Alpha-Phonics Flashcards

I have used Alpha-Phonics to teach all my children to read. Some took longer and needed a more gentle approach. Some knew their phonics naturally, before I ever opened the book, but we went through it anyway, to reinforce what they had picked up along the way.

In the beginning I created a set . . . → Read More: Alpha-Phonics Flashcards

Simultaneously Overheard at my House

One child with a Lego horn stuck to his forehead, held on by colourful elastic bands that leave ugly red marks across the skin: “I’m a triceratops!”

One child strumming on the old, antique, in-much-need-of-tuning-and-a-few-strings autoharp, belting out America the Beautiful to some unknown monotone tune that might get us arrested or worse south of . . . → Read More: Simultaneously Overheard at my House

The Light at Tern Rock

A young boy, Ronnie, and his Aunt Martha agree to look after a lighthouse in early December, but as Christmas approaches and the keeper does not return, Ronnie begins to worry that they will not be able to spend their Christmas at home.

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Two children decide to runaway from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Along the way they try to discover the truth about a mysterious piece of art.

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