Year One Pre-Reading Schedule 2013-2014: May 2013 Week One Discussion begins May 3 Bible: Gen.

1:26-31; 2:7, 20-25; 3:1-24 (Adam and Eve) An Island Story: chapter 1 "The Stories of Albion and Brutus" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "The Sword of Damocles" (Greek) Parables from Nature: "A Lesson of Faith" Aesop's Fables: "The Wolf and the Kid" (pg. 7 in the Milo Winter version) and "Tortoise and the Ducks" (pg. 8 in the Milo Winter version) Just So Stories: "Whale" A Child's Garden of Verses: "Happy Thought" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 1 Week 2 Discussion begins May 10 Bible: Gen. 6:5-8, 13-22; 7:13-18; 8:13-22 (Noah and the ark) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Damon and Pythias"; and "A Laconic Answer" (Greek) Trial and Triumph: chapter 1 "Polycarp Witness in the Arena" (69-155 AD) Aesop's Fables: "Belling the Cat" (pg. 11 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Eagle and the Jackdaw" (pg. 12 in the Milo Winter version) Burgess's Bird Book: chapter I "Jenny Wren Arrives: Introducing the House Wren" (pictures for each bird) Paddle to the Sea: chapter 2 A Child's Garden of Verses: "My Shadow" Week 3 Discussion begins May 17 Bible: Gen. 22:1-19 (Abraham and Isaac) An Island Story: chapter 2 "The Coming of the Romans" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "The Brave Three Hundred" Aesop's Fables: "The Boy and the Filberts" (pg. 12 in the Milo Winter version) and "Hercules and the Wagoner" (pg. 13 in the Milo Winter version) Blue Fairy Book: "Beauty and the Beast" A Child's Garden of Verses: The Unseen Playmate Paddle to the Sea: chapter 3 Week 4 Discussion begins May 24 Bible: Gen. 25:27-34 (The sale of a birthright) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Alexander and Bucephelas"; and "Diogenes" (Greek) Burgess's Bird Book: chapter II "The Old Orchard Bully - The English or House Sparrow"

Aesop's Fables: "The Kid and the Wolf" (pg. 13 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse" (pg. 14 in the Milo Winter version) James Herriot's Treasury: "Moses the Kitten" A Child's Garden of Verses: "Summer Sun" Week 5 Discussion begins May 31 Bible: Gen. 28:10-22 (The ladder that reached to heaven) An Island Story: chapter 3 "The Romans Come Again" Parables from Nature: "Law of Authority and Obedience" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "The Story of Regulus" (Roman) Just So Stories "Camel" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 4 Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Grapes" (pg. 16 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Bundle of Sticks" (pg. 16 in the Milo Winter version) James Herriot's Treasury: "Only One Woof" A Child's Garden of Verses: "Auntie's Skirts" June 2013 Week 6 Discussion begins June 7 Bible: Gen. 37:1-4, 11, 28b (The coat of many colors) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Cornelia's Jewels" (Roman) Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter III "Jenny Has a Good Word for Some Sparrows" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 5 Aesop's Fables: "The Ass and his Driver" (pg. 18 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Oxen and the Wheels" (pg. 18 in the Milo Winter version) Blue Fairy Book: "Why the Sea is Salt" (a man tells his brother to go the Dead; a ship sinks and all perish) A Child's Garden of Verses: "The Gardener" Week 7 Discussion begins June 14 Bible: Gen. 41:15-49, 53-57 (The dreams of a king) An Island Story: chapter 4 "How Caligula Conquered Britain, and How Caractacus Refused to be Conquered" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Horatius at the Bridge" (Roman) Shakespeare: "Midsummer Nights Dream" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 6 Aesop's Fables: "The Lion and the Mouse" (pg. 19 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf" (pg. 20 in the Milo Winter version) Trial and Triumph: chapter 2 "Blandina Martyr of Lyons" (155-177 AD) A Child's Garden of Verses: "The Dumb Soldier"

