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Read-Aloud Wrap-Up for March 2015

Besides our two “Newbery Through the Decades” challenge titles for March that Miss M and I read (21 Balloons and Strawberry Girl), a lot of our read-alouds and audiobooks lately have been related to...

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Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark

I’ve already read seven of the ten Newbery Award winners from the 1950s, so I had only a few options to pick from if  I wanted to read at least one award winner for the Newbery Through the Decades...

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Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld

Some books in the “historical fiction” genre seem meant to take seriously, while others are just fun books that happen to be set in a historical time period.  I read Detectives in Togas by Henry...

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What Cabrillo Found by Maud Hart Lovelace

I find it quite exciting to read a book by one of my most favorite authors, even when the book itself turns out to only be so-so.  That’s how I’m feeling about What Cabrillo Found by Maud Hard...

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Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil

I selected Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil as a read-aloud for my boys (ages 6 and 8…with the three-year-old sometimes listening in) as a part of the Newbery Through the Decades Challenge.  Red Sails to...

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Logic of English Foundations: A Great Start in Reading and Spelling

We’ve been using Logic of English products in our homeschool for about three years now! I’ve written mostly about my experiences using Logic of English Essentials, a program that’s generally best for...

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Sister Bernadette’s Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of...

I find the art of sentence diagramming to be strangely appealing, while simultaneously wondering if it is a waste of time.  My grammar education in school was mediocre — I seem to recall that each year...

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Read-Aloud Wrap-Up for April 2015

It’s been a busy month for read-alouds at the Hill Family Homeschool (links to my blog posts reviewing each book): Miss M and I finished Secret of the Andes for the Newbery Through the Decades...

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The Tune is in the Tree by Maud Hart Lovelace

I’ve been waiting with eager anticipation for an opportunity to read The Tune is in the Tree by Maud Hart Lovelace for several years.  As a huge fan of her Betsy-Tacy book series, I’ve long been...

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Read-Aloud Wrap Up for May 2015

We had a bit of an unusual read-aloud month.  Between my hubby’s travel schedule, family travel over Memorial Day, and lots of special end-of-the-year happenings (and birthday happenings for Miss M…who...

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