These books for kids in middle through high school will keep your kids entertained on those days where it’s much too hot and sticky to go outside. The following books were chosen based on age appropriateness*, quality of content and the enjoyment factor. Your teens and tweens will truly appreciate reading these books. Enjoy! The… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Reading
Mommy’s New Reader Diary- Volume 1
The following are excerpts from my New Reader Diary. This is the first time I am truly teaching reading to one of our children and I thought it would be beneficial to keep a diary of what is working, what isn’t, and our progress to remind me not to get discouraged. We are using All… Read more »
All About Reading (Level 1) Review
I’m not sure who is more scared – me or my daughter? When we started homeschooling, my oldest two were already introduced to reading. I didn’t have to “teach” them, we just needed to practice to get better. Now, I am here with my seven year old and she is unfortunately behind in her reading… Read more »
Bad Library People
Until recently, we have always loved the Library. The only problem with that was, we were “bad library people” – those who have difficulties in returning books on time, loose books, or have little ones who may cause accidents to them; AKA those who are always bringing their wallet with them to the checkout line…. Read more »
Great Ways to Find Affordable Books
Well if you read my last post you might know I am a little addicted to books. If I could have a library in my own house – ahhh, that would be magnificent. So I thought I might share some places I go to get deals on books. But my secret motivation is that you… Read more »
A Homeschool Mom’s Reading List
I’ve seen Reading Lists on many other homeschooling blogs, I think they are great for helping us find books for our children that we may not have thought of. However, I wonder what the moms are reading? I can’t read for simple pleasure or entertainment. I feel guilty for wasting time that should be spent… Read more »
Critical Thinking’s Reading Detective A-1 Review
The Critical Thinking Company has done it again by bringing us a fantastic program that teaches vocabulary skills, analytical thinking, and reading comprehension. The Reading Detective A-1 program is for grades 5-6 and is based on the student becoming a reading detective solving cases and therefore earning badges throughout the 51 different activities. There are… Read more »
SkillaDo’s Easy Phonics Review
Oer the last several weeks, my six year old and I have been exploring SkillaDo‘s Easy Phonics. It might sound silly, but just beginning the readiness test was a little confusing to me. The instructions say to read the words to the child and have them tell which words have the same initial sound. Sounds… Read more »
Literacy Links
My sister is getting her degree in education and I simply LOVE all the great tips she shares with me. The latest goods she has offered are some literacy links. So I thought I would pass on the great info. Here are a few of her favorites and a couple more I added. Starfall –… Read more »
RockNLearn Sight Words DVD Review
Excitement fills our house when a new DVD arrives. Our newest arrival was RockNLearn’s SightWords DVD. I was shocked to hear my older children asking to watch it when they finish their school! Our family LOVES music, so any time we can set learning to music, I know it will be a hit. Sight Words… Read more »
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