As a mom to four African American children, I’ve been hard pressed to find great kids’ books that feature black characters (at least in our local library). They’re there, but it’s hard to find them, unless you have a few author names to start with. I strongly feel it’s important for my kids to “see” themselvesKeep Reading…
Cozy Bedtime Books for Toddlers
We have a very active little one in our family. She’s running around learning everything she possibly can. But, because she’s so excited about what’s she learning to do, getting her to settle down for bed has become a bit of problem. Every time I walk her into her room at night, she says “IKeep Reading…
Children’s Books about Composers
We’re getting into our study of classical music in our homeschool lessons, so we’re sharing children’s books about composers! These are perfect for circle time stories or unit study resources, especially if you want your kids to learn more about the music and the lives of these musicians. While there are classical composers in thisKeep Reading…
The Best Picture Books for Three Year Olds
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…
10 Kids’ Books about Penguins
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…
10 Children’s Books about Construction
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…
Our First Grade Reading List Homeschool Picks
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…
Our Second Grade Reading List Homeschool Picks
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…
Amazing Hurricane Books for Kids
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…
Our Fifth Grade Reading List Homeschool Picks
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…