I recently received a comment asking for chapter book recommendations for a book club of girls in 2nd-5th grade. The mom said that what she wants...
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To Read Aloud, or Not Read Aloud, That Is the Question
"Amber, you seem to have plans to read several of these African American early modern history books aloud. Aren't your older kids supposed to be...
African & African American Resources for Early Modern History (800-1650 AD)
Finding Black history resources for Early Modern History* (800 -1650 AD, Middle Ages Medieval time period) has not been easy. In fact, it's been the...
African and African-American Culture: Early Elementary Books
When I recently shared my Black history lesson plans for our 20th century studies, I included a list of picture books that I'm using for my 1b (Year...
Infusing Black History into a Traditional Charlotte Mason Homeschool
There is no way to honestly and thoroughly study United States history without including black history, and I think most home educators would agree...
African American Historical Fiction
I try to set high standards for the books I offer up to my children. Certainly, I want them to read the very best literature and hear ideas from the...
African American Poetry: Effie Lee Newsome
Effie Lee Newsome was one of the first African American poets who primarily published poems for children. She was the author of one volume of...
Cultivating Relationships With Living Authors
As I was writing this post, I kept stumbling on the title because "living" has an alternate meaning in the CM world. So let me start by saying that...
When “Really Good” Books Hurt
I love books. I really, really do. The emphasis on living books is one of the things that led me to Charlotte Mason (CM). It resonated with me, and...
How Audiobooks Helped Me Get My Groove Back
It's no secret that I've struggled to get on board with digital and audiobooks. I've never been an early adopter of any technology - more because I...
Life-Giving Books for Black Children
I’ve written on a variety of topics that I’ve hoped would be interesting or helpful to others, but hands down, my most popular post is the one I...
Reading Hard Books
Books can be hard for a variety of reasons. There are those that Sarah MacKenzie at Read-Aloud Revival calls "messy" books with hard topics. And...