the road to inspired learning
If your preschool student is not ready to read yet, but you want to help your student get ready, what can you do? One simple thing you can do together is learn nursery rhymes. I know. I know. It sounds a little bit unbelievable, but the research tells us that kids who learn to rhyme […]
Emergent reader books typically have strong picture support, repetitivepatterns, and limited text on each page. They encourage beginning readers to read or “read.” What are the benefits of emergent readers? Emergent Reader Books Are Important for Early Learners One of my nieces, Penelope, is just about ready to learn how to read. After chatting with […]
My littlest guy was desperate to read when he was just five-years-old. He asked me to teach him to “read and spell and write and type.” We did the phonics-y thing. He knew all of his letters and sounds before he was four-years-old. Because I wanted him to learn to love stories, we read. And […]
This past year we participated in a literature fair for homeschool students in our county. It was a wonderful night of learning and inspiration; students are already choosing their books for next spring! Simon chose The Hobbit, and he couldn’t wait to talk to people about his book. Since my Geography Fair Project Ideas post […]
I don't know about you and your tribe, but we love to laugh around here. Reading aloud has been a staple for many years, but nothing delights my boys more than when I read a funny book. Here are our top five picks for famously funny chapter book series. We hope they tickle your funny […]
Homeschooling high school doesn’t mean your student has to have a one size fits all education. Your student still has freedom to explore interests and pursue passions. Last spring, a movie pricked Elijah’s interest in Jules Verne, and he told me he’d like for his first English credit to be a science fiction literature class. […]
I have already shared Elijah's 7th grade reading list and 6th grade reading list. I want to share more–especially for those of you who have kids who read like crazy-cakes, so here is his 5th grade list (from 2012-2013). I am sure I have missed some of his selections because it is impossible for me to […]
If you missed my introduction to this simple reading program, please read about it here where you will learn the basics and find a customizable reward list you can create for your reader. This chart includes these four books: Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman The Cat in the Hat by […]
If you missed my introduction to this simple reading program, please read about it here where you will learn the basics and find a customizable reward list you can create for your reader. This chart includes these four books: Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel The Mightiest by Keiko Kasza Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss […]
If you missed my introduction to this simple reading program, please read about it here where you will learn the basics and find a customizable reward list you can create for your reader. This chart includes these four books: Splat the Cat Good Night, Sleep Tight by Natlie Engel There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo […]
If you missed my introduction to this simple reading program, please read about it here where you will learn the basics and find a customizable reward list you can create for your reader. This chart includes these four books: A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik Flap Your Wings by P.D. Eastman Fox and His Friends […]
If you missed my introduction to this simple reading program, please read about it here where you will learn the basics and find a customizable reward list you can create for your reader. This chart includes these four books: Mr. Pine's Purple House by Leonard P. Kessler Chester by Syd Hoff Are You Ready to Play Outside? by […]
If you missed my introduction to this simple reading program, please read about it here where you will learn the basics and find a customizable reward list you can create for your reader. This chart includes these four books: Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle Market Day by Lois […]
So, last week I posted this fun Book and a Big Idea thing where we made Mrs. Peters' birthday cake to go-along with a book that makes us laugh–The Seven Silly Eaters. I think my readers deserve a behind-the-scenes look at what actually happened that day. The day we made cake. I woke up Sunday morning, July […]
If you missed my introduction to this simple reading program, please read about it here where you will learn the basics and find a customizable reward list you can create for your reader. This chart includes these four books: Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman I Love My New Toy! by Mo Willems Sammy the Seal by […]
Seven Silly Eaters is the rhyming tale of seven picky Peters children who each have one, and only one, food they will eat: warm milk, pink lemonade, applesauce, oatmeal (with no lumps!), poached eggs, fried eggs, and bread. Mrs. Peters happily complies with their demands in the first part of the story, but as the […]
Free books. Two of my favorite words. I was cautiously excited when I first found We Give Books, but I was happily surprised when I scanned the shelves. Many of these books have a home in our bookcases (even after the great book purge of Summer 2012). Simon is crazy for the DK Eye Wonder nonfiction books. We Give […]
If you missed my introduction to this simple reading program, please read about it here where you will learn the basics and find a customizable reward list you can create for your reader. Chart 1 includes these four books: We Are in a Book by Mo Willems More Spaghetti, I Say! by Rita Gelman Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss […]
Simon has moved beyond BOB Books. And I had a panicky where-do-we-go-from-here? moment. You see, Reading Round 1 (with my first son, Elijah) was easy as he began reading when he was four. By 6 years old, he could read anything he wanted to read. All I had to do was supply the books. Insert child #2. Very […]
This is the last day of the Picture Books for Adoptive Families Series. I've given you lists for general adoption books, transracial adoption books, and heritage books for children of various cultures. Today, I'm sharing my list of books for Asian heritage children. If you have any questions for me, or if you'd like to […]