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…
50 Beautiful Spring Books for Kids to Read
I absolutely adore spring…mostly because I detest winter. (Cold weather turns me into an actual bum.) But once the days start to get longer and the weather starts to get warmer, I come alive! And it’s a wonderful time to explore changing seasons with our kids! This year, I want to put a greater focusKeep 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…