Multicultural Children’s Book Day Learning Table is excited to be part of the third Annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day. Read on for information about the purpose of this event and it’s creators and sponsors as well as how you can participate. Our mission is to not only raise awareness for the kid’s books that celebrate diversity, […]
Language Arts
High School Literature: British Medieval
One of the most fun parts of homeschooling a high school student is getting to customize his curriculum to meet his needs. When we decided to study medieval history, I wanted to align my son’s literature and composition course with it. I happily found Lightning Lit & Comp: British Medieval 2nd Edition (Lightning Lit & […]
Real Teens Read The Hunger Games
Love it or hate it, you have to admit that The Hunger Games has become quite a popular book among teen readers and many adults as well. Though some parents might choose not to allow their teens to read it, if you are considering adding The Hunger Games to your or your teen’s bookshelf, you will […]
Nature Study Through Living Books: Pagoo
How We Incorporate Nature Study I found this resource at our local homeschool store. It’s currently out of print, but a search online might lead you to a used copy. Nature Study through Living Books: A Multi-Level Study Guide for Studying Nature Through Literature Using Pagoo by Holling C. Holling is a twenty-day unit study written […]
The Surprising Imagination of C. S. Lewis
Discovering the Genius of C. S. Lewis The Surprising Imagination of C. S. Lewis: An Introduction by Jerry Root and Mark Neal is a different look at the mind and works of C. S. Lewis. The authors describe and illustrate Lewis’ ability to harness the power of imagination and enlighten readers by giving us a different […]
Teaching Dictionary Skills: Free Printable Spooky Words Worksheet
Teaching Dictionary Skills Do your kids know how to use a dictionary? In this day and age of being able to hop on a phone or tablet to find out any information you need to know, is it still important to know how to open up a dictionary and learn something? As an English teacher, […]
Lessons from A Christmas Carol
Our teen literature group is reading A Christmas Carol in December, and we will be looking at many literary and life lessons from the book. Charles Dickens’ classic is already familiar to almost everyone, but once you really start to research and analyze it, there is so much to discover that you might not realize. […]
Writing Research Papers
High School Skills Learning how to write effective research papers is an important skill for students to master before they head off to college. Research paper writing is a very different type of writing than most students are accustomed to, and the process can seem daunting to both students and homeschool parents. Writing Research Papers: […]
Hamlet for Kids (Free Printable)
Reading Shakespeare with Kids This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. It’s Shakespeare month for our homeschool literature group. We’ve been reading Hamlet and learning more about Shakespeare’s use of language. Many of our teen members have younger siblings who are listening in and learning about Hamlet along with the ‘big kids.’ In […]
Writing With Daily Journal Prompts
Daily writing is vitally important for young writers. But it’s often difficult to motivate them to do it. By flexing their creative muscles, students gain confidence in their writing, get better at organizing their thoughts, and learn to play around with words and sentence structure. Providing daily journal prompts is an easy way to encourage kids […]
Show Me a Story
Hands-On Language Arts Activities Emily Neuburger’s Show Me a Story may change the way you look at storytelling and teaching writing skills. This unique approach showcases forty hands-on activities that are fun, creative, and doable. Using simple materials, Emily Neuburger shows parents and teachers how things like rocks, panels cut from cereal boxes, catalogs and magazines, pine […]
The Day is Waiting
My son’s favorite picture book when he was little was Corduroy by Don Freeman. The combination of a wonderful, loving story, and beautifully engaging illustrations drew him in and made him fall in love with the book we read over and over again. We went on to collect and read other Don Freeman classics, […]