what it is that they are saying. The tiffs I've gotten into were
online
> when
> > > over and over people are saying it and finally I can't take hearing
them
> all
> > > say this about their own children. It's so frustrating and at times I
> have
> > > literally bit my tongue to keep quiet. And to think I was once one of
> these
> > > people. I'm glad my eyes are now opened to my children, IYKWIM.
> > >
> > > Kimberly
> > >
> > > Kimberly U
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
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Janet F Hamlin

23 Aug 2001, at 10:21pm

Janet F Hamlin

23 Aug 2001, at 10:22pm

Janet F Hamlin

23 Aug 2001, at 10:22pm

Janet F Hamlin

23 Aug 2001, at 10:23pm

[email protected]

24 Aug 2001, at 1:39am

Janet,

Are they boys or girls? My daughter has taken to the American Girls
collection books. I generally read them to her, but she absolutely loves
them. There's also the Dear America books. And along the lines of Dear
America there's a series of books about boys from history too, I forgot the
name of the series however.

Kimberly U

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[email protected]

24 Aug 2001, at 2:46am

In a message dated 8/23/01 7:47:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jefhdvm@...
writes:

<< Does anyone have any ideas for "story" type history books that are good for
the 5-7 yr old group? Or even some history books not in story form geared
for this age level that your kids enjoy(ed). Thanks

>>

Well I dont' know how much history your looking to get into, but we sure like
the Magic Tree House series where they go back in time starting with the
dinosaurs. They are short chapter books that can be read in 30 minutes or
less.

Kathy

jefferson academy

24 Aug 2001, at 6:13am

>
> << Does anyone have any ideas for "story" type
> history books that are good for
> the 5-7 yr old group? Or even some history books
> not in story form geared
> for this age level that your kids enjoy(ed).

The My First Little House picture books are very nice.
There's also the If you lived at the time of (the
civil war, the american revolution, etc.)
Michele

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Janet F Hamlin

24 Aug 2001, at 7:53am

I'll be heading to the library to check the American Girls and Dear America
out. Thanks. How did that message appear 5 times, anyway? Sorry about
that!

Janet, mom to Caroline, 6, and Thomas, almost 3

[email protected]

24 Aug 2001, at 11:32am

On 23 Aug 2001, at 22:21, Janet F Hamlin wrote:

To: <[email protected]>
From: "Janet F Hamlin" <jefhdvm@...>
Date sent: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:21:50 -0400
Send reply to: [email protected]
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] History "Story" books for younger kids

Does anyone have any ideas for "story" type history
books that are good for
the 5-7 yr old group? Or even some history books not
in story form geared
for this age level that your kids enjoy(ed). Thanks

Janet

Try the "Horrible Histories"
They are published in England and so must be orederd thru
Amazon.co.uk
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Sharon Rudd

24 Aug 2001, at 8:46pm

> Does anyone have any ideas for "story" type history
> books that are good for
> the 5-7 yr old group? Or even some history books
> not
> in story form geared
> for this age level that your kids enjoy(ed).
> Thanks
> Janet

Have you read the Magic Tree House series?
Sharon

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