Age early elementary
- 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,…
Shakespeare for Elementary School
As I looked at our co-op topics and saw Shakespeare, I should have been more calm and collected about teaching this to our elementary aged kiddos. I did take two semesters of college Shakespeare, after all. That was also 15…
- 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…
Monthly Book Log April-June 2019 {Age 4 and 6}
This calendar quarter was filled with nonfiction read alouds about all things Spring, Summer, baseball, and Easter, including 130 pages from the Egermeier’s Bible Story Book chronicling Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. In addition, we enjoyed these chapter book read…
Patriotic Picture Books
At one point, July 4th was my favorite holiday of the year! There’s much to savor about this patriotic day, and so many patriotic picture books to enjoy, any time of year! A super simple activity we enjoy every year–…
Road Trip with a Librarian Mom
With family over 400 miles away, road trips are a given. We completed our latest adventure this week, and I thought I would update my previous road trip post now that we’ve entered a new stage. My traveling companions are…
Kite Flying Picture Books
For the past several years we have had the opportunity to visit a local kite festival. So much fun! I always try to connect our experiences to great books, so we have read all of the books in our libraries…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Monthly Update, Our Literate Life
Monthly Book Log {January-March 2019, age 4 and 6}
Our monthly book log became a “quarterly” book log this time around! In some seasons this log reflects read alouds for my Kinder Bookworm (newly age 6), and other months they include Preschool Bookworm as well (brand new 4 year…
Baseball and Poetry- Picture Books
Baseball and poetry- an unexpectedly perfect pair! It just so happens that the iconic snacks of baseball pair well with a poetry reading, and there are some fantastic baseball themed poetry picture books! As I’ve shared before, we enjoy celebrating…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Our Literate Life, Poetry
Rooted Childhood Curriculum Review
Predictably, I read my kids piles of books every day. We max out library cards and completed 1000 Books Before Kindergarten in practically a few weeks. BUT, they are woefully lacking in basic craft experiences. Truthfully, I took my toddlers…
- Age 1-2, Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Christmas Books, Giftable Books, Holidays
My List of Christmas Booklists
The most wonderful time of the year, bookworm style! There are SO MANY books to read at Christmastime! Here is a roundup of my favorites that I’ve blogged about in the past, by category: You might…
Getting Energy Out When Indoors {Gift Ideas, Music, and Sites}
Last weekend someone complimented KB on his “summer tan”… in November. Whenever possible we are outside! BUT, it’s just not always possible. Enter winter. And so, these are a few of my “survival techniques” for my active guys during the…
Geography Reference Favorites {Atlases and Multicultural Titles}
Many moons ago I tested into the geography bee, representing my fifth grade class. I cannot even fathom how this was possible as I feel virtually illiterate about the countries of the world! Homeschooling has been good for ME! Our…
Map Skills Books Roundup {Homeschool Resources}
We’ve been reading around the world through folktales as I homeschool my Kindergarten Bookworm (and Preschool Bookworm), but I should backtrack. First, we laid some geography groundwork 😉 The books below were wonderful to introduce basic map skills and geography.…
