Our Five In A Row Homeschooling adventure began in August this year and has already taken us to the country of France three times! The stories of "Madeline", by Ludwig Bemelmans... "How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World", by Marjorie Priceman... and "The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot", by … Continue reading Easy French Food Snacks for Kids
This is a song that my grandmother Addie used to sing to us when we were little. My mother recently taught it to my son. I searched for the lyrics online but I couldn't find them anywhere. This is our best guess as to the original song lyrics. Grandma always sang it using her best … Continue reading “Oh Have You Seen That Girl ‘O Mine” American Immigrant Folk Song Lyrics
When we moved into our current home two years ago I searched for children's books to prepare my 3-year-old son for the adventure. We were moving to a different house in the same town. Many of the books that I checked out at the library were about moving far away from friends and family. Other … Continue reading Books About Moving for Kids
Our local library has this genius system that I am completely in love with. I get online, go the the library website, hit the card catalog button, and type something into the "keyword" bar, hit search, then refine my search to the "Juvenile" location. I "place a hold" on all the books that look interesting. … Continue reading Finding Books for Kids at the Library
After searching our library card catalog and checking out a bunch of books on the subject we highly recommend the following reading material for the 4th of July. The Star-Spangled Banner Illustrated by Peter Spier Be prepared to sing this one! The text is the lyrics to our national anthem. Did you know it has … Continue reading 4th of July Children’s Literature
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