She’s right, everyone, read lots and lots to your children! Especially when they are young and sweet!! They get older quickly, and everything you’ve done to strengthen the relationship will help you:)
My boys are still too small for most of the RC books, but I love reading them myself! you are right - the quality of these books is just so much better than any newer children's books out there.
Woah thanks for the heads up on Horatio! I love your love for homeschooling RC! I love homeschooling this way as well. I can't fathom any other way any more.
I was waiting for this video and really enjoyed it. I always learn something and end up feeling encouraged. We are planning on starting RC in the early spring. The basic daily schedule appeals to me, the classical literature exposure, and the ability to go at the child's pace are all big pluses.
Thank you! I read ALL the Tom Swift with my older children, thank you for the encouragement to go back / keep reading / for the younger ones! (Well the younger ones heard it too, but I’m going to trust you on the value of reading again) :)
I have also found the Sonlight readers for levels K-2 or 3 are great to use in addition to the Robinson list for the first couple years with the Primer-1st level McGuffy...then about 3rd grade hit the list hard...just an idea.
Any tips for moms who might have a husband who loves screen time and doesnt read and I try to limit my kids but they also see dad. At least day time he is not home on the screen but he does games on nights I wont allow the children to have screen games. I wanted to limit which rooms had screens and i lost that too, and more come into the house via other sources. I am taking possession of what i can, where i can. but how can this be balanced especially if a spouse is maybe more modern mentality? No issues saying no to my kids but issues balancing what's outside of me.
Pray about it, seriously just a couple weeks ago my husband on his own pulled all the TVs out. I got rid of all the Kindles before that and no screen time in general. Since the TVs are gone, the kids reading has shot up 50 times at least. It's amazing.I didn't nag about it, I just talked to my husband how I was not strong enough to fight the temptation to use screens and it was hindering their education. In time, they came down. But like you said, do everything you can, where you can to make books and board games, playing etc the path of least resistance and make screens harder and harder to get to. It will be ok, I'm cheering for you!
@@ourhouse thanks. My moto this year is old school fun. For holiday gifts we are filling the pantry with board games and cards, dice, puzzles and family activities. Getting the kids marbles and Jack's.
It's one of my longer videos, 20min but covering a lot of information. I learned a lot myself researching about the authors and book series. Hope you like the video!
I'm seriously thinking of going this direction when our 2019-2020 school year starts up again in July next year. My daughter is an AVID book reader. She'll read whatever I assign her...BUT, so many of the books she LOVES aren't listed. Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, etc. Just curious your thoughts on implementing these types of books. I know that a few other's, I condsider important, The Hiding Place, Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451, Diary of Anne Frank, were not listed either. Robinson Curriculum has FANTASTIC book lists...but, there's so many I see that might be missing. Your thoughts?😊
I have many of the books you just listed and we just read those too. 😀 Either the girls will read them in the afternoons, or I read them aloud to everyone or in form of an audio book. This past summer I hosted a book club with great books such as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Tuckets Travel, and a Single Shard. There are other great titles out there obviously (we just finished for the second time the Miracoulos Journey of Edward Tulane) they are just in addition to a few chapters a day of the assigned reading. I feel the assigned reading provides quality, vocabulary not found in modern books and information very much lacking today, such as The Law by Frederick Bastiat. I view it as a checks and balance while I add all the other fun titles too. The beauty of this curriculum is that it leaves you so much more time for spontaneous reading, which makes a huge impact in their schooling. 😀 Great question!
I planning on adding some of the best modern works to this list...Little House series..ect. I am also adding in the Grueber History series, Rod and Staff/Apologia science, and Christian Liberty Readers for them to read a bit each day in the Intermediate level for half an hour before doing the list each day...as I find they are so interesting and well written. What books are you adding and where are you placing them?
I thought what you shared was very helpful and thank you for letting us know about the Horatio Alger books. Although we don't use RC I had considered letting my son read some of those and I'm thankful to know this information before I did that. I agree with you that I love homeschooling my children. I have chosen not to use the RC method simply because there are number of different books we would rather have our children read. But I still find Art Robinson's ideas helpful. Just a thought for you, that you might consider adding some Baptist history books to your children's list. (We are also Independent Baptist.) God bless.
My children still read a lot of different books too in the afternoons. I make a book list from the Read Aloud Handbook and I also enjoy Sarah Mackenzie's website Read Aloud Revival, lots of good stuff there. Thank you for watching!
I would be interested in any African American book lists you may have compiled if you have considered it. I appreciate your thoughtful investigation of literature.
