Book #14 for 2026 I had so much fun putting together our Pollyanna Book Club/Matinee this past summer. I wanted to do another book/movie combo for fall. I chose Greyfriars Bobby* by Eleanor Atkinson. We invited some friends to join us in reading the book before getting together to watch the movie Greyfriars Bobby (dvd)* … Continue reading Greyfriars Bobby – Book Club/Matinee
We were so glad that some of our friends joined us in reading “Pollyanna”! We were even more glad when they accepted our invitation to watch the movie and enjoy a themed lunch together! book 1960 movie 2003 movie Initially, we were going to watch the 1960 Disney version but due to time constraints we … Continue reading Pollyanna – Book Club/Matinee
For this unit study we read the 6 books in the American Girl: Rebecca (1914) Collection by Jaqueline Dembar Greene, illustrations by Robert Hunt, and vignettes by Susan McAliley. Feel free to choose any extension activities to tie in with the book that sound like fun to you! We did not do all of these … Continue reading American Girl: Rebecca (1914) Unit Study
Reading the book “Follow My Leader” by James Garfield took us on a unit study adventure that was better than I had anticipated. I haven’t mentioned it yet, but I recently offered to help a friend who was in a bit of a jam. Her oldest son (age 11) is coming to our house and … Continue reading Follow My Leader – Unit Study
An opportunity to go to a minor league baseball game presented itself and so I signed us up! I was really excited that this quintessential summer activity fit into our schedule this season. Before the game, we enjoyed these educational books and DVDs. And… I totally forgot I snagged this one at a thrift store … Continue reading Baseball Unit Study
