Today’s What to Read Wednesday theme is maps and geography. And while it might seem a little unusual to learn about mapping and land locations through literature, I want to share with you some really great mapping and geography books! I love books! Big, thick fiction books. Non-fiction and how-to books. Smallish picture books. Encyclopedias (really! I used to read them for fun!) Even the occasional dictionary.…
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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It’s right up there with Christmas in my book! There’s just something about gathering together with family and friends and consuming copious amounts of turkey and pie. But in the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it can be easy to forget the real reason we are gathering together. To give thanks.
One of my favorite ways to help my kids learn these lessons (without feeling like I’m preaching to them) is to read a good book. Or three. So today, I want to share with you a few Thanksgiving books that help us focus on gratitude and family togetherness (and not so much on the turkey.)
Are you trying to figure out how to explain the election process to your kids? Election day is coming up in less than a week, and it’s a good time to discuss how elections work with your kiddos. The election process and even the history of voting can be a little bit confusing to the younger readers. I have found 15 outstanding Election Books to you won’t mind reading to your kiddos!
He is larger than life.You might think this brave explorer killed a bear with his bare hands, always wore a coonskin cap and single-handedly established the state of Kentucky. Find out what is legend and what is truth with a Daniel Boone Unit!
She sat on the edge of the bed, in a room that was piled with dirty laundry and books and toys on the floor, and she wept. She felt so overwhelmed and lonely. She worked everyday, came home, got dinner and put the kids in bed, then dropped into bed exhausted just to wake up to do it all over again. Was this all there was to life?
Are you tired of being ruled by electronics? Check out this guide to electronic-free gifts for tween girls for lots of great gift ideas that don’t require any batteries!
If you suffer from arachnophobia like I do, you might struggle to find books about spiders that won’t scare you! Look no further! Check out this list of spider books for the faint of heart from a self-proclaimed spider hater! Spiders… ugh. I don’t like the creepy, crawly creatures! One time, I almost wrecked my car because of a spider. I was driving down the…
Sometimes it’s easy to open mouth, insert foot and let our words hurt those we love. But Scripture encourages us to speak life into those around us. Welcome to Monday Meditations. In case you weren’t here last week, this is where I share what God’s teaching me this week about becoming more like Him. I’m a total work in progress, and I would love it…
The Vision: Encouraging Moms A few months ago, I realized that I needed a vision for this blog. An overall plan. To keep me on track. You know, because I get distracted easily. So I decided at that point that my vision for this blog is to be an encouragement to homeschool mommas. Who love Jesus. And books. Yes, that would be good. But how…