FTC Disclosure: This post contains an Amazon Affiliate link.* When I first made the decision to homeschool, I was touched by the outpouring of support from friends and family. A dear friend of mine, who also happens to be a phenomenal teacher (I know this because I met her when we were both in the trenches!), gave us a…
Using Books to Overcome Anxiety
Remember how I told you guys that until very recently Schizz and I had quite possibly the only TV-phobic child in the United States? Leo was absolutely terrified of television from approximately age 2 1/2 until very recently- so recently, in fact, that I hesitate to say that this phase is truly over. (Side note: I just told…
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure
FTC Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.* Hi. This is Leo. I just finished reading a great book and it’s called The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure by Hans Magnus Enzensberger. This book would be great for kids who like math like I do. The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure is about a boy named Robert who…
On Reading Aloud
My favorite parenting book, hands down, is The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. Since reading it, I give the book to all new parents in my life and include it with baby shower gifts. If you have yet to read The Read Aloud Handbook, please do so. I dare any parent to read the introduction and not finish the rest of…
The Capture by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole series)
FTC Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.* I am going to review a book called The Capture by Kathryn Lasky from the Guardians of Ga’Hoole Series. This book is terrific. I will read the back of the book for you: “Soren is born in the Forest of Tyto, a tranquil kingdom where the Barn Owls dwell. But evil…
An I Spy Epiphany
FTC Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.* You guys! I had an I Spy epiphany just now as I was changing the kids’ sheets (and gathering library books). I cannot believe it hasn’t occurred to me before this moment, but Leo’s room is a veritable I Spy book waiting to happen. This is especially fitting because Leo…
