We went to the library today, honestly - it was the first time I set foot in there, in YEARS. I remember why. I always seem to have a young child who is not happy in there and it's loud, and the library echos.
We got Dennis, Nathan & Kaedyn's library cards. Mine, Cal & Noah's are all basically out of service, I have to find them - and check them (to see if I have any fines - just incase.)
We got there, Dennis immediately went for the cook books, and I went for the homeschooling ones, however the kids started to whine right away "where are the kids books?"
Well at our library, the kids section is getting a remodel so they have temporarily been moved to the basement into one of the meeting rooms - and it's hard to get to. So I took Nathan out of the stroller and then took the older two down. Nathan had a blast and just walked around and around and around. He did - however, go out in the hall and beat his head against the glass case holding beanie babies.
But when I handed him a book of Backyardigans - he carried that around and around with him, going on each sitting surface and looking at it. It was adorable to watch. He loves books. I found a bunch of Blues Clues ones and then helped the older boys find things of interest. Cal got a car book (of course), a "how to fix and trouble shoot laptops" book, and 2 computer games. Noah got two movies, and some pirate books, and he (for whatever reason) grabbed a book on camping and activites to do.
Anyway - here are the homeschooling books I got. (So far I am LOVING these first two!)
I will be sharing what I find useful out of these books, of course... and I highly recommend the book in the first picture ... THE HOMESCHOOLER'S BOOK OF LISTS ... it is AWESOME!! These are (almost) all the books picked up by everyone today... LOL
2 comments:
My children love the library. They love getting on the computers. My daughter loves to go through the adult cookbook section. Her current favorite is America Test Kitchen's Baking Book. I think that she has around 20 recipes that she wants to make.
Real-Life Homeschooling is one of my favorite homeschooling books.
Awesome book choices, we have issues too, here are some more I'd recommend:
Enriching the brain : how to maximize every learner's potential / Eric Jensen
When the brain can't hear : unraveling the mystery of auditory processing disorder / Teri James Bellis
homeschooling:
Things We Wish We'd Known
Bill Waring and Diane Waring
Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond LauraMaery Gold & Joan M. Zielinski
How to Write a Low-cost/No-cost Curriculum for Your Home-school Child Borg Hendrickson
Home schooling children with special needs
Hensley, Sharon C
The librarian will be your best friend in the homeschool journey! Also get in a HS group, that really helps.
Here are a few posts on my blog about HS'ing:
http://highlandshomeschool.homeschooljournal.net/2009/03/01/10-things-i-use-for-school-besides-k12-curriculum/
http://highlandshomeschool.homeschooljournal.net/2008/06/25/hs-qs/
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