Middle Grades
Our Medieval Fiction Reading List {Middle School}
This year we’ll be focusing on medieval history. For the past several months I’ve been flexing my librarian muscles, reading tons of books, and I finally have something to show for it! There are so very many books that did…
Recent Family Read Alouds {Winter 2025, Age 12,10}
Our read alouds have been feast or famine this winter: either we read hundreds of pages per day until my voice gives out, or we go weeks without snuggling up together with a book! In those weeks of famine, the…
Family Read Alouds {Spring 2023, Age 8 & 10}
As our read alouds get longer, these lists get shorter! And although it's been increasingly challenging to find time to sit down and read together with my kids amongst busy schedules and a busy toddler, we have plodded along and…
Giftable Homeschool Supplies for Holidays and Birthdays
I’m sure I’m not the only one who sneaks homeschool supplies into their kids’ gift giving… right? I see it as a way to stretch the holiday/birthday budget by including items that could technically come from our schooling budget. Fortunately,…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Middle Grades, Nature & Outdoors, Science, STEM
Microscopes and Microbes Picture Books for Kids
A few weeks ago I upgraded my kids’ microscope. To this point, we’ve used a simple 8x, two-eyepiece microscope (pictured below), and we have loved it! We’ve explored a variety of treasures we’ve found on our nature walks, coins, and…
