Posts by Betsy
What’s on My Bookshelf: Top 10 Page turners!
I’ve added affiliate links below, which means by purchasing through these links, the price doesn’t change, but I would receive a little compensation for pointing you in their direction. All of my opinions stay the same with or without your purchase. We love to read together, but Trying to keep up with what my…
Read MoreWhat is a Commonplace Book?
Recently I realized how often I quote movies. I grew up in the age of an amazing invention: the VCR. This meant I could spend hours watching and re-watching any great movie I came upon. Don’t get me wrong. I was an avid reader as well….of Nancy Drew and Sweet Valley High. But those…
Read MoreAdventures in Spelling…and Reading for that matter
I am not a natural speller. I called myself a “creative” speller because I could come up with some pretty outlandish combinations of letters when asked to spell a simple word. With my own struggles looming over me, choosing a spelling curriculum was daunting. I burned through many different curricula because I could never find…
Read MoreTips to Suburban Gardening…From Someone Who’s Done it All Wrong
So, I’m new to gardening. My mom grew up on a farm, but somehow the cultivation of soil was not passed down. It might just be that we live in the suburbs and are surrounded by concrete. Also, don’t let the title fool you. I’ve had small successes this year with my garden, but I…
Read MoreHow Highlighting Changed the Way I Think When I Read
Last year, while tutoring Challenge A, one of the greatest tools I learned was Andrew Kern’s highlighting system. It is a color coded process for marking books. Recently, Sarah Mackenzie hosted a webinar where Andrew taught her about the system. It is worth a watch. For those of you who are skeptics about marking in books,…
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