Little Bears Family Homeschool
Reading and Resources List
Contents
* Introduction * List of Subjects *
Introduction
This is the
more-or-less complete (still under construction, and constantly being
up-dated) "reading and resources list" of books and
educational resources listed on all the subject pages of the
homeschool section of Little Bears Family website. It is also to
a certain extent my own "wish-list", and so the books
that I have managed to get hold of (not including those borrowed
from libraries) are, or will be, listed crossed out.
If you have any
recommendations, either for subject related books or books
related to homeschooling or parenting, please do not hesitate to
contact me!
List of Subjects
* Arts & Crafts * Character Building * Citizenship * Design and Technology *
* DIY * Drama * English * Foreign Languages * Gardening * Geography *
* Handicrafts * History * Home Economics *
* Information & Communication Technology * Maths * Music *
* Physical Education * Religious Education * Science * Social Studies *
* Survival Skills * Literature * Parenting
& Homeschooling Books * Others *
Art & Crafts:
Books
- "Linnea
in Monet's Garden", by Christina Björk &
Lena Anderson (I'll be trying to get this in the original
Swedish: "Linnea i Monets Trädgården")
- "Sister
Wendy's History of Art", published by Dorling
Kindersley
- "The
Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady"
- The Usborne
"What shall I do" series: "What
shall I Draw" "... Paint"
"...Make" in one combined volume:
£10.99 hb
- The Usborne
"Starting Drawing" and "Starting
Painting" in one combined volume with
"Starting Lettering" = £9.99 pb
- The Usborne
"Book of... * Papier Mache * Masks
* Origami * Printing * Making Models
* Stencil Fun * Making T-shirts * etc. from
£3.99 each
- "Art
Attack" and "Great Art Attack Stuff"
by Neil Buchanan, published by Dorling Kindersley at
£9.99 each, hb
- "The
Fantastic Rainy Day Books" of things to paint,
build, make, sew, grow £9.99 hb DK
- DK Eyewitness
Guides: "Renaissance", "Impressionsism",
"Perspective" and various artists.
Resources
- Good quality Paints
(powder/ ready-mixed water colours, oil paints) &
paintbrushes
- Art/ craft paper,
different colours
- Modelling
materials: stay-soft "soft-Fun Modelling
Material", airdrying "Newclay" , plaster
of paris, sand & sand-toys
- Useful recycled
items such as good quality cardboard, (including
kitchen rolls!), coloured foil, plastic pots,
polystyrene, etc. (Use your imagination!)
- Other miscellaneous
items, such as, glue, school scissors
Character
Building:
- "Building
Christian Character" by Blair Adams & Joel
Stein, $19.95, available from The Elijah Company
- "Uncommon
Courtesy"
- "You
Can Raise a Well-mannered Child"
- "Polished
Cornerstones" (for me to begin with) and, for
Tommy, "Plants Grown Up" published by
Doorposts (£24 each from Christian Educational
Materials or $40 direct from Doorposts)
- "Contenders
of the Faith" and "Keepers at Home"
Club Handbooks, $5.95 each from Keepers of the Faith [PO Box 100,
Ironwood, MI 49938-0100]
Citizenship:
- (ahem) Help
and advice....?!
Design and
Technology:
- "The
Way Things Work" by David Macaulay, £19.99 hb
DK
- DK Eyewitness
Guides: "Invention", "Technology"
- DK Annotated
Guides: "Architecture" £16.99 hb
D.I.Y.:
*
Drama:
- An Usborne
Introduction: "Acting and Theatre"
- "Tales
from Shakespeare" by Charles & Mary Lamb
- Usborne:
"The World of Shakespeare" £7.99
- DK Eyewitness
Guides: "Cinema", "Costume"
English:
Books
Literature
Books
for Teaching
- Usborne
"Farmyard Tales" combined volume story
books: "Farmyard Tales", "More...",
"Even More..." and "Lots More..."
