Navajo Primer: Little Man’s Family

Posted in American History, Humanities, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on October 30, 2011

This simple book was written for the purpose of introducing Navajo children to the English language.  There is a guide for pronunciation of the Navajo words at the end of the text. I think the most interesting part, however, are the illustrations: The simple black and white pictures show scenes of Indian life.  They would Read More »

Childhood of Ancient Rome

Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on October 17, 2011

I love the illustrations in this book.  They would make a great addition to a lapbook or notebook project.  The stories are somewhat fanciful, but they add some flavor to a study in Ancient Rome. Do you know how to retrieve the images from a public domain book on Google books?  When you are scrolling Read More »

When Mother Lets Us Act

Posted in Art, Hobbies and Crafts, Humanities, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on October 9, 2011

Children that love to play pretend will enjoy dressing up and acting out the plays in this theatrical book that combines gentle acting instruction with examples of different plays. Everything from shadow puppets to morality plays is covered, including acting out poems and songs. An excerpt from the book: You see, “playing acting” is only Read More »

Asgard Stories

Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on September 26, 2011

Here is a simple book containing the stories of Norse mythology for a younger reading audience.  The short narratives are useful for any study involving the Vikings or as a comparison against other religious beliefs. From the book’s preface: The interest shown at present in the teaching of myths to children seems to call for Read More »