
make joy normal: cozy homeschooling
In the context of promoting joy, fun and an environment of love, Bonnie welcomes you! Bonnie is a homeschool mom of seven kids, 32 years in - writer, speaker and cheerleader. Meet her cohosts who bring your questions and theirs to the table: Elizabeth, mom of six, in the thick of glorious family life, and Christina, just starting the homeschool journey with three littles. Join us for some honest discussion about how to make home education cozy. Just like you imagined.
make joy normal: cozy homeschooling
how to read a book so it becomes the curriculum - focus on the Middle Ages
All the resources I recommend are in this blog post, linking to my YouTube workshop. Most things are linked directly to the source. They are NOT affiliate links....in case you're wondering. There is also a list of ideas you can talk about with your kids as you learn how to make reading into the curriculum.
0:49 - Feedback from a listener
3:30 - The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (for example)
6:51 - What would be a list of topics that you could pull out of a book?
7:58 - Tools for teaching History (Globe, maps, timelines, etc)
16:24 - Learning Vocabulary
18:06 - Studying character through literature
26:00 - What books would you use to extend your study?
30:11 - Would this be your History study and would you read every day?
37:16 - Activities to help grow interest
38:17 - Do you pre read a book before reading it to your kids?
44:13 - Dissecting paragraphs and writing styles
48:42 - How do you decide what to pull out of a book?
https://www.bonnielandry.ca/blog-1/resources-for-homeschool-workshop?rq=resources
And this blog post contains links to the list below, it also includes a list of questions you might have in your brain to use literature as curriculum.
https://www.bonnielandry.ca/blog-1/some-suggestions-for-studying-the-middle-ages-as-a-family
Novels suggested for a Medieval history study
Augustine came to Kent (In 597 a young boy accompanies a group, including Prior Augustine, to evangelize England)
Son of Charlemagne (780s - the relating of the life of Charlemagne through one of his sons)
If All the Swords in England (late 1100’s, story of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket)
St. Thomas Aquinas, the dumb ox by Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Big John’s Secret (early 1200’s, during the Crusades, a squire encounters St. Francis of Assisi)
A Door in the Wall (1400’s - a young squire’s life is changed in the midst of the bubonic plague when he becomes crippled and needs care)
Story Books
Tomie DePaola
- Francis the Poor Man of Assisi
- The Knight and the Dragon
- Brother Francis of Assisi
- Clown of God
A Medieval Feast Aliki
Marguerite Writes a Book
Saint George and the Dragon
The Kitchen Knight
DOVER BOOKS - historical colouring books
EYEWITNESS
- Knight
- Medieval Life
- Castle
- Arms and Armour
- Da Vinci and His Times
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