Category: Homeschool
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Heart Eyes for Valentines
It’s a full week of holidays: Abe Lincoln’s 209th birthday was Monday, Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) yesterday, and Chinese New Year is Friday. Firstborn found the baby Jesus in the King Cake again this year, but I neglected to snap a photo. Today, though, I’ve got all the heart eyes for Saint Valentine! his teacher…
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Olympic-Inspired Geography Fair
Who’s excited for the Olympics? We are! The Winter Games commenced last night, but we’re especially excited for the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremonies tonight. Feeling internationally inspired, we used the global festivities as an excuse to host another Geography Fair. Like last year’s, it was super simple– homeschool chums each selecting a…
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What to Read Wednesday: Featuring India
For this week’s WTRW theme we’re traveling ’round the world to India. It seems particularly poignant to focus on international titles as the Winter Olympic Games officially start TOMORROW! #ColorMeEcstatic A few titles featuring the colorful culture of India: Additionally, the Barefoot Book of Children, which I reviewed for Multicultural Children’s Book Day: What I’m…
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Groundhog Day & Other Jolly Holidays
On Gobbler’s Knob, bright and early this morning, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and officially declared six more weeks of winter. I’ve got chocolate pudding cups & teddy grahams at the ready for Groundhoggish treats to accompany shadow tracing this afternoon. The older I get, the more clearly I discern endeavors which give me life…
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What to Read Wednesday: Panda-monium
This week’s WTRW theme features Little Man’s very favorite animal… the panda! We have a plentiful plethora of pandas in our house, from tshirts to stuffies, mainly because –like Little Man– they hail from China. these sweet hand-made hats were commissioned by dear friends while we were waiting for little man time machine throwbacks Our…
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The Barefoot Book of Children (Multicultural Children’s Book Day review)
Did you know? Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Despite missing a year, I’m positively delighted to be participating once again by formally reviewing the most beautiful book… Getting quality, diverse books into the hands of young readers is a mission I can get behind, ten-thousandfold… it blesses my globally-minded, bookwormy heart! The organizers matched…
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What to Read Wednesday: Waddling
A group of kangaroos is a mob, a group of primates is a troop, a group of otters is a romp, and a group of penguins is a waddle. (see also: colony or rookery) This week’s WTRW is all about penguins: Penguins have long been one of my favorite animals; in fact, I’ve many times…
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What to Read Wednesday: The Right Stuff
In honor of Monday’s Martin Luther King, Jr. day, this week’s WTRW is focused squarely on human rights. Human rights: Moral principles or norms that describe certain standards of human behavior and are regularly protected as legal rights in municipal and international law. Commonly understood an inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently…
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I Can Be a Good Friend to Pets By…
I’m pretty proud of Firstborn for submitting an essay into the Humane Society’s annual contest. Though her entry wasn’t selected as one of the winners, it’s [she’s] a winner in my eyes. With her blessing, the following is her essay, the 2018 prompt “I Can Be a Good Friend to Pets By….” I can be…
