Kids Reading

GM jumped into the world of Magic Tree House books with both feet.  She would read 1-3 a day.  Next she would enjoy playing on the magictreehouse.com website and create a picture of her favorite part of the book.  In less than 2 months, she has devoured the entire series.  It is so rewarding to find the right book or books for the right child.  What will she read next???

Kids Reading

Currently, bubba is reading through Jake Maddox's JV series.  He truly enjoyed the first group of sports books by this author so was excited to find a series written for a more mature audience.  These are worth checking out if you have an athlete in your home.

Read Aloud Books

Last month, we dove deep into the fantastical world of Peter Nimble. Two Large books written by Jonathan Auxier, the author of The Night Gardener.

The amazing story kept each of us completely captivated that we couldn't wait to begin the sequel to Peter Nimble which is Sophie Quire.  

Kids commented that they loved the way the author tells a story and really enjoy the characters!  Such a wonderful find.  This is a current living book that families can enjoy together.

Screeching Halt

My family in general is healthy.  Meaning we rarely get sick.  Well, one week in April all this came to a screeching halt.  Blame it on the rainy baseball games, germs my husband brought home from the plane on his last trip, or the kids' friends at the park as they were "getting over" illness.  Whatever the cause that first cough had my mom sense on high alert.  I began handing out vitamin C and reminding everyone to use the "germ fighter" essential oil.

Too late, in 48 hours my son was running a high fever (in my books) and this active boy was loafing around way more than usual.  As much as I wanted our co-op day with friends to go as planned with the classes, time with friend for my son, and afterward sleepover for my daughter, I had to lay my agenda to the side.  This boy even at 11 needed his mom.  

One call to the doctor, followed by two checks (one listening to breathing and one a chest x-ray) confirmed pneumonia, and all ended with a 5 day z-PAC with an extended stay on the couch.  

I could say that day was wasted but is so was not.  Learning to listen to your body to go to the doctor when you are sick, experiencing x-rays, researching a discussing pneumonia (which led to other illnesses), watching movies together, discovering new favorite teas...

The list could go on and on.  Not conventional learning, but true learning.