Growing up surrounded by books, I have centered my homeschooling around living books. We read well-written, beautifully illustrated picture books when the children were little.
As they grew older, we found the original Winnie-the-Pooh books in used bookstores, as well as Thorton Burgess books and Beatrix Potter books. We devoured those and other living books.
Our unit studies focused on living books too. A study on London might center around reading Mary Poppins aloud chapter by chapter each day. We used biographies and historical fiction to make history come alive. There is a plethora of living books for elementary and middle school, but what about high school? Don't you have to pull out the textbooks for high school? Well, you can do that, but there are living books for high school too.
Living Books in High School
As they grew older, we found the original Winnie-the-Pooh books in used bookstores, as well as Thorton Burgess books and Beatrix Potter books. We devoured those and other living books.
Our unit studies focused on living books too. A study on London might center around reading Mary Poppins aloud chapter by chapter each day. We used biographies and historical fiction to make history come alive. There is a plethora of living books for elementary and middle school, but what about high school? Don't you have to pull out the textbooks for high school? Well, you can do that, but there are living books for high school too.
Living Books in High School
When Katie Beth hit eighth grade, I began designing high school classes for my children. I centered them around living books. For Bible classes, they read the Scriptures (THE LIVING BOOK of all living books) and read a few fiction and non-fiction books to make them come alive. For character classes, we read inspirational books and Bible studies.
But, what about economics, history, and science? Is that possible. We used living books for Human Anatomy class and delved into Economics with a bunch of great books on economics that were a lot more interesting than a dull, dreary textbook. If you would like to use an economics class built around living books, check out my economics class, Economics, Finances, and Business Class.
Living Books High School Classes
But, what about economics, history, and science? Is that possible. We used living books for Human Anatomy class and delved into Economics with a bunch of great books on economics that were a lot more interesting than a dull, dreary textbook. If you would like to use an economics class built around living books, check out my economics class, Economics, Finances, and Business Class.
Living Books High School Classes
If you are interested in living books-centered classes that I've created for my own children, here are some that you can purchase.
American Literature & Research
Foundations of Western Literature
British Literature & Writing
Communication 101: Speeches & Essays
Who Dun It: Murder Mystery Literature & Writing
Old Testament Survey
New Testament Survey
Economics, Finances, and Business Class
Great Commission
Real Men 101: Godly Manhood
Real Men 102: Freedom, Courtship, Marriage, & Family
God's Girls 103: Courtship, Marriage, & The Christian Family
God's Girls 105: Homemaking
I hope you will consider creating your own classes for your high school students using living books.
Joyfully homeschooling!
Merey (Meredith Ludwig Curtis
American Literature & Research
Foundations of Western Literature
British Literature & Writing
Communication 101: Speeches & Essays
Who Dun It: Murder Mystery Literature & Writing
Old Testament Survey
New Testament Survey
Economics, Finances, and Business Class
Great Commission
Real Men 101: Godly Manhood
Real Men 102: Freedom, Courtship, Marriage, & Family
God's Girls 103: Courtship, Marriage, & The Christian Family
God's Girls 105: Homemaking
I hope you will consider creating your own classes for your high school students using living books.
Joyfully homeschooling!
Merey (Meredith Ludwig Curtis
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