All of the kids books we love
We don’t normally do read alouds in our homeschool, mainly because Freddie has always enjoyed reading. However, I have recently discovered that we should be reading to our children until AT LEAST the age of 13! Oops! Hey, I never said I was perfect! As we are fairly new to America, I thought finding the…
September 13th is just around the corner and I can’t wait to share with you some splendiferous Roald Dahl Day activities for you to enjoy in your homeschool. Roald Dahl got his own “Day” in 2006 and it is celebrated every year on his birthday, September 13th. 16 Interesting Facts About Roald Dahl He was…
As we are now finally reading Harry Potter, I wanted to create a book vs movies report template to use in our homeschool. I couldn’t find what I was looking for online, so I thought I would share with you what we use. Freddie always writes a book report after every single book he reads….
I have absolutely no idea why financial literacy for kids is not taught in public schools. However, as we homeschool, this is something we have been doing for a number of years. This post is aimed at older elementary kids and middle school-aged children. But financial literacy is something that should be taught as soon…
We have been on the lookout recently for a good free book report template, but we couldn’t find one we liked. So guess what, we have made one! If you subscribe further down the page you will get the password for ALL of the FREE templates we have designed, including this one. **Disclosure there may…
Homeschool programming is just as important in my opinion as math and languages. We live in a very different age now, with everything working remotely and all on the computer. Programming and coding should be a core lesson and we treat them as such in our homeschool. **Disclosure – there may be affiliate links included…
We love reading in this house, and in fact, Freddie has enjoyed books long before he could read. Yes I know we are blessed. But I am still always on the lookout for fun ways to encourage reading, and for the summer months, I have created this book bingo. We actually play it all the…
I have been homeschooling for a number of years, however, I still want to find books about homeschooling, for my own sanity! Am I still doing things right, or just as a sanity checker. So I thought I would create a list of all the favorite books we have come across and tried to break…
I have compiled over 100 of the best books for 9 year old boys to enjoy that moms will approve of. We have been really lucky and Freddie has always enjoyed reading. Even from a young baby, he would always enjoy looking through soft books. Fast forward 8 years and he still absolutely loves reading…
How to encourage good reading habits in children is no easy task. But reading is one of the most important lessons children need to learn to be successful in life. Disclosure – There may be affiliate links in this post, which means we may receive a small commission, at no cost to you, if you…
Usborne books are our absolute favourite educational books. They are written in a way that Freddie can understand, they are colourful, and even more than that they are informative. This list includes the absolute best Usborne books which we use all the time in our homeschool. We have been reading Usborne books for years since…
I absolutely LOVE Mary Berry and we have been making her Classic Victorian Christmas Cake from her Christmas Collection book for a couple of years now. Keep reading for our detailed review of the Mary Berry Christmas Cake recipe. It is so super fruity and moist, it is our all-time favourite Christmas Cake. **Disclosure –…
Philosophy to me is a subject that is taken at university, and certainly not for children. However, in the last two years I have seen more and more books out on this subject aimed at kids. So I thought I would find the best philosophy books for children. I came across the School of Life…
We have had the pleasure of interviewing the amazingly talented Jim Smith. The author of the Barry Loser books. Freddie has been reading them for a while and has read every one of his books now. ** Thank you to Egmont Publishing and Barry Loser author Jim Smith for agreeing to this interview. There may…
I don’t know about your children but Freddie absolutely loves reading. He has from a very young age flicked through books and now will read every night before bed. One of his favourite things to do is go to the library to find more! He is a very active child normally and very hyper but…