Week 8 Discussion begins June 21 Bible: Exod. 2:1-10 (Moses, the child who was found in the river) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Cincinnatus" (Roman) Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter IV "Chippy, Sweetvoice and Dotty" Aesop's Fables: "The Gnat and the Bull" (pg. 21 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Plane Tree" (pg. 21 in the Milo Winter version) begin reading Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D'Aulaire A Child's Garden of Verses: "My Treasures" Week 9 Discussion begins June 28 Bible: Exod. 3:1-4:17 (The burning bush) An Island Story: chapter 5 "The Story of a Warrior Queen" (Boadicea) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Androcles and the Lion" (Roman) Just So Stories: "Rhino" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 7 Shakespeare: "The Tempest" Aesop's Fables: "The Farmer and the Stork" (pg. 22 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Sheep and the Pig" (pg. 22 in the Milo Winter version) continue reading Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D'Aulaire A Child's Garden of Verses: "The Swing" July 2013 Week 10 Discussion begins July 5 Bible: Num. 13:1-14:9 (The grapes from Canaan) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "King Alfred and the Beggar" (Saxon England) Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter V "Peter Learns Something He Hadn't Guessed" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 8 Aesop's Fables: "The Travelers and the Purse" (pg. 24 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Lion and the Ass" (pg. 24 in the Milo Winter version) Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D'Aulaire A Child's Garden of Verses: "My Ship and I" Week 11 Discussion begins July 12 Bible: Judges 6:11-24; 6:36-7:25 (Gideon and his three hundred soldiers) An Island Story: chapter 6 "The Last of the Romans" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "The Story of William Tell" (Switzerland1300's; the AO Advisory prefers Horace Scudder's version of this story.) Parables from Nature: "The Unknown Land" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 9

Aesop's Fables: "The Frogs who Wished for a King" (pg. 25 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Oak and the Reeds" (pg. 28 in the Milo Winter version) A Child's Garden of Verses: "Nest Eggs" Week 12 Discussion begins July 19 Bible: Judges 13:1-25; 16:4-31 (Samson, the strong man) An Island Story: chapter 7 "The Story of St. Alban" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Arnold Winkelried" (1386) Trial and Triumph: chapter 3 "Constantine Defender of the Church" (272-337 AD) Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter VI "An Old Friend in a New Home" Just So Stories: "Leopard" (The original version of this story contains an offensive racial epithet near the very end of the chapter that will need to be substituted with another word) Aesop's Fables: "The Boys and the Frogs" (pg. 29 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Crow and the Pitcher" (pg. 30 in the Milo Winter version) Blue Fairy Book: "Prince Darling" and "Toads and Diamonds" (a selfish girl dies in the woods) A Child's Garden of Verses: "My Bed is a Boat" Week 13 Discussion begins July 26 Bible: The whole book of Ruth (Ruth, the gleaner) An Island Story: chapter 8 "Vortigern and King Constans" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Bruce and the Spider" (Britain, 1329) Aesop's Fables: "The Ants and the Grasshopper" (pg. 30 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Ass Carrying the Image" (pg. 31 in the Milo Winter version) James Herriot's Treasury: "Bonny's Big Day" "Solitude", A.A. Milne, from "Now We Are Six" Blue Fairy Book: "The Glass Slipper" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 10

August 2013 Week 14 Discussion begins August 2 Bible: 1 Sam. 16:1, 5-13 (David: the shepherd boy) An Island Story: chapter 9 "The Story of the Coming of Hengist and Horsa" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "The Black Douglas" (James Douglas, Britain, d 1330) Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter VII "The Watchman of the Old Orchard" (pictures for each chapter) Just So Stories: "Elephant's Child"

Aesop's Fables: "A Raven and a Swan" (pg. 31 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Two Goats" (pg. 32 in the Milo Winter version) Trial and Triumph: chapter 4 "Athanasius against the World" (296-373 AD) "King John's Christmas", A.A. Milne, from "Now We Are Six" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 11 Week 15 Discussion begins August 9 Bible: 1 Sam. 17:1-54 (The fight with the giant) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Whittington" (Britain, 1423) Aesop's Fables: "The Ass and the Load of Salt" (pg. 32 in the Milo Winter version) "The Lion and the Gnat" (pg. 34 in the Milo Winter version) "Busy", A.A. Milne, from "Now We Re Six" Blue Fairy Book: "Master Maid" (Unnecessary cruelty to her suitors. Couldn't she just say no?) Paddle to the Sea: chapter 12 Week 16 Discussion begins August 16 Bible: 1 Sam. 24:1-22 (David spares Saul) An Island Story: chapter 10 "Hengist's Treachery" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "The Inchcape Rock" (1500's; look for Peter Graham's 255 painting) Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter VIII "Old Clothes and Old Houses" Shakespeare: "As You Like It" Aesop's Fables: "The Leap at Rhodes" (pg. 34 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Wild Boar and the Fox" (pg. 36 in the Milo Winter version) "Sneezles", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Just So Stories: "Kangaroo"

Week 17 Discussion begins August 23 Bible: 1 Kings 1:28-40; 6:1-14, 38 (Solomon and his temple) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Sir Philip Sidney" (1586) and "The Ungrateful Soldier" Aesop's Fables: "The Ass, the Fox and the Lion" (pg. 36 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Birds, the Beasts and the Bat" (pg. 37 in the Milo Winter version) Parables from Nature: "Training and Restraining" "Binker", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 13 Week 18 Discussion begins August 30 Bible: 1 Kings 18:20-39 (Elijah and the prophets of Baal)

