Before we started learning about South America for our geography. I knew a couple of things. I knew about the Amazon River and the rain forest. You can't have grown up in the 90s and not heard about the rain forest, and how we were going to DESTROY IT NOW! Fern Gully, evil … [Read more...]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs book club
I read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as a kid and loved the book. It's such a fun silly book. When I was in high school the first sequel came out. At the time I was volunteering in a first grade classroom, so I had a valid excuse for reading the book. A second sequel came out … [Read more...]
Asia Unit
I enjoy shocking people by telling them I lived in Asia for two years as a baby. I lived in Hong Kong and Singapore for about a year each, and in my mind, I've put that as my reason why I find Asia so fascinating. The reality is, I just love learning about other places, and … [Read more...]
5 Beginning Chapter Book Series for Boys
When my boys were at the stage where they were ready to move beyond the "Leard to Read" books but weren't quite ready for most chapter books. I headed over to the local Barnes and Noble and perused the beginning chapter books and found a lot of fairies, cute pets, Disney … [Read more...]
Lightsail online reading curriculum
I love to read. After teaching in public school for a few years and over 10 years of homeschooling my kids, I've learned something. The key to enthusiastic readers is having a wide variety of books available. However, building that personal library can get expensive. Even if … [Read more...]
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