What my children are reading from May 18 to May 31

During our month long blogging break we did a lot of reading (both the kids and I) and recently this month we embarked on a gardening unit. 

Reading books on gardening appeals to my boys if it has bugs in the story or something that interest them, so I gave it my best shot at finding some books that I thought they would enjoy.


Books we read this week


Here are some of the boys'

Juggling Time

Recently, I took a month long break from time online. I felt that I was not giving myself or my family the attention that I and they deserved.  I was trying to to juggle everything in my life: housework, homeschooling, financing, wife and mother and slowly things started to fall and I could not keep up the juggling act.  I was not finding time for me and the things I enjoyed doing anymore. I was

What my children are reading March 28 to April 8

We have been reading books on Spring as part of our unit study on the season of Spring and animals in Spring .  We took our time reading through our books but it was worth it. 

The  boys enjoyed our selection of books that explored what some animals do in Spring, trees and flowers that begin to bud or bloom and the activities people do I the Spring. 

Turtle my youngest son, has some favorites

Book Sharing Monday: What makes a rainbow?

We read a wonderful book about Rainbows that my youngest son loves called "What makes a Rainbow?What Makes a Rainbow? (Pop up board book) by Betty Ann Schwartz, illustrated by Dona Turner. When Little Rabbit asks his mother "What makes a rainbow?" She tells his to ask his friends to find out. As little Rabbit asks insect and animal in the forest. each one tells him a different color based on

Week in Review: All About Birds part two (weeks 22-23)

February 28 to March 12 We continued our unit study on birds. Last week we spent time learning about birds in general and this week we learned more about bird watching (especially backyard birds). We read about specific birds such as the owl, duck, cardinal, heron and hen.

We recently made some changes in our geography studies. In all honestly, we had not been doing much in geography since we

What my children are reading March 1 to March 8

This week we continued our unit study on birds. During our first week of our study, we learned what birds are, which birds fly and which do not. We read books about birds, painted with feathers. It was a fun filled week that included our Nature Study on birds in our area. You can read our book reviews for our first week, HERE. This week we focused on and spent time learning about birds in general

Week In Review: All about Birds (week 21)

February 21 to February 25This Wednesday we began our two week unit study on birds (to coincide with the Great Backyard Bird Count).

We learned what birds are, which birds fly and which do not. We read books about birds and painted with feathers. It was a fun filled week that included our Nature Study on birds in our area.
Note: For those who do not know my sons are nicknamed Godzilla boy, age

What my children are reading: February 21 to 26

This week we began our two week unit study on birds. We learned what birds are, which birds fly and which do not. We read books about birds, painted with feathers. It was a fun filled week that included our Nature Study on birds in our area.The boys enjoyed the selections of books we read about birds. The book that we found valuable as a resource was Baby Birds by Bobbie Kalman. My youngest son

Nature Aquarium: Complete Works 1985-2009

Takashi Amano (Author), Masatoshi Abe (Editor), Tsuyoshi Oiwa (Editor), Eriko Sekine (Editor), Yuka Hachinohe (Editor), Yoshinori Watabe (Illustrator)


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nature-Aquarium-Complete-Works-1985-2009/dp/0793806496/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297499060&sr=1-6

Book Sharing Monday: The Last Polar Bear

The Last Polar bear by Jean Craighead George, paintings by Wendell Minor. After seeing a polar bear in the distance, a young boy named Tigluk steps outside. He ignores everyone in his Arctic village who run inside their houses and instead remains, He hears something and turns around Nanuq (a polar bear) is standing in front of him. He asks Nanuq what he trying to say and the bear tells him “

What my children are reading: January 10 to 15

Now that we are officially back from our winter break, we started our new year with a wonderful unit study on Woodland Animals – Animals in Winter.Last month we read books on Winter and Snow and with the cold weather we have been having the boys were still interested in winter books. We had some great books that were given to us from my older sister“R” which included “The Mitten: and “Creatures

