Hey, guess what? I am giving away FIVE ThinkFun games this week! Kara and I are giving away SIX fantastic books! Also, because I have been stuck in the house with a sick kid, I had a chance to update our weekly review. You asked for more games and read alouds and this week I’ve delivered. Be sure to follow us on Instagram because we post lots of books and games there as well!
My Little Poppies Week in Review 27
Here’s what the poppies have been up to:
Saturday & Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Some of our favorite read alouds from the week:
You guys! Ada Twist, Scientist is SO GOOD that it deserves its very own post. I’ll be sure to add it to this post and then write a separate post on it… because it’s that good. But, in the meantime, you must read it… especially if you are the parent of a poppy!
So there is this election happening, and we have been talking a lot about voting. I thought this book was a perfect read aloud… and the kids loved the story! We read it with a map of the United States so that we could chart their journey.
This one was super fun to read!
This is a very sweet story about friendship with the most simple yet beautiful illustrations.
This is a super sweet book about kindness:
And of course we needed to read some great math books, too!
In my quest to raise globally-minded children, I’ve been searching for high-quality books featuring people from all over the globe. These are two fantastic books about families coming to the U.S. from elsewhere. My kids loved them!
We are enjoying a new science kit and the review will be forthcoming, but it involved reading these fantastic books:
I survived a week of having a sick kid thanks in part to these fun books (disclosure: I received these at no cost from Parragon Books but, as always, I only share what we enjoy and these little kits saved my bacon this week):
Dad is reading:
Mom is reading:
I’m also trying something new and so I’m reading this:
8-year-old is reading:
6-year-old is reading:
4-year-old is reading:
Recent hot topics:
I love to share what I’ve been reading on both Facebook and Twitter. These were the articles that garnered the most discussions and shares this week.
Stop Judging Me! Some Kids ARE Harder Than Others. ~ Judy Mouland, Life Coach
‘NeverEnding Story’ Returns To Movie Theaters For Limited Run: Find Screening Locations ~ Eric Kiefer, Patch.com
What It’s Like to Have ‘High-Functioning’ Anxiety ~ Sarah Schuster, The Mighty
Next Time, Stay Home With Your Stomach Bug ~ Jami Amerine, Scary Mommy
In case you missed it, here’s the new stuff from My Little Poppies:
Lunchtime Learning: Games to Play While You Eat!
Extracurricular Activities to Calm Kids Down
Make Road Trips Educational With Audio Dramas
The Olympics in Your Homeschool
Simple Vacation Learning: Journals
Celebrate Friendship with DiCamillo’s “Raymie Nightingale” and Friendship Bracelets
Gifted Homeschool Curriculum
And, did you know you can find me elsewhere? Here are some recent posts:
“Balance is for the Birds” When You are a Parent- And that’s OK ~ The Mighty
You don’t have to do it all: Getting started with homeschooling ~ The Homeschool Sisters Podcast
Stop Counting Raisins: Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude at Home ~ The Homeschool Sisters Podcast
Ignite an Interest in STEM with Groovy Lab in a Box ~ GeekMom
Allow for Natural Writing Development with Brave Writer ~ GeekMom
So You’ve Decided to Homeschool ~ Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley, The Huffington Post
Now, it’s your turn. Tell me: What was the highlight of your week? What are you reading? Share here!
Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley
Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.
Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool and GeekMom. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, and Scary Mommy. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
and G+.
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Yeah! I hope you find Honey for a Child’s Heart as lovely as I did. 🙂
Thanks for the other book recommendations.
I’m re-reading it - so good!! <3