A fabulous booklist for 8th grade should include a variety of titles so your middle school child will encounter various time periods, genres, character types, and themes. Middle school is a great time to begin to explore Young Adult titles, but you don’t have to stop including great literature in the children’s category. There are …
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Our Middle School book club has planned a new school year of reading and we are so excited about the list of books we selected for the 2020-2021 school year. Middle school is such a fun age to begin dabbling in young adult literature while also enjoying a few good children’s titles. Our list includes …
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This summer of social distancing has certainly made things tricky when it comes to our kids having fun with their friends. Kids aren’t content to sit around in a circle and talk for a few hours, but activities and games can get out of control quickly when the kids start moving around. So when it …
Water Games to Play with Friends While Social Distancing this Summer Read More »
Poetry Teatime is a special routine in our homeschool lifestyle. Once a week we slow down, enjoy good company, sweet treats, and settle in for some poetry. This routine has been such a fun addition to our homeschool week. Not only is poetry teatime fun and educational, but it gives us a chance to slow …
Our family enjoys a good poetry teatime as much as any homeschool family. Gathering for tea and treats while digging into our favorite poetry books has been a regular part of our homeschool lifestyle for years. We love to find creative, fun poetry teatime ideas so we can enjoy this time together each week. But …
Creative Poetry Teatime Ideas When You Need a Break from Reading Poetry Read More »
Most homeschool days follow a typical routine. These semi-predictable routines keep the lessons moving forward and help parents maintain their sanity and this is a good thing. But it’s far too easy to fall into a routine trap and allow things to become boring and mundane if we don’t flex our homeschool freedom muscles every …
Over 20 Homeschool Freedoms that Parents often Forget Read More »
Have a blast with your family and let everyone make their own 4th of July shirt this year. Every family member can make their own red, white, and blue design on white cotton shirts with painter’s tape and fabric paint. Your Fourth of July shirts can be fun and original. We had such a great …
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