£5.99 each, also available individually from £2.50
each.
- "The
Phonics Handbook" by Sue Lloyd, £18.90 plus VAT
from GLS Dudley
- Usborne:
"Farmyard Tales" series: "Alphabet book"
£6.99 hb
- Usborne First
Learning: "Letters", "Ready for
Reading"
- "Teach
Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" by
Siegfried Engelmann $17.95 recommended by The Elijah Co.
- "Reading
Strands" $22.95 from Greenleaf Press
- Usborne
"Farmyard Tales" series: "First Letters",
"Better Letters", "Letters to
Copy"
- Usborne First
Learning: "Ready for Writing"
- "Writing
Strands" Levels 1-7 from $18.95 each from
Greenleaf Press
- "Language
for the Thoughtful Child" $18.95
- "The
Italic Handwriting Series" by Getty & Dubay,
Books A-G $5.75 each from Greenleaf Press or The Elijah
Co
- "Simply
Grammar" by Charlotte Mason & Karen Andreola
$24.95 Greenleaf Press
- Letts
Literacy Writing Skills and Reading Skills Learning
Workbooks "At Home With the National Curriculum"
for Key Stage 1, age 5-6
Resources
- "Mega
sketcher" to aid developing writing (something
like a cross between a chalk board and an etch-a-sketch)!
- Fisher-Price?
- Games:
Usborne "Picture Word Lotto" and "Letter
Lotto", £7.99 each
- "Alphabet
floor puzzle"
- DK Phonics
Cards, "cracking the Phonics Code" £5.99
- Stationery:
writing & printing paper, pens, exercise books,
printer cartridges, box-files, folders, etc. (as above).
- Audio
tapes: blank tapes as well as children's stories
& songs especially in Swedish, French & English
(also videos, especially blank cassettes)
Foreign
Languages:
Books
- Foreign
language Bibles: especially French, from The
Trinitarian Bible Society
- "Nils
Holgerssons Underbara Resa Genom Sverige" by
Selma Lagerlof
- Usborne
"First Thousand Words in..." series: *
"...French" * "...German"
* "...Spanish" * "...Japanese"
* "...Italian" * "...Russian"
*
- Usborne
Language Guides: * "French for beginners"
* "German for..." * "Italian..."
* "Spanish..." * "Welsh..."
* "Irish..." *
- "Teach
Yourself New Testament Greek"
- Usborne:
"First Thousand Words in Hebrew"
- "Teach
Yourself Biblical Hebrew"
Resources
- Usborne
Games: "Picture Word Lotto in French"
£6.99
- Audio
tapes: blank tapes as well as children's stories
& songs especially in Swedish and French (also
videos)
Gardening:
Geography:
Books
- The Usborne
"Book of World Geography"
- The Usborne
"Book of Britain", "Book of
Europe", "Book of France"
- The Usborne
"Geography Encyclopedia"
- Rand
McNally's "Children's Atlas of the World"
also from Greenleaf Press
- "Geography
Coloring Book", $12.95 from The Elijah Company
[1053 Eldridge Loop, Crossville, TN 38558]
- DK Eyewitness
Guides: "Rock and mineral", "Weather",
"Volcano", "Desert",
etc. (cf Science)
Resources
- Usborne:
"British Isles Jigsaw" £6.99
- Geography
Matters' "Oversize Desk Map Set" also
from Greenleaf Press
Handicrafts:
Books
- Usborne First
Skills: "Starting Needlecraft"
Resources
- Sewing cards
from Galt
- Any
handicraft materials, such as aida, other fabrics,
needles, thread, patterns, etc.
