I have to say – having worked on learning to read with two of my kids so far – the experience with them both has been so very different. How we have approached it and what works best for each of them is different too. No surprise there – right? I’m excited to see what…
Books We Love: Cars Look and Find
*Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links.* Henry loves any book about cars, construction trucks, tractors – basically if it has wheels, he loves it. Lately he has been loving this fun book. Each turn of the page in Cars Look and Find gives you a few different items to find related to Cars…
Books We Love: How to Win a Nobel Prize
*Disclosure: Affiliate links may be included in this post.* Looking for a great way to introduce some of the brilliant minds of our past? How to Win a Nobel Prize is a great way to learn about twelve Nobel prize winners. Here is the description from the back of the book. Mary has always…
Books We Love: Nothing
We all know I’m a sucker for a good kids book but seldom do I open one up and fall in love immediately. We can just call this what it is – a glowing review – because I absolutely love the book Nothing by Natalee Creech a WorthyKids, an imprint of Hachette Book Group book.…
History Made Fun with the HEROES OF HISTORY Series {Review}
Growing up, history was probably my least favorite subject. We were taught to just memorize dates, names, facts, etc.. So I did. And I promptly forgot most of that information once the test was over. There was nothing fun about it for me. Deciding to homeschool, I was on a mission to make history fun…
Books We Love: March Reading List
I’m pretty sure I took half the books we read back to the library without adding them to my list, but here we are. I kind of feel like I need to make a list of just books my daughter reads on her own – that girl loves to read! To see more books we…
Books We Love: February Book List
*Disclosure: Affiliate links may be included in this post.* Balto of the Blue Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls Book Three: The Great Escape by M. J. Thomas Meet Addy {American Girl} by Connie Porter So Tall Within – Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom by Gary D. Schmidt What Do…
Bringing Bible Stories to Life with Secret of the Hidden Scrolls {Book Review}
We love a good story to read together as a family and these Bible adventures are full of excitement for us and we can’t wait to read the next chapter.
Books We Love: You Choose
One thing I like to have in a book is a book that will keep us entertained together while we are waiting. You Choose is a must have book in our house. We love to take it when we are going out to eat and will have some time to kill.
Books We Love: Usborne Illustrated Stories of Horses & Ponies
Since I have a horse-crazed little lady, you may as well assume that since we have one horse book….we want them all. This one is no different. The Usborne Illustrated Stories of Horses & Ponies is a great addition to our bookshelf. There is just something about the Illustrated Stories – the books are so beautiful starting with the cover. With tons of short stories and a ribbon bookmark, I can’t wait to hear which story is your favorite.
Books We Love: Cars Thunder and Lightning
One of our friends knew about his obsession and happened to find a Lightning McQueen Thunder and Lightning book at Goodwill and picked it up for him. We read it a minimum of twice daily. Naptime and Bedtime and any other time he decides we need to read it. I’m hoping to find some
Books We Love: Waiting for Winter
Join squirrel and his friends as they try to stay awake to see snow. This silly story is sure to delight readers as they go waiting for winter.
Books We Love: Bear Grylls Adventures: The Jungle Challenge
Are you looking for a chapter series your kids can really dig into? Check out the Bear Grylls Adventures. Follow Omar and his friends as they suddenly find themselves lost and in danger when Bear steps in. See if they find their way back to camp in this wonderfully illustrated adventure series.
Homeschool Kindergarten with Usborne
Kindergarten should be fun. Using Usborne books as our curriculum for kindergarten leads to so much fun and flexibility and the ability to tailor it to meet our kids’ needs and interests. Discover how you can use Usborne books to homeschool for kindergarten.
Books We Love: The Grumpy Morning
This adorable barnyard story is sure to have your kids giggling as you read.
Passport to China: Best Children’s Books
You can learn a lot about a place before you travel there. These books about China will bring the culture to life for your kids.
10 Best Back to School Books for Kindergarten
Are your kids back to school ready? Prepare your kids for kindergarten with these top 10 ready for kindergarten books.
Nature Scavenger Hunt + More Nature Activities
It’s spring you guys!!!! That means we get to spend all day outside without the bugs, it’s wonderful. In all seriousness, we’ve had so much fun because the weather has been {mostly} pretty nice. The kids have learned to ride their bikes on two wheels and spent many days riding from the second they got…
Books We Love: Ted and Friends
*Affiliate links may be included.* I thought teaching my daughter to read would be really difficult. It actually went so much better than I was expecting. We were using the Usborne Very First Reading Library as our reading program. We were going along quite well, up to book eleven when this light bulb went off…
Books We Love: Story Path
Do you remember reading the choose your own ending books as a kid? I loved them as a kid and now, I love this. Find out why our family loves Story Path.