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With the arrival of summer here in North Carolina, comes ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream! For my birthday a few weeks ago, my sweet boy took me on a “date” for ice cream. I drove and he paid. So sweet! And yes, that is a big ol’ waffle cone of vanilla in …
Hi Friends! I’m finally back with Part 2 of my Read Aloud video series. → Make sure you don’t miss Part 1: Tips and Ideas for Children’s Read Alouds! As I mention in this week’s video, I might even do a part 3 since so many of you have emailed with comments and questions. Reading …
Hi Friends! I love my little You Tube channel, and I’m so thrilled to be back with y’all again this week! One of my absolute favorite things to talk about is books, and more specifically, reading aloud to my children. Reading aloud is the best part of our day, without a doubt! Tips and Ideas …
Over the years, we’ve acquired several books that focus on the Easter season and they have become our favorites! In my experience, I’ve had difficulty finding books about Easter and The Resurrection that are theologically sound. But don’t be dismayed, because there are several out there! ♥ Make sure you look through all of the …
There are several timeless topics that my children and I study each year. These mainstay topics seem to ebb and flow as we move through the seasons in our homeschool. As we move away from harsh winter weather and into the newness of Spring, my children and I will once again study about birds. We …
This post contains affiliate links. This week, my little girls (ages 6 and just turned 5) and I are reading through The Christmas Tree Ship as part of our Christmas School. While we’ve read this book several times before, I thought I’d add in a few enrichment activities this week a la literature-based unit studies. …
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, …
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 …
