Homeschooling with A.D.H.D. Parenting with L.O.V.E.
Geography was NOT one of my favorite subjects in school. It was boring and dry and I just wanted to run out of class and never return. So I’m determined to make it one of the best subjects in our homeschool. And that means choosing great geography books for my kids to explore. Check outKeep Reading…
Piglet turned three last winter. And, while she’s always been part of our family storytime, she’s really started to take an interest in storybooks lately. She constantly asks “Can you read this to me?” It melts my heart every time. Naturally, she loves picture books. So I started looking for the best picture books forKeep Reading…
My boys are seriously into firefighters right now. When they see a fire truck go by on the street, you’d think that the sky had started raining cotton candy. Even Piglet jumps up and down shouting “FIRE TRUCK, MAMA!” We got to learn about firefighters with a firefighter unit study a couple of months back,Keep Reading…
One of our upcoming unit studies is going to be about penguins, so I thought we’d get started now by finding some children’s books about these super cute creatures. Today I’m sharing 10 kids’ books about penguins that would be perfect for a winter or polar unit! Today is also another edition of the LaughKeep Reading…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of eBookArrow.com. All opinions are 100% mine. There aren’t many things I love in this world. But books are near the top of my list – the very top of my list. I bought an Amazon Kindle way back in 2011 and that thing hasKeep Reading…
Now that the weather is turning colder, I’ve started baking more often. And my three oldest are definitely ready to help out more in the kitchen. So I thought I’d look for some fun cookbooks for kids that would encourage them to want to learn how to cook. Today I’m sharing 10 children’s cookbooks that areKeep Reading…
Roo is a HUGE fan of construction, and I mean, HUGE. You know how kids change what they want to be when they grow up almost every other day? Well, Roo has said that he wants to be a builder for the last two years. He is unwavering on that point. Whenever we go to theKeep Reading…
Spring and fall are perfect times to talk about farms with kids! In the spring, new baby farm animals are born and in the fall, farmers get out in the fields to harvest their crops. So farms are pretty busy all year round! As one of our homeschool unit studies, we’ve done a farm unit studyKeep Reading…
Will you and your kids be learning Spanish this school year? We’ve been studying español for a while and we’ve found that printable Spanish flashcards are a TON of help, especially for memorizing vocabulary. But there are also some great kids’ books for learning Spanish that can make learning another language even easier! Check outKeep Reading…
Well, we’re down to our final reading list for the new school year and it’s time to show off our books for first grade! Roo is reading much more fluently than he was last year, but he’s still not really a leisure reader. He’ll read when I tell him to, but he’d rather play thanKeep Reading…
Last week we shared our choices for Tigger’s fifth grade homeschool reading list. Today, I’m sharing our second reading list homeschool picks for Pooh! Pooh is at a point in his reading journey when he’s definitely ready to take on some chapter books on his own. However, I still prefer to read most of our booksKeep Reading…
It’s hurricane season! And we’ve been talking about hurricanes, tropical storms, and tropical depressions with the kids lately. We even got to review a Hurricane Lapbook a few weeks back. As part of our hurricane studies, I put together a list of kids’ books about hurricanes that are awesome for introducing this topic to childrenKeep Reading…
If you follow the Charlotte Mason method strictly, then you already know about what she called “twaddle”. Mason felt that kids should avoid books that had no educational or intellectual value. Instead, kids were to read “living books” – works that enlightened them and taught them new concepts. Even though I love the CM method, IKeep Reading…
Butterflies are one of my very favorite animals. They are beautiful to look at, fun to chase, and they go through one of the most amazing transformations ever observed by scientists. In the space of a few days, caterpillars turn into butterflies – completely different animals with elegant wings. It still amazes me. The pastKeep Reading…
Welcome to another edition of the Laugh and Learn linkup! This week, we’re sharing our favorite features from last week and extending an opportunity to share even more parenting and homeschooling posts on four different blogs! I also wanted to share an article that I got to write over at Thinking Outside the Sandbox that’sKeep Reading…
As you all might know, I’m a huge, unabashed bookworm. Naturally, we’re raising readers in our family. So I was thrilled to see so many great literacy-themed posts during last week’s Family Fun Friday! This week, I’m featuring several of the fun booklists for kids that were linked up! If you’re a blogger, be sureKeep Reading…
It’s officially spring! And it’s a great time to read about spring flowers with kids! Today, I’m sharing 10 children’s books about flowers that are perfect for this time of year. 🙂 If you enjoy this list of books, check out some of our other spring learning ideas! We’ve got spring crafts for kids, springKeep Reading…
If you liked our Busy Bee Scissor Practice sheets last week, we hope you’ll love even more learning about pollinators with these children’s books about bees! I’m so, so excited for spring (can you tell?) and I’m ready to read, learn, and explore bees with the kids, especially since they seem to be obsessed with theKeep Reading…
We were riding home the other day and Tigger spotted a flock of geese flying south for the winter. She shouted “V formation, Mom! V formation!” She was super excited to see that birds actually make the V formation when they fly together. Since that was such a big hit, I thought we’d look upKeep Reading…
When I first learned that our daughter had ADHD, I was full of questions: What is ADHD? What are the treatment options for ADHD? Should I change my parenting style? Can we manage ADHD without medication? I Googled and poked around some online sites and found a few great ones (I’ll be sharing those later inKeep Reading…
