GRADE 5 BOOK LIST – middle grade books I’m recommending my 5th grader read in our homeschool
Here’s a list of books I am recommending to my son who is going into grade 5 to read this next year!
The first unit both my kids decided on for this school year was the Solar System Research Unit. Of course, my main go to when doing any kind of research is books. So we pulled out all the books about the solar system that we own and requested a bunch from the library. Today I…
This year I am going to do something a little different and share my personal book lists over here. Previously I had been sharing them over on my other blog but this year it feels like this is where they should be. I have always been a reader but now a mother and home educator…
Welcome to a new series where I am going more in-depth on all the different subjects we will be tackling this school year! If you want an overview of our homeschool day/week/month you can take a look at our three-part homeschool rhythm. One area I knew I really wanted to do better this year in…
Kids love repetition, especially when it comes to reading the same books over and over again. It can be so good for language development but as a parent you want to make sure the books you are reading over and over are good ones, not the if-I-have-to-read-this-one-more-time-I’ll-pull-my-hair-out kind. I was thinking the other day, if…
My kids, like most I know, love to laugh. It’s always a lot of fun around here when we find a picture book that has them laughing out loud. Ephraim has the cutest little giggle which gets me and Raeca laughing, it’s a great bonding experience. š These are a few books that get us…
We set up our Christmas tree earlier this week and afterwards we had hot chocolate and sugar cookies fresh out of the oven and sat on the couch for our first Christmas book of the season. Evenings aren’t always so picturesque around here but it’s pretty sweet when they are. š We’ve got a number…