It’s almost summer time! Thank goodness, right? While we’re not going to be homeschooling full time over this summer, I do still have some learning activities planned. At the very top of that list are books and more books. My kids are going to be doing lots of reading this summer. I’veRead more
It’s almost summer time, which means that summer reading programs are about to begin. Instead of participating in lots of different programs, we usually host our own family reading challenge that goes all year long – and you can read more about that right here. For our summer reading I try to findRead more
Does your child love to read?? Well, mine doesn’t love it. He has been a struggling reader, a reluctant reader, a complaining reader, a bored reader, a frustrated reader…. You get the picture. However, recently we have emerged into new territory. He is now a slightly confident reader who is branching out andRead more
I’m not exactly sure what constitutes homeschool success, but I do have a few goals that I’ve jotted down over the years. One of the things that is written across the top (and in bold) is that I want to raise a houseful of kids who love to read. Is it possible to raise aRead more
Do you need a break from your regular reading routine? At my house we love to read, but I sometimes need to take a break from the thick chapter books that I read aloud to my older kids (ages 11, 9, and 7). We all have a bit of spring fever and I’m wanting toRead more
Here is our reading list for 5th grade. Some of these books will be done as a read aloud, but most will be read independently. Oh, but a few of them will be audiobooks. I’m excited about all the books on our list and hope that we can finish all of them this school year!Read more
We’ve been reading books about Presidents and First Ladies over the past few weeks. It was our theme for January in our little reading challenge. You can read more about our yearly family reading challenge here and here. And I would absolutely encourage you to institute a form of reading challenge in your own home.Read more
It’s a new year and we have a new reading challenge at our house. Last year we initiated a reading challenge for our 3 oldest kids (who were ages 10, 8, and 6). It was the absolute best idea ever! My kids read so many books! And their reading abilities have soared. They eachRead more
We start our school day with a few poems. It’s the perfect way to ease into learning. My kids love our tradition and look forward to our poetry time. They’re even starting to recognize many of the authors and their works. I keep our poetry time very low-key. We sometimes have a very brief discussionRead more
Contains affiliate links I have one strong reader, two emerging readers, and one little one who’s begging to learn to read. Our house is filled with books. I read aloud to my kids daily. I also have them read aloud to me daily. However, I felt that my kids were not making personal reading timeRead more