As I was considering which chapter books would work best as readers for my daughter this school year, I decided to go a different direction. There are so many great picture books that are designed to be read aloud by an adult that would work just as well. I went…
Back when I started homeschooling, we had a historical fiction reading emphasis. While that has it merits, I found there to be more benefits to a classic literature reading emphasis. Classics are written by writers who really know what they are doing. My oldest son recently showed me a page…
I compiled a middle school to high school reading list for my strong reader. We started this list in 6th grade and are in the middle of 7th grade right now. Most of the books on the list would be considered classics, but many contemporary novels are included as well.…
