“Kids with Diabetes” Week 9 Fourth Grade Alice’s Diary (Non-fiction, Level 12, Stage 3) by Marie Gibson This week we learned about a little girl named Alice and how she takes extra special care of her body because of a disease called diabetes. The Guided Lesson for this book is designed for use as a…

“School Sleepover” Week 8 Fourth Grade The Spencer School Sleepover (Fiction, Level 12, Stage 3) by Lucy Floyd This week we learned about sleepovers thanks to our AlphaSkills book The Spencer School Sleepover. Our family travels and moves a lot, so we’ve only ever had sleepovers with grandparents. This book was a wonderful way for…

“Hungry Boy vs. Tattooed Biker” Week 7 Fourth Grade Help Yourself (Fiction, Level 12, Stage 3) by David Hill All About Bicycles (Non-fiction, Level 12, Stage 3) by ___ The books in this week’s kit were a huge hit in my house. The first, Help Yourself, is about a boy who is so preoccupied with…

“Stage fright – not me!” Week 6 Fourth Grade I’ll Be All Right on the Night (Non-fiction, Level 12, Stage 3) by Pat Quinn Not too long ago we read a book about a boy who was unintentionally mistaken for a spy because of his mannerisms and wardrobe. This week we were able to learn…

“Secret Agent Kid?” Week 5 Fourth Grade Double Switch (Fiction, Level 12, Stage 3) by Diana Noonan A young boy, very tall for his age, who just happens to dress like a spy and slink around town with a briefcase is mistakenly apprehended by the police in place of an actual spy. No, you’re not…

Week 4 Fourth Grade Feelings (Non-fiction, Level 12, Stage 3) by Cheryl Semple The Crystals (Fiction, Level 12, Stage 3) by Jacqueline Crompton Ottoway I love it when we have both a fiction book and a non-fiction book in one week for my fourth grader because I know the AlphaSkills Guided Lesson is going to…

Week 3 Fourth Grade Machines (Non-fiction, Level 12, Stage 3) by Joy Brewster If you know anything about fourth grade boys, it probably goes without saying that a book about machines was an instant hit. We loved learning all about machines this week – simple ones, complex ones, big ones, small ones, everyday ones, and…

George Washington: Soldier, Hero, President (Non-fiction, Level 12, Stage 3) by Justine and Ron Fontes Learning about military strategy and the occupation of surveying in the second week of fourth grade? Yes, if it relates to our country’s first President, let’s go for it! We loved this little book about George Washington, especially the parts…

Drums by Ralph Talmont My Dream Guitar With two new books about music, this week’s AlphaSkills kit is helping set us off on a great start to a new school year! Despite a few first week jitters and complaints, my fourth grader loved these books and the accompanying activities. I attribute this mostly to the…