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NEW! “A Wrinkle in Time” Learning Packets
My family is super excited for the new movie based on Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time to release next week. The trailer looks fantastic – you can see it here – and we enjoyed reading and...
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Book Club: Hiking the Mountain-to-Sea Trail with “Nature Girl”
We’ve been doing this book club thing with my daughter for six years now. She was a good reader before we started, but my goals have changed a bit along the way. I want more than just fun with books...
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Making Spinning Tops with Zirrly Beads – Review
My Little Man is a sports-lovin’ guy, but he has a crafty side, too. He’s never crafted with beads, though, and he was super excited at the chance to try Zirrly Beads. These Super Beads meld just...
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“Princess Cut”– Review
Our culture makes a big deal about having significant others at very young ages. My Big Helper would come home talking about people chasing each other around the gym in kindergarten trying to kiss...
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Taking Book Club to the Treetops with Go Ape USA
I had a hard time finding books for book club (at least initially) when I was planning last summer. I had expected to use lots of classics, but I found that My Little Man had read every single one I...
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Exploring Creation with Anatomy & Physiology by Apologia – Review
My people love science – like, really love science. So much so that My Little Man has been asking me to buy Apologia textbooks for him to read for fun over the past few years – but we’ve never had...
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Heroes of History: George Washington Carver – Review
We’re gearing up for another living history co-op event here, and so we jumped at the chance to read Heroes of History- George Washington Carver from YWAM Publishing as this amazing man fits into our...
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An Exciting News Announcement …
Well, it’s an exciting announcement to me, anyway. It’s been hard keeping up with general writing around here over the past few months, and I feel that I’ve been absent much more than usual, but it...
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Do Your Kids Like Technology? Try CodeWizardsHQ!
Do your kids like technology? Mine sure do. They’ve enjoyed learning bits and pieces about how to code small, kid-friendly things, so we’ve enjoyed learning about Code Wizards HQ and the coding...
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Kids Email Safe Email – Review
I was in college when social media really seemed to take off, and I’ve enjoyed daily usage of it since then. That’s when I got my first email account, and it was fun to send and receive messages from...
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Book Club: “Stealing Air” by Trent Reedy
Yesterday we held our last book club event for this school year. We read a Stealing Air – a book that I debated about but ultimately chose because I love the reality and the outrageous fun and daring...
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Thinking Critically with The Critical Thinking Co. – Review
It’s not every day that most kids have the opportunity to solve crimes, but that’s exactly what we’ve been doing each time we crack open Critical Thinking Detective Book 1 from The Critical Thinking...
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NEW! Literary Analysis by Quote Packet
Recently, for one of My Big Helper’s book club events, I asked the girls to bring their favorite quote from the book. I had a craft project planned out and expected to see the girls each bring a...
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New! Discussion & Writing Packet for Gordon Korman’s “Masterminds”
Some books lend themselves really well to discussion and debate, and Gordon Korman’s Masterminds is one of them. Full of sci-fi topics and fast-paced action, kids will fly through it, but there’s the...
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Project Passport World History Studies by Home School in the Woods – Review
I remember loving the study of Greek mythology when I was in middle school. My teacher was tough but let us do fun projects, and the stories were fascinating. I’ve been looking forward to teaching my...
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NEW! Resources for Gordon Korman’s “WhatsHisFace”
I’m always super excited when I find fun books that have great learning connections, and Gordon Korman’s latest book WhatsHisFace fits the bill perfectly! It’s a hoot, too – I found myself laughing...
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Our Book Club Reading List for 2018-2019
If you’ve been following along here for any length of time, you probably know that I love book club. I love searching for great new books for my kids and their friends. I love digging into those...
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NEW! “The Honest Truth” Resources
I get really, really excited when I find a book that is overflowing with exciting learning possibilities, and that’s why I can’t wait to share Dan Gemeinhart’s debut book The Honest Truth with you....
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Bible Biographies with Kingdom Files – Review
For the past few years, I’ve been trying to figure out how to help my kids learn more about the Bible. Not just how to read and study the Bible for themselves, but how to teach them that and more –...
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The Captain Sun Adventures – Review
My Little Man has recently become fascinated with superheroes and all things related to graphic novels. He loves the action, the fast pace, and the conflicts – and that’s why I’m super excited to be...
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