The Pilgrim’s Progress
Posted in Bible, Culture, Literature, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Reading, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on April 18, 2012
The Pilgrim’s Progress was a book for men and women; and it was aimed to teach the great truths of the gospel. For many years it has been in my mind, not to re-write the Pilgrim’s Progress, for that would destroy its greatest charm, but to change the words here and there to simpler ones, Read More »
Stories from Greek Tragedians and Comedians
Posted in High School, Literature, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on March 13, 2012
English re-tellings of classic Greek tales written by Alfred J. Church. Some of the stories included: The Battle of Salamis The Buried Treasure The Story of Antigone The Girl of Andros Download Stories from the Greek Comedians from archive.org. Download Stories from the Greek Tragedians from gutenberg.org.
The Sandman Stories
Posted in Animals, Literature, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on March 13, 2012
I couldn’t find much information on William J. Hopkins. He wrote several books for children in the early 1900’s, including the Sandman series. Each of these books are a collection of short, realistic tales about the farm, the sea, and nature. Hopkins uses the narrative method to provide not only entertainment, but also rich lessons Read More »
Howdy Doody Comics 1-3
Posted in Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on March 10, 2012
Howdy Doody was one of the first and most popular children’s television shows of all time. It ran on the air from 1947-1960. YouTube Video of Howdy Doody. There were multiple merchandising campaigns for Howdy Doody, including a cartoon, a Sunday comic strip (to which Stan Lee contributed), along with the color comics by Dell. Read More »
Stories from Chaucer
Posted in Art, Literature, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on March 9, 2012
A beautifully illustrated book that tells some of Chaucer’s most famous stories in an easy, kid-friendly manner. Stories are from Canterbury Tales: The Knight’s Tale The Man of Law’s Tale The Clerk of Oxford’s Tale Wikipedia says of Chaucer (and the Canterbury Tales): He uses the tales and the descriptions of its characters to paint Read More »
