summer HOMESCHOOL LIBRARY HAUL – so many great books!
I’ve been requesting lots of books from the library lately so I thought it was time for a library haul! All the books are linked in the video description here.

I’ve been requesting lots of books from the library lately so I thought it was time for a library haul! All the books are linked in the video description here.
Today I wanted to kick off a new book list series: books about particular countries. I asked Raeca which country I should start with and she said South Africa right away. South Africa is a country that is very special to us because it is Ephraim’s birth country. We were fortunate to be able to…
Over the next few weeks I will be sharing how I am planning our practically free grade one curriculum. Today I’m on to our science curriculum. You can check out the rest of the series here: Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Math Curriculum Our Free Grade 1 Spanish Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Music Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade…
I’m excited to share a list of books that are coming out in February that sound really good! In case you missed it, I recently shared a post that had January’s new picture book releases as well as middle grade novels that are being released in the first few months of 2021. Once again, I’ve…
Thanks to all who entered our 2016 Reader Survey! The winner of one of our favorite picture books is: Kenzie!!! Congratulations! I’ll be emailing you for your address and picture book choice this weekend! I wrote out a couple of different grade one book lists at the beginning of the school year, like grade one…
A few years ago I wrote a really great book list with lots of fantasy book recommendations for elementary and middle grade readers and other the last few years we’ve come across more books in this category to add, hence another list! There are no repeats from the previous fantasy book list so be sure…
I did not anticipate how hard this book list would be to write. There are so many Easter picture books about chicks and bunnies and chocolate but unfortunately very few about Christ . . . And He’s the reason for the celebration! Anyway, I did manage to include some books on this list some of…