The Mystery of History Volume 2 Resources: First Quarter

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The Mystery of History

My 6th grader and 9th grader are both reading The Mystery of History Volume II this year. I absolutely love The Mystery of History curriculum and am trying to add in more extra curricular resources this time around since these two are older now. In this particular book in the series, there are only 28 weeks of scheduled lessons, so that means we have 2 weeks per quarter to focus on extras.

September 2016 {Month in Review}

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Bloggy Bummer

This month wins the award for being the most stressful, emotional, and overwhelming! I began September with a website migration from Blogger to WordPress, and everything pretty much went downhill from there. Nothing like technology to make me feel no smarter than a rotten tree stump. Ugh. There's a reason someone came up with the saying, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." Well, through more tears than I care to admit and one too many teeth-gnashing episodes, this old dog is trying really hard to learn new tricks. And, I'm making sure to give myself plenty of rewards in the form of CHOCOLATE. Lots of chocolate.

 

The Waterstone Study Questions {FREE}

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The Waterstone

The Waterstone by Rebecca Rupp  is one of my favorite fantasy fiction stories for kids ages 10 and up. All the water is drying up. Tad, a twelve-year-old boy of the Fisher Tribe, and his sister, Birdie, find themselves on an epic quest to save their home. Along the way, Tad discovers something unique about himself and realizes that only he can make everything right again. Adventure marked by mystery, sorrow, and courage in the face of danger will keep young fantasy readers turning pages.

6 Picture Books Perfect for Fall

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Being surrounded by piles of picture books and reading them to my kids when they were little was one of my absolute FAVORITE things to do! It was especially fun to pull out books according to specific seasons or holidays. Below are 6 books we owned and would read during the fall season and probably even read throughout the year, too. ;)

How to Create Super Easy Garden Art

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How to Create Super Easy Garden Art

Creating garden art is super easy if you have some interesting trinkets lying around your house. As long your treasured trinkets can withstand exposure to outdoor elements and you are willing to take a chance that something unpleasant could possibly happen to them, it can be a fun and whimsical way to enjoy special items that would otherwise remain out of sight and possibly buried beneath all those odds and ends in your junk drawer.