American Revolution Book List We are just finishing up some info on explorers and colonial America and it will soon be time to start our unit on the American Revolution. I rely a lot on good books in our homeschool. They really are the corner stone of our learning. Read! Read! Read! We read a […]
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10 Time Periods for A Child’s History of the World: Reading List
If you are looking for a not so boring history spine I’d like to share a book with you. I found it to be excellent, not the dry text book that kids can have no interest in whatsoever. Maybe there is a time for that, but why bore them before they even hit middle school, […]
Recommended Historical Fiction for Boys
I have found some perfect historical fiction for boys. These beginner chapter books are for my son. He loves the stories because they appeal to a boys heart. In my experience helping your child to love reading is finding that right niche, those books that appeal most to your young reader. Historical Fiction for Boys […]
Tide Pool Unit Study
Learning about the tide pool through the eyes of a hermit crab can be a lot of fun. Mechanical Man and I loved doing this. We even went to the pet store and purchased our very own hermit crab, whom he lovingly named “Sir Phineas Aquarius” or Fin for short. He was surprisingly easy to care […]