Today I'm sharing my favorites for African heritage children. You can read my picks for Latino heritage children in this post. P.S. I am not including my favorite books about the underground railroad, civil war, civil rights, or segregation–though they are numerous. I will save that post for another day. Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers […]
Best Books for Latino Heritage Children
This post may include affiliate links; read my disclosure policy here. For the rest of the week, I will be sharing my picks for Latino, Asian, and African heritage children. I do want to say, though, that if you adopt a child from one heritage you should still own books from the others. Our children […]
10 Favorite Poetry Books for Children
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I love poetry. I can curl up with a book of poems. Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, William Carlos Williams. Happiness. So, it should not surprise you when I tell you I own almost 40 books of poetry for children. And it does not make me blush. And […]
Waiting for Something to Hatch
Charlotte's Web was our last read aloud book. I expect a good book to be a lot of things, but I didn't expect a little quote to choke me as I was reading: "Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or hatch." A rich and steady […]
Andrew Lang & Fairy Books
iHomeschool Network is celebrating March birthdays this month! Who was Andrew Lang? What did he do? He is famous {at least in our home} for his fairy books: adventure knights thieves […]
BOB Books Sight Words Printables Book 10
BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]
BOB Books Sight Words Printables Book 9
BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]
BOB Books: Sight Words Printables Book 8
BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]
BOB Books Sight Words Printables Book 7
BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]
BOB Books Sight Words Printables Book 6
BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]
BOB Books Sight Words Printables Book 5
BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]
BOB Books Printables for Sight Words Book 4
BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]
BOB Books Sight Words Printables Book 3
BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]
BOB Books Sight Words Printables Book 2
BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]
BOB Books: Sight Words Printables Book 1
BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]
BOB Books Printables for Set 2, Book 10
We love BOB Books! If you have a young reader who is just starting out, consider trying BOB Books. If Set 1 is too easy for your reader, you can jump in with BOB Books Set 2: Advancing Beginners. If you need to purchase BOB Books, consider going through my Amazon affiliate link! Thanks! These printables […]
Word Family Fun ~ /u/
Yippee! The last set of printables in this series of Words to Color. Here is the set for letter /u/. Word families include: -uck, -un, and -ug. Just click on the image to grab your free printables. In case you missed the other sets: Word Family Fun Letter /a/ Word Family Fun Letter /e/ Word […]
Word Family Fun ~ /o/
Another set of words to color to help your student learn to read! This set includes words for these short /o/ sound families: -ot, -op, and -og. Just click on the image to download your free printables! In case you missed the other sets: Word Family Fun Letter /a/ Word Family Fun Letter /e/ Word […]
Word Family Fun ~ /i/
Here are more words to color to help your student on the road to reading! This is the /i/ family and includes words for these combos: -ig, -in, -ip, and -it. Just click on the image below to download the printables. In case you missed the other two sets: Word Family Fun Letter /a/ Word […]
Word Family Fun ~ /e/
More Words to Color: Word Families for short /e/. You can click on the image to download the printables and read the various ways to use them.