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While we don’t study Christopher Columbus each year, we do read several books on Columbus Day. (We study Christopher Columbus in depth using our history curriculum, which is on a 4-year cycle.) Today I’m sharing my favorite Christopher Columbus books, so go check them out from your library! Learn all about the man who thought …
Each year, we read many books about pumpkins. My children and I love to study and read about them during the beautiful North Carolina fall season! Browse through these pumpkin books and reserve a few at your local library! Note: You can view all of Our Favorite Books in one spot. So go browse, and then …
Just like studying apples, we study the life of Early American 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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
