Poetry
- 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…
Summertime Poetry & Popsicles
We enjoy poetry teatime throughout the year, but those “teatimes” shift into poetry with a side of various cooler treats in the summertime! Most often, we enjoy Poetry & Popsicles, or sometimes Poetry & Milkshakes! What a great time of…
Celebrating Seasons {Booklist & Calendar of Firsts}
As our calendars were cleared of virtually everything else this past year, we have thoroughly enjoyed observing the changing of seasons. I love the gentleness and predictability, and my kids enjoy the anticipation of what each new season will bring.…
Poetry Teatime Tips
My kids and I have enjoyed hundreds of poetry teatimes together. I first heard of this beautiful idea when my oldest was 3 (he will be 8 in a few weeks!). Quite frankly when I first learned about it, the…
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…
Poetry for Changing Seasons
To celebrate the beginning of a new season, we love a themed Poetry Teatime! Revisiting poems from a few of the same treasured volumes is a sweet way to mark the passing of time, and look forward to the changes…
Christmas Poetry Teatime Books
We love Poetry Teatime around here, but for all of our good intentions, it got pushed to the side too often this Fall. December has seen the sweetest resurgence and truthfully it’s been just what we needed. It’s calming and centering…
- 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…
Poetry Teatime: Tips for Getting Started
When I first heard about Poetry Teatime it sounded intimidating but impressive. Could I really have such a cultured time with my rough & tumble little boys? Turns out, YES! This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I…
Our Favorite First Poetry Books
Maybe this is the English teacher in me, but I always strive to include poetry in my bookworms’ literacy experiences– whether those bookworms were my students or my own bookworms. Oh the fun I had with my students doing poetry…
It’s Natural: Nature Books for Kids
The “great” outdoors used to be a term that was lost on me. Kids change you. I now schedule our weeks with intentional outdoor time– whether exploring new hiking trails, seeking out nature classes, or just leaving margin in our…
Opening Day for Bookworms and Baseball Fans
It’s baseball’s opening day! We aren’t big sportsing people in the Bookworm home. My own sportsing dialogue would sound something like this: But baseball’s opening day has a specialness about it. It screams SPRING is here! And, since I’ve found…
The Night Before Christmas: I Knew in a Moment It Must Be This Week’s #tbt
This is the first year that my choice of Christmas music has been squashed by those who share the sound waves around me. In past years, my husband couldn’t successfully dissuade me from playing my favorite Christmas tunes in every room of our…
