Our Literate Life
- 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…
Right Start Math {Curriculum Review}
As I began to write my review of Right Start Math curriculum, now over 150 lessons into teaching my 6 and 4 year olds, it began to read like a Rags to Riches story! I’m a librarian with an undergraduate…
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…
- Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Giftable Books, Lift the Flap Books, Our Literate Life, Puzzle Books, Travel
Books that Travel Well {Seek & Find & Flaps}
Updated with more great titles, 2021! When packing for a road trip, every book has to be worth its weight! Seek & Find books and Lift-the-Flap books are great for holding attention spans and can usually serve various ages in…
- 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…
Rooted Childhood Review: 5 Months Later
After using Rooted Childhood content bundles for five months, I wanted to update my review for anyone who might be curious! (With more details!) There’s nothing like a monthly subscription to truly make you feel like the months are flying…
- 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…
Gingerbread Man Party {Bookish Birthdays}
I realize my kids may not always allow me to do storytime at their birthday parties, but for now they do! This year’s Gingerbread Man theme may have been my favorite. We had so much fun party prepping and celebrating!…
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…
Monthly Book Log {October 2018, Age 3.5 and 5.5}
I questioned if I should even post this, but in faithful record keeping, I must! We’ve been distracted by so many picture books this month– primarily following our Around the World Through Folktales journey. A worthy distraction! There are so…
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.…
Monthly Book Log {September 2018, Age 3.5 and 5.5}
I’m so grateful for these blog posts because I truly cannot remember what we’ve read from one month to the next! And, in the case of this month, from the start of one month to the end! What a busy…
Monthly Book Log {July & August 2018, Age 3.5 and 5.5}
Our summer reading, chapter book edition! We have been focusing on reading tons of picture books and nonfiction books this summer about all the topics that we’re interested in: firefires, camping, bats, ocean animals, scuba diving… the list goes on!…
7 Things To Make Summer Momlife Easier
Summertime and the parenting (ain’t) easy! (Please sing that last sentence. Ha!) I’m always on the lookout for things to make #momlife just a touch easier. These seven have been summertime gold for my 3 and 5 year olds, and…
Monthly Book Log May 2018 {Age 5}
While this list looks a bit… meager, there has been much reading taking place this month in our household (and on picnic blankets and on car trips, you get the picture). PreK Bookworm and I were actually quite proud to…