Name: Thrive! NCHE Homeschool Conference
Start: 2025-05-22T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-24T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Winston-Salem, NC

This topic has 8 replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 13 years, 8 months ago by amandajhilburn.

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August 20, 2011 at 10:46 pm
journey1000miles
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We’re at the beginning of our journey of learning, as our DS is almost three and our DD is a month old. We are planning to use CM for homeschool. (We’re currently reading a lot, exploring nature when weather permits, using the ideas in the Early Years guide, and having fun with Little Saints.) Since we have a few years before we get started with formal coursework, I’d like to take this time to build our resource library using PaperbackSwap and holiday wishlists. I’m curious…what are your top ten favorite resources for a CM home? Books that you feel are integral for a child to have access to on a regular basis. (Not specific to young children and not curriculums.) Story collections, poetry collections, etc. What resources would you recommend owning and passing down to the next generation(s)?
TIA!
August 20, 2011 at 11:22 pm
joannarammell
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1828 American Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster
August 20, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Rachel White
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The Tasha Tudor Illustrated version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses: http://www.amazon.com/Childs-Garden-Verses-Robert-Stevenson/dp/0689823827/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313882067&sr=8-1
The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh:http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Tales-Winnie—Pooh/dp/0525457232/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313882109&sr=1-1
Book Trails, 8-book set: http://www.amazon.com/Trails-Complete-Eight-Volumes-Including/dp/B000KK0B22/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313882227&sr=1-2
and/or
My Bookhouse edited by Olivie B. Miller:, 6 book set or 12 set, but a set before the 60’s, the further back the better:http://www.amazon.com/Bookhouse-Complete-Volumes-Original-Treasure/dp/B0015QWMNQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313882423&sr=1-2
I choose these two directly above because they have the fairy tales and folktales, the nursery rhymes, etc, before the politcally correct police came along and detroyed children’s stories. I inhereited mine from my grandmother.
Aesop’s Fables for Children, Illustrated Edition by Milo Winter (also available w/a CD)
The Real Mother Goose, the Blanche Fisher Wright version (this one has a cd with it to expose them even earlier): http://www.amazon.com/Real-Mother-Goose-Read—Listen/dp/0486468240/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313882975&sr=1-2
The Complete Tales of Beatrice POtter:http://www.amazon.com/Beatrix-Potter-Complete-Tales/dp/072325804X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313883345&sr=1-1
Child’s Book of Virtues William Bennett
Little House Series
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Princess and the Kiss (for a girl) and/or Squire and the Scroll (for a boy)
Of course Shakespeare, but for the younger set Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children by E. Nesbit (my children go back and reread these):http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Stories-Shakespeare-Children-Collection/dp/0765194902/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313883753&sr=1-2
Well, I’ve gone over ten and I could keep going…and going…but I’ll let others chime in, too.
Rachel
August 21, 2011 at 12:55 am
Betty Dickerson
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I love Rachel’s list. Yes, I agree with those. I would add really good nature field guides from your area. I also like the series by Yesterday’s Classics, Among the Forest People…. those are really good. I would add The Child’s Bible Story by Catherine Vos.
For the mom, I would include Charlotte Mason Companion. That was my first exposure to Charlotte Mason and it painted such a lovely vision of homeschool for me that the Lord used it to soften my heart and convict me to homeschool. My husband was already there, but for different reasons.
I would plan to spend lots of time at the library and local parks. I requested zoo passes for Christmas from the relatives. Many of the great children’s classics can be checked out from the library, but some of our favorites were Heidi, Railway Children, Secret Garden, Little House on the Prairie, Understood Betsy, etc…
Have fun as you prepare!
Betty
August 21, 2011 at 11:25 am
Bookworm
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Favorite Poems Old and New
Field guides–lots of field guides, local to your area when possible
I’d add a Lamb’s Shakespeare to the Nesbit alrady mentioned
For Mom–the Original Series and Planning Your Charlotte Mason Education
August 21, 2011 at 3:06 pm
suzukimom
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For mom: Pocketful of Pinecones and Lessons from Blackbaerry Inn by Karen Andreola. A Charlotte Mason Companion by same author. Wild Days from Karen Radcliffe. Lies Homeschooling Mom’s Believe by Todd Wilson (and probably his cartoon books) Probably the “All-Day Seminar” from here (I don’t have that one yet…)

Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit by Tolkein
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgommery (and others from the series)
Little House on the Prairie series of books
Understood Betsy
Just David / Pollyanna by Porter
The complete works of A.A. Milne (ie, Now we are Six, When we were very young, House at Pooh Corner, etc.)
We have liked the Burgess Book…..
A good Child’s Dictrionary. (We started with a Dr. Sues one I think…. then one that is for older kids, but has pictures still. Possibly a good Atlas, although the internet is pretty good for that. I just got one.
Wall map of world, and of your country. Book of street maps of your city. (our kids follow the maps when we drive around.)
and the recommendations above too!
August 21, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Rachel White
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Oh yes, suzukimom, the Milne poems-my children have loved these, too!

August 22, 2011 at 4:43 am
Kristen
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Favorite Poems Old and New and Poems to be Read ALoud: to children and by children
Wind in the Willows was a huge hit at our house.
For Mom, All Through the Ages. Indispensible!
and many of the ones listed above as well.

August 22, 2011 at 11:54 pm
amandajhilburn
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I don’t think I could choose 10….
I have lots of great stuff listed on my blog, especially in my bookstore tab…..I put everything that we like in there.
You can take a look here:
http://teachthemdiligently-amanda.blogspot.com/