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3 Ways to Help Older Children Choose Books

April 27, 2023 //  by Amber O’Neal Johnston

3 Ways to Help Older Children Choose Books ~ Written by Amber O’Neal Johnston from Heritage Mom When my kids were little, selecting books for them was fun. I would pour through booklists and browse the shelves of indie shops eyeing all the titles I planned to get in my next book haul. I’d gather …

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Category: a mom's educationTag: book lists, reading recommendations

20 of the best picture books from 2015

November 23, 2015 //  by Jamie C. Martin

20 of the best picture books ~ Written by Jamie Martin of Simple Homeschool and Steady Mom Can you believe we're creeping slowly toward the end of another year? One thing I love about the holiday season for us as homeschoolers, is that we quiet our "school" day a bit and make extra time for …

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10 inspiring book titles that model love of learning

June 29, 2015 //  by Jamie C. Martin

This post contains affiliate links. Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom We all want our kids to fall in love with learning, don't we? And we can always use a little help as we press toward that goal. Instead of constantly telling our kids how …

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Our top 25 read-alouds (ages 5-12)

April 14, 2014 //  by SarahS

Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home We started reading to our firstborn the day we brought him home. We didn’t start with Pat the Bunny or Goodnight Moon, although those both played an important part in our story time with all our children. We started with a college textbook, …

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Best books of the month

November 11, 2013 //  by Jamie C. Martin

This post contains affiliate links. When you buy anything through Amazon after clicking these links, it benefits my family at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom It's that time again - another edition of Best …

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