This study guide is designed to present an organized way to study the works of Beatrix Potter. It is one in a series of Classics At Home Study Guides to help expose children to some of the finest classics in children's literature.
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The Classics at Home by Ann Ward,
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I couldn't find much information on this book, but the title intrigued me (I am a homeschool mom, loosely following The Well-Trained Mind The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Third Edition)), and since it only cost a few dollars used I purchased it. It is a decent sized book for the money - 121 pages. It seems to be thoughtfully written.It is basically a reading comprehension guide for the following books: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter (ISBN 0-7232-3618-6) Charlotte's Web (ISBN I haven't found where she specifies which edition she is using) Winnie-the-Pooh (ISBN 0-525-44443-2) The House at Pooh Corner (ISBN 0-525-44444-0) It breaks the larger books down into reading sections by page number, which is helpful if you have the exact edition that she is going by. I already own a copy of these books, and don't wish to purchase another edition, so her hint that follows the page number (which is "part of chapter x", etc.) is helpful, but I think it'll still cost me some time to determine exactly which pages she's referring to. For each reading section assigned she provides a list of vocabulary words, used in the story, that the child must define. I love that she includes vocabulary directly from the text the child is reading, however I think she includes way too many. For instance the story of Peter Rabbit is 11 pages long, with plenty of space used by illustrations, and she lists 28 vocabulary words to be defined. The comprehension questions are thoughtful, and very useful to me. She does not provide the answers, but any reasonable adult should be able to figure it out. The book is non-consumable. There is no space provided for the child to write the answers, a separate sheet of paper must be used for this. She provides "Learning More" suggestions for each section. This may involve: * researching something mentioned in the text (i.e. for Peter Rabbit looking up rabbits in the encyclopedia and writing about what you have learned) * a drawing activity * making up sentences for the vocabulary words * a 'try it' activity (i.e. for Peter Rabbit she suggests planting peas or beans in a glass, near the edge, and watching the plant develop) I think this is too much for my second grader. (There are 53 questions for the 11 page story of Peter Rabbit) And I'm not sure that the stories will be appropriate when he is in third grade, but we'll see. Overall, I like the book. I'll have to choose which questions to have him do, because there are simply too many provided to expect him to do them all (but that is true of many curricula). I like that it uses longer texts. Another book, Beginning Literature: Book I, Beginning Literature: Book I (Logos School Reading Comprehension Guide) uses shorter texts (Little Bear's Visit, Frog and Toad Are Friends, Curious George, The Magic Fish, Caps for Sale, A Baby Sister for Frances, A Birthday for Frances, Madeline, Nate the Great and the Lost List, Amelia Bedelia, A New Coat for Anna, Blaze and the Lost Quarry), is consumable/reproducible (providing space for the child to write his answers), but lacks the vocabulary words and "learning more" suggestions of THE CLASSICS AT HOME. Also of interest WRITING WITH EASE by Susan Wise Bauer, The Complete Writer: Level 1 Workbook for Writing with Ease (The Complete Writer) which makes use of Narration and listening comprehension to build a students reading/listening comprehension, composition, and penmanship. For another excellent way to build a child's vocabulary, listening comprehension, bank of knowledge, love for reading (all of which lead to better reading comprehension) check out THE READ-ALOUD HANDBOOK by Jim Trelease The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition and HONEY FOR A CHILD'S HEART by Gladys M. Hunt Honey for a Child's Heart
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Great book for reviewing the classics,
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This review is from: Classics at Home (Paperback)
Ann Wards book is great for helping guide the reader and parent on questions and vocabulary within the books covered.
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