Just like studying apples, we study Johnny Appleseed each September as well! Biographies are such a neat way to introduce different science or history topics to my children. In this case, learning about Johnny Appleseed’s life is a neat segue to studying apples and how they grow. Because this is a topic we come back …
Our Favorite Books About Apples!
I’ve mentioned a couple of times on Facebook this week that my children and I study apples every single September. Why? Well, mostly because it is one of my favorite unit studies, if truth be told! 🙂 We love to have apple taste tests, we try to visit an orchard and pick a few apples, …
Chapter Books on Sale at Amazon – Perfect for Summertime Reading!
This summer, my kiddos are going to read, play outside, and then read some more! Because I value having a nice home library of children’s books, I am constantly searching for good sales. I’m listing my favorite chapter book finds from Amazon for you today! Happy Shopping! This post contains affiliate links. Please see my …
This Week’s Children’s Books on Sale: Alexander, Sarah, Plain and Tall and More!
This week’s list of children’s books on sale is dynamite! We own at least 4 on this list, and they are ones that we go to over and over again (Alexander! The best!) (This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more information.) As I mentioned last week, we’ve built a nice library …
Our Favorite Homeschool Books!
Friends, I am so excited about today’s post! Throughout our homeschooling years (5 years to date), a series of books has stayed tried and true for us – Usborne books! It all started with a book on Ancient Greece when my oldest son was in the 1st grade. I had no idea how this book would …
Favorite Children’s Books About Snow!
Whether we are doing school or having a laid-back day around the house, we are a family that reads a lot of books. We love them! Living books have a beautiful way of teaching that I have found in no other method. My children literally soak up the pages. What a joy to watch! This …
Our 7 Favorite Living Christmas Books
As a homeschooling mom, I have the privilege of creating a special type of December for my children. We aren’t forced to be 5 million places, if we don’t want to be. We can take it slow and have what many call “Christmas School.” The backbone of our Christmas School is living books. These are …
Henry the Castaway Activities
We love literature-based learning in our homeschool! It’s such a gentle, effective way to learn and we can’t get enough of it. (This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.) The past couple of weeks we’ve been reading Henry the Castaway by Mark Taylor. Because we’ve had a few days …
7 Books About the History of Thanksgiving
Each year during the week before Thanksgiving, my children and I enjoy a unit study on the Pilgrims. It’s so interesting to study that first Thanksgiving and what life was like for those early settlers. While the unit study changes in a few ways as my children get older, we continue to read the same …
What We’re Reading: Valentine’s Day Edition
I’m always curious what others are reading in their homeschools. What new books can I find for us to read? I’m constantly on a book hunt! In case you’re curious what we are reading here at the Hill House for Valentine’s Day, you can take a peek below. Note that these are my affiliate links. …
