I choose the books I assign for a variety of reasons. Sometimes I choose the book because it matches the time period we're studying. Other times. I choose the book because it has some great ideas to discuss. A few books I choose are because the book has literary significance. I'm … [Read more...]
Tom Sawyer book club
I knew I wanted my kids to read Huckleberry Finn in 8th grade, and to prepare for that I wanted them to first read Tom Sawyer so they had familiarity with the character. You could totally read one without the other, but I wanted them to read the fun adventure story of Tom Sawyer … [Read more...]
Missouri Unit
When we go up to visit Tara we drive through Missouri. It's just a little corner as we drive up through Kansas, and then exit over to Missouri in Kansas City, but it's a pretty regular drive. Jeff and I drove through it on our way up to Chicago for our first wedding anniversary, … [Read more...]
Immigration Picture books
The United States is a nation of immigrants. As I look up books for different countries we're studying, quite often I find a book about a family immigrating to the United States. They are all full of hope, and how they learn about their new country and are often grandparents … [Read more...]
Mortal Engines book club
This all started when I was looking for a book to give Superman for his birthday. Then I remembered Mortal Engines came out in the theaters and he wanted to see the movie, so inspiration hit. I gave him the first book in the Mortal Engines series, and a few other dystopians. This … [Read more...]
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