The story of how I learned that living books and teaching my son to read using the methods of Charlotte Mason would help him to excel in reading. My son was hitting a wall with learning to read. And as a former kindergarten teacher I really thought I had it all figured out. After all, I…
creating a simple unit study
Children are interested in learning about exciting and engaging topics. They simply need the resources to further investigate their interests. Unit studies will help a child grasp seemingly mature topics — even at a very young age. My son is soaking up stories from Greek Myths right now through using the books and hands-on learning ideas that…
Beautiful poetry books for children
Every afternoon, we set a blanket out on the floor (or in the summer, outside) and we read. The children ask for the poetry first. Then we will often move into our Language Lesson, Bible reading, or read-aloud novel. This time is the most joyful in my days. I am so thankful to read beautiful…
read aloud book collection giveaway!
Reading is the most important thing you can do with your children. You build vocabulary, open doors, create imaginations, enter into new worlds, learn valuable narration and memorization skills — there are so many incredible skills that children learn just from reading. Reading is life. The single most significant factor influencing a child’s early educational…
preschool books for the letter l
Here are our favorite preschool books for the letter Ll! Reading takes a huge priority in our home — we like to read every morning, noon, and night! Children will love to read if we give them the tools — I hope this list is helpful to you! My five year old son incorporates beginning sounds with words…
Best Picture Books for Children
Today I am sharing over 120 of our absolute favorite picture books for children. Reading with our kids is the best thing we can do for them and for their future. By reading to them, and showing that we value literacy, we are creating an environment full of literacy! And their future will become bright with…
best rhyming books for children
I am excited to bring you the best rhyming books for children! We created a free printable book list to take with you to the library, so you can easily read these with your kids — check it out below!! We have chosen some classics for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, and some collections that are…
preschool books for letter k
Here are our favorite preschool books for the letter Kk! We love visiting the library and finding new books each week! Reading takes a huge priority in our home — we like to read every morning, noon, and night! Children will love to read if we give them the tools — I hope this list is helpful to…
we love books
I am so excited to share our love of READING with you today!! Reading is the most important thing we can do with our children. It prepares them for success in learning, work, and play for the rest of their lives. We like to read morning, noon, and night. As you may have noticed, I…
Why read nursery rhymes with my child?
Why should I read nursery rhymes with my child? Why recite these silly verses together? Rhyming with children helps them to develop and understanding of sounds and words — and they are fun!! Here is a compilation of some of our favorite resources for how to incorporated learning these rhymes at home and at play! {This post contains…
best read aloud books for four year olds
I am excited to share our read aloud book list for age four with you today! We love to read books out loud and always have a book (or two!) that we are reading together in our homeschool. But you don’t have to homeschool to have a read aloud tradition at your home — just…
best books about dinosaurs for kids
Here are our picks for best books about dinosaurs for kids. Each book shares fact after fact about these amazing reptilian creatures! This book list spans all age levels and interest — it includes fact finding, lift the flap, fold out pages, stickers, coloring, everything to keep a child engaged and learning! My son’s love…
