tbhas6
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Post by tbhas6 on Nov 9, 2007 15:15:31 GMT -5
Now that daylight savings time has ended causing it to get dark around 5:30 and since I abhor television, I've been considering having a family reading hour each evening with my children when my husband's out of town (hubby absolutely refuses to turn the t.v. off when he's home). We have several classic books from Lamplighter and several other excellent reads from Vision Forum. My little ones are 9 & 6, my older one usually works evenings. We often read children's picture books on our Friday family reading night. But I haven't tried more complex chapter books without pictures.
Have any of you folks tried something like this with your children? If so, how has it worked out? Would you suggest the reading hour before or after bath time?
Thanks in advance for your feedback ... tb
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Post by keflavik on Nov 9, 2007 15:52:02 GMT -5
Not knowing whether your children are boys or girls, makes the suggestions a little harder. But, I've always liked the series called "In Grandma's Attic" by Arleta Richardson. The chapters are short enough for a 6 year to be still for and each chapter has a moral or lesson behind it. The books are written about a little girl who is visiting her grandma who always has a story from when she was a little girl. Not all the stories are girl related though. For example, one chapter is about "A pig in a poke" What does that old saying mean? Other chapters are "GrandPa's Apron" Grandma and the Gun" " Pa and the Dishwater" My 9 and 10 year old boys loved them. Other books that might interest you are any of the Trailblazer Books. These are all about missionaries and their adventures. "Stories Worth Re-Reading" is good for character building albeit a little bit English-y. And any of the Miller Family Series by Mildred Martin. We read the Little House books and some of the classics. My boys liked books by Jules Verne as well as the Swiss Family Robinson. I found the best time to read to them was after they were all ready for bed. #1 This encouraged them to snap it up and just get ready. #2 They didn't want to miss anything. #3 It settled them down for bed. If we read first and then tried to get ready for bed, the chaos started again. It really does create memories. Best of luck.
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tbhas6
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Post by tbhas6 on Nov 9, 2007 18:41:55 GMT -5
My little ones are one of each. Thank you so much for the terrific feedback ... tb
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mrsdeweysmith
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Post by mrsdeweysmith on Jul 29, 2008 11:56:11 GMT -5
LOL..well, not being an active voice around here causes me to bring up old posts I guess. We read our Child's Bible Story (Catherine F. Vos) book every morning before school (olders and I do their Daily Truth for Godly Youth devotions and Joy Of Obedience early morning). For evening reading, we are working through several ideas for books... Currently we are finishing up Safe in His Care (Lily A. Bear), and will move from there to another Rod & Staff book, though we haven't decided which one yet ) We have several here that we have peeked through and think we will enjoy! We love reading out loud before bedtime...a great wind-down time for all of us! Deanna
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