With Great Joy

Here is a list of the books Ella read on her own in 2009. Now. I'm sure she would want me to point out that she is eight years old, no...

The whole idea behind narration is that a child will more fully absorb what they have read or heard read to them if they narrate it, or tell...

When we began reading chapter books aloud to our kids, I decided to get smart and write down every book we read aloud. I figure that way we...

Three years ago this Christmas, we began a new tradition of gift-giving. It has become my favorite tradition, and I'd like to take a few...

Reading aloud is hands-down my favorite part of school. I think it's safe to say that it's a favorite for all of us. There's ju...

Math was always my least favorite subject in school. Ugh. That and Science. I was much happier working on an English or History paper or...

Today I'm covering Kindergarten, which we do only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You may remember that I wasn't actually planning on sc...