Being a master of language means being able to use words. You can read them, enjoy them, and organize them to express yourself. Day 9 of our 10 Days series zeroes in on providing your wordsmiths the tools they need to be masters of words. Actually, they may not realize that they need these resources, […]
Used Book Sale Bargains
On Monday night, our local homeschool group had a book sale. A lot of what was there was Abeka curriculum (which sort of pains my CM soul), but I did find some excellent living books here and there. Here are my finds. Novels How God Stopped the Pirates The Tinker’s Daughter A story of John […]
Banned Books Week
I always knew that freedom is highly valued among Americans. But living abroad has made it real as I see how free we truly are. One of those freedoms is our freedom of speech which impacts reading and publishing. Although I am a conservative Christian, I am not in favor of censorship. I’ve been on […]
Enjoying Our New Kindles in China
Before we left China in late April, I ordered two Kindles (sent to a US address since Amazon won’t ship Kindles to China). I bought a Kindle DX for me and a Kindle 2 for Sprite. We got them registered immediately, and I fell in love in a matter of days. I read Little Women, […]
Artist’s Manikin Because Art Supplies Don’t Count
Since Sprite received her (affiliate link) Draw Squad book, she’s been faithfully working through the exercises, loving it all the while. I thumbed through the book and read the notes to parents and educators, looking to soak up any wisdom Mark Kistler can offer. I was thrilled to see Mona Brookes has written an forward to […]