This month was a bit slower in terms of how many books we read, but we still collectively churned through over 10,000 pages of dragons, wizards, sword-wielding mice, science fiction, super-powered squirrels, history, and a dash of Greek mythology. H … Continue reading February Book Roundup
She told me one day that she was going to learn to read. Continue reading “Her First Hundred Books”
Growing up gorilla is just like any kind of growing up. You make mistakes. You play. You learn. You do it all over again. The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate Continue reading
It’s been a good week for playing outside, finding insects, reading books and playing chess. And that’s mostly what we’ve been doing, as you’ll see in this week’s Unschooled Lens! Continue reading The Unschooled Lens – Week 35
Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea; Over snow by winter sown, And through the merry flowers of June, Over grass and over stone, And under mountains in the moon. Roads go ever ever on Under cloud and under star, Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home afar. Eyes that fire and sword have seen And horror in the halls of stone Look at last on meadows green And trees and hills they long have known. – The … Continue reading
Week 30 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life. Continue reading The Unschooled Lens – Week 30
There is magic in starlight, of course. This is well known, but because the light travels such a long distance, the magic in it is fragile and diffused, stretched into the most delicate of threads. There is enough magic in starlight to content a baby and fill its belly, and in large enough quantities, starlight can awaken the best in that baby’s heart and soul and mind. It is enough to bless, but not to enmagic. Moonlight however. That is a different story. Moonlight is magic. Ask anyone you like. – The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill Continue reading
A look at what we’ve been reading together this year! Continue reading Year of Books Summer Update
Week 19 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life. Continue reading The Unschooled Lens – Week 19
The Dad Hatter 