August Reading List

Here is what we read for homeschooling in the month of August:

Read Aloud:
Nine True Dolphin Stories - Margaret Davidson
Dolphin Adventures - Wayne Grover

Math:
Counting with Sebastian Pig and Friends on the Farm - Jill Anderson

History:
Patriotism Unit
Betsy Ross - Wil Mara
America - My Country Tis of Thee - Samuel Smith
Stars and Stripes - Story of the American Flag - Sarah Thomson
The Pledge of Allegiance - Scholastic
America The Beautiful - Katherine Lee Bates
Wee Sing America - Pamela Beall (CD)
Being a Good Citizen - Mary Small
A Picture Book of Davy Crockett - David Adler
The Star Spangled Banner - Catherine Welch

Science:
Ocean Unit
This is a House for a Hermit Crab - Megan McDonald
I am a Sea Horse - Trisha Shaskan
Little Shark - Anne Rockwell
I am a Shark - Life of a Hammerhead Shark - Darlene Stille
Gone Fishing - David McLimans
Live! ABook of Deep Sea Creatures - Melvin Berger
Jellyfish- Lloyd Douglas
Tentacles - Tales of Giant Squid - Shirley Redmond
Dolphin Talk - Whistles, Clicks, and Clapping Jaws - Wendy Pfeffer
An Octopus is Amazing - Patricia Lauber
Sharks - Usbourne Beginner - *cool internet link
Under the Sea - Usbourne Beginner
Usbourne Children Encyclopedia - excerpts from Ocean section
Usbourne Complete First Book of Nature - Fish section