Ponies Belong in a Homeschool Curriculum!Whether you are a stay-at-home Mother who homeschools, or work fulltime and your children attend school, you are your child’s most important teacher. "Children want to do what grownups do. Children should learn that reading is a pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school." Beverly Cleary There are many fine sites out there with lots of pertinent, useful information on home education. We cannot and do not, want to compete with them. We just want to offer the suggestion of including horses and ponies into your home learning curriculum. Develope a horse unit study course. Why? Because children the world over are fascinated by, and drawn to horses. Books about horses are fun to read! As an educator take advantage of your child’s interest. "Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him." Maya Angelou Books aren’t just a sedentary activity. They can easily be used in playtime activities as well. Toddlers love a story time that is accompanied with hand puppets.
****This enchanting book is great for my two toddler girls. We love the story of the girl that meets a unicorn statue and embarks on a great adventure when it comes to life. The story is told beautifully and the illustrations are truly remarkable with actual texture for the kids to touch as you read them the story. We also have a sock unicorn puppet that we pet and play with as we read the story. Dawn, West Virginia
Horse figurines come is all sizes, materials and prices. The gift of a pony book accompanied by a matching model horse doubles the pleasure. Model horses leave the child’s imagination free to create the play, instead of a computer chip orchestrating the play. The more the toy does the less the child learns. The less the toy does the more the child learns.
Of course at naptime or bedtime a pony book accompanied by a cuddly horse stuffy or an old fashioned
sock pony
can't be beat.
The Orange Slipknot By Jan Young USA The grouchy old cowboss on the ranch where Ben's dad works says Ben must pay for the horse that died. His hot-tempered dad clashes with the cowboss, and 12-year-old Ben is caught right in the middle.
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_________________________________________________________________ The Pony Game by Robyn Opie South Australia Lucy loves ponies more than anything else, but the only animal she has is a black labrador named Beauty. Beauty can't trot or neigh or do the things real ponies do, but Lucy has fun pretending he's a pony anyway. Then she gets the chance to look after a real live horse.
Robyn has more then 75 published books and her website offers a wonderful selection of books that can be used in homeschool activities. _________________________________________________________________ My Very Own Horse Book By Cornelia Thompson
Sharon, Arkansas _________________________________________________________________ Let's Go Riding by Annabel Blackledge
DK readers could be a useful addition to a homeschool program. Sharon, Arkansas _________________________________________________________________ Touch and Feel Farm DK Publishing ***This toddler board book uses real photographs and textured pages to introduce young children to farm animals. Amy especially enjoys the "smooth velvety horse." Brea, Arkansas _________________________________________________________________ That's Not My Pony by Fiona Watt ****A touchy-feely book, this story leads children thru a descriptive journey to find the perfect pony. Charming illustrations. Brea, Arkansas _________________________________________________________________
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