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South America Unit

November 28, 2022 Ticia 1 Comment

South America Unit geography elementary middle high

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...]

geography elementary, high school, middle school, South America

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs book club

September 19, 2022 Ticia 2 Comments

Cloud with a Chance of Meatballs book and a movie picture book

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...]

reading and writing 1st grade, 2nd grade, book and a movie, elementary

Asia Unit

May 4, 2022 Ticia 2 Comments

Asia unit geography elementary middle high

 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...]

geography Asia, elementary, high school, middle school

5 Beginning Chapter Book Series for Boys

December 17, 2021 Ticia 1 Comment

beginning chapter book series for boys book list reading elementary 2nd 3rd

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...]

reading and writing 2nd grade, 3rd grade, book list, elementary

Lightsail online reading curriculum

July 19, 2021 Ticia Leave a Comment

Lightsail for Homeschoolers online reading curriculum review for elementary middle and high school

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...]

reading and writing, reviews elementary, high school, middle school

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