Check out Abeeka Maze. She has a youtube channel and has just what you're looking for. A classic that's not on the list here that should be is Frederick Douglas.
Hello, Karen. I just started the Robinson curriculum this year with my first grader. I'm loving it so far. I still haven't bought the printer that is recommended yet. Because I'm on a very big budget. I have an HP. But the ink is killing me. Would you be able to tell me what other downsized printer would work as good as the recommended epson. Thank you.
I know it's an investment up front but it will save soooooo much on ink in the long run, it will pay for itself in the first year. You can't find the 2750 anymore, but here is the next one. amzn.to/2ZtZzUd
Thanks for this video! We just started transitioning into RC. Books 156 and 157 are mostly in Latin. One has Latin text and English translation side by side and the other has the body text in Latin and extensive commentaries in English. Since there's no Latin instruction in RC, what is the purpose of these books, and how is the student expected to approach them?
I can’t say I know the reasons or motives for each book that was picked for the list, except the quality and being in the public domain. Those two are under the category of world history so I’m assuming it’s for that general purpose.
B4 when I read hardcover books b4 I did self guided research studies online I was reading 4-5 books a week while I was working full time. I'm not sure now as I've caved to some internet advancements and I mentioned to a friend my children may not relate my device in my hand yo me reading or doing research all day everyday because b4 it was a hard book in my hand and my nose in a book my kids knew what I was doing, now they dont see it in a displayed practiced manner that registers the same. I'm going to fix that, they dont care about my research or my notes but if I let them into my office more often or if I did my work in another room maybe they wud see I'm researching and collecting data and notes all day. Might be easier to do this with them in the room in a school setting rather than I'm trying to read and they r just running around the house, that y I have an office. But if I study when they study in a homeschool setting it should work. One issue i had was how do i continue my level of research and reading while adding 3 kids reading too.... but i dont have to.
I love this booklist! I feel my kids would LOVE it! However, where do we start? I have twin 14 y.o. 8th graders and twin 12 y.o. 6th graders. I know that RC isn't according to grade level, but how do I make sure they are getting the appropriate high school credits? And where should we jump in at? Thanks
The 12 year olds I would start near the beginning, they will go through those first few books fast. It will give them a good feel to the curriculum. For the older children, it’s just a process of trial and error. It goes from order of difficulty so you pick a book and if it’s too hard for them, then just go back until it’s at their level. You really can’t go wrong with these books. As far as high school, every state is different so you’d have to see what exactly is required but the materials are all there in the program to claim whatever you need too. For math you can do a Saxon placement test to see what book they should start on. It’s such an awesome way to homeschool! Let me know if you have any more questions!
Thank you so much for all your research and recommendations. I do have a question about whether you feel there is a lack of diversity among the book selections. It appears to be from a very biased Eurocentric lens which excludes the stories and experiences of many people groups of color from the US and around the world. I have not looked into every book on the list, so please share your insight. Thanks in advance.
I would disagree, there are the Uncle Remus series books which you won't find in any other curriculum, Up from Slavery etc. Any holes that you see, you could always beef up with G. A Henry books or books of your own choosing. I am Hispanic and I never felt that way. I expect a curriculum to only supply the necessary tools to make them a strong reader, writer, and strong in Math.. The rest I believe falls on me such as religion, manners, our culture and traditions etc. I hope that help. Thank you for the question. 😊
It’s 150 books. If you divide that by 12 academic years that works out to about one book a month. It really depends on the reading speed and if you school year round. It is a guide, so as the parent you can adjust the graduation requirements as you see fit.
@@ourhouse thanks for clearing that up. I saw a list with over three-hundred titles and was flabbergasted. Storage wise, do you keep all those 150 books?? Sounds like a lot space is needed.
The book list is great but I have trouble deciding if it's the right list for ALL of my children. For my son it looks amazing and seems to be a great fit for him and his interests and my youngest child loves science, machines and more "boy" type things so I feel she will also enjoy it. For my oldest daughter... not so much. Does she just have to read extra books to get "girl" fiction or does she replace some of those boy fiction series with the girl alternatives like Dottie Dimple, Ruth Fielding, etc? Series are great and we love them but what if you find a series you don't love... if she hates say Rover Boys do I have her read the first and be done or is there really enough value that she should be forced to read the entire series? Those are the issues I'm having with this list going forward. We do love series and have read the entire series of some like Little House, she's currently reading all of the Narnia books and she's SUPER excited about the 5 Little Peppers series because we love them. It's the "boy" focused book list that is giving pause. Oh and the Alger thing... that issue is the same reason I have pulled the Lewis Carroll books from our home.
