At our house, we love audiobooks. In the afternoon, you’ll find my kids in all corners of the house listening to various audiobooks as they color or build with legos. And we also stock up on a bunch of audiobooks before any trip that we take. This year we’ve found quite a few newRead more
It’s almost Reformation Day! If you’d like to celebrate by learning more about a thesis that radically changed history, here are some great books about Martin Luther and his influence on church history. Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World The Life of Martin Luther: A Pop-Up Book The Adventures of MartinRead more
After a really hot summer, I’m looking forward to thinking about hibernating for the winter. I love nothing more than wearing my fuzzy socks and reading a book by the fireplace while it snows outside. Fall and winter are my favorite seasons. To celebrate the coming of hot cocoa season, here are some wonderful pictureRead more
Here’s our 3rd grade reading list! Love a giant stack of good books for a new school year! Reading is the best part of our day. If you’re looking for some reading inspiration, look no further! 26 Fairmont Avenue/ Here We All Are All of a Kind Family Along Came a Dog Ella Enchanted FinnRead more
It’s another school year and it’s time for a new book list. Here’s my list for my 7th grader! How did she get so old so fast? I’m so excited about all these wonderful books! Poetry for Young People Walt Whitman Poetry for Young People Langston Hughes National Geographic Book of Nature PoetryRead more
Read aloud time is one of the most important aspects in our homeschool. It’s the one thing I strive to do every single day. Even if we take a day off of most of our regular schoolwork, we still try to squeeze in some reading time. Yet it can be so challenging to findRead more
Halloween is coming so it’s the perfect time to do a fun unit study on those spooky nocturnal mammals – bats!! Here are some of my kids’ favorite bat books to celebrate! Bats at the Library The air is cool and calm and clear. Can it be true? Oh, can it be? Yes!—BatRead more
Now that it’s almost officially fall I can put out my decorations and enjoy the beautiful fall colors – the pumpkins, the leaves, the scarecrows. I love it! And because we live in farming country now, we’re always passing tractors on the road as the farmers bring in the harvest. Fields tallRead more
I have joked that since we moved to Indiana I have gotten lost more times that I EVER did in any other city. Why? Because every cornfield looks exactly the same. I’m always questioning if I turn left at this cornfield or the next cornfield or the next one. I can’t driveRead more
Are you celebrating the turning of the seasons and welcoming cooler weather? We are loving this beautiful fall weather and gorgeous changing leaves. One way we are celebrating is to read books about scarecrows! Here is a fun book list for autumn that is all about scarecrows! The Scarecrow’s Hat A resourcefulRead more