Do any of you use vintage texts in your homeschool?

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  • February 4, 2013 at 2:48 pm
    Des
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    I’m talking about books like Harvey’s Grammar, Practical Arithmetic, etc….  If you do, could you list them please?

     

    Thanks

    February 4, 2013 at 3:52 pm
    Laura.bora
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    I use Ray’s arithmetic, Emma Serl’s Primary and Intermediate Language Lessons, and McGuffy Readers.  And we read many of the classics for literature and science. 

    February 4, 2013 at 4:12 pm
    Monica
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    We use McGuffey Readers. We also used Intermediate Language Lessons last year.

    February 4, 2013 at 4:49 pm
    Richele Baburina
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    We use Ray’s arithmetic – tweaking it to fit CM. I find it jump starts my brain on those mornings that I’m not especially bright-eyed.

    February 4, 2013 at 4:57 pm
    suzukimom
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    I have looked at Sheldon’s Elementary (or Primary?) Language Lessons.   We aren’t using it right now, but it looks fairly good.

    February 4, 2013 at 5:14 pm
    sixtimemom
    Member

    I used Harvey’s Grammar with my older kids.  Tried Ray’s and had trouble as I didn’t always understand and there was no help for me to understand. [not a very “math” person]

    February 4, 2013 at 7:07 pm
    mrsmccardell
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    For those of you using Ray’s, are you using the 1885 version or the newer version? Thoughts on either one if you chose one on purpose? The 1885 is free on google. The newer has changes according to changes made to schools long ago…not sure of specifics.

    I like the 1885 but like sixtimemom says I may not understand how to teach it all the time. Any input?

    I’m planning on using Manual of Methods for firt +/- years and then move on to the Primary book. Thanks for your help.

    February 4, 2013 at 7:09 pm
    Tristan
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    I like vintage books like those by Yesterday’s Classics to read to the kids (think American History Stories, the nature books by Burgess and Among the ___ People). I’ve not used a vintage math or LA book.

    February 4, 2013 at 7:15 pm
    Heather
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    We are using the 1885 version of Rays because it was free.  We use Serl’s language lessons, all vintage books for history and The Storybook of Science for science right now. It may be easier to tell which books we use which are not vintage!  🙂

    February 4, 2013 at 7:32 pm
    jeaninpa
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    We use:  The Storybook of Science,  ALL of Charles Coffin’s books, Among the …… People, The Tale of……. books.  Many of those books are sold by Yesterday’s Classics and I just use the free versions on-line.

    The book that I use the most is Modern Speller by Kate Van Wangeren.  We use it for copywork and dictation.  I really like it because it is divided up by years, and then words that might be difficult to spell are printed beneath in syllables. Sometimes it is a bit dated, but most of the copywork is  character building.  And the fact that it is over 100 years old and is called “modern” always makes me smile.  

    February 4, 2013 at 7:49 pm
    Laura.bora
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    We bought our Ray’s from Mott’s publishing.  Gone through Primary and are using intellectual with my oldest now.  I didn’t know there were different versions, and it seems that Mott uses the original version, and that is what I would have picked.  🙂

    I am not good at math, but I really don’t have a problem figuring out what they need us to do.  Between what I learned ever so long ago and the examples, I haven’t had a problem.  That may change as we get even deeper into Ray’s, but for primary and intellectual, I haven’t had a problem.

    February 28, 2013 at 4:48 pm
    My3Blessings
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    I Love vintage books.

    We use Ray’s Arithmetic along with the Ruth Beechick guide and Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching.

    We also use The BIBLE, McGuffey’s Readers, Burgess Animal, Flower, Seashore, Bird Books, Among the _________ People, Handbook of Nature Study, Egermeier’s Bible Stories, and many titles on Yesterday’s Classics!

    February 28, 2013 at 4:57 pm
    Amy
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    We use PLL/ILL, McGuffey, and a lot of vintage living books. I am starting the book “New First Steps in Latin” for my eldest, which is an update of the vintage book “First Steps in Latin”. I like the new one a little better but the public domain one is still good quality. I’m also considering “Latin without Tears” to bridge the gap between GSWL and First Steps for my second son.

    I keep looking at vintage math programs. Then at MEP. Then back. *sigh* I have the first Practical Arithmetic (Strayor-Upton), I also like Ray’s first book, the Frank Hall arithmetic series, and “Graded Work in Arithmetic” by Baird. 

    February 28, 2013 at 5:14 pm
    HollyS
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    We currently use McGuffey’s Readers for narration, copywork, dictation, vocabulary, phonics and grammar.  Each of my DC have different assigments based on their grade level.  We are also using Grammar Land…there are free worksheets to go along with these that a HS mom created.  They are really nice!  We have Yesterday’s Classics set of e-books and have used many of the books for various subjects.

    In the past we’ve used Primary Language Lessons, Elementary Geography (I think this was used in CM schools). McGuffey’s Speller, and Dictation Day by Day.  I also found a nice teachers manual of Google Books which shows how several of these books were used in the schools.

    We are a huge fan of vintage books…not only are they educationally superior to many of today’s books, but they are generally free!

    February 28, 2013 at 5:33 pm
    Des
    Participant

    Thank you ladies!!  

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