One of the unique benefits of homeschooling is that a family reads and studies the same materials, together, and then has a common "experience" of learning.
Several years ago, I was reading The Golden Goblet to my youngest son, when my oldest son walked into the room and said he remembered reading that book. And we laughed and reminisced.
Here's a short list of some of the books we've enjoyed:
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Although set during the French Revolution, the story is a romantic comedy, with an unlikely superhero. High school.
The Golden Goblet - A historical novel, set in ancient Egypt, the story is about a boy who wants to be a goldsmith. We loved the "one-eyed ancient" who peers at people with his one eye. Upper elementary or middle school.
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch - This is the true story of Nathaniel Bowditch, who became a self-taught seaman and wrote The American Practical Navigator. Upper elementary or middle school.
The Man in the Iron Mask - This is the last of The Three Musketeers books, and arguably the best. I cried when Porthos died. High school.
The Little Britches Books by Ralph Moody - These historical books chronicle the adventures of Ralph Moody's family, during the early 1900s. I cried at the end of book #1 - "So long partner." Upper elementary to middle school, but good for all ages.
The Physics of Star Trek - We're a trekkie family. The book explains: 1) various Star Trek marvels and devices that could never scientifically happen, and 2) Star Trek inventions that are now everyday realities. High school.
Around the World in Eighty Days - We love Passepartout, and how he says "No" to the Mormon missionary. And, in the end, Phileas Fogg gets the money and the girl. High school.
Oliver Twist -I still remember reading this to the older boys, with Al, who was 4, sitting on my lap, and Al saying, "He's going to eat his head?!!" Read the book! High school.
The Taming of the Shrew - We read this Shakespeare comedy aloud, with assigned parts. I had all the female lines. High school.
The Greenleaf Guide to Old Testament History - The guide has Bible readings in chronological order, along with questions and comments. My sons love, love, love the Old Testament genealogies - something about the funny names. All ages, except for early elementary.
The Bible - Even if you don't homeschool, reading the Bible together is a good thing to do with your family.
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deuteronomy 6:6-7
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