History:
Books
- Bellerophon's
colouring books for various time periods: "A
Coloring Book of Ancient Egypt", "...of Ancient
Greece", "...of Ancient Rome", "...of
the Middle Ages", "...of Kings & Queens of
England", "A Medieval Alphabet to
Illuminate", "Chaucer Colouring Book",
"Myths & Legends of the Vikings Coloring
Book", "The Renaissance Coloring Book"
also from Greenleaf Press
- "English
History Notes, the story of God's dealings with our
Nation" by Mrs C. Eastwood (e-mail me for details)
- DK: "How
Children Lived" A first book of History, £8.99
hb
- DK Eyewitness
Guides: "Ancient Egypt", "Pyramid",
"Ancient Rome", "Medieval Life",
"Explorer", "Archaeology"
- DK "The
Atlas of Archaeology"
- DK "Kings
and Queens" £16.99 hb
- DK "History
of the World" £25 hb
- Usborne First
History "Who Were the..." series
- Dorling
Kindersley: Eyewitness "Visual Dictionary of
Ancient Civilisation"
- The
Kingfisher "Illustrated History of the World"
- The
Kingfisher "Book of the Ancient World"
- Usborne:
"Famous Lives" combined volume,
including explorers, inventors, scientists, kings &
queens, and famous women. £12.99 (also avaiable
individually)
- Usborne:
"Book of World History"
- Usborne:
"The Ancient World" and "The
Medieval World" £9.99 each
- Usborne
"Time Traveller" series, combined
volume, including medieval, viking, roman, egypt £8.99
- "The
Time Tables of History", $20 from Greenleaf Press
[3761 Highway 109N, Unit D, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087]
Resources
- "Histomap
of World History" also from Greenleaf Press
- Usborne
Cut-out Models: * Egyptian temple, mummy * Greek Temple,
Trojan Horse * Roman Fort, Amphitheatre, Villa * Viking
settlement * Medieval Town, Castle, Village, Cathedral
and Port.
Home Economics:
General
- "Training
our Daughters to be Keepers at Home" $70, *
Cookery
- Usborne First
Skills: "Starting Cooking"
- "What
shall I cook?" from the Usborne What shall I do
series
- Usborne
Cookery School: "First Cookbook", "Cookery
for beginners", "Pasta and Pizza for
beginners", "Cakes and cookies for
beginners"
- "The
Usborne Round the World Cookbook"
- Delia Smith's
"How to Cook" was £16
Housework
- "Speed
Cleaning" $8.99 from the Elijah Co.
- "Clutter
Control" $8.99 Elijah Co.
- "The
Choreganizer" $16.95 Elijah Co.
- "Emilie's
15 Minute Home and Family Organizer" Emilie
Barnes $9.99
- "401
Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home" $10.95
Elijah Co.
Home Business and
Money Management
- An Usborne
Introduction: "Business" £3.95
- "Margin"
by Richard Swenson $12 Elijah Co.
- "The
Tightwad Gazette" by Amy Dacyczyn $12.99 Elijah
Co.
- "The
Complete Cheapskate" by Mary Hunt $9.99 Elijah
Co.
- "Homemade
Money" by Barbara Brabeck $21.99 Elijah Co.
Information & Communication
Technology:
Books
- "Communication
and Interpersonal Relationships" by Dave Marks,
from The Elijah Co.
