Never did I ever…think I’d become a baseball mom! But I have three who are in the sport and I do what I do best: support them with books! Here is a pretty long list of inspirational and diverse baseball biographies in picture book form. I know there are even more out there! This post […]
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What do you remember about Columbus from your own social studies classes? Take an honest look at the real story with these Christopher Columbus books.
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Poetry, but make it fun! Here are the best books about poetry that we read in the past year. Bit by bit, my kids were inspired to write their own! This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance for helping with the costs of running
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American doll books are such a great way to learn about American history! My favorite American Girl books are the historical characters where each American Girl has a set of six books. There is almost always a historical note at the end of each book, and some even have a companion book for more historical
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We are still chugging along with our state studies! This spring, we continued with a few more states: North and South Dakota, Texas, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, and Oregon. We’re just missing a few of the western states now! Here is the Historical Fiction United States bookstack! This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may
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These books about Alaska inspired our homeschool for the month of January. We used them as jumping off points to explore science and art.
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I’m not saying “don’t read Little House on the Prairie.” But also check out these two books, rooted in history, and sharing Asian and Jewish perspectives.
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The origins of various holidays is always of special interest to me. I found these two picture books on the origins of Earth Day, both published in 2023! Surprisingly, they do not tell the same story.
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This is our second time going through a living US History Curriculum with picture books and experiences. I’ve learned so much from homeschooling this way for seven years now. Our First time The first time we went through US History, my twins were 7 years old and the littles were 3 and 4. We lived
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This year, we’ve been focused on American History, including the study of indigenous American tribes. Here are books about Thanksgiving in America, gleaned from various booklists on my blog. AND we’ve been continuing our country studies (currently central Africa), so finding the last book about harvest days around the world has been perfect! So…there are
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