We just posted a fun solar system unit study a couple of weeks back, so while there are a few weeks of summer left, I thought I’d share some wonderful books about the solar system for kids of all ages! I love videos and technology, but there is just nothing like turning the pages of a bookKeep Reading…
20 Fun Books about Ice Cream for Kids
We’ve been featuring a lot of summer fun lately – and what says “Summer” better than ice cream? Nothing. Nothing says “Summer” better than ice cream. It’s true that ice cream is a favorite with kids everywhere, but it’s also an opportunity to learn! It’s just a super fun subject to learn about. To makeKeep 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…
20 Beautiful Owl Books for Kids
We’ve had fun studying about nocturnal animals and one of those animals is…the owl! There are owls here in Georgia, but we hardly ever see them because they’re up when we’re asleep. 🙂 Since we’ve been talking about animals that are night “owls” (get it?), I rounded up some beautiful owl books for kids that weKeep Reading…
Must-Read Black History Books for Kids
In our family, black history is history. We teach it along with every other topic. We’ve covered African history, civil rights, and even jazz history with our children over the years. But we’ve also enjoyed sharing African-American storybooks that help them “see” themselves in stories. As part of learning about history, we’ve read some wonderful blackKeep Reading…
100 of the Very Best Picture Books for Preschoolers
I’ve been a parent for nearly 13 years and we have four children. So I can tell you that it’s easy to get into the “routine” of parenting – just kind of going from day to day trying to keep your head above the water. But something happens when your last child begins preschool. Personally,Keep Reading…
50 Winter Books for Kids
It takes a while for cold weather to reach us all the way down here in the South. But once it comes, it tends to stay for the rest of the season. Around the middle of November, we pull out our coats and we typically wear them without a break until April. 🙂 Last year,Keep Reading…
Bear Books for Kids
When I think of fall, I start picturing taking a long, long nap. Hey, a mother of four can dream, right? But for some animals, hibernation is a necessary part of life and that includes bears! At the library recently, our preschooler found several books about bears that were just downright adorable and that gotKeep Reading…
Simple Homeschool Reading List for 6th Grade
Since we have a sixth grader this year (our first middle schooler!), I’ve been looking around for great kids’ books for her age range for some time. If you have a tween, I don’t have to tell you that it actually seems as if you’re parenting two different children: one that acts about 20 andKeep Reading…
Our Third Grade Homeschool Reading List
When I was in elementary school many years ago (I have no intention of saying how many years ago), I remember third grade as being a kind of pivot point in my early education. In our first grade reading and second grade reading classes, we read lots of books, but they were mostly easy readers and aKeep Reading…
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