We don’t live in Idaho anymore, but I just love the Idaho Falls library reading challenges! The library itself is really beautiful and has an indoor Koi pond. Perhaps the ambience adds to the creativity of the librarians there. Obviously, we can’t get the prizes from the library and we can’t do all of the … Continue reading Winter Reading Challenge 2024-2025
When we first started homeschooling (my oldest was 5 years old), we used Five in a Row. One of their suggestions, was to put labels of the picture books on a map to teach kiddos about geography. I loved this idea. In fact, I liked it so much that we still haven’t outgrown it! I … Continue reading Book Map
This year my oldest (9th grade) is using IEW Structure and Style for English/Language Arts. So far, so good. These are the “recommended optional books”. But yeah, “recommended optional books” are required in my homeschool. 😁 Sorry, not sorry son. I purchased “Julius Cesar” as a graphic novel. We recently finished “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under … Continue reading High School Freshman Literature
To celebrate a friend’s birthday (a young teenager) we bought her books that start with the letters in her name and a tote bag. I didn’t count the word “the” in book titles for this project. She’s an avid reader so hopefully, she hasn’t read a few of the books we got her! Just in … Continue reading Personalized Book List Gift Idea
I’m excited! The Idaho Falls Library just released their Extreme Book Nerd for Kids 2024 challenge. I like to use this challenge as a way to stretch our horizons of book selections over the year. We’ve discovered some of our favorite books by completing these reading challenges. We’ve also read a wider variety of books, and … Continue reading Extreme Book Nerd 2024
