Our Literate Life
- Age 0-1, Age 1-2, Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Christmas Books, For Grown Up Bookworms, Our Literate Life
GIANT List of Christmas Books We Love {Picture Books, Chapter Books, Mama Books}
We have read literally hundreds of Christmas books over the years as a family. There’s just something extra cozy about reading Christmas stories, isn’t there? Throw in a fuzzy blanket, a fire (on the TV for us), and perhaps some…
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…
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…
- 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…
Family Read Alouds {Spring 2022, Age 7 and 9}
These books will forever have a place in my heart as our third and fourth trimester read alouds. 💕 I’ll always recall being hugely pregnant and snuggling to read with my big boys, hoping to feel baby kicks and hiccups.…
- 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…
Simple Pooh Birthday Party {Bookish Birthdays}
I have a proven obsession with creating book themed birthday parties, but this Pooh party was probably the simplest one yet! [For evidence of this obsession, please see my Magic Tree House, Corduroy, Nutcracker, Gingerbread Man, Fairy Tales/Big Bad Wolf parties!]…
- 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…
Road Trip Books & My Survival Secret
We were a little rusty packing for this most recent road trip, but I managed to occupy my 6yo (not reading independently) and my 8yo. My top survival secret for road trips: a schedule! At home we follow a “rhythm”…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Monthly Update, Our Literate Life
Family Read Alouds {Spring 2021}
Several classics and a few lesser known books, this Spring was an interesting mix of books enjoyed in an interesting mix of locations– from the couch to the patio, to the first road trips of the season! Here’s what we’ve…