An Island Story: chapter 11 "The Story of How the Giant's Dance was Brought to Britain" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "George Washington and his Hatchet"; and "Doctor Goldsmith" (1774) Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter IX "Longbill and Teeter" Aesop's Fables: "The Lion, the Bear and the Fox" (pg. 37 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Hares and the Frogs" (pg. 39 in the Milo Winter version) Trial and Triumph: chapter 5 "Ambrose Bishop of Milan" (339-397 AD) "Cherry Stones", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Blue Fairy Book: "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" (A wicked Magician and his wicked Brother are killed) Paddle to the Sea: chapter 14 September 2013 Week 19 Discussion begins September 6 Bible: Jonah 1:1-2:10 (Jonah and the whale) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Casabianca" (1798) Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Stork" (pg. 40 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Travelers and the Sea" (pg. 41 in the Milo Winter version) begin reading George Washington by Ingri D'Aulaire "The Knight Whose Armour Didn't Squeak", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Shakespeare: "The Winter's Tale" Just So Stories: "Armadillos" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 15

Week 20 Discussion begins September 13 Bible: Daniel 3 (The fiery furnace) An Island Story: chapter 12 "The Coming of Arthur" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Picciola" (1800's) Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter X "Redwing and Yellow Wing" Aesop's Fables: "The Stag and his Reflection" (pg. 42 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Peacock" (pg. 42 in the Milo Winter version) continue reading George Washington by Ingri D'Aulaire "Buttercup Days", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Week 21 Discussion begins September 20 Bible: Daniel 6 (Daniel in the lion's den) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "How Napoleon Crossed the Alps" (1800's)

Aesop's Fables: "The Mice and the Weasels" (pg. 44 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Wolf and the Lean Dog" (pg. 44 in the Milo Winter version) James Herriot's Treasury: "Blossom Comes Home" George Washington by Ingri D'Aulaire "The Charcoal-Burner", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 16 Week 22 Discussion begins September 27 Bible: Luke 1:5-20, 57-66 (The angel by the altar) An Island Story: chapter 13 "The Founding of the Round Table" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Maximillian and the Gooseherd" (King of Bavaria, 1800's) Trial and Triumph: chapter 6 "Monica and Augustine Christian" Mother and Son (354-430 AD) Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter XI "Drummers and Carpenters" Aesop's Fables: "The Vain Jackdaw and his Borrowed Feathers" (pg. 47 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Monkey and the Cat" (pg. 50 in the Milo Winter version) "Us Two", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 17

October 2013 Week 23 Discussion begins October 4 Bible: Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-20 (The Babe of Bethlehem) Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Antonio Canova" (1822) Parables from Nature: "Waiting" Aesop's Fables: "The Dogs and the Hides" (pg. 51 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Bear and the Bees" (pg. 52 in the Milo Winter version) "The Old Sailor", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Just So Stories: "First Letter" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 18 Week 24 Discussion begins October 11 Bible: Matthew 2:1-12 (The star and the wise men) An Island Story: chapter 14 "The Story of Gregory and the Pretty Children" Fifty Famous Stories Retold "Grace Darling" (1842)

Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter XII "Some Unlike Relatives" Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Leopard" (pg. 52 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Heron" (pg. 54 in the Milo Winter version) James Herriot's Treasury: "The Market Square Dog" "The Engineer", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Week 25 Discussion begins October 18 Bible: Luke 2:41-52 (The child in the temple) An Island Story: chapter 15 "How King Alfred Learned to Read" Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "The Kingdoms" (Frederick William, King of Prussia) Parables from Nature: "Law of the Wood" Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Goat" (pg. 58 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Cat, the Cock and the Young Mouse" (pg. 59 in the Milo Winter version) A Child's Garden of Verses: "A Good Play" Just So Stories: "Alphabet" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 19 Week 26 Discussion begins October 25 Bible: John 2:1-11 (The water that was turned into wine) Viking Tales: "The Baby" Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter XIII "More of the Blackbird Family" (pictures for each chapter) Aesop's Fables: "The Wolf and The Shepherd" (pg. 59 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Farmer and His Sons" (pg. 61 in the Milo Winter version) A Child's Garden of Verses: "Historical Associations" Blue Fairy Book: "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 20 November 2013 Week 27 Discussion begins November 1 Bible: John 4:5-42 (The stranger at the well) An Island Story: chapter 16 "King Alfred in the Cowherd's Cottage" Viking Tales: "The Tooth-thrall" Aesop's Fables: "The Goose and the Golden Egg" (pg. 62 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Astrologer" (pg. 65 in the Milo Winter version) Trial and Triumph: chapter 7 "Patrick Missionary to the Irish" (389-461 AD) A Child's Garden of Verses: "Looking-Glass River" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 21 Week 28 Discussion begins November 8

