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Walk Two Moons
Title of Book: Walk Two Moons Author: Sharon Creech Genre: Realistic Fiction Pages: 280 Ages: 8-12 Publisher: Scholastic, Harper Collins (reprint) Awards: Newberry Medal 1995, ALA Notable...
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Stress Management and Relaxation: The Challenge
Since I posted about challenging myself regarding stress management back on July 4th (Independence Day from stress!), I decided that I should give some updates here and there about what I have learned...
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Homeschool Day 28 2014-2015
I’m finally trying to put life back together or at least get back to some of my normal routine after the move. I am still surrounded by boxes here in my new “library/office” area as we don’t have...
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Reading…reading…reading…not so much
I’m an avid reader, as I’m sure you can tell. Especially if you read my post back at the beginning of the year listing the books I wanted to read by year’s end… I’ve made progress on that list but I...
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2014: A Year In Review
Can you believe that 2015 is upon us? WOW. It really doesn’t seem possible, yet looking back it’s been quite a long year with a lot happening. Here’s a somewhat brief review of my own highlights!...
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2014 Resolutions- Review and Consideration
Last year I wrote out a list of 15 Resolutions. I’ve learned a lot about goal setting since then so I know that my list was really too cumbersome and probably did not necessarily stick to my main...
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What do you like ABOUT ME??
For today’s post, I want to present you with the information in my ABOUT Page. Why? Well, though it’s my most read page, I’m sure not all of you have had the opportunity to read the updated version I...
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If You Have Time For Nothing Else, Just READ to Your Child
March is Read Aloud Month. I can’t believe I almost missed this opportunity to blog about what I consider to be THE MOST IMPORTANT thing you can do for your child’s educational success! I’m a HUGE...
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March Wrap Up
Photo By Pixabay Wrapping It Up March March has been a busy month and honestly, I almost forgot to do my wrap up post! I was so excited that I found the time to write a post last night and was...
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May & June Wrap-Up
Wrapping It Up: May and June So it’s been quite a while since I have posted anything here. I am missing the blogging and writing but am also feeling a bit more balanced in other aspects of life-...
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Reading Aloud
I'm So Excited! I absolutely love Sarah Mackenzie's Teaching From Rest book and her blog and her Reading Aloud Revival. Now she has a brand new book and I just got mine in the mail! I have always been...
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Our Homeschool Morning: Part One
With Pascha behind us, it's time to get back into our school routine. I've actually decided to take a few days 'partly' off first- meaning while we're not skipping school, we are just doing the...
View ArticleThe Read-Aloud Family Discussion – Chapter One
During Lent I really like to focus on Scripture and reading about things pertaining to my faith, so I resisted the urge to delve into my copy of The Read-Aloud Family when it arrived last week. And I...
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The Read Aloud Family Discussion Chapter Two
I love everything I read by Sarah Mackenzie and this book is not a disappointment. Last week I wrote about chapter one of her new book, The Read Aloud Family. Sarah is the author of Teaching From...
View ArticleThe Read Aloud Family – Discussion of Chapter 3
The Read Aloud Family Sarah Mckenzie has written a new book titled, The Read-Aloud Family. In my love for reading and my conviction that reading aloud to our children, even beyond the years of them...
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The Read-Aloud Family Discussion Chapter 4
The Read Aloud Family Sarah Mackenzie has written a new book titled, The Read-Aloud Family. In my love for reading and my conviction that reading aloud to our children, even beyond the years of them...
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The Read-Aloud Family Chapter 6
The Read-Aloud Family I have a passion for books. A passion for reading. My family will attest that I do get lost in the pages of a book. In my love for reading, I am convicted in my belief that...
View ArticleThe Read-Aloud Family Discussion: Chapter 9
The Read-Aloud Family In sharing my passion for reading with my readers, I've been taking a chapter a week of Sarah Mackenzie's new book, The Read-Aloud Family and sharing some highlights. I'd love if...
View ArticleShould We Force Our Kids to Read?
Since I finished Sarah Mackenzies' The Read-Aloud Family, I've been eyeing up my copy of Jim Treleases' book, The Read-Aloud Handbook. I'm trying NOT to take it off the shelf...because I have a to-do...
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Twaddle Anxiety
Any time I read a post about Charlotte Mason and her methodology I am sure to come across the term Living Books. And Twaddle. Oh the controversy over twaddle. Anxiety, anyone? I admit it, I was...
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