the road to inspired learning
This post is sponsored by Beautiful Feet Books. I was compensated for the time I invested in this post All opinions are mine and truthful. I have this kid who wants to live outside. When he's not outside, he's inside–learning about wild edible plants or how to build a survival shelter or maybe finishing his math so […]
I have already shared Elijah's 7th grade reading list and 6th grade reading list. I want to share more–especially for those of you who have kids who read like crazy-cakes, so here is his 5th grade list (from 2012-2013). I am sure I have missed some of his selections because it is impossible for me to […]
Our fourth book for our Bibliovores Class was Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field. Reactions Pass out small papers and let students write one of the following on the paper: love it, like it, hate it. Collect and tally the vote on the board. Voting with the papers allows shy students to stay […]
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 […]
Cindy asked me this question a few weeks ago: Just wondering how you come up with the lists. I find a lot of books in the children's section have inappropriate stuff for kids in them. Do you pre-read? Skip over parts? Help! As I select read-alouds, I try to pick a mix of award winners, […]
Elijah wasn't born a bibliovore, but he quickly became one after his first reading challenge. I remember reading the first chapter or two of The Boxcar Children to Elijah and conveniently leaving the book out for him to snag, if he wanted. I spied him peeking at the next chapter and remember him finishing off […]
I spent yesterday planning some school things, and I {hopefully} determined who would be reading what in January and February. Elijah reads. A lot. Hundreds of pages each day. The only thing is that he loves to re-read and re-read the exact.same.books. Because I know there are worse things in life, I don't discourage his […]
Elijah needed some new reading material for his Kindle, so I went shopping yesterday! I found oodles of FREE classic eBooks for kids! I'll post my finds (old and new) ~ maybe this will help you find some things as well. Please preview and research each title to make sure it's suitable for your family. […]