Our family’s favorite modern-day artist is Robert Gonsalves. His mind-bending, beautiful images take us on an exciting trip into the surreal every time we view them. His artwork stimulates our imagination and leaves us wondering how it is created so perfectly. Meet: Rob Gonsalves Rob is a Canadian artist who creates illusions in his art that…
Homeschooling parents love literature lists. love. love. love. Quality literature is an important part of our homeschools. Historical fiction. Classics. Biographies. Non-fiction. The list goes on. and on. and on. Till we finally narrow down the titles we will attack for the school year. Want to listen to this post instead? And as we sift through…
{This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for supporting Not Before 7.} Last year I organized two successful book clubs for my daughters: The Arrow Book Club (5th/6th) and the Boomerang Book Club (7th/8th). We follow the Brave Writer literature suggestions for our titles and our family uses the Brave Writer Language Arts book guides at home….
Looking for a great list of books for your tween? That was my goal while selecting books for my 5th and 6th-grade book club. One of my favorite successful endeavors this past school year (2015-2016) was the creation of two book clubs for my daughters. The older girls book club was designed for 7th and…
We made it! Our school year has wrapped up and with the exception of a few loose ends in math, we are relishing our free time. Of course, my free time includes time spent reflecting on our completed school year. It’s important for me to re-evaluate choices that didn’t work, while also celebrating our successful ones. One of…
While our January Boomerang Book Club meeting couldn’t relocate to Prince Edward Island, I did attempt to capture the feeling of a tea party with Anne at Green Gables as much as possible.
Our book selection this month was the delightful tale, Love That Dog by Sharon Creech. This book is unique in that the entire story is written through free verse poetry journal entries. It was a quick and enjoyable read for all of our attendees. We focused on creating a dog-themed book club for our celebration this…
