What's in Our March Morning Basket

*This post was originally published on 3/4/19.  Enjoy!

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For our fairy tale theme, we are exploring some of the classics as well as reading a few remixes.  The following is a list of stories that I am trying to include:

The Little Red Hen
Three Little Pigs
Three Little Pugs
Three Little Gators
Three Snow Bears
Jack and the Beanstalk
Gingerbread Man
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Hansel and Gretel
Little Red Riding Hood
The Pig Who Went Home on Sunday

Printables:

Fairy Tale Choice Board
Hansel and Gretel: Reading and Writing Unit
Myths, Legends, and Fable: Definition Signs

For language, vocabulary and story telling, we are including:

Rory's Story Cubes
Happily Ever After Mad Libs
Roll a Story Writing Activity

I'm also putting together a Fairy Tales Playlist on Youtube.  In this case, we can switch back and forth from reading to viewing fairy tales as we need to break things up.  Family Movie Night this month is going to be fun as well with options like Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, and The Little Mermaid.

For art, we are including lots of art lessons from Chalk Pastel and Arts Hub for Kids.  We try to do an art lesson once a week, learning new techniques and art forms.

In history, we are nearing the end of Story of the World Vol 2 (Medieval History).  This month, we are reading excerpts from Why Do Castles Have Moats?, as well as various other story books.  We'll also be including A Lion to Guard Us as a short read aloud.

For science, we are including a variety of picture books including The Man Who Named the Clouds and Magic Schoolbus Inside a Hurricane.  We'll also be playing with these Weather and Climate Flashcards as well as Professor Noggin's Earth Science cards.

For Bible, we are working our way through The Ology.  Some of the topics are well known to our kids while others are new concepts.  So it's a nice mix of new and old.

Our family read aloud for the month is Mary Poppins.  We're excited to read a classic as we wait for Marry Poppins Returns to hit the dollar theater.

What are your favorite resources for studying fairy tales?

And what are you including in your March Morning Basket?

Weekend Links ll February 16, 2024

8 Outstanding Poetry Activities for High School

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Strawberry Poke Cake

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Cookie Butter Brownies

This Week: 

What I'm Cooking:

We had lasagna soup last night.  Thursdays tend to be busier nights for us with two kids in sports, one working, hubby working out, and the boys trying to get out the door for Bible study.  For that reason, Thursday dinners have started coming in the form of crockpot meals.  This lasagna soup ready is one of my favorites... beefy, tomatoey, and bulked up with shell pasta.  And it holds nicely in the crockpot so even if some of us are eating at 5:30pm, it still tastes good for the rest of the family at 8pm.

What I'm Reading:

Kathryn Butler's new Dreamkeeper Saga book is out for review and I'm ecstatic.  This series is amazing!  I just started it a few days ago, but the magic seems to still be going strong with book #4.  Excited to share my full review with you soon.

What I'm Doing:

Life in the new house is slowly settling into a new rhythm.  This past week and a half has been hectic.  Hubby was gone on a work trip.  As soon as he got back, we left town for my father-in-law's memorial service.  So on top of moving, we've also been trying to check in with the kids and see how they're dealing with things as well. 

What I'm Enjoying:

Lasagna soup...

Reading...

At home workouts in a crazy season...

What are you up to?

One of a Kind {Review}

We just finished reading All of a Kind Family in our homeschool last month, so when I saw a biography of the author, I knew I had to read it.  Written in a picture book format, this story of Sydney Taylor explores her life and inspiration for her work.  From growing up in a poor Jewish family on the Lower East Side, to her marriage and motherhood, to her activist background, Taylor knew she was destined to make a difference in the world.  And her own unique perspective clearly shines through the legacy she left behind.

This biography was a bit choppy for me.  The story tended to skip around a little; it almost felt frantic.  And it was dry.  Topics were touched upon without a whole lot of feeling.  While the book briefly mentions Taylor's writing, that's what drew me to know more about her work.  And it seemed to have only a short, quick mention.  Although it's a picture book, I just felt it would have been written with more enthusiasm.  Really, this is one that just left me feeling like it was lacking.

*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.  All opinions are my own.

 

February Homeschool Favorites

*This post was originally published on 2/20/18.  Enjoy!

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February brought a lot of fun homeschool favorites... from learning about astronomy to marine animals, and lots of critical thinking... our homeschool favorites were just as much about fun and games as much as learning.

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Weekend Links ll February 2, 2024

 

Pot Roast Pasta

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This Week: 

What I'm Cooking:

We moved to a new house this week so meals have been all over the place.  It's been a week of tying to valance health and extreme convenience.  But then again, that's every night when you have kids and are trying to balance life.  :-)  The best thing we ate this week was the homemade zucchini muffins my daughter made.  They are my grandma's recipe and they are AMAZING!

What I'm Reading:

We finished the Little House series this week.  Kind of sad.  We started back in June and have worked our way through all nine books.  Taking a break here and there for other historical read alouds, it's been our constant over the last eight months.

What I'm Doing:

Like I said, we moved into a new house this week so my life is boxes, boxes, boxes.  In between times, it's homeschool, and dance lessons, and field trip planning.  Trying to make sure everyone's adjusting and getting what they need.  Going on a new adventure in a new house and trying to figure out where in the world I put the measuring cups. :-)

What I'm Enjoying:

Double Rainbows...

Missionary biographies...

What are you up to?