Week 2 Fifth Grade Lasers (Non-fiction, Level 15, Stage 3) by Lynne Kelly Boy did we learn a lot about lasers this week! This week’s book was designed for use over 2 weeks, but it was so interesting and full of exciting information that I couldn’t stop my fantastic fifth grader from reading it all…
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Week 2 Second Grade Shingo’s Grandfather (Fiction, Level 6, Stage 2) by Judy Ling Communities (Non-fiction, Level 6, Stage 2) by Judy Nayer Georgia (Non-fiction, Level 6, Stage 2) by the Capstone Press Geography Department What is a Cycle? (Non-fiction, Level 6, Stage 2) by Lisa Trumbauer The second week of second grade was such…
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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…
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Little Brother (Fiction, Level B) by Joy Cowley The Astronaut (Fiction, Level B) by John Lockyer Three Little Ducks (Fiction, Level B) by June Melser and Joy Cowley What’s Alive (Non-fiction, Level B) by Lisa Trumbauer Needs and Wants (Non-fiction, Level B) by Margie Burton Last weekend my first grader informed me that he wants…
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A Game for Jamie Latitude and Longitude Seasons Third grade has begun! I honestly can’t believe I have a third grader who has been reading for fun all summer and is ready to dive in to another year of homeschool (with only a few grunts and groans, that is). And what a fun first…
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Annabelle Swift, Kindergartener What Color is Nature I am Polite My baby is a Kindergartener! A real Kindergartener! And what a great time we’ve had this week with these books! As soon as I saw this week’s kit I remembered Annabelle Swift, Kindergartener from when my oldest son started Kindergarten, and it made my…
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The Happy Hackers (Fiction, Level 15, Stage 3) by Sandy Lanton Fifth grade is upon us, and despite a few tears shed over the end of summer break (and a few of Mama’s tears shed over being old enough to have a fifth grader), we are happy to be getting back into the school groove…
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The Best Dog in the Whole World (Fiction, Level 6, Stage 2) by Susan Taylor Brown Baby’s Breakfast (Fiction, Level 6, Stage 2) by Margaret Mahy A World of Change (Non-fiction, Level 6, Stage 2) by Natalie Lunis and Nancy White How is it that my youngest is a second grader? I really can’t say…
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Baa Baa Black Sheep Our family had so much fun this week at the start of Pre-K with Baa Baa Black Sheep! Not only was my youngest so excited to finally start “real school” like his big brother, but he was so happy to already know a little bit about his first AlphaSkills book…
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