Popcorn & Ballantyne

Isn't that a beautiful cover?  I love these books!

For the past couple of weeks, we have been spending a dedicated half hour to reading aloud.   We decided that we would read, The Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne primarily because it is the only book we have a duplicate copy of.   (We got ours from Vision Forum who sent us a second copy by accident and told us we could keep it!)


I look forward to this time everyday.  I love hearing my little boys reading aloud and I love the challenge of difficult words adding to their vocabulary (and mine!) 

I love J's face in this picture.  He's very caught up in
the story!

The story of The Coral Island is so well written, the plot is captivating, and it's a clean family friendly book.

Quick Confession:  This book is above the boy's reading levels...and possibly mine.  We've had to look up the pronounciation and definitions for some of the words so we can make sense of the story and its details.  (Yesterdays words were cogitations; which means concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation
and precipitately; which means to cast, plunge, or send, especially violently or abruptly).

Little Mr.  woke up right before we
started reading yesterday.

If you are curious, our reading time looks like this.  We each take a turn reading aloud.  Whoever is reading gets to hold a copy of the book as I read along and assist or correct (as needed).  I get to spend this time as the dedicated cuddler with whomever isnt reading and with my littlest ones (if the youngest one wakes up in time from his afternoon nap).

Little Miss's pink princess popcorn bowl!

Yesterday I added another element to our reading time.  We made popcorn.  This was a hit!  The kids chomped on the popcorn and as we finished another chapter we were ready to finish up our afternoon chores and get the house ready for Mike to get home. 

He can't wait to have some popcorn.  He says he likes the kind with butter on it the best. 

Thanks to Victoria Botkin for this wonderful idea which is enriching our homeschooling and building our relationships together as a family!

I can't wait to read again tomorrow to find
out what's going to happen!

Psalm 23:6  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.  And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.