This colorful children’s book is packed full of gorgeous underwater photos of marine life taken by scuba diver and author Tam Warner Minton. Living books are my favorite tool for teaching just about everything. Nothing compares to the spark that an engaging book can ignite in a child. Living science…
Your kids will love learning more about tropical fish with this colorful, engaging ocean life picture book by Tam Warner Minton. Quite often we hear about the benefits of using living books to teach history . . . but did you know that there are living books that teach science,…
Ditch those boring history textbooks and give your kids fascinating, high-quality living books that make history come alive! Think back to your elementary history classes for a moment. What do you remember? If you’re like me, you probably don’t remember much at all. And no wonder. Dry textbooks and boring…
These wonderful living books from Candlewick Press will make history meaningful for your child or teen. Use these books for independent reading or as read-alouds! History is often seen as a dry, boring account of dates and facts that must be endured. And honestly, when it comes to history textbooks,…
As a child I was a voracious reader. I will always be grateful that my parents encouraged my love of reading. My mom made dozens of trips to the local library to keep me in books. My dad bought me books for Christmas, always stretching my abilities with books that were…
Most of my kids are not really into science activities. They would much rather read a textbook, complete worksheets, or watch science videos. Recently, though, Collin has taken an interest in what I would call creative science activities. (One of his coolest projects was a lamp made from a can…
Over the years I’ve discovered that simplification is the key to homeschooling a larger family. One way I streamline things is by teaching only math and phonics in the early grades (K-2). However, it’s vitally important to be introducing history and science to younger learners, even if those subjects aren’t…
This post is sponsored by Card.com. I was compensated for my time writing this post. See my Disclosure Policy for more information. I have many fond memories of reading as I was growing up. My dad often gave me books for Christmas, while my mother made dozens of trips to the library…