Here’s a look at the picture books we read this week (one a morning with our morning basket) as well as our read aloud that we finished!
* Ox-Cart Man
* Roxaboxen
* Hey, Bruce
* The Darkest Dark
* The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
* Little Cat’s Luck
Here’s a list of books I am recommending to my daughter, who is going into grade 8, to read.
I’ve learned over the past few years the benefit of reading living books and I am making a real effort this year to add as many living books into our days as possible. Composer study and artist study are not something that are generally taught in the regular school system but hang around homeschoolers for a…
This year we will be taking some time to study the history of the world. It’s first grade so obviously we aren’t going to study the entire history of the world in one year but we are going to take some time each quarter to learn a little about one time period and I’m hoping…
Thanks to all who entered our 2016 Reader Survey! The winner of one of our favorite picture books is: Kenzie!!! Congratulations! I’ll be emailing you for your address and picture book choice this weekend! I wrote out a couple of different grade one book lists at the beginning of the school year, like grade one…
Kids love repetition, especially when it comes to reading the same books over and over again. It can be so good for language development but as a parent you want to make sure the books you are reading over and over are good ones, not the if-I-have-to-read-this-one-more-time-I’ll-pull-my-hair-out kind. I was thinking the other day, if…
Back in the spring we spent quite a bit of time studying knights. I was reading Knights in Training and hosted an online book club about the book and then I took my kids through some knight training exercises. I would highly recommend grabbing a copy of Knights in Training and reading through…