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SCM Discussion Forum » User Favorites: missceegee missceegee Discussion of Charlotte Mason Method homeschool topics en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:58:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.3 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/search.php thowell on "CM Families in North Florida" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/cm-families-in-north-florida#post-56792 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:03:06 +0000 thowell 56792@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ We are in Live Oak. Basically in the woods in between Tallahassee and Jacksonville. I wish there was a group here or close for CM methods. We are trying to transition over and I could use all the help I could get. Faith on "CM Families in North Florida" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/cm-families-in-north-florida#post-56789 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:49:31 +0000 Faith 56789@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Or the Treasure Coast area? Would love to travel to Jacksonvill but, unfortunately, it just isn't feasible :(. Claire on "CM Families in North Florida" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/cm-families-in-north-florida#post-56774 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:48:50 +0000 Claire 56774@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Anyone new or out of hiding in the Tallahassee area?<img src="/scmforum/my-plugins/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-wink.gif" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /> missceegee on "Charlotte Mason Schoolroom" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/charlotte-mason-schoolroom/page/3#post-55929 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:19:51 +0000 missceegee 55929@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ I finally posted the quote pictures on my blog. You can see them at <a href="http://www.learningwithcharlotte.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.learningwithcharlotte.wordpress.com</a>. This is really one of my favorite rooms in our house. missceegee on "Learning with Charlotte Book Study Group in North Florida" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/learning-with-charlotte-book-study-group-in-north-florida-1#post-55874 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:42:46 +0000 missceegee 55874@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Just an fyi that our LWC group will start back up on Jan. 10th. Any locals who wish to attend are welcome. PM me for more info. Christie Sue on "Civil War book series" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/civil-war-book-series#post-54542 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:29:27 +0000 Sue 54542@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ @Karen - We read Jim Murphy's book, A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy, last year and enjoyed it. I'll have to check out The Boys' War... I looked at a very small Amazon sample of the first of Altsheler's Civil War series, and it looked appealing, but I'm afraid I'll want to read every last book in the series. That might carry us too close to the end of the school year, and my kids would hang me if I told them we were going to spend the summer covering the remaining 145 years of American history! Maybe I'll just leave them as a free reading suggestion for my 13yo dd who has a greater interest in the Civil War than her younger siblings. Anyway, I just realized that I had received the book, Robert E. Lee: Gallant Christian Soldier, from Paperback Swap, and it has been sitting on my bookshelf for the past several months. I picked it up tonight and skimmed through a few chapters, and I believe I'm sold on the idea of leaving historical fiction in favor of a biography to expand upon this era. And to think it won't have cost me a cent! nerakr on "Civil War book series" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/civil-war-book-series#post-54530 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:09:38 +0000 nerakr 54530@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ This isn't exactly a light read either and may be too much for a 4th grader, but you may want to look at Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt. It's more about a family on the homefront, but the main character has brothers fighting on both sides. I also thought of Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith, but that may be for slightly older. Karen Smith on "Civil War book series" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/civil-war-book-series#post-54526 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:55:08 +0000 Karen Smith 54526@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ We love Altsheler's books here! We are currently reading his World War I series. Altsheler's books are not what i consider light reading. His books tend to be very detailed. They are historical fiction and are well researched. I read his series on Texas' fight for independence from Mexico to my son. We later read about that fight in history and were amazed at how accurate Altsheler's story was to what actually happened.  Altsheler's Civil War series starts with two cousins who live in Kentucky choosing to be involved in different sides of the war. The first book then follows the cousin who chooses to fight for the South. The second book follows the cousin who fights for the North. The books alternate sides, giving a good picture of Army life for both North and South and covering several of the major battles, until the final book when the war is over and all the story lines running through the series are brought together. I don't recommend just reading one because you will miss a lot of the story.  As for other recommendations, have you read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boys-War-Confederate-Union-Soldiers/dp/0395664128/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323121962&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War</a> by Jim Murphy? Sue on "Civil War book series" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/civil-war-book-series#post-54523 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:33:45 +0000 Sue 54523@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Has anyone read Joseph A. Altsheler's series of American Civil War books, which start with The Guns of Bull Run? What did you think of them? There are 8 in the series, I believe, but I'm thinking we'll only read one of the series right now. I'm looking for a rather light read somewhere in the 4th to 7th grade level (as a read-aloud) to add to our Civil War studies. I know we'll be fairly busy during the next few weeks, and that's why I don't want anything too extensive or too heavy, but I also don't want to carry it over too far into January. But I also feel that our reading on Abraham Lincoln didn't really give much detail on the Civil War itself. Of course, if anyone has anything else to recommend, I'd love to hear about it. I'm partial to historical fiction, but it could be non-fiction as well. artcmomto3 on "Two Sweet Thanksgiving books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/two-sweet-thanksgiving-books#post-53972 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:12:14 +0000 artcmomto3 53972@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Thanks for the book suggestions!  I went searching on this site a couple of weeks ago and saw The Thanksgiving Story recommended in an old post, so we read that this year.  We also read Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember by Barbara Rainey.  I recommend it for school age through adult.  I will have to make a note of these books for next year. <img src="/scmforum/my-plugins/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-smile.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" />   Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! missceegee on "Two Sweet Thanksgiving books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/two-sweet-thanksgiving-books#post-53964 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:45:49 +0000 missceegee 53964@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ A few more Thanksgiving books to enjoy... The First Thanksgiving by Jean Craighead George The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote The Tanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh Thanksgiving: What Makes it Special by Harold Myra Farmer Goff and His Turkey Sam by Brian Schatell (silly, but fun. We change it to Groff since that's our last name. We do the same with The Three Billy Goats Gruff story.) Happy thanksgiving to all of my SCM friends. Christie greenebalts on "Two Sweet Thanksgiving books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/two-sweet-thanksgiving-books#post-53963 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:08:48 +0000 greenebalts 53963@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Thanks Sarah....sorry I should have mentioned, the lapbook actually came from HomeSchool Share.  You can find it here: <a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resources_cranberry.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.homeschoolshare.com/resources_cranberry.php</a>    Cranberry Thanksgiving is also a Five in a Row book.  So I used bits and pieces from different places and switched a few things, but most of the ideas come from HomeSchool Share.     Blessings, Melissa Sarah on "Two Sweet Thanksgiving books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/two-sweet-thanksgiving-books#post-53962 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:53:05 +0000 Sarah 53962@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Nice, Melissa. Is that lapbook part of Galloping the Globe? Or from where? greenebalts on "Two Sweet Thanksgiving books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/two-sweet-thanksgiving-books#post-53960 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:16:00 +0000 greenebalts 53960@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Oh we just read Cranberry Thanksgiving and loved it!  You can read more about our study here....   <a href="http://reflectionsfromdrywoodcreek.blogspot.com/2011/11/cranberry-thanksgiving.html" rel="nofollow">http://reflectionsfromdrywoodcreek.blogspot.com/2011/11/cranberry-thanksgiving.html</a>   Happy Thanksgiving! Melissa Iamasahm on "Two Sweet Thanksgiving books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/two-sweet-thanksgiving-books#post-53955 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:27:35 +0000 Iamasahm 53955@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ thanks I didn't know there really were any good Thanksgiving books.  Save those idea's for next year.