Comments on: Reading Aloud to Active Little Boys http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/ Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:13:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ellen Walker http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-71448 Ellen Walker Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:14:33 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-71448 A terrific and mostly-forgotten pioneer story is _That Callahan Spunk_ by Ames (set in Montana). Another, recent, Montana pioneer story, which has a girl as main character but also plenty of challenges is _Hattie Big-Sky_. A good dog story, also older, is _Bristleface_ by Ball. Depending on how old your boys are, a couple Newbery-winning historical fiction novels with boys for main characters are _Across Five Aprils_ and _Johnny Tremain_. Katherine Paterson's books are mostly either realistic fiction or historical fiction, and are well-written and make good read-alouds. A terrific and mostly-forgotten pioneer story is _That Callahan Spunk_ by Ames (set in Montana). Another, recent, Montana pioneer story, which has a girl as main character but also plenty of challenges is _Hattie Big-Sky_. A good dog story, also older, is _Bristleface_ by Ball. Depending on how old your boys are, a couple Newbery-winning historical fiction novels with boys for main characters are _Across Five Aprils_ and _Johnny Tremain_. Katherine Paterson’s books are mostly either realistic fiction or historical fiction, and are well-written and make good read-alouds.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-11022 Lisa Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:14:41 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-11022 I don't have any book suggestions for you, but I did want to say congrats on homeschooling 10 kids. That is quite impressive. Here via the carnival of family life. I don’t have any book suggestions for you, but I did want to say congrats on homeschooling 10 kids. That is quite impressive.

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]]> By: local girl http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-10926 local girl Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:34:05 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-10926 I'll have to get back to you on the book suggestions. Sorry, I'm still amazed that you're homeschooling Mom to 10 kids! You must be SuperMom! Thank you for sharing this post with the Carnival of Family Life. I’ll have to get back to you on the book suggestions. Sorry, I’m still amazed that you’re homeschooling Mom to 10 kids! You must be SuperMom!

Thank you for sharing this post with the Carnival of Family Life.

]]> By: Christine Masloske http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-10726 Christine Masloske Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:50:19 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-10726 I'd also like to offer a few suggestions. My husband and I read aloud to our 5 children (14yob, 12yog, 9yob, 5yob, 2yog) and have found Laurie's suggestions to be right on the mark. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is the booklist we've used, along with Lives in Print for biographies. We find that our sons and daughters really love action books and generally will end up role-playing after reading. Yes, that means sword fighting with various plastic tubes, k'nex made into swords or anything else they can think of, as well as making armor out of cardboard or whatever is handy. Also, boys in coonskin caps and girls in prairie dresses, queens and knights, or boys wandering in the Ozarks with their beloved dogs. Oh, the list goes on and on! When I read aloud during the day, the boys generally use their Erector or K'nex sets and build all sorts of fascinating things. They love read aloud time and can easily concentrate on both things. At night when my husband reads, it is right before bedtime and he wants the children to sit still and just listen to the stories. It has proven excellent training for those times when sitting and listening are required in life. Some books that we have absolutely loved are as follows: Books by Elizabeth George Speare such as The Bronze Bow and The Sign of the Beaver Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Books by Howard Pyle...these are the ones that really get the children dressing up, putting each other in dungeons and talking in some sort of 1600's speak! Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle All children seem to love dog books such as Where the Red Fern Grows, Sounder, Old Yeller and Ginger Pye. Biographies of missionaries and of settlers (I'd use books written years ago as opposed to modern versions which are very simple, as well, of course, as well as autobiographies). I hope this helps! Read aloud time is such a joy and blessing to families, as your family already knows! Love in Christ, Christine I’d also like to offer a few suggestions. My husband and I read aloud to our 5 children (14yob, 12yog, 9yob, 5yob, 2yog) and have found Laurie’s suggestions to be right on the mark. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is the booklist we’ve used, along with Lives in Print for biographies.

We find that our sons and daughters really love action books and generally will end up role-playing after reading. Yes, that means sword fighting with various plastic tubes, k’nex made into swords or anything else they can think of, as well as making armor out of cardboard or whatever is handy. Also, boys in coonskin caps and girls in prairie dresses, queens and knights, or boys wandering in the Ozarks with their beloved dogs. Oh, the list goes on and on!

When I read aloud during the day, the boys generally use their Erector or K’nex sets and build all sorts of fascinating things. They love read aloud time and can easily concentrate on both things. At night when my husband reads, it is right before bedtime and he wants the children to sit still and just listen to the stories. It has proven excellent training for those times when sitting and listening are required in life.

Some books that we have absolutely loved are as follows:

Books by Elizabeth George Speare such as The Bronze Bow and The Sign of the Beaver

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Books by Howard Pyle…these are the ones that really get the children dressing up, putting each other in dungeons and talking in some sort of 1600’s speak!

Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

All children seem to love dog books such as Where the Red Fern Grows, Sounder, Old Yeller and Ginger Pye.

Biographies of missionaries and of settlers (I’d use books written years ago as opposed to modern versions which are very simple, as well, of course, as well as autobiographies).

I hope this helps! Read aloud time is such a joy and blessing to families, as your family already knows!

Love in Christ,
Christine

]]> By: Milehimama http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-10722 Milehimama Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:00:50 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-10722 My boys are currently age 8,7, and 4; plus a girl age 6. We've read Moby Dick, Treasure Island, and Gulliver's Travels aloud to our boys. Also Wizard of Oz series, but that is definitely "foolishness"! Also I read the lives of the Saints - they really like the ones about martyrs in the Colosseum. Have you tried James Fennimore Cooper? He has several short stories - the Leatherstocking tales - about Native Americans when the people from the New World showed up. My next read aloud is going to be Jack London's White Fang. Dickens also often wrote about little boys and their many adventures. I read ahead to be able to skip parts that are too complicated or mature for them to handle, but they still get the story and the literary language. Loisa May Alcott also had a book, Little Men, but I haven't read that one- I've only read Little Women. Tarzan books, Rikki Tiki Tavi, and other tales of boys in lands far away would probably be good. Many of these are no longer under copyright and you can browse online at Bartleby.com to see if you feel they are appropriate before buying a copy. These are children's books available online also that you could check out: http://www.mainlesson.com/displaybooksbygenre.php My boys are currently age 8,7, and 4; plus a girl age 6.
We’ve read Moby Dick, Treasure Island, and Gulliver’s Travels aloud to our boys. Also Wizard of Oz series, but that is definitely “foolishness”!
Also I read the lives of the Saints - they really like the ones about martyrs in the Colosseum.

Have you tried James Fennimore Cooper? He has several short stories - the Leatherstocking tales - about Native Americans when the people from the New World showed up. My next read aloud is going to be Jack London’s White Fang. Dickens also often wrote about little boys and their many adventures. I read ahead to be able to skip parts that are too complicated or mature for them to handle, but they still get the story and the literary language.

Loisa May Alcott also had a book, Little Men, but I haven’t read that one- I’ve only read Little Women.

Tarzan books, Rikki Tiki Tavi, and other tales of boys in lands far away would probably be good.

Many of these are no longer under copyright and you can browse online at Bartleby.com to see if you feel they are appropriate before buying a copy.
These are children’s books available online also that you could check out:
http://www.mainlesson.com/displaybooksbygenre.php

]]> By: Karen http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-10683 Karen Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:59:59 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/01/15/reading-aloud-to-active-little-boys/#comment-10683 What about the Dear America series? (It's kind of like the American Girl series, but most of the main characters are boys. Plus, less merchandising!) What about the Dear America series? (It’s kind of like the American Girl series, but most of the main characters are boys. Plus, less merchandising!)

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