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Top 10 Ways to Get Your Kids Excited About Reading: Go Public!

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Do you want to get your kids excited about reading? If so, get ready for the countdown: ten days of ideas that will get you and yours into reading! Now, by going public with reading I’m not saying that you need to stand on a street corner reciting Shakespeare, although that would certainly make life interesting. No, by making reading public, I mean that you and your children can enjoy reading that takes place in a public venue. From story times to world famous authors, from poetry slams to a visit to the children’s bookstore, there are many ways to … Continue reading →

Our Ninth Prenatal Visit

It has only been two weeks since my last prenatal visit. The end is in sight! Weekly visits will follow until our daughter is born! As we approach the holidays, I seem to get busier and busier. So to ensure that I could get my workout in, I awoke early, ate a Greek yogurt and did my prenatal pilates before our visit with the midwife. Both my husband and son accompanied me to this visit (we had no impending package deliveries). We entered the cozy carriage house, our son took the opportunity to run around in the open space, while … Continue reading →

Home School Blogger Spotlight: Teach with Picture Books

Teach with Picture Books is a blog written by a professional educator and lover of books. In fact, this is the first male blogger I have had the pleasure of featuring thus far. His name is Keith Schoch and writes his heart out on reading and books on Teach with Picture Books. Keith gives insight into books and teaching that will inspire you and benefit you in your journey of education with your children. The posts on Teach with Picture Book are warm, inviting, informative, and often humorous. I enjoy the topics he explores the variety of book and reading … Continue reading →

Curriculum Favorites and Disappointments: History

As the school year comes to a close it is time to reassess what is working and what needs to be expelled from my homeschool. I will be taking the time to list curriculum that I loved and curriculum which led to disappointment. Some of the curriculum was sent to me for review and some I purchased. Nothing I reviewed has been given favor nor was I required to review it for this site. I will start off by giving you my assessments of History programs I have become familiar with over the past few years. I apologize if anything … Continue reading →

Home School Blogger Spotlight: Ready. Set. Read!

Teaching a child how to read can be a daunting task. As a homeschooler and writer about homeschooling topics, one of the most popular questions behind teaching math is teaching how to teach a child to read. Many are intimidated by the task. It does not make things easier that a student is to reading as a leaf to the wind. I had one child who taught himself how to read, one who struggled and currently one who gravitates to numbers, and one more who can “read” her name at two. So where’s a homeschooling mom to turn for advice … Continue reading →

My Favorite Freebies on CurrClick

CurrClick is a great place to get quality curriculum, unit studies, notebooking pages, copy work books and more for low prices. At CurrClick you simply click, pay, and download. So, if you decide on a whim to do a study on elephants you can immediately jump online at print one off quickly by stopping by CurrClick. Not only do I shop on CurrClick I am also a publisher there. You can find my products under Golden Apple Academy. However, this is not about me. I want to share with you all the amazing freebies you can pick up on CurrClick. … Continue reading →

Using Your Favorite Children’s Literature Books as a Scrapping Outline

I am always looking for fun and creative ways to scrapbook. My favorite scrapbooking subjects are my children so I tend to try and come up with ideas for them as individuals and even ideas where they can help out. Since we are a family who loves to read, I wanted to display that in a creative way. Each of my children has their own favorite bedtime stories. I thought it would be a cute idea to use some of their favorite books as a theme for a scrapbook but with a twist. In the scrapbook the child would be … Continue reading →

Online Resources for Homeschoolers

The internet is a valuable tool for today’s homeschoolers. A child can visit China, research the Civil War, and get tutored in math, without ever leaving her computer chair. The internet has opened up the world for the homeschooling family offering everything from support to online curricula. With so much at your fingertips, it is easy to get overwhelmed and spend more time than intended pounding the keyboard. So, here is a short list of some of my favorite places online as a homeschooling mom. I hope you find these sites beneficial in your journey as well. Please share any … Continue reading →

Meet a Families.com Blogger – Lauri Griffin!

Welcome to a new series here on Families.com, where you can learn more about the bloggers you read every day. Today we are chatting with Lauri Griffin, who manages a literacy program for struggling readers. Lauri, how long have you blogged for Families.com? I started December 2007. What topics do you blog about? Family Fun and Media Reviews. What is your favorite thing about blogging for Families.com? I love to hear that someone used an idea from one of my blogs. Parenting is hard work. I try to mainly suggest things that don’t take much time or money, things that … Continue reading →

Meet a Families.com Blogger – Valorie Delp!

Welcome to a new series here in Media Reviews, where we will get to know our Families.com bloggers a little bit better. Our first interview will be with Valorie Delp. Valorie, how long have you blogged for Families.com? I started in June of 2006. What topics do you blog about? Currently–homeschooling, food and baby (or as someone else aptly put it–the breastfeeding blog) What is your favorite thing about blogging for Families.com? There are lots of things I like–but one thing that stands out here vs just a plain old freelance writing job, is the community. You get to know … Continue reading →