I’m constantly learning and coming up with new ideas on how to do things in my life, particularly in regards to homeschooling. This whole adventure called “homeschooling” has proven to […]
New starts and New ideas
BOOK REVIEW: Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben, by Walt Morey I can’t believe I never read this book as a child. I would have loved it! I recently finished reading this book to my 9yr […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Tail of Emily Windsnap
The Tail of Emily Windsnap, by Liz Kessler My daughter and I just loved this story about a little girl (Emily) that finds out she is half-mermaid. Her mother is […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Mysterious Benedict Society
This was an AMAZING book! My daughter and I were absolutely on the edge of our seat reading this together (I read it aloud to her when she was 8). […]
BOOK REVIEW: Eleanor’s Story
Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany, by Eleanor Ramrath Garner I stumbled upon this book while in the library looking for books on Eleanor Roosevelt. Literally just saw […]
BOOK REVIEW: Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, by Gerald McDermott This is an African folk tale about the infamous “Anansi the Spider.” There are many stories about Anansi…this one […]
BOOK REVIEW: Sharing the Joy of Nature: Nature Activities for All Ages
Sharing the Joy of Nature: Nature Activities for All Ages, by Joseph Bharat Cornell The activities in Cornell’s books are just NEAT! I have used quite a lot of Mr. […]
BOOK REVIEW: Science is: A source of fascinating facts, projects and activities
Science is: A source of fascinating facts, projects and activities, by Susan Bosak Man did this book ever come in handy! This has every possible type of science activity you […]
BOOK REVIEW: Rain Forest: Interactive Geography Kit
Rain Forest: Interactive Geography Kit, by Robin Bernard Some of the activities in this book I had to adjust to make it more “hands-on” and less “teacher-directed, cookie-cutter art”…but there […]
BOOK REVIEW: Playfair: Everybody’s Guide to Noncompetitive Play
Playfair: Everybody’s Guide to Noncompetitive Play, Matt Weinstein For those of you who remember “New Games,” you will see a LOT of similarity here! Including the fact that they both […]
The BEST book!
The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart Oh my gosh I HAVE to share this amazing book! I found out about it from melissa wiley here. so of course […]
Great library trip
Got some really awesome books today at the library. I have had little success getting my kids excited about picking books out from the library, so I go by myself […]
MUSIC REVIEW: Raffi-Baby Beluga
Raffi-Baby Beluga Raffi is probably THE greatest children’s musician of all time…and the title song for this CD is one of his most famous songs…you just can’t NOT know it!! […]