I have 4 girls so I know where you are coming from. The Outdoor Girls are just like the Rover Boys so I would do an even swap there same with Dottie Dimple books etc, pretty much all the fiction books with a book at the same level. Some books they have a harder time with, I would consider doing it as a read aloud or audio book.
If you are looking for reviews to do, other than laminate methods I'm interested in crayons, none breakable. Large, preferably block but I'll have to order online I cant find any Waldorf crayons in stores, but some large and triangle and stick crayons are in stores but I worry they are not what I'm looking for. Hope is never buy crayons again. .some folks still have Waldorf crayons from when the were in kinder. That's what I'm looking for. After so many years most work will graduate to new materials and medium but primary years broken crayons frustrate him, plus he is left and right handed and we do work with both hands so I think options r good for him but broken crayons make him cry when we are getting work done and then 3 days later they are all broke. He is 5 in less than a month.
I would leave him out just for being Unitarian (until older more mentally mature). When feeding young minds no need to open them to wolves in sheep’s clothing.
No for two reasons I think… 1. This is what they know and are used too. 2. They know complaining achieves nothing and that this is the curriculum their parents think is best for them :) Many of the books in fact are favorites and make a huge impact on them such as Up from Slavery for my teen. I’m so glad they are reading these classics!
You’ve talked me into getting Tom Swift books for my 12 year old son!!!
Awesome!!
She’s right, everyone, read lots and lots to your children! Especially when they are young and sweet!! They get older quickly, and everything you’ve done to strengthen the relationship will help you:)
My boys are still too small for most of the RC books, but I love reading them myself! you are right - the quality of these books is just so much better than any newer children's books out there.
I'm constantly amazed, and that kids in the early 1900s got these books as Christmas or birthday presents, I see those inscriptions all the time.
Woah thanks for the heads up on Horatio! I love your love for homeschooling RC! I love homeschooling this way as well. I can't fathom any other way any more.
Neither can I, not even tempted with any other curriculum! There is no comparison.
@@ourhouse exactly. I feel the same way. Nothing else is appealing!
Insightful points on the Alger; never thought of it that way but agree with your perspective.
I was waiting for this video and really enjoyed it. I always learn something and end up feeling encouraged.
We are planning on starting RC in the early spring. The basic daily schedule appeals to me, the classical literature exposure, and the ability to go at the child's pace are all big pluses.
Yes! It's such a great way to home educate! Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thank you! I read ALL the Tom Swift with my older children, thank you for the encouragement to go back / keep reading / for the younger ones! (Well the younger ones heard it too, but I’m going to trust you on the value of reading again) :)
I have also found the Sonlight readers for levels K-2 or 3 are great to use in addition to the Robinson list for the first couple years with the Primer-1st level McGuffy...then about 3rd grade hit the list hard...just an idea.
Any tips for moms who might have a husband who loves screen time and doesnt read and I try to limit my kids but they also see dad. At least day time he is not home on the screen but he does games on nights I wont allow the children to have screen games. I wanted to limit which rooms had screens and i lost that too, and more come into the house via other sources. I am taking possession of what i can, where i can. but how can this be balanced especially if a spouse is maybe more modern mentality? No issues saying no to my kids but issues balancing what's outside of me.
Pray about it, seriously just a couple weeks ago my husband on his own pulled all the TVs out. I got rid of all the Kindles before that and no screen time in general. Since the TVs are gone, the kids reading has shot up 50 times at least. It's amazing.I didn't nag about it, I just talked to my husband how I was not strong enough to fight the temptation to use screens and it was hindering their education. In time, they came down. But like you said, do everything you can, where you can to make books and board games, playing etc the path of least resistance and make screens harder and harder to get to. It will be ok, I'm cheering for you!
@@ourhouse thanks. My moto this year is old school fun. For holiday gifts we are filling the pantry with board games and cards, dice, puzzles and family activities. Getting the kids marbles and Jack's.
I truly appreciate your input thank you so much
I'm so excited for this one!
It's one of my longer videos, 20min but covering a lot of information. I learned a lot myself researching about the authors and book series. Hope you like the video!
Yay! I can't wait for this video!
My 12 year old Loves the books on the RC list. I'm shocked. However happy.
That's wonderful!
Karen I know this video is old but have you shifted any more of the RC books at this point? Still sticking to the list? Great video!
Yes, I just may add some more in between.
