Did you know that Shakespeare gives away the ending of Romeo and Juliet in the play's prologue? Even though we know at the outset how the play will turn out, we've been reading, watching, and revering Romeo and Juliet for hundreds of years because the really juicy part of it isn't the outcome of the… Continue reading How to Create High-Quality Anticipation Guides
How to Create Your Homeschool Routine
(This post contains an affiliate link. Clicking on it costs you nothing and helps to support the upkeep of this blog. Thank you for your support!) For me, a schedule is stressful. I'm always behind, something always comes up, and somebody's always hungry when it's time to get started. A routine, though... a routine… Continue reading How to Create Your Homeschool Routine
Teach Vocabulary with Analogies
(This post contains affiliate links. Clicking on them costs you nothing and helps to support the upkeep of this site. Thank you for your support.) First things first, what is an analogy? If you're not sure what a verbal (aka word) analogy is, you're certainly not alone. Verbal analogies are assessment items designed to evaluate… Continue reading Teach Vocabulary with Analogies
Family Book Club: The Chocolate Touch
(This post contains affiliate links. Clicking on them costs you nothing and helps to support the upkeep of this blog. Thank you for your support.) As an adult, my book club night is one of the events I look forward to the most each month. Over the years, I've gotten to forge friendships with women… Continue reading Family Book Club: The Chocolate Touch
21 Audiobooks for 2nd Graders
Audiobooks have become so, so important in our family this year, and, if you haven't already, I hope that you'll consider making a place in your family's routine for them. When I went back through my homeschool planner at the end of the year, I tallied up how many chapter books I had read… Continue reading 21 Audiobooks for 2nd Graders
Perfect Summer Day Poetry Writing Challenge
As an adult, I find that no other time of the year evokes childhood memories quite like summer. It's also interesting to me that my deepest, fondest memories have nothing to do with grand, expensive events. It often takes just a sensation or a smell to summon up some vivid mental picture of an… Continue reading Perfect Summer Day Poetry Writing Challenge
30 Books to Read Aloud in 2nd Grade
This post contains affiliate links. Clicking on them costs you nothing and helps to support the upkeep of this blog. Thank you! How do I know these books work for 2nd graders? Because these are the 30 books I read aloud to my 2nd graders this year! I hope some of these books… Continue reading 30 Books to Read Aloud in 2nd Grade
