Category Archives: homeschool

Toddler (and Mama and baby sister) Adventures ~ 32 months

Posted on by avatar
6

Has it really been since January 20th that I updated you on Blossom School? Seriously? Wow. I guess it got away from me in all the sinus stuff. Well you’ll be glad to hear that I have been feeling much better and antibiotic free for probably a month, now that it is April. Let’s see… where to begin… Already AppleBlossom is very interested in having OrangeBlossom involved in most everything she does. Apparently it is her baby, and I’m just here to feed her (and change her). They definitely love each other’s company and that makes me feel truly blessed. … Continue reading →

Zacchaeus Meets Jesus (I Can Read!) by Crystal Bowman

Posted on by avatar
Reply
0310726735

These Level One Early Readers/I Can Reads are retellings of familiar Bible stories.

Description:
Not many people like Zacchaeus the tax collector. But when Zacchaeus climbs a tree to see Jesus, Jesus calls him down to talk. How will the people react to Jesus meeting Zacchaeus? Continue reading →

The Jesus Storybook Bible Curriculum Kit

Posted on by avatar
Reply
JSBBible Curriculum

The Jesus Storybook Bible Curriculum Kit by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Sam Shammas, Illustrated by Jago, Audio read by David Suchet 44 Lessons for Early-Middle Elementary Ages: 4 to 104 Genre: Christian Children’s Storybook Bible + Curriculum Pages: 352 Hardcover Bible + CD/DVD Discs Date Published: February 2012 Publisher: Zonderkidz, a division of Zondervan Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, Moonbeam, US, 2007 2010 ALA Notable Award Mom’s Choice Awards 2010 THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE: EVERY STORY WHISPERS HIS NAME. The Bible as novel for kids… “The Jesus Storybook Bible” tells the Story beneath all the stories in the Bible. At the center … Continue reading →

Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet

Posted on by avatar
Reply
9780061703812

Fancy Nancy is ready for the spotlight!

Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree, couldn’t be more excited about their upcoming dance show. After all, it’s all about mermaids—and who knows how to be a fancy, glamorous mermaid better than Fancy Nancy herself? But when another ballerina wins the coveted role of the mermaid, Nancy is stuck playing a dreary, dull tree. Can Nancy bring fancy flair to her role, even though it isn’t the one she wanted? And when disaster strikes right before the big ballet, who will step in to steal the spotlight?

From bestselling duo Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser comes a fancy, frilly ballet story with a lot of heart. Tiny fans will shout “Encore!”
Continue reading →

My Birdie and My Bunny Puzzle Books

Posted on by avatar
Reply
appleseed_imprint_banner

An extraordinarily beautiful pair of first puzzle board books. Remove a piece per spread, make a puzzle at the books end!

Oh my goodness, we love these!! More please!

Abrams Appleseed, the new imprint for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers from Abrams Books, introduces My Birdie Puzzle Book and My Bunny Puzzle Book, written and illustrated by Jessie Ford. These beautiful, boldly colored animal-themed board books offer a pop-out puzzle that enriches the reading experience and introduces young minds to the challenges puzzles offer.

In My Birdie Puzzle Book and My bunny Puzzle Book, counting and identifying the sense are presented in a simple yet stylish way. In reading a straightforward yet fun story with a problem-solving activity, young children are encourage to methodically put together the pop-out pieces that accompany each spread to create a complete picture at the end. And with decorative textured art and a bright color palette, both books convey the delightful tones of springtime.

Unique twists to the puzzle board-book concept, My Birdie Puzzle Book and My Bunny Puzzle Book offer a whimsical celebration of spring while encouraging children to discover new problem-solving abilities, one piece at a time. Continue reading →

A Meal of the Stars by Dana Jensen, Tricia Tusa

Posted on by avatar
3
13074800

Engaging and innovative, A Meal of the Stars shows how we live in a swaying, crashing, rising, falling–but utterly magical–world. With art merry and spirited, this distinctive collection of up and down poems reveals the extraordinary in the ordinary, resulting in a book young readers won’t want to put down! Continue reading →

Bob Books Early Readers

Posted on by avatar
21
all-Early-Readers

Have you heard? Bob Books is growing up! That is growing up into a new Early Readers. Now you can continue what you started with the Bob Books sets and keep that love of fun characters going in FULL COLOR.

Discover NEW Bob Books Early Readers – now in a bright new format! These 32 page, full color stories are just right for your reader who knows the basics, and is looking for fun, easy-to-read stories. Continue reading →

Aside

my About Me Page

Reply
Wedding Kisses

Evening. Well at least it is for me, or actually looking at the clock I do suppose it is almost morning. Yet again, just because it is that time for me here and now does not mean that it is for you there and now or then. Hmm… No matter what time a day it is, welcome. I’m delighted to have you stop by. I started writing this as a Welcome to Blossom School, a side project of Creative Madness Mama, but realized that my bio on the About Page from Creative Madness Mama was written in April 2010! Continue reading →

Wee Sing Bible Songs

Posted on by avatar
Reply
9780843113006H

When I started researching things that I wanted to implement into curriculum and start purchasing since I’d use them for years, one thing that kept coming up was Wee Sing. First it was mentioned, I think, in The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise. Then again I saw it often in the references and catalogs from Veritas Press. Then again in the Memoria Press forums and again and again. Then when I started into the Animal Play Curriculum it was Wee Sing Animals Animals Animals. I knew I would have to get my hands on these.
Continue reading →