I'm seriously thinking of going this direction when our 2019-2020 school year starts up again in July next year. My daughter is an AVID book reader. She'll read whatever I assign her...BUT, so many of the books she LOVES aren't listed. Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, etc. Just curious your thoughts on implementing these types of books. I know that a few other's, I condsider important, The Hiding Place, Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451, Diary of Anne Frank, were not listed either. Robinson Curriculum has FANTASTIC book lists...but, there's so many I see that might be missing. Your thoughts?😊
I have many of the books you just listed and we just read those too. 😀 Either the girls will read them in the afternoons, or I read them aloud to everyone or in form of an audio book. This past summer I hosted a book club with great books such as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Tuckets Travel, and a Single Shard. There are other great titles out there obviously (we just finished for the second time the Miracoulos Journey of Edward Tulane) they are just in addition to a few chapters a day of the assigned reading. I feel the assigned reading provides quality, vocabulary not found in modern books and information very much lacking today, such as The Law by Frederick Bastiat. I view it as a checks and balance while I add all the other fun titles too. The beauty of this curriculum is that it leaves you so much more time for spontaneous reading, which makes a huge impact in their schooling. 😀 Great question!
@@ourhouse Thanks! So, I guess we just squeeze the other reads in😂. More books the better
I planning on adding some of the best modern works to this list...Little House series..ect. I am also adding in the Grueber History series, Rod and Staff/Apologia science, and Christian Liberty Readers for them to read a bit each day in the Intermediate level for half an hour before doing the list each day...as I find they are so interesting and well written.
What books are you adding and where are you placing them?
I thought what you shared was very helpful and thank you for letting us know about the Horatio Alger books. Although we don't use RC I had considered letting my son read some of those and I'm thankful to know this information before I did that. I agree with you that I love homeschooling my children. I have chosen not to use the RC method simply because there are number of different books we would rather have our children read. But I still find Art Robinson's ideas helpful. Just a thought for you, that you might consider adding some Baptist history books to your children's list. (We are also Independent Baptist.) God bless.
My children still read a lot of different books too in the afternoons. I make a book list from the Read Aloud Handbook and I also enjoy Sarah Mackenzie's website Read Aloud Revival, lots of good stuff there. Thank you for watching!
I would be interested in any African American book lists you may have compiled if you have considered it. I appreciate your thoughtful investigation of literature.
Check out Abeeka Maze. She has a youtube channel and has just what you're looking for. A classic that's not on the list here that should be is Frederick Douglas.
Hello, Karen. I just started the Robinson curriculum this year with my first grader. I'm loving it so far. I still haven't bought the printer that is recommended yet. Because I'm on a very big budget. I have an HP. But the ink is killing me. Would you be able to tell me what other downsized printer would work as good as the recommended epson. Thank you.
I know it's an investment up front but it will save soooooo much on ink in the long run, it will pay for itself in the first year. You can't find the 2750 anymore, but here is the next one. amzn.to/2ZtZzUd
Thanks for this video! We just started transitioning into RC. Books 156 and 157 are mostly in Latin. One has Latin text and English translation side by side and the other has the body text in Latin and extensive commentaries in English. Since there's no Latin instruction in RC, what is the purpose of these books, and how is the student expected to approach them?
I can’t say I know the reasons or motives for each book that was picked for the list, except the quality and being in the public domain. Those two are under the category of world history so I’m assuming it’s for that general purpose.
@@ourhouse That makes sense. Are they expected to interpret the Latin or just glean what they can from the English text?
@@jga1fuller definitely not to interpret the Latin, just read the English text.
B4 when I read hardcover books b4 I did self guided research studies online I was reading 4-5 books a week while I was working full time. I'm not sure now as I've caved to some internet advancements and I mentioned to a friend my children may not relate my device in my hand yo me reading or doing research all day everyday because b4 it was a hard book in my hand and my nose in a book my kids knew what I was doing, now they dont see it in a displayed practiced manner that registers the same. I'm going to fix that, they dont care about my research or my notes but if I let them into my office more often or if I did my work in another room maybe they wud see I'm researching and collecting data and notes all day. Might be easier to do this with them in the room in a school setting rather than I'm trying to read and they r just running around the house, that y I have an office. But if I study when they study in a homeschool setting it should work. One issue i had was how do i continue my level of research and reading while adding 3 kids reading too.... but i dont have to.
Reminder is set!
Thank you
I love this booklist! I feel my kids would LOVE it! However, where do we start? I have twin 14 y.o. 8th graders and twin 12 y.o. 6th graders. I know that RC isn't according to grade level, but how do I make sure they are getting the appropriate high school credits? And where should we jump in at? Thanks
The 12 year olds I would start near the beginning, they will go through those first few books fast. It will give them a good feel to the curriculum. For the older children, it’s just a process of trial and error. It goes from order of difficulty so you pick a book and if it’s too hard for them, then just go back until it’s at their level. You really can’t go wrong with these books. As far as high school, every state is different so you’d have to see what exactly is required but the materials are all there in the program to claim whatever you need too.
