I love to read my daughter picture books. She loves the series of books about Charlie the Ranch Dog written by the Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond. I knew Drummond was a homeschooler, but the cover of Charlie Goes to School looked like it would be about a traditional school. I was pleasantly surprised to discover it was about homeschooling! Charlie… Read more →
When you’re interested in the study of history, there’s nothing like a timeline to help you get everything in order. Kids, parents, and teachers will all benefit from two new books that give the visual learner (like me) plenty to geek out over: The Great Adventure Catholic Bible and The Church Rocks! Begin at the Beginning The Great Adventure Catholic… Read more →
To Hear His Voice is a new Mass journal for children ages 7 – 12 written by homeschooling mom and blogger, Ginny Kochis. It is designed to help children focus more on the Word of God and to reflect upon the Scripture messages. This first issue is designed for June – August 2018 with more issues scheduled to follow. Each… Read more →
What do LEGO® bricks and the sacraments have in common? Well, they’re both used to build things – toy structures and holiness, to be exact. They have different forms and instructions. They require time and commitment. They happen to comprise the contents of a new book by a young Catholic father and mother of seven. Like so many families, Mary… Read more →
Do you like to make the Easter basket about more than just the chocolate? Four new books from Pauline Kids will make excellent additions to your child’s Easter basket this year. Jesus Our Savior: the story of God’s Son for children by Patricia Szczebak is an adaptation of Bible stories about Jesus. Written for independent readers in second grade and up,… Read more →
Lisa Hendey of CatholicMom.com fame has written two new books for children, the start of the Chime Travelers Series. When the bells chime, get ready for fun and adventure as you join Katie and Patrick on their travels back in time to far-distant lands. The mysterious strangers they meet along the way turn out to be saints of old who… Read more →
Volume 1 – Home Education Volume 2 – Parents and Children Volume 3 – School Education Volume 4 – Ourselves (Self-Knowledge, and Self-Direction) Volume 5 – Formation of Character Volume 6 – Towards A Philosophy of Education Purchase from amazon.com; purchase for Kindle These can also be read on-line at: http://www.amblesideonline.org/CMM/ModernEnglish.html
A Working Reading List for Catholic School Students: Middle Childhood Grade Three to Grade Five by Kay Burgess National Catholic Educational Association, 2012 Each reading list provides parents and teachers with suggestions of current children’s literature with characters that learn and grow, demonstrate the virtues of faith, hope and charity, justice, courage, forgiveness and service. Each list is arranged… Read more →
A Working Reading List for Catholic School Students: Early Childhood Preschool to Grade Two by Kay Burgess National Catholic Education Association, 2012 Each reading list provides parents and teachers with suggestions of current children’s literature with characters that learn and grow, demonstrate the virtues of faith, hope and charity, justice, courage, forgiveness and service. Each list is arranged thematically…. Read more →
My children love the “Vision” series of books on saints by Ignatius Press. These are chapter books of about 150 – 200 pages in length. The saints are interesting people. I enjoy these stories as well and always learn something from reading them. It is good to know more about our friends up in heaven. Here is the full list… Read more →
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