Age 8-12
Cozy Christmas Chapter Books {plus Mom Reads!}
My favorite part of Christmas planning is deciding what novels I’ll read to my children, and that I’ll read myself. I have so many treasured memories of reading in front of the Christmas tree with my kids. While they’re snuggling …
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Christmas Books, Holidays, Nature & Outdoors, Our Literate Life
Nature Themed Christmas Books {updated}
There’s something special about the combination of Christmas + nature. The smell of fresh evergreen, the bright colors of holly and berries, the crisp cool air of winter. There are so many beautiful picture books that focus on the natural…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Elementary, Podcasts, Upper Elementary
Family Read Alouds {Summer 2022, age 7 & 9}
In this season with a needy infant (hello there, four month sleep regression and cutting 4 teeth in 5 months!), I am grateful for audiobooks and a parenting partner who enjoys reading to our kids! We managed to squeeze in…
Homeschool Fourth Grade {Curriculum Picks}
I nearly didn’t write this post as it feels that 4th grade is a continuation of 3rd grade. We’ve homeschooled from the beginning, whichever beginning you want to count from (preschool? birth?). At this stage, it feels like a lot…
Summer Chapter Books for Read Alouds
I wanted to get this post published nice and early, for maximum summertime reads! And so, this is a live draft of sorts. I’ll be adding to this post as we read through our summer reading list in the coming…
All About Spelling Curriculum for Struggling Spellers {Review}
In my home we have one natural speller and one struggling speller. (The third pupil is yet to be determined. She’s currently working on learning to roll over.) One of my kids is able to spell with ease after a…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Our Literate Life, Poetry, Teatime
Dash into Poetry {Review & Our Experience}
We love poetry and we love the Dash into Reading program, so Dash into Poetry was a no-brainer purchase! My kids and I are all in love with this new addition to our poetry teatimes. (Dash into Poetry does NOT…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Family Read Alouds, Our Literate Life
Favorite Family Read Alouds of the Year (2021)
As has become our New Year’s Eve tradition, I pulled out a list of all of the family read aloud books we completed the past year (audiobooks included) and we spent some time over sparkling cider reminiscing and rating our…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Monthly Update, Our Literate Life
Family Read Alouds {2021 Summer/Fall}
Finally sharing what we’ve been reading lately… and not so lately as the time as flown by! These read alouds carried us through the second half of 2021. This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon associate, I earn a…
Christmases Past: Historical Fiction Picture Books
What can’t you teach through picture books?! Rhetorical question, but really– picture books are gold for introducing so many deeper topics. Historical fiction books bring history to life, teach empathy, and connect readers with place and time. Combine that magic…
Apple Tasting Printable and Picture Books
After 4 years of Apple Tasting, this Fall activity still hasn’t waned in excitement for my kids! Each year I’ve added an element of “data collection” to layer beside the festiveness and add some sneaky math. This year I finally…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Nature & Outdoors, Our Literate Life
Scouting for Wild Ones {Curriculum Review}
I’m so excited for this! Scouting for Wild Ones is the curriculum we’ll be working through with our homeschool nature co-op this year. Our group of six families has met weekly, year round, outdoors, for the past 2 years (with…
Homeschool Third Grade {Curriculum Picks}
Every new grade level we encounter feels BIG. I remember clearly how intimidating kindergarten felt when my oldest hit that milestone. Now third grade is up, and I am shocked my firstborn is out of the K-2 bracket altogether! We’ve…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Christian faith based books, Homeschool, Our Literate Life
Sabbath in Our Christian Home
Implementing a Sabbath rhythm has been so life giving over the past year and a half. One of the ways we saw the kindness and provision of the Lord during pandemic was through Sabbath. For Christmas 2019, my Dad received…
All Time Favorite Audiobooks {that Grown Ups Like Too}
We’ve logged hundreds and hundreds of hours listening to audiobooks! We always have one going in the car, and the most anticipated part of “packing” for a road trip is the selection of the book we’ll be listening to! I…
