Our Reading List

Our Reading List

An ongoing list of all the books my eldest has read or listened to . His favorites in bold. 2019 (age 10-11) Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend  Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney  Big Nate series by Lincoln Peirce Nevermoor: The Trials of...
Drawlloween: Daily Drawing Prompts

Drawlloween: Daily Drawing Prompts

This year, we decided to participate in an Instagram daily drawing challenge around one of our favorite holidays: Halloween. My son does not have his own account, but I maintain two: one for my artwork, and one for our homeschooling adventures. I posted our daily...
Custom Game: Natives

Custom Game: Natives

For a week themed around Explorers, we created a custom tabletop game, where the natives of the land try to keep the newcomers from exploiting their homes, and potentially exterminating their people. Our hexagon-shaped mats represented different areas of the land, and...
Nellie Bly: 3 Interesting Facts

Nellie Bly: 3 Interesting Facts

Here are three interesting facts about Nellie Bly: The name “Nellie Bly” is the pen name she used as a journalist. Her real name is Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman. She performed investigations through first-hand experience. For example, she admitted herself to...
Benjamin Franklin: 3 Interesting Facts

Benjamin Franklin: 3 Interesting Facts

Three interesting facts about Benjamin Franklin: He was mostly self-taught, with only two years of formal education, and learned through his family’s business and books. He designed a musical instrument called “glass armonica,” and Mozart, Beethoven...