This month we broke all the book club rules and declared war: The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies, in which a brother and sister make a bet about who can earn the most money by holding lemonade stands during a five-day period. We took up the challenge. The girls went first. They met in the… Continue reading Book Club: “The Lemonade War” Boys vs. Girls
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Become a Published Author with Lulu
Taking school on the road is one of the great perks about homeschooling. Nothing can match being out in the real world, learning about something from an expert who lives and breathes the subject. We’ve met some pretty great ones through the years, but last week we met a bunch of them all at… Continue reading Become a Published Author with Lulu
Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “The Sixty-Eight Rooms”
When we first started this boys’ book club, I wondered if it would be hard to to get them to discuss a book in depth. Now I know: it’s not – as long as you’re talking about a good book. Apparently, The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone is a great book. The boys talked about… Continue reading Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “The Sixty-Eight Rooms”
Birthday School: Extreme Cakes
Last week was my Big Helper’s birthday. She was super excited about that until about two weeks ago, when her enthusiasm level shot through the roof. She started talking about a ‘secret project’ and hid in her room to work on it at every opportunity. She recruited her daddy to help her drill wood and… Continue reading Birthday School: Extreme Cakes
Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “Callie’s Contest of Courage”
You know a kid likes something when he asks for more of it. That’s how this month’s book club came about. My Little Man watched the girls have fun with Callie’s Contest of Courage works well for boys. Callie may be a girl, but with a brother, boy cousins, and a good male friend in… Continue reading Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “Callie’s Contest of Courage”
Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “The Wright 3”
Our book this month is a super exciting one, and it’s full of lesson possibilities, too! We read Chasing Vermeer. This book continues the story of Calder and Petra as they try to stop the destruction of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House. We started out by summarizing and discussing the story. There are lots of… Continue reading Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “The Wright 3”
Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “The 100 Year-Old Secret” by Tracy Barrett
This month our boys’ book club read the same one as the girls: The 100 Year-Old Secret” by Tracy Barrett. That doesn’t mean that this club meeting was a duplicate of the other, though. In fact, this is about as close as we’ve ever come to doing the same thing, and yet the way… Continue reading Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “The 100 Year-Old Secret” by Tracy Barrett
Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “The 100-Year-Old Secret”
I love book club days, and this group of girls is always fun. This month was no exception as we delved into Edison’s Gold, which we had a blast working with last summer, but while that book focused heavily on the exciting aspects of history and science, this one centered around art and relationships. There… Continue reading Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “The 100-Year-Old Secret”
Why My Kids Read Books About Liars
A few weeks ago, as I was discussing a book with a group of kids at book club, one older child pointed out something with concern. The kids in the book were liars – and they lied not once, but repeatedly throughout the book. Although the story was fun and exciting, why did I choose… Continue reading Why My Kids Read Books About Liars
“The Case of the Jewel Covered Cat Statues” by Cindy Vincent
Buckley and Bogey, Cat Detectives, find their next big case with the Buckley and Bogey Cat Detective Agency to be their most complicated ever! It all starts when someone hides a mysterious package in their Mom’s antique store — in the middle of the night! Of course, the boys find it, and put it in… Continue reading “The Case of the Jewel Covered Cat Statues” by Cindy Vincent
