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This Newbery Award winner is definitely worth your time. In this dystopian, space adventure, planet Earth is destroyed by a comet, and humanity's only hope is for a group of Earthlings to resettle on a planet nearly 400 years away. Petra Peña, the 12-year-old heroine, is put into "stasis" along with ...

One Night Ultimate Werewolf

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I bought this game because I thought it would be fun to play around Halloween last year. (I use any excuse to buy a game. 😂) Over the past 3 months, it has become our favorite game to play as a family. The kids love it, because it is hilarious and fun. Their dad and I love it because one round only ...

The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma

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This story features a twist on the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood. In this book, the audience gets to witness the humorous exchange between a hilarious and creative dog and the cat who is reading him the story. This book reminds me a little bit of Interrupting Chicken which was one of my ...

Z is for Moose

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We have checked this book out from the library multiple times and it has not lost its appeal. Whether you have a child who is learning their letters or not, your kids are sure to enjoy this alphabet presentation featuring an interrupting moose. Z is for Moose Details Title: Z is for ...

Relative Size of Pluto Activity

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Over 7 years ago, one of the first homeschool posts I ever shared was this Relative Size of the Planets activity when my 7th grader was back in Kindergarten. (Seriously, where does time go?!) Back in the day, when I had one fewer child and a lot more free time, I did all the calculations so that I ...

Anansi and the Talking Melon

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In studying Ancient Africa, we have read so many tales about Anansi the spider and they are all winners. This one was particularly funny to my kids, probably because they like to hear about people being tricked and acting foolishly. Just as a warning, this book does feature the expression, "stupid ...

The Very Impatient Caterpillar

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All of my children laughed along with this very impatient caterpillar's journey through metamorphosis. Honestly, I think it is because all of them can relate to the "are we there yet" mentality. We parents on the other hand will feel solidarity with this impatient caterpillar's friends. The ...

Escape Room: Can You Escape the Museum?

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There is a lot to like about the Escape Room books sold by Usborne. First of all, the puzzles are appropriate for children, so elementary-aged kids can figure out a lot of these puzzles entirely on their own. Second, it's a great way to motivate kids to work together, especially siblings. Third, ...

Be Quiet!

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This clever, unique picture book lets us imagine that we are getting to see behind the scenes of a picture book being made. The main character has a vision that it will be a wordless pictures book, but his friends unintentionally mess up all his plans. I don't know what it is about my children, but ...

Simple Lemon Battery

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A lemon battery is one of those widely known experiments that every child should probably do once as they learn about electricity. Honestly, though, it was not one that I was planning to do with my kids. However, my 12-year-old is currently taking the class Batteries are Weird online from the ...