Reading aloud is one of the very best things about homeschooling! So often, people underestimate the educational value of gathering the children together to hear a story. This is not “extra,” in addition to the “important” subjects. This, besides Bible, is one of the most important things that a family can spend their school day doing.
At STAR, our families with students in Forms 2 and 3 are all reading through the same chapter book at a time. The children discuss the week’s reading with their tutor, over tea, during class time on Wednesdays. At the end of the book, if there is a movie for the book, we watch the movie together. You can recreate this at home! Scroll down to see the list of books for the cycle, and then download the PDF reading schedule.
Read aloud books are scheduled at about one chapter per day, for a total of approximately four chapters per week.
You may use audio books if you like. Make sure to choose some subjects to read aloud in, though, so that your children have warm memories of hearing your voice reading aloud to them.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
This book is scheduled at a pace of four or five chapters per week for the first four weeks.
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
This book is scheduled at a pace of two chapters per week from Week 5 through Week 9.
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
This book is scheduled at a pace of four chapters per week from Week 10 through Week 14.
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry
This book is scheduled at a pace of four chapters per week (with just two in the last week) from Week 15 through Week 20.
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
This book is scheduled at a pace of four chapters per week (with just two in the first week) from Week 20 through Week 25.
The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
This is book is scheduled at a pace of two to four chapters per week from Week 25 through Week 28.
You can download the pdf here:
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If you have book suggestions or comments about these books, please share! 🙂