Our Literate Life
Family Read Alouds {Age 6 and 8, Winter 2021}
These long, dreary, wet, cold days have been GREAT for read aloud time! We’ve enjoyed every one of these books so much! A mix of older and new, these characters and adventures have a special place in our hearts now!…
Valentine’s Day Rabbit Trails {Handicrafts & Books About Mail}
Ah, rabbit trails! I love them when it comes to following the spark of your child’s interests and imagination… I’m not talking about urban dictionary’s idea of rabbit trails here: “the veering off subject or of the point of the…
Valentine’s Day Books and Traditions
I haven’t always been a fan of Valentine’s Day… too many lonely Valentine’s Days probably scarred me. But when I became a SAHM with two little ones and was attempting to survive long cold winters, a mid-winter celebration full of…
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…
Gingerbread Stories and Spin Offs
There are loads of fun gingerbread stories out there! In fact, this is my THIRD post of gingerbread books! This year I saved gingerbread for January. It’s hard closing the door on the festivities of December, so this was a…
Gifts We’re Still Using (Years Later!)
I expected my kids to outgrow their toys quickly… but that hasn’t been the case with many items we have purchased over the years. I’ve learned that open ended toys (that, in the vast majority of cases don’t require batteries)…
United States Geography Resources for Homeschool {Books and Games}
We’re traveling through the regions of the U.S. for our homeschool geography unit. I’m dividing our unit according to the songs by Kathy Troxel. We’ve used these songs for all of our geography studies (around the world) and they are…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Family Read Alouds, Our Literate Life
Family Read Alouds {July-Aug 2020}
Out of our normal routines in these lazy days of summer and skimping on bedtime stories due to sheer exhaustion, we haven’t been reading as much as usual. Here’s what we read the past two months: This post contains affiliate…
First Day of Homeschool Celebration! {Student Interview Free Printable}
As a kid, I LOVED the first day of school! I loved all the new supplies and fresh clothes, the excitement of a new batch of classes and all that went with it. Now that we’re homeschooling I don’t want…
Homeschool Planning & Self-Assessment
Before I ever touch my curriculum or start filling in our weekly rhythm, I spend a solid slice of time alone with my journal and a list of questions. I’ve been revisiting this ritual and these questions twice a year…
How We Homeschool: Schedule & Rhythm
Before I began homeschooling, I didn’t personally know any home educating families. When I was growing up, I only knew one family that homeschooled. I babysat for that family, but truthfully I still didn’t know what it really was all…
Homeschool Inspiration Books
The homeschooling life can be a lonely one, despite being surrounded by (small) people all day! I have found the books below to be welcome company for this journey– I’ve come to see many of these authors as mentors and…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Family Read Alouds, Our Literate Life
Family Read Alouds {May-June 2020, Age 5 and 7}
The length of this list reflects the times well… we’ve read so many books during our quarantine days! With so few other activities to pull our attention, we settled into the captivating worlds of the stories below. These stories have…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Monthly Update, Our Literate Life
Family Read Alouds {Jan-April 2020, Age 5 and 7}
We’ve been slowly meandering through books as a family. Each of these hold special memories now- of life both pre and during quarantine. I now fondly remember listening to audiobooks in the car while running around town and back and…
Gameschool Math with Card Games
Once a week we have a Gameschool Day which is always met by cheers all around! One of the resources I ALWAYS grab is Math Card Games from Right Start Mathematics. I thought I’d share our current favorite game and…