Let's Discuss: Feed Your Mind, new SCM blog post

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  • July 10, 2015 at 10:44 am
    missceegee
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    Unbroken by Laura Hil…

    The Hidden Hand by EDEN Southworth

    Ishmael and sequel Self Raised by EDEN Southworth

    John Adams bio by McCullough

    Great Expectations by Dickens

    July 10, 2015 at 11:59 am
    Tristan
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    The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom.

     

    July 10, 2015 at 6:03 pm
    Melanie32
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    The Treasury of David-Charles Spurgeon

    Trying to decide between Middlemarch by George Eliot or The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo. Any advice? 🙂 I have yet to read either.

    No Ordinary Home-Carol Brazo

    Winter In Thrush Green-Miss Read

    How The Heather Looks-Joan Bodger

    July 10, 2015 at 6:05 pm
    Melanie32
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    Oops! I thought we were listing the books we were planning on reading. I just realized these were suggestions for a previous poster. 🙂

    Suggestions?

    Stepping Heavenward-Elizabeth Prentiss.

    I also second Ishmael, Self-Raised and The Hiding Place.

    July 13, 2015 at 7:04 pm
    cedargirl
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    I am stopped in my tracks. Personal reading? Other than teachers guides? Other than read alouds? Other than the bible and family devotional time?

    I once knew this me, who walked into Chapters every June, summer reading coupon in hand, and bought a stack of books to savour alllll summer long.

    Them we started our family. Parenting books. Then we looked into homeschooling, school related books.

    I think I need to really really look at this. And possibly, pull something off the shelf tonight.

    July 13, 2015 at 7:35 pm
    Tristan
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    Cedargirl – I have felt that way before!  Sometimes I choose a family read aloud simply because I want to read it – not for the kids.  And I try to always have something to read for me, but honestly my best reason for being successful at that is that I’m on my 14th year straight with babies and toddlers.  When I’m holding someone while they drift off for a nap or I wait for them to fall asleep at night I read.  That has given me a lot of reading time over the years!

    I have been consumed by a ‘need to read’ topic before too though, like parenting, homeschooling, etc.  Sometimes it feels like a luxury to read something just for myself and then I remind myself that I want my children to know I love reading personally.

    July 14, 2015 at 10:46 am
    cedargirl
    Participant

    Thank you Tristan. Excellent reminder! I have made it a point to let my children see me bible reading. Having personal reading time is important to model since I work at trying to find them good books I think they will enjoy. When in the nursing stages, the Kobo reader was left beside the rocker so I could turn pages with one putting click. I had forgotten about that. Talking with my husband about this last night, he pointed out that knitting has become my spare time go to. He is right. I do have time, I just need to balance it a bit more.

    i smiled when I saw your comment about choosing read alouds because you wanted to read them; why didn’t I think of that!!?

    July 17, 2015 at 5:01 pm
    Tristan
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    Well, I thought I would chime back in here and share what I decided to try this year.  I’ve made a short literature list for each of my independent readers with only 5 titles each (1 is an audio book even!).  I tried to have a variety of genres for each child (mystery, biography, animal fiction, historical fiction, classic).  When they finish these I will give them new short lists to work through. This way they can’t just choose to read all the books in the 1-2 genres they like and not step outside their comfort zone.  Here are their lists:

    Makayla, 9th grade solid reader:

    1. The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
    2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
    3. The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
    4. The Odyssey by Homer (this will be her audio book)
    5. Biography – undecided, I have 3 coming from the library to look at: Unbroken, I am Malala, and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

    Joseph, 5th grade slow and steady reader:

    1. The Tower Treasure (Hardy Boys #1)
    2. Old Yeller
    3. Who was ? series (I have a few for him to choose from: George Lucas, J.R.R. Tolkien, Albert Einstein, Julius Caesar to name a few)
    4. The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (this will be his audio book)
    5. The Sword in the Tree by Clyde Robert Bulla

    Emma, 4th grade strong reader

    1. The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1)
    2. Old Yeller
    3. Who was? series (besides the titles listed under Joseph I have Beatrix Potter, Neil Armstrong, and J. K. Rowling)
    4. The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (this will be her audio book)
    5. The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

    Daniel, 2nd grade strong reader:

    1. The Boxcar Children #1
    2. Wind in the Willows
    3. Who was series? (He’ll choose from the titles listed under his siblings)
    4. The Blue Fairy Book (His audio book)
    5. The Minstrel in the Tower by Gloria Skurzynski

     

    July 17, 2015 at 9:46 pm
    missceegee
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    Great plan, Tristan.  Unbroken was fabulous. DD14 really enjoyed and got a lot out of it, too.

    July 17, 2015 at 10:24 pm
    LindseyD
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    Hi!

    Before this summer, I was definitely in a rut. Then we moved to northern Minnesota (a whole other story!) in May, and we live in a very rural area with no internet. And my desire to read magically returned. Go figure…

    I tend to gravitate toward food-related books, especially those with good photography. After that, I can pour over homesteading books and topics without hesitation. I notice that the type of book I’m least likely to pick up are parenting/mother in books. (Referring to books like Sally Clarkson’s The Ministry of Motherhood and similar titles.) I know these are quality, healthy books that do me worlds of good, but for some reason I always feel like the worst mom ever when I read them.

    Anyway, I’ve actually branched out from my normal genres this summer since reading has been the one “free time” activity I’ve been able to do. It’s amazing how much time I was spending online before, and I truly didn’t realize how much it was. Even though what I was doing was mostly worthwhile stuff.

    The Harbinger: I guess this is Christian fiction and/or mystery.

    Heroes Then and Now: Amy Carmichael: biography. I’m pre-reading this because I want dd10 to read it next year, but I’ve enjoyed it!

    The Omnivore’s Dilemma: nonfiction–and I highly recommend it!

    Pagan Christianity: Christian non-fiction. Re-reading.

    How to Speak Minnesotan: comedy/satire/adult twaddle probably. Lol! It’s appropriate since we just moved here though. 😉

    Guide to Keeping Backyard Chickens: homesteading how-to.

    The Edible Front Yard: gardening.

    My Paleo Patisserie: paleo artisanal pastry and baking cookbook with amazing photography.

    I need to branch out of my comfort zone and read some homeschooling/parenting books. And I’m noticing my list is sadly lacking fiction.

    Nice to chime in!

    Lindsey

     

     

     

    July 18, 2015 at 5:49 am
    Karen
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    I’ve wondered about you, Lindsey!!  I’m glad to hear you’re all right!

    Thanks for letting us know you’re still kicking ☺.

    July 18, 2015 at 5:55 am
    Tristan
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    Hi Lindsey!  (waving)  So great to hear from you on the forum!  And I had to laugh when I read the magic of moving away from easy internet.  Yes, even good internet time can suck us in more than we realize.  That was part of my decision to close my blog – I couldn’t devote the time I felt I ‘should’ if I were to keep paying for the hosting and such and I knew that with baby #9 coming I really was not going to have any extra time to begin with.  LOL.

    I like seeing your more non-fiction reading list.  I’ve read a few of the Heroes Then and Now before and enjoyed them, the one about George Muller is actually on several of my kids’ second list of books this year.

    Hope life in Minnesota is going well!

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