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Checklist for Ambleside Online Year 1

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The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter (click on the numbers below to read the selections online)

□ The Wolf and the Kid 11 □ The Monkey and the Camel 39
□ The Tortoise and the Ducks 12 □ The Wild Boar and the Fox 40
□ The Young Crab and His Mother 13 □ The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion 40
□ The Frogs and the Ox 13 □ The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat 41
□ The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox 14 □ The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox 41
□ Belling the Cat 15 □ The Wolf and the Lamb 42
□ The Eagle and the Jackdaw 16 □ The Wolf and the Sheep 43
□ The Boy and the Filberts 16 □ The Hares and the Frogs 43
□ Hercules and the Wagoner 17 □ The Fox and the Stork 44
□ The Kid and the Wolf 17 □ The Travelers and the Sea 45
□ The Town Mouse and the Country □ The Wolf and the Lion 45
Mouse 18 □ The Stag and His Reflection 46
□ The Fox and the Grapes 20 □ The Peacock 46
□ The Bundle of Sticks 20 □ The Mice and the Weasels 48
□ The Wolf and the Crane 21 □ The Wolf and the Lean Dog 48
□ The Ass and His Driver 22 □ The Fox and the Lion 49
□ The Oxen and the Wheels 22 □ The Lion and the Ass 50
□ The Lion and the Mouse 23 □ The Dog and His Master's Dinner 50
□ The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf 24 □ The Vain Jackdaw and his Borrowed
□ The Gnat and the Bull 25 Feathers 51
□ The Plane Tree 25 □ The Monkey and the Dolphin 52
□ The Farmer and the Stork 26 □ The Wolf and the Ass 53
□ The Sheep and the Pig 26 □ The Monkey and the Cat 54
□ The Travelers and the Purse 28 □ The Dogs and the Fox 54
□ The Lion and the Ass 28 □ The Dogs and the Hides 55
□ The Frogs Who Wished for a King 29 □ The Rabbit, the Weasel, and the Cat 55
□ The Owl and the Grasshopper 30 □ The Bear and the Bees 56
□ The Wolf and His Shadow 31 □ The Fox and the Leopard 56
□ The Oak and the Reeds 32 □ The Heron 58
□ The Rat and the Elephant 33 □ The Cock and the Fox 58
□ The Boys and the Frogs 33 □ The Dog in the Manger 59
□ The Crow and the Pitcher 34 □ The Wolf and the Goat 60
□ The Ants and the Grasshopper 34 □ The Ass and the Grasshoppers 60
□ The Ass Carrying the Image 35 □ The Mule 61
□ A Raven and a Swan 35 □ The Fox and the Goat 61
□ The Two Goats 36 □ The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse 62
□ The Ass and the Load of Salt 36 □ The Wolf and the Shepherd 63
□ The Lion and the Gnat 38 □ The Peacock and the Crane 64
□ The Leap at Rhodes 38 □ The Farmer and the Cranes 64
□ The Cock and the Jewel 39 □ The Farmer and His Sons 65
Checklist for Ambleside Online Year 1

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The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter (click on the numbers below to read the selections online)

