tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post7855394468677369500..comments2024-03-29T00:11:40.415-07:00Comments on The Unlikely Homeschool: What We're Reading in January 2021Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-77524222748952097872021-02-01T06:17:34.815-08:002021-02-01T06:17:34.815-08:00Thank you. We are about half-way through with it a...Thank you. We are about half-way through with it and have not read anything that I'd consider inappropriate. So, I feel great about continuing. Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-77016439173965272352021-01-27T13:07:57.126-08:002021-01-27T13:07:57.126-08:00Johnny Tremaine was part of the reading curriculum...Johnny Tremaine was part of the reading curriculum at my (very conservative!) Christian school in the 80s!! There is actually a whole unit study curriculum for it. So you should be safe!! Leanne Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689183878599435144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-3846392973133723802021-01-26T14:53:24.318-08:002021-01-26T14:53:24.318-08:00When we read the original Flat Stanley, we made &q...When we read the original Flat Stanley, we made "flat" versions of ourselves all around the country to friends and family asking them to send "us" back with souvenirs from their state. It was such a fun month of mail!Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-41551918676915941562021-01-26T14:51:50.729-08:002021-01-26T14:51:50.729-08:00Such great titles on your list. We've not read...Such great titles on your list. We've not read the last of the Green Ember but hope to one day. It was difficult reading and then waiting for the next title. I finally decided to just wait until all the books were published. But now, we've forgotten so much of the plot that we'll probably have to go back through to reread and catch up. Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-91987762044258077152021-01-26T14:50:17.906-08:002021-01-26T14:50:17.906-08:00Brother Andrew's story is so good! I've no...Brother Andrew's story is so good! I've not hear of Man Eaters. But my curiosity is piqued. Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-64630871110513848542021-01-26T14:49:04.037-08:002021-01-26T14:49:04.037-08:00I've heard that the later seasons have some la...I've heard that the later seasons have some language in them. But the first few are very clean and can be watched by all ages. Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-72119545581888089172021-01-26T14:48:23.828-08:002021-01-26T14:48:23.828-08:00Hmmm...what an interesting title. I've not hea...Hmmm...what an interesting title. I've not heard of it. I'm assuming it's a non-fiction???Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-70526056031552300512021-01-26T14:47:51.545-08:002021-01-26T14:47:51.545-08:00I'm almost halfway and it is just starting to ...I'm almost halfway and it is just starting to pick up, so here's hoping. I will definitely read it all the way to the end. Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-55313769704446658672021-01-26T14:47:21.272-08:002021-01-26T14:47:21.272-08:00Sounds like I've got two movies to look into n...Sounds like I've got two movies to look into now. Thanks!Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-87310748798875653202021-01-26T14:00:34.721-08:002021-01-26T14:00:34.721-08:00Read Aloud - we are re-reading the Narnia series n...Read Aloud - we are re-reading the Narnia series now that my youngest is old enough to participate. :) We are on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe right now <br /><br />I just finished reading Jane Eyre with my senior daughter. I think she really enjoyed it! She is taking a college history class for which she needs to read Tale of Two Cities, so I think she is getting ready to dive into that.<br /><br />I appreciate the idea of the elephant book. We are in WWII in history right now, and my 8th grade son loves it. He is currently reading Samuel Morris (a biography). When he finishes that, I may look into the elephant one.<br /><br />My 2nd grade boy just finished his official reading curriculum and is super excited to just read chapter books for class like his siblings do. :) He is starting out with one of the Flat Stanley books. :)Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176455320261606187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-80542024670036178082021-01-26T11:05:56.667-08:002021-01-26T11:05:56.667-08:00I just finished Good Hope Road by Lisa Wingate. It...I just finished Good Hope Road by Lisa Wingate. It's the second in her tending roses series, but you can read it as a stand alone.I read the first in the series and didn't really care for it, but the second book is very good and I'm about to start the third in the series. My fifth grader is reading farmer boy, my third grader is reading a mystery from The Hardy boys series, we are reading the last book in the Green Ember series as a family read aloud and also about to start Follow My Leader to go along with our human body science unit.<br />*I started the Prayer Box by Wingate but couldn't get through it. Please update us to let us know if it's worth a full read.Megan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16846767136787726665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-20970303888758704212021-01-26T10:51:51.957-08:002021-01-26T10:51:51.957-08:00You may also enjoy The Zoo Keeper's Wife if yo...You may also enjoy The Zoo Keeper's Wife if you like movies combining zoos/animals and WW2. It was recommended by my teenage daughter's Covid Movie List for her US History course last spring. It may be more of a teenager movie though, it does have some mature themes.Dani F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15032763924715835641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-89694080391084384742021-01-26T09:32:10.998-08:002021-01-26T09:32:10.998-08:00I started The Prayer Box a while back and gave up ...I started The Prayer Box a while back and gave up on it. I was having a hard time getting into it. I'm reading God's Smuggler and Man Eater's of Kumaon (not something I'd normally pick, but my father in law highly recommended it), both are very good. <br /><br />My younger son is also reading The Bronze Bow!Jamie Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14104599710653564527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-56289670716934191412021-01-26T09:15:03.144-08:002021-01-26T09:15:03.144-08:00I had no idea there was even a show called that, s...I had no idea there was even a show called that, so you’re not alone! Buuuttt, I might have to check it out haha!Amanda Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447598981307493016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-68107191452608508302021-01-26T09:01:29.796-08:002021-01-26T09:01:29.796-08:00Love that cooking show! So I blame my evenings on ...Love that cooking show! So I blame my evenings on that too. I'm finishing up a book called When Never Comes by Barbara Davis and will check out Crazy Busy!Marukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508794805094384255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-26308452217887562492021-01-26T07:29:19.231-08:002021-01-26T07:29:19.231-08:00I loved the Prayer Box. It was so slow in the begi...I loved the Prayer Box. It was so slow in the beginning, but the ending really was touching.Jenny Shapirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963069391775873271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-80477358037715960212021-01-26T05:29:46.077-08:002021-01-26T05:29:46.077-08:00I didn't know there was a movie version. I'...I didn't know there was a movie version. I'll have to check it out and mention it to the book club kids. Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-73355559805116560232021-01-26T05:05:21.625-08:002021-01-26T05:05:21.625-08:00so funny- because for our Friday night movie and p...so funny- because for our Friday night movie and pizza night, we watched ZOO on amazon prime- a movie based on The Elephant in the Garden. It was good!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.com