my bookhouse series

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  • Jen
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    I was wondering if anyone uses these lovely classic children’s stories in their homeschools? I have often thought that the My Bookhouse series could be used as a language arts “spine” for a CM education. Maybe using the stories and poems for narrations, copywork and dictation. Just wondering if anyone does this and if so what their experience has been. Or have you used a similar resource (maybe something still in print) ?

    alphabetika
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    I adore these. We have the set that I had as a child, “the green set.” I’ve never used them as curriculum exactly, just picked and chosen pieces to read to my girls. But now that I have another little one and I’m being much more intentional with CM methodology, I will probably use them in a more structured way. I just love them. They are the perfect definition of twaddle-free, living literature from beginning to end!

    Jen
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    That is exactly how I feel too! They are so wonderful! I really wish they were still in print. Sometimes it seems like I’m juggling so many books, trying to “spread a wide feast” for my children. I think that if I figured out a way to use these books as our “spine” it could really simplify things for me.

    RobinP
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    I love this set.  I have an original 1921 set put aside for each of my boys and a set in my library which gets constant use.

    Andrew Kern of CIRCE says that if a child reads this set, he will have an amazing liberal arts education.

    This site may be helpful.

    http://edsnapshots.com/my-book-house-for-homeschool/

    alphabetika
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    Oooh, thank you for the site, Robin! I’m always looking for more ways to use these books besides, well, just reading them. Hee hee!

    Jen
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    Robin, thank you for this link. Going to check it out now. 🙂

    bethanna
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    If anyone is interested, my sister has some of these on ebay.

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