I'm a little late, but it's time to share what we've read for the month! March was somewhat of a month of chaos for our family. Most of it good, but not all. That said, besides school and devotional reading, I did not get a lot of personal reading done. But, I will share what we did read.
Again, this is a collaboration I joined, hosted by Ingrid from Mommy & Mia Homeschool Chronicles, April from The Simple Rugged Path, and Lee from Creative 2X Mom. Be sure to check out the playlist for this collaboration at the end of this post.
Family Devotionals
We have continued in our family devotional, Daily Light on the Daily Path, compiled by the Samuel Bagster family. Everyone is really enjoying this morning and evening devotional, and I'm so glad devotional reading is a finally a habit in our home!
We have also been consistent with reading a chapter out of Leading Little Ones to God, by Marian M. Schoolland, each night before bed. As I said in my February post, it is a little young for my kiddos, but it is still a great read. And some of the questions are really thought provoking!
Morning Reading with the Kiddos
I guess this is what I would call my Morning Basket. I've been wanting to put one together, but I don't have anything "official" yet. But, I do have a pile of books we enjoy reading aloud from each morning before we start our curriculum for the day.
We start off with a poem or two out of You Come Too, by Robert Frost. Then, we read a story from The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang.
Next, I pull out the Children's Book of Virtues, by William J. Bennett, and read a selection or two from there, depending on how long they are. This book is broken up into different character traits. Rather than read from beginning to end, I rotate through the character traits. For instance, the first chapter is Self-Discipline. I will read a selection from that chapter one day, then the next day, read a selection from the next chapter, Compassion.
Occasionally, I will pull one of our local field guides and we will study one thing. I have local guides for birds, mammals, wildflowers, and trees. An example of what I do with these is, I will look up a bird that we should be seeing in our area this time of year. We will read the information on the bird that's provided. Then if I can find it online, I will look up the sounds that particular bird makes. Afterward, throughout the week, I will pull out just the picture of that bird and ask them what it's called, and maybe ask a question or two about what we learned about that bird. My boys really enjoy this study.
Lastly, if we are learning about a new composer, I pull out Lives of the Musicians, by Kathleen Krull & Kathryn Hewitt. This book is subtitled, Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought). This is a really fun book! If you are studying composers, I highly recommend this as a supplement.
Personal Reading
I have continued my monthly reading out of The Life Giving Home, by Sally & Sarah Clarkson. Along with this, I am working through the companion book, The Life Giving Home Experience, by Sally Clarkson. I am really enjoying these books, and look forward to a new chapter every month!
The only other reading I've done in March just for myself was Christy, by Catherine Marshall. This is a wonderful book about a young lady in 1912. She leaves her parents in the city to be a missionary to a rough, isolated mountain village. I really enjoyed this book, it is definitely one I will remember and cherish!
School Reading
Our read aloud for March was Twice Freed, by Patricia St. John. We are big fans of this author, and this book definitely did not disappoint! This is historical fiction based on the book of Philemon in the Bible. It focuses on Philemon's slave, Onesimus, and life in Colosse during the time of Paul. We all really enjoyed this book.
For free reading, my 13-year-old read The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, by Joan Aiken. I did read this ahead of him, as I hadn't read it before. I really enjoyed it and decided that we would read all of the Wolves Chronicles. My son also finished it and loved it. He is chomping at the bit for me to be done with the next book so he can read it, too!
My 10-year-old read The Indian in the Cupboard, by Lynne Reid Banks. Again, I read this ahead of him. I thought it was a fun book. It took my son a few chapters to really get into it, but then he really enjoyed the adventure! He also wants to read the sequel, The Return of the Indian. I'm currently waiting on that from the library.
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That's it for the month of March, folks! I hope you enjoyed seeing what we read. And, I hope you've been inspired to read yourself and have found some books for your list!
For added reading inspiration, check out this playlist so you can see what other Moms have been reading.
Playlist: What We Read in 2019
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