- "How
to Win Friends and Influence People"
- Usborne
Computer Guides: "Windows 95 for beginners",
"Projects for Windows", "101
Things to do with your Computer", "The
Internet for beginners", "Build your own
Website"
Resources
- CD-roms from
Dorling Kindersley
Mathematics:
Books
- "Each
Peach Pear Plum" by Janet & Alan Ahlberg
(Fontana)
- "The
Enormous Crocodile" by Roald Dahl (Puffin)
- "Funny
Bones" by Janet & Alan Ahlberg (Fontana)
- "The
Jolly Postman" by Janet & Alan Ahlberg
(Heinemann)
- The "Spot"
Series by Eric Hill (Puffin)
- The "Teddy
Bear" Series by Suzannah Gretz (A & C Black)
- An Usborne
Introduction: "Maths"
- Usborne
Farmyard Tales series: "Counting Book",
"Telling the Time"
- Usborne First
Learning: "Odd One Out", "Sizes",
"Numbers", "Starting to Add"
- "At
home with the National Curriculum" Maths Skills
Learning Workbook for "Key Stage 1" Maths (ages
5-6) from Letts Numeracy, £4.99
- "Let's
Learn at home" Maths, published by Scholastic
£2.99
- "Leap
ahead with Maths" Books 1 - 6 (?) by Brian Nash
& Paul Nightingale, published by Nightingale Press
- Scott
Foresman Maths
Resources
- "Maths
Manipulatives": jigsaws, puzzles, beads &
string, geometric shapes, unifix cubes, etc. Also,
construction kits (including lego [duplo] etc.), wooden
train track parts, from Tesco's
Music &
Dance:
Books
- "The
Book of Music", by Yehudi Menuin
- Anything on
dance, especially teaching yourself how to waltz!
Resources
- Piano!
[Donations to our "Piano Fund" much
appreciated!]
- Other Instruments:
Small percussion instruments for children, such as
maracas
- Music,
including simple sheet music, song-books, hymn-books,
records, tapes, CDs especially classical music
recordings.
Physical
Education (Sports & Games):
Books
*
Resources
- Sports:
Rackets, bats, balls, nets, skipping rope, hoop, etc.
- Games: Board
games: Junior Scrabble
Religious
Education:
Books
- Bellerophon's
"A Colouring Book of the Old Testament", and
"...of the New Testament" (available from Greenleaf Press)
- "Who's
Who in the Bible" by Stephen Motyer, published
by Dorling Kindersley £9.99
Resources
- Pictographs
(Cloth Bible story characters on a flannel background)
available from... *
Science:
Books
"A History
of Science" Study Guide, $10.95, from Beautiful Feet
Books.
Resources
- Microscope
(this is the big item that we're already really in need
of for science, but can't afford to buy! We're going to
do some more research, and start a "microscope
fund".)
- Good quality Sketchbooks
for "Nature Notebook" keeping.
Social Studies:
*
Survival Skills:
Books
*
Resources
...And
this is our own personal wish-list...
Literature for children:
- "The
Thomas The Tank Engine Collection", c. £12.99
[This is Tommy's No. 1 request]
- List being
compiled!
Other Books Not Specifically
related to Home-Ed
- "What
to Expect When You're Expecting", *
- "The
Encyclopedia of Country Living" by Carla Emery,
$23 from Health for You
- "New
Age Bible Versions", by GA Riplinger, $14.95
from Keepers of the
Faith
Books on Parenting &
Homeschooling:
- "A
Charlotte Mason Companion [Personal Reflections on
the Gentle Art of Learning]" by Karen Andreola, *
- "Shepherding
a Child's Heart", by Ted Tripp, $13.95 from The Elijah Company or £7.50 from Christian
Educational Resources
- "Multilevel
Teaching is for You" by Joyce Hertzog $3.95 from Greenleaf Press
- "The
Socialisation Trap" by Rick Boyer, £3.95 from Christian
Educational Materials
- "Yes,
They're All Ours" by Rick Boyer, £6.50 from Christian
Educational Materials
- "Letting
God Plan Your Family" by Samuel A Owen Jr.,
$10.50 from PABC
... We have a
modest homeschooling budget, and will be trying to get many of
these things ourselves little by little. We hope to up-date this
page fairly regularly, [monthly] so remember to press the refresh
button on your browser every time you stop by, but it's probably
a good idea to contact us first just to make sure we still need
the item you're thinking of getting for us.
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Sharon Mortemore
Updated: August 18, 1999
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you would like to send a gift to us at Little Bears Family
Homeschool, please e-mail us to make sure we're still in need of
the item you're thinking of getting for us.
Thanking
you in advance,
Sharon, Mark & Tommy
Little Bears Family Homeschool