Our Literate Life
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…
Monthly Book Log April 2018 {Age 5}
After typing up this post I realized all of our reads this month were either old or seemed like it! Copyrights of 1947, 1942, 1963, and the newbie with a setting from the turn of 19th century. This post contains…
Vegan/Plant Based Diet Cookbooks
Also titled, The Post I Never Thought I’d Write I’ve been reading cookbooks like novels, making grocery lists with ingredients I hadn’t heard of a year ago (jackfruit? spirulina?), and putting post it notes all over my huge pile of…
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…
Monthly Book Log {March 2018, Age 5}
This month’s book log has something for everyone to love– from preschool through adult! We read such a variety of levels this month, from long chapter books (we devoured 3 of the Little House audios as a family) to early…
Corduroy Birthday Party {Bookish Birthdays}
Toddler Bookworm’s favorite stuffed animal is adorably named “Cordy Roy,” also known as Corduroy. When I suggested having a Corduroy themed birthday party, he was ALL IN. Even though it was basically a play date with cake and presents, I…
Monthly Book Log {January 2018}
January is finally over. Longest month ever. We filled the long, gray days of January with some lovely books, but we are all excited for February! Preschool Bookworm turns 5 next week, a week before Valentine’s Day. I’m preparing a…
