First Day {September}

First Day {September}
We had a leisurely morning, and after a trip to the store to get ice cream, we painted walls, rearranged furniture, spot cleaned carpets (praise God for rubbing alcohol to remove rubber cem…

First Day of School {2014-2015}

First Day of School {2014-2015}
August 25th, 2014 It has become a tradition to have waffles for the first day of school each year - one waffle for each grade the child is in. I first made homemade waffles, then I resorted to frozen waffles. But, this year I went really easy and bought packa…

Audio Drama: Under Drake's Flag {Review}

Audio Drama: Under Drake's Flag {Review}
Do you love History? Do you love a good adventure? Do you love audio drama? If so, you are in for a treat! Heirloom Audio Productions  presents  Under Drake's Flag , from The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty. History, adventure, danger, and chi…

All About Reading Level 4 is now available!

All About Reading Level 4 is now available!
Just in case you haven't seen the announcement yet, All About Reading Level 4 (my affiliate link!) is now available! Not only that, Level 4 is on sale for $20 off TODAY through the 15th! This is a special release sale that All About Learning Press only…

Pre-reading With Bo {Letter E}

Pre-reading With Bo {Letter E}
Pre-reading  update on Lesson 5 ~ Letter E! Mostly a photo update this time. Bo made thumbprint peanuts to feed the elephant, colored the elephant, traced the letter E, and played a rhyming words memory game with Ziggy. See an int…

Pre-Reading with Bo {Letters C & D}

Pre-Reading with Bo {Letters C & D}
Just popping in to share an  All About Reading Pre-reading  update on Bo for letters C and D! (See my introduction on how I am using Pre-reading with Bo .) Reviewing rhyming words from the week before: Cutting pretend chocolate chips: Coloring th…