For math you can do a Saxon placement test to see what book they should start on. It’s such an awesome way to homeschool! Let me know if you have any more questions!
Two sets of twins? Omg you must be busy.
Lots of food for thought in this video!
Thank you for watching!
Thank you so much for all your research and recommendations. I do have a question about whether you feel there is a lack of diversity among the book selections. It appears to be from a very biased Eurocentric lens which excludes the stories and experiences of many people groups of color from the US and around the world. I have not looked into every book on the list, so please share your insight. Thanks in advance.
I would disagree, there are the Uncle Remus series books which you won't find in any other curriculum, Up from Slavery etc. Any holes that you see, you could always beef up with G. A Henry books or books of your own choosing. I am Hispanic and I never felt that way. I expect a curriculum to only supply the necessary tools to make them a strong reader, writer, and strong in Math.. The rest I believe falls on me such as religion, manners, our culture and traditions etc. I hope that help. Thank you for the question. 😊
Grading for high schoolers for transcript and credits
Is it possible to hear any of the books in audio?
Not through RC but many are available for free on Librivox, TH-cam etc. I just got Kipling's Just So Stories audio book from the library too.
How could the kids possibly read all of those books?? The book list is very long, so do you just stop at graduation??
It’s 150 books. If you divide that by 12 academic years that works out to about one book a month. It really depends on the reading speed and if you school year round. It is a guide, so as the parent you can adjust the graduation requirements as you see fit.
@@ourhouse thanks for clearing that up. I saw a list with over three-hundred titles and was flabbergasted. Storage wise, do you keep all those 150 books?? Sounds like a lot space is needed.
@@ASmith-jn7kf yes I do, but they also fit in one Kinde device as well. It’s up to your preference.
@@ASmith-jn7kf keep in mind you also don’t need them all up front. It’s fine to just stay a book or two ahead of them.
@@ourhouse I get worried about devices and their effect on vision especially depending on the amount of time on the device.
If you are looking for some books for yourself you would love Jane Kirkpatrick books
Thank you!
The book list is great but I have trouble deciding if it's the right list for ALL of my children. For my son it looks amazing and seems to be a great fit for him and his interests and my youngest child loves science, machines and more "boy" type things so I feel she will also enjoy it. For my oldest daughter... not so much. Does she just have to read extra books to get "girl" fiction or does she replace some of those boy fiction series with the girl alternatives like Dottie Dimple, Ruth Fielding, etc? Series are great and we love them but what if you find a series you don't love... if she hates say Rover Boys do I have her read the first and be done or is there really enough value that she should be forced to read the entire series? Those are the issues I'm having with this list going forward. We do love series and have read the entire series of some like Little House, she's currently reading all of the Narnia books and she's SUPER excited about the 5 Little Peppers series because we love them. It's the "boy" focused book list that is giving pause. Oh and the Alger thing... that issue is the same reason I have pulled the Lewis Carroll books from our home.
I have 4 girls so I know where you are coming from. The Outdoor Girls are just like the Rover Boys so I would do an even swap there same with Dottie Dimple books etc, pretty much all the fiction books with a book at the same level. Some books they have a harder time with, I would consider doing it as a read aloud or audio book.
Thank you for letting me know about Lewis Carroll, I didn't know that either. In the trash they go!
Our House What’s with the Lewis Carroll? Same accusations as Alger?
If you are looking for reviews to do, other than laminate methods I'm interested in crayons, none breakable. Large, preferably block but I'll have to order online I cant find any Waldorf crayons in stores, but some large and triangle and stick crayons are in stores but I worry they are not what I'm looking for. Hope is never buy crayons again. .some folks still have Waldorf crayons from when the were in kinder. That's what I'm looking for. After so many years most work will graduate to new materials and medium but primary years broken crayons frustrate him, plus he is left and right handed and we do work with both hands so I think options r good for him but broken crayons make him cry when we are getting work done and then 3 days later they are all broke. He is 5 in less than a month.
I would leave him out just for being Unitarian (until older more mentally mature). When feeding young minds no need to open them to wolves in sheep’s clothing.
Do the kids ever complain these are too old fashioned?
No for two reasons I think…
1. This is what they know and are used too.
2. They know complaining achieves nothing and that this is the curriculum their parents think is best for them
:)
Many of the books in fact are favorites and make a huge impact on them such as Up from Slavery for my teen. I’m so glad they are reading these classics!