Dirty Hands, Strong Character

“Don’t let schooling interfere with your education.” — Mark Twain Every year I lay out a scope and sequence for the school year. Then life happens. You know what I mean. Priorities in the home sometimes come before school work. Already this year we’ve missed plenty of hours at the dining room table because we…

Princess Cora and the Crocodile

Laura Amy Schlitz I recently came across Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz in my search for easy chapter books for my daughter. She is in first grade and loves reading, but is rather picky about content. I needed something that would appeal to a girl, but something with a sense of…