Fablehaven Series

FableHaven, by Brandon Mull, is the series we are just over half-way through reading and can NOT get enough.  While our read aloud time happens in our Morning Basket time, I wanted to give it a flair of its own, so I chose to use the audible version.  The character voices and performance of the reading draws us in each time.  We simply can't listen to only one chapter at a time.  Truth be told each day we listen to 2 or 3 chapters still wanting more.  The chapters average about 30 minutes each so this is a lot of read aloud time.  

Shared stories like these have been the heart of our home-school from the beginning and remain so to this day and hopefully in the future.  Embarking on the Bravewriter lifestyle, my desire was to incorporate copy-work, grammar, and reverse dictation center on our current read aloud.  This is much like the Arrow Guides found on the Bravewriter website.  With a little bit of help from the from the free Arrow Guide (James and the Giant Peach) for layout ideas and Pinterest for short grammar definitions and anchor charts, I was able to create a 4 week guide with an ending writing project.  

Lesson learned: 
Don't be afraid to love what you love and create what you need around it.