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Independent Reading

Book Recommendations for Independent Readers

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Is your child ready to graduate from picture books to chapter books? Browse these fun and engaging book series to help your little bookworm enter the exciting world of independent reading!

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Livin’ that Coach Dad life! We’ve arrived at Livin’ that Coach Dad life! We’ve arrived at the end of another soccer season! Now on to winter training for soccer and baseball, plus futsal and basketball! But I’m sure things will slow down after that… 😆 #youthsports #⚽️ #⚾️ #🏀 #thereisnooffseason
Gravity-powered disco ball! 🪩 Get all the deta Gravity-powered disco ball! 🪩 Get all the details from the link in my profile! #stem #stemkids #engineering #homeschoollife #crunchlabs #homeschoolstem #playtolearn #handsonlearning
I don’t mean to sound like such a fawning fangir I don’t mean to sound like such a fawning fangirl, but we are 27 boxes into @crunchlabs and still completely obsessed! 😍 Today’s build is a gravity-powered disco ball, through which the kids learned how to reverse an electric motor to turn it into a generator. The light and motion on this build are entirely powered by the weight being pulled downward. Brilliant! These build boxes are the perfect Christmas present for your budding engineers. To find out more — and get a DISCOUNT CODE, obviously! — follow the link in my profile!! #stemkids #markrober #crunchlabs #homeschool #homeschoollife #homeschoolstem #stem #teachstem #physics #engineering #playtolearn #handsonlearning
So proud of the tournament win the SFA boys pulled So proud of the tournament win the SFA boys pulled off today! Very well deserved! They have worked hard and grown by leaps and bounds this season. My little man was a beast in goal today, but the whole team discovered what they can do when they bring the effort! And I must say that coach is pretty phenomenal, too :) #whatdoyousee
Another magical Halloween night! Another magical Halloween night!
Pumpkin Carving ‘24! Pro tip: take the carving Pumpkin Carving ‘24! Pro tip: take the carving pictures when you first start so that everyone is still smiling 😆 #halloween2024 #halloween #pumpkin
Today my ten-year-old declared that he wanted to b Today my ten-year-old declared that he wanted to build a gravity-powered fountain, also called Heron’s Fountain, so we gathered a few supplies and got to it! This simple concept uses gravity and air pressure to create a fountain that flows without a pump! #scienceathome #homeschoolscience #handsonlearning #handsonscience #gravity #airpressure #scienceactivities #ancienttechnology
Saw the #stlouisballet perform Balanchine’s Sere Saw the #stlouisballet perform Balanchine’s Serenade yesterday 💕 If you ever have the opportunity to see this ballet, do not miss it! What a masterpiece! #georgebalanchine #mrb #balanchine #balanchineballet #americanballet #tchaikovsky #serenade #homeschoolfieldtrip
Working on those core childhood memories of parkin Working on those core childhood memories of parking lot carnivals :)
Building a dart launcher this afternoon! We are n Building a dart launcher this afternoon! We are nuts about @markrober’s @crunchlabs! This is the first build of Year 3, and my little engineers still light up every time a box arrives in the mail :) For our full review (and a discount code for you!), follow the link in my profile! #stemkids #engineeringkids #stemprojects #playtolearn #handsonlearning #thinklikeanengineer #crunchlabs
Swallowtail Watch ‘24 is keeping us all on the e Swallowtail Watch ‘24 is keeping us all on the edge of our seats! I added tons of flowers and herbs to my garden this year, flagrantly disregarding all plant spacing recommendations. I’ll never go back! 😆 #messygarden #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #easternblackswallowtail #swallowtailbutterfly #butterfly #gardenlove #playoutside
Milled corn, cleaned flax, and honed our atlatl sk Milled corn, cleaned flax, and honed our atlatl skills today at the @thedanielboonehomestead! #homeschoolfieldtrip #frontierlife #missourihistory #handsonhistory
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Livin’ that Coach Dad life! We’ve arrived at Livin’ that Coach Dad life! We’ve arrived at the end of another soccer season! Now on to winter training for soccer and baseball, plus futsal and basketball! But I’m sure things will slow down after that… 😆 #youthsports #⚽️ #⚾️ #🏀 #thereisnooffseason
Gravity-powered disco ball! 🪩 Get all the deta Gravity-powered disco ball! 🪩 Get all the details from the link in my profile! #stem #stemkids #engineering #homeschoollife #crunchlabs #homeschoolstem #playtolearn #handsonlearning
I don’t mean to sound like such a fawning fangir I don’t mean to sound like such a fawning fangirl, but we are 27 boxes into @crunchlabs and still completely obsessed! 😍 Today’s build is a gravity-powered disco ball, through which the kids learned how to reverse an electric motor to turn it into a generator. The light and motion on this build are entirely powered by the weight being pulled downward. Brilliant! These build boxes are the perfect Christmas present for your budding engineers. To find out more — and get a DISCOUNT CODE, obviously! — follow the link in my profile!! #stemkids #markrober #crunchlabs #homeschool #homeschoollife #homeschoolstem #stem #teachstem #physics #engineering #playtolearn #handsonlearning
So proud of the tournament win the SFA boys pulled So proud of the tournament win the SFA boys pulled off today! Very well deserved! They have worked hard and grown by leaps and bounds this season. My little man was a beast in goal today, but the whole team discovered what they can do when they bring the effort! And I must say that coach is pretty phenomenal, too :) #whatdoyousee
Another magical Halloween night! Another magical Halloween night!
Pumpkin Carving ‘24! Pro tip: take the carving Pumpkin Carving ‘24! Pro tip: take the carving pictures when you first start so that everyone is still smiling 😆 #halloween2024 #halloween #pumpkin
Today my ten-year-old declared that he wanted to b Today my ten-year-old declared that he wanted to build a gravity-powered fountain, also called Heron’s Fountain, so we gathered a few supplies and got to it! This simple concept uses gravity and air pressure to create a fountain that flows without a pump! #scienceathome #homeschoolscience #handsonlearning #handsonscience #gravity #airpressure #scienceactivities #ancienttechnology
Saw the #stlouisballet perform Balanchine’s Sere Saw the #stlouisballet perform Balanchine’s Serenade yesterday 💕 If you ever have the opportunity to see this ballet, do not miss it! What a masterpiece! #georgebalanchine #mrb #balanchine #balanchineballet #americanballet #tchaikovsky #serenade #homeschoolfieldtrip
Working on those core childhood memories of parkin Working on those core childhood memories of parking lot carnivals :)
Building a dart launcher this afternoon! We are n Building a dart launcher this afternoon! We are nuts about @markrober’s @crunchlabs! This is the first build of Year 3, and my little engineers still light up every time a box arrives in the mail :) For our full review (and a discount code for you!), follow the link in my profile! #stemkids #engineeringkids #stemprojects #playtolearn #handsonlearning #thinklikeanengineer #crunchlabs
Swallowtail Watch ‘24 is keeping us all on the e Swallowtail Watch ‘24 is keeping us all on the edge of our seats! I added tons of flowers and herbs to my garden this year, flagrantly disregarding all plant spacing recommendations. I’ll never go back! 😆 #messygarden #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #easternblackswallowtail #swallowtailbutterfly #butterfly #gardenlove #playoutside
Milled corn, cleaned flax, and honed our atlatl sk Milled corn, cleaned flax, and honed our atlatl skills today at the @thedanielboonehomestead! #homeschoolfieldtrip #frontierlife #missourihistory #handsonhistory
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