Age 3-5
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Monthly Update, Our Literate Life
Family Read Alouds {Jan-April 2020, Age 5 and 7}
We’ve been slowly meandering through books as a family. Each of these hold special memories now- of life both pre and during quarantine. I now fondly remember listening to audiobooks in the car while running around town and back and…
All About Reading Curriculum Review
We’ve been using the All About Reading program for FOUR YEARS (whaaa??!), so I thought I would share our experience. My oldest has just started Level 4, the final level of the program, after beginning with Prereading all those years…
Alphabet Books for Bigger Kids
I’ve been on the hunt for clever ABC and alphabet books that won’t bore my older kids! My 5 year old has hit that special developmental stage when letters come alive! He is segmenting words for fun because it sounds…
Magic Tree House Party {Bookish Birthdays with PRINTABLE}
I’ve thrown some fun bookish birthday parties in my kids’ short lives, but this Magic Tree House party is one of my favorites! When my 7 year old requested a MTH theme, my mind started working right away! There are…
Our Family Read Alouds
It’s been a wonderful year of reading for our family! We’ve made so many new friends and have collected “memories” of all the places we’ve traveled! (Extra helpful to our travel “budget!”) My younger Bookworm started the year as a…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Family Read Alouds, Monthly Update
Monthly Book Log {October-December 2019}
Our book log for the last 3 months looks anemic compared to all of the reading that I’ve felt that we’ve done with my (newly) 5yo and 6yo. The boys have spent much of their reading time with nonfiction books…
Winter Solstice Read Alouds & Scavenger Hunt {Free Printable}
Winter Solstice can easily get lost in the shuffle around mid-December, can’t it?! A read aloud and an outdoor scavenger hunt are just our speed to mark the shortest day of the year! I created this PDF scavenger hunt for…
Last Year’s Gifts We’re Still Using {Updated!}
Sometimes the gifts that are most used come as surprises, and sometimes they don’t! The gifts below are ones that we have used day in and day out over the course of at least a year. Some have been in…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Christmas Books, Family Read Alouds, Holidays
Cozy Christmas Chapter Books to Read Aloud
The epitome of cozy, right? Snuggled up under a fuzzy blanket, in the glow of the lights, or perhaps by a fireplace, reading a Christmas themed novel. The most wonderful time of the year! These chapter books are perfect additions…
Books We Use Over and Over
When I buy a book, it’s got to be one that I anticipate opening over and over. As a librarian, I defer always to the library, so when actual dollars are being spent, I look for only the very best.…
Cozy Fall Chapter Books to Read Aloud
Cozy, seasonal, sweet, innocent, wholesome chapter books: this is what I’ve been on the lookout for, and I have some great titles to share! I’ve snuggled up on the couch under a big blanket and read each of these books…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Monthly Update, Our Literate Life
Monthly Book Log {July-September 2019, Age 4 & 6}
Another season of reading in the books! I have such treasured memories from this summer of reading these novels and listening to the audiobooks on our various roadtrips and adventures in our trusty minivan (and as it happened, also in…
A Simple Autumn Math Game
Do your kids have bountiful nature collections every autumn like mine do? I created this simple Fall themed math game after looking at a giant pile of acorns and thinking, “There must be a game here somewhere!” It’s pretty basic,…
- Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Nature & Outdoors
Exploring Nature With Children {Curriculum Review}
Exploring Nature with Children is a fitting title for a beautiful, rich way to feel inspired and organized to get out in nature with kids! I have dipped in and out of this curriculum for four years, since my oldest…
Camping Picture Books
Add this post to my list of “topics I never thought I’d write about.” When Hubby Bookworm and I met, he described some of his camping trips and I listened with a mix of fear and incredulousness. Fear that he…