The Tale of Three Trees: a Traditional Folktale

Last year during Advent, we came across a book that told a beautiful story about three trees. This book is usually read during Easter time but we enjoyed reading it during the Holiday season leading to Christmas day.The Tale of Three Trees: a Traditional Folktale by Angela Elwell Hunt, illustrated by Tim Jonke tells the story of three small trees stand living on a mountaintop. The three trees

Celebrating Las Posadas: family, food, books and crafts

In Mexico and many parts of Central America, people celebrate Las Posadas during the nine days before Christmas. It is a reenactment of the journey Joseph and Mary took to find shelter before the birth of their child.


At Christmas time, our city hosts a candlelit procession called "La posada" which means "the inns" or "the shelters" in Spanish. For many, it is a religious and social

What my children are reading December 12 to 18

It has been a while since we wrote a weekly reading post. It’s not that we have not been reading because we have. We have been so busy enjoying Advent and making ornaments that I had forgotten to post one.This week read some more books on snow and winter. We read a few books on snowmen some time ago and the boys wanted another week of snow books so I could not resist. BOOKS WE READ THIS WEEK:

Snowflake Ornaments and Snow books

This week we made some Snowflake ornaments for our unit study on Snow. We are still continuing with our reading books about the Advent but we also included some books on snow in hopes up that we would get some this year. It rarely snows here where we live but that does not stop us from hoping. My youngest son and I selected two books about snow and winter this week. I am Snow by Jean Marzollo,

Candy Cane Angels, Peppermint Ornaments and Books

Last Wednesday we decorated our tree. My husband grew up in Indiana and his family has a tradition of picking a tree in the woods, cutting it down and trimming the tree on Christmas Eve. I grew up here in Texas and my family would decorate the tree on the first week of December. We have learned to compromised over the years and begin decorating our tree between the 10th and 14th of December since

Mary Hawkins Australian Inspirational Author

Please meet Mary Hawkins, a sweet lady, author, wife of a retired minister, mother and Follower of Jesus.

Last weekend I had the privilege to meet Mary at a Faith writers workshop in Brisbane.
Such a natural friendly radiating Christian, her light shines.

Mary a retired registered nurse has been writing inspirational romance for the past twenty years. Understanding the difficulties entailed in how to write and sell your book, Mary is all too keen to encourage new inspiring authors (like myself).
She shared an accumulation of knowledge and experience, for which I for one, truly appreciated.

She signed her latest book "Return to Baragula" personally for me.
For anyone who may be interested in reading more on the Australian outback and way of life, this book is available from Amazon.com.
The story is about love, forgiveness and God's Amazing grace.

So come visit the outback in story.

Walk down a road of love and life.

                  http://maryhawkins.blogspot.com/
 

The Pumpkin Patch Parable Liz Curtis Higgs

This week for Book Sharing Monday, we'd like to share with a wonderful book that shares the love of God using Pumpkins to illustrate the simple concept of His wonderful plan of salvation.The Pumpkin Patch Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs is a book that shows through the story of God's love for us. The story begins when a farmer takes pumpkin seeds and carefully plants them, nurtures them, waits

Big Wolf and Little Wolf by Nadine Brun-Cosme

Nadine Brun-Cosme, author of 20 popular novels and picture books for children lives in France. Her book series Big Wolf and Little Wolf books have sold worldwide. "Big Wolf and Little Wolf" was chosen as a 2010 Batchelder Award Honor Book.Big Wolf and Little Wolf by Nadine Brun-Cosme, illustrated by Olivier Talle is a charming picture book that tells the story about the importance of sharing,

What my children are reading October 18 to 23

This week we had a great week as we learned about the Autumn season and trees. We revisited a few favorites from last Fall that the boys wanted to read again.We found a series of books by Nadine Brun-Cosme that my youngest son adores. At bedtime, My husband and our little son cuddled up and read “Big Wolf Little Wolf." I have become a fan of the book too!My sons loved the illustrations from David