Even holiday reading must pass the living literature test around here! These Thanksgiving living books have been favorites around our house for years. Some help explain the history of our Thanksgiving celebration, while others are just sweet stories with a Thanksgiving theme. We even have a couple of poetry favorites! At your local library, you'll likely find at least a shelf or two full of Thanksgiving themed books. Sadly, many of them aren't worth your time because they're twaddle. What's twaddle? The dictionary defines twaddle as "trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense." I like to describe it as fluff that rarely has a full plot, rich language, or vivid ... Read More
Pumpkin School
Math, science, geography, history, and language arts? Yes! Skip the textbooks for a few days and enjoy pumpkin school this October! Several of these ideas come from my e-book, Loving Living Math. The additional ideas were supplied by the wonderful parents in my co-op. Have fun! Pumpkin Math Get a printable version here. Measure the circumference by wrapping a tape measure around the largest part of the pumpkin. Calculate the diameter and radius using only the circumference measurement. d=C÷3.14 (3.14 is otherwise known as π) r=d÷2 Count the vertical lines on the skin of the pumpkin. These numbers can be used to calculate: Fractions – “1/2 of our ... Read More
Thanksgiving Resources
We won't be doing a Thanksgiving unit this year, but several books will be in books baskets and book nooks around the house. Here are some of my favorites. Here are a few internet resources that have been useful in the past. Cindy Downes' Pilgrim Unit The Homeschool Mom's Links LaCelle Family Unit Study Eclectic Homeschool Online Resources ... Read More
Giving Thanks
Books! We love books around here! Here's a sampling of the Thanksgiving books sitting on our shelf this year. Anyone who's ever used Five In A Row just has to be a fan of Cranberry Thanksgiving! We read it every year, along with other informational books and historical fiction stories. Here's my poor attempt at a Thanksgiving tree this year. Luckily, the kids covered over it with many leaves of thankfulness!! I think we'll fill in some more thankful leaves soon to cover it up even more. :) Amazon.com Widgets ... Read More
Top Ten Things I’m Thankful For
1. My Savior, Jesus 2. My family 3. A godly upbringing 4. The health of my family and myself 5. The Bible 6. Freedom 7. Homeschooling 8. Good friends 9. The uncountable blessings God has provided 10. It's almost time to meet our new little gift from God ... Read More