Quite a jumble of books, I know, and yet it remains in perpetual disorder despite our attempts at organization. This bookshelf beside the boys' room holds a collection of mostly "Cheez Puff" books, which is our family's way of describing a book that's fun and yet is not particularly nutritious for mental growth. The pictures below help explain how we approach reading in our home...
These totes hold quite a few recommended readers from various collections, lists, classics, and assorted sources. The white label has a number (like 6, for example), which indicates the grade in which the student will read a particular group of books. We have a total of 12 totes, one for each grade, although the upper levels are still being added to according to availability of funds. Each tote contains roughly 75-100 books that are to be read in each grade. These choices include difficult classics, the sciences (different per grade), geography (a different nation per year), some living math, Christian missions, general readers, poetry, and Spanish novels.
Here is an over-shot of tote #6, which belongs to Josiah this year. The children really enjoy reading and can be trusted to complete their totes, although last year we had to carry a few over into this year, as well, in order for 2 of the children to finish their readings.
These totes hold quite a few recommended readers from various collections, lists, classics, and assorted sources. The white label has a number (like 6, for example), which indicates the grade in which the student will read a particular group of books. We have a total of 12 totes, one for each grade, although the upper levels are still being added to according to availability of funds. Each tote contains roughly 75-100 books that are to be read in each grade. These choices include difficult classics, the sciences (different per grade), geography (a different nation per year), some living math, Christian missions, general readers, poetry, and Spanish novels.
Here is an over-shot of tote #6, which belongs to Josiah this year. The children really enjoy reading and can be trusted to complete their totes, although last year we had to carry a few over into this year, as well, in order for 2 of the children to finish their readings.
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