Our kindergartner is off to the reading races! She’s really progressed in her ability to read over the summer and now there’s no stopping her. She reads street signs and menu items and instructions on gas pumps and – basically, any word, anywhere. Which thrills me. There is no more important skill in life than theKeep 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…
Preschool Homeschool Reading List
Reading is a huge part of our homeschool. Huge. The kids spent time reading literally every single day. Based on my experiences in life, I think that the most important part of a good education is learning to love reading. Think about it: If you love to read, you can truly learn anything you want, wheneverKeep 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…
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 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…