□ The Two Pots 66 □ The Flies and the Honey 92


□ The Goose and the Golden Egg 66 □ The Eagle and the Kite 93
□ The Fighting Bulls and the Frog 68 □ The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf 93
□ The Mouse and the Weasel 68 □ The Animals and the Plague 94
□ The Farmer and the Snake 69 □ The Shepherd and the Lion 95
□ The Goatherd and the Wild Goats 69 □ The Dog and His Reflection 96
□ The Spendthrift and the Swallow 70 □ The Hare and the Tortoise 96
□ The Cat and the Birds 70 □ The Bees and Wasps, and the Hornet 98
□ The Dog and the Oyster 71 □ The Lark and Her Young Ones 99
□ The Astrologer 71 □ The Cat and the Old Rat 100
□ Three Bullocks and a Lion 72 □ The Fox and the Crow 101
□ Mercury and the Woodman 72 □ The Ass and His Shadow 102
□ The Frog and the Mouse 74 □ The Miller, His Son, and the Ass 102
□ The Fox and the Crab 74 □ The Ant and the Dove 104
□ The Serpent and the Eagle 75 □ The Man and the Satyr 104
□ The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 75 □ The Wolf, the Kid, and the Goat 106
□ The Bull and the Goat 76 □ The Swallow and the Crow 106
□ The Eagle and the Beetle 76 □ Jupiter and the Monkey 107
□ The Old Lion and the Fox 78 □ The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox 107
□ The Man and the Lion 78 □ The Lion's Share 108
□ The Ass and the Lap Dog 79 □ The Mole and his Mother 108
□ The Milkmaid and Her Pail 80 □ The North Wind and the Sun 109
□ The Wolf and the Shepherd 80 □ The Hare and His Ears 110
□ The Goatherd and the Goat 81 □ The Wolves and the Sheep 110
□ The Miser 81 □ The Fox and the Cock 111
□ The Wolf and the House Dog 82 □ The Ass in the Lion's Skin 111
□ The Fox and the Hedgehog 83 □ The Fisherman and the Little Fish 112
□ The Bat and the Weasels 84 □ The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle 112
□ The Quack Toad 84
□ The Fox Without a Tail 85
□ The Mischievous Dog 86
□ The Rose and the Butterfly 86
□ The Cat and the Fox 88
□ The Boy and the Nettles 88
□ The Old Lion 89
□ The Fox and the Pheasants 89
□ Two Travelers and a Bear 90
□ The Porcupine and the Snakes 91
□ The Fox and the Monkey 91
□ The Mother and the Wolf 92
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The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang.

Term 1
□ Beauty and the Beast (read online)
□ Why the Sea is Salt (read online)
□ Prince Darling (read online)

Term 2
□ Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper (read online)
□ The Master-Maid (read online)
□ Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (read online)

Term 3
□ East of the Sun and West of the Moon (read online)
□ The Forty Thieves (read online)
□ The White Cat (read online)

Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

Term 1
□ How the Whale Got His Throat (read online)
□ How the Camel Got His Hump (read online)
□ How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin (read online)
□ How the Leopard Got His Spots (read online)

Term 2
□ The Elephant’s Child (read online)
□ The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo (read online)
□ The Beginning of the Armadillos (read online)
□ How the First Letter Was Written (read online)

Term 3
□ How the Alphabet Was Made (read online)
□ The Crab That Played with the Sea (read online)
□ The Cat That Walked by Himself (read online)
□ The Butterfly That Stamped (read online)
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Among the Meadow People by Clara Dillingham Pierson (Parables from Nature by Margaret
Gatty is the recommended selection; however, our family chose to use a selection that fits within a
secular program. Parables from Nature is a Christian selection.)

Term 1
□ The Butterfly That Went Calling (read online)
□ The Robins Build a Nest (read online)
□ The Selfish Tent-Caterpillar (read online)

Term 2
□ The Lazy Snail (read online)
□ The Ant That Wore Wings (read online)
□ The Cheerful Harvestman (read online)

Term 3
□ The Little Spider’s First Web (read online)
□ The Beetle Who Did Not Like Caterpillars (read online)
□ The Young Robin Who Was Afraid to Fly (read online)

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit (listen online or download at LibriVox)

Term 1
□ A Midsummer’s Night Dream (read online)
□ The Tempest (read online)

Term 2
□ As You Like It (read online)
□ The Winter’s Tale (read online)

Term 3
□ King Lear (read online)
□ Twelfth Night (read online)
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Free Reading

or books of your own choice


□ Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White □ __________________________________
by ________________________________
□ King of the Golden River
by John Ruskin □ __________________________________
by ________________________________
□ Peter Pan (or, Peter Pan and Wendy)
by James M. Barrie □ __________________________________
by ________________________________
□ Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodi □ __________________________________
by ________________________________
□ The Red Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang □ __________________________________
by ________________________________
□ St. George and the Dragon
by Margaret Hodges □ __________________________________
by ________________________________
□ The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams □ __________________________________
by ________________________________
□ Little House in the Big Woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder □ __________________________________
by ________________________________
□ Pocahontas
by Ingri D'Aulaire □ __________________________________
by ________________________________

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