Bible: Luke 5:1-11 (The story of the fishermen) Viking Tales: "Olaf's Farm" [image of a ship's head like the one described in this chapter here] Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter XIV "Bob White and Carol the Meadow Lark Aesop's Fables: "Three Bullocks and a Lion" (pg. 66 in the Milo Winter version) and "Mercury and the Woodman" (pg. 66 in the Milo Winter version) James Herriot's Treasury: "Oscar, Cat-About-Town" begin reading Buffalo Bill: by Ingri D'Aulaire "Journey's End", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Week 29 Discussion begins November 15 Bible: Matt. 5:1-10 (The sermon on the mount) An Island Story: chapter 17 "More About Alfred the Great" Viking Tales: "Olaf's Fight with Havard" Aesop's Fables: "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" (pg. 69 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Milkmaid and her Pail" (pg. 74 in the Milo Winter version) continue reading Buffalo Bill by Ingri D'Aulaire "Furry Bear", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Shakespeare: "King Lear" Just So Stories: "Crab" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 22 December 2013 Week 30 Discussion begins December 6 Bible: Luke 7:1-10 and other stories of miracles, if desired (The miracle worker) Viking Tales: "Foes' - Fear" Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter XV "A Swallow and One Who Isn't" Aesop's Fables: "The Goatherd and the Goat" (pg. 75 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Wolf and the Housedog" (pg. 77 in the Milo Winter version) Buffalo Bill: by Ingri D'Aulaire "Forgiven", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 23 Week 31 Discussion begins December 13 Bible: John 10:7-18 and Luke 10:29-37 (The Good Shepherd and the good samaritan) An Island Story: chapter 18 "Ethelred the Unready" Viking Tales: "Harald is King" Parables from Nature: "Daily Bread" Aesop's Fables: "The Quack Toad" (pg. 78 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Cat and the Fox" (pg. 82 in the Milo Winter version) "The Emperor's Rhyme", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Blue Fairy Book: "The Forty Thieves"

Paddle to the Sea: chapter 24 January 2014 Week 32 Discussion begins January 3 Bible: Matthew 21:1-11 (The palm branches) Viking Tales: "Harald's Battle" Trial and Triumph: chapter 8 "Pope Gregory I Servant of the Servants of God" (540604 AD) Aesop's Fables: "Two Travelers and a Bear" (pg. 83 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Dog and His Reflection" (pg. 84 in the Milo Winter version) A Child's Garden of Verses: "The Hayloft" Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter XVI "A Robber in the Old Orchard"

Week 33 Discussion begins January 10 Bible: Luke 22:39-51 (The betrayal) An Island Story: chapter 19 "How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown" Viking Tales: "Gyda's Saucy Message" Aesop's Fables: "The Hare and the Tortoise" (pg. 84 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Fox and the Crow" (pg. 87 in the Milo Winter version) James Herriot's Treasury: "Smudge, the Little Lost Lamb" A Child's Garden of Verses: "Keepsake Mill" Just So Stories: "Cat" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 25 Week 34 Discussion begins January 17 Bible: Mark 16:1-8 (The empty tomb) Viking Tales: "The Sea Fight" Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter XVII "More Robbers" Aesop's Fables: "The Lion's Share" (pg. 90 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Northwind and the Sun" (pg. 91 in the Milo Winter version) Shakespeare: "Twelfth Night" A Child's Garden of Verses: "The Cow" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 26 Week 35 Discussion begins January 24 Bible: Acts 1:1-11 (The ascension)

An Island Story: chapter 20 "Canute and the Waves" Viking Tales: "King Harald's Wedding" Parables from Nature: "Cobwebs" Aesop's Fables: "The Ass in the Lion's Skin" (pg. 93 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Bees, and Wasps and the Hornet" (pg. 94 in the Milo Winter version) A Child's Garden of Verses: "Farewell to the Farm" Paddle to the Sea: chapter 27 Week 36 Discussion begins January 31 Bible: Acts 3:1-16; 4:1-22 (The man at the beautiful gate) An Island Story: chapter 21 "Edward the Confessor" Viking Tales: "King Harald Goes West-Over-Seas" Trial and Triumph: chapter 9 "Boniface Missionary to the Germans" (680-754 AD) Burgess's Bird Book: Chapter XVIII "Some Homes in the Green Forest" Aesop's Fables: "The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle" (pg. 96 in the Milo Winter version) "Knight-in-Armour", A.A. Milne from "Now We Are Six" Blue Fairy Book: "White Cat" (The white cat is killed and the princess appears) Just So Stories: "Butterfly"