Christmases Past: Historical Fiction Picture Books
What can’t you teach through picture books?! Rhetorical question, but really– picture books are gold for introducing so many deeper topics. Historical fiction books bring history to life, teach empathy, and connect readers with place and time. Combine that magic…
- Activities, Christian faith based books, Christmas Books, Holidays, Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Nature & Outdoors, Seasons
Celebrating the Seasons: Nature Advent {Review}
Our beloved nature curriculum Exploring Nature With Children (by Raising Little Shoots) just released an advent guide, and I was so pumped to hear it! I eagerly downloaded it right away and couldn’t wait to see what it was like.…
Apple Tasting Printable and Picture Books
After 4 years of Apple Tasting, this Fall activity still hasn’t waned in excitement for my kids! Each year I’ve added an element of “data collection” to layer beside the festiveness and add some sneaky math. This year I finally…
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!]…
Pregnancy Picture Books for Older Kiddos
This winter we’ll be welcoming a “caboose” baby to our family, with older siblings age 7 and 9. Although I have booklists for new toddler/preschool siblings from Baby #2’s arrival all those years ago, this time around the audience in…
- 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…
Summertime Poetry & Popsicles
We enjoy poetry teatime throughout the year, but those “teatimes” shift into poetry with a side of various cooler treats in the summertime! Most often, we enjoy Poetry & Popsicles, or sometimes Poetry & Milkshakes! What a great time of…
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”…
Favorite Read Alouds of the School Year
Our school year very nearly came to an unceremonious end. We went on vacation and then just kind of stopped lessons for a few weeks. I’m ramping up next week to start a summer “rhythm” which will include some lesson…
- 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…
National Parks for Kids Mega Booklist and More
Biographies, picture books, chapter books, trail guides, games, and activities…. wow! The National Parks are such a rich source of inspiration. Since we’re planning our first National Park visit, I’m flooding our world with books and games before we set…
Berry Picking Picture Books
Reading books about berries and berry picking has been an annual tradition in the late spring each year. As my kids have grown, I’ve expanded our booklist to books with a bit more meat to them (no pun intended). My…
