The beginning:

Today was our first official day of home school for Layla.  She will finish up the last 2.5 months of Kindergarten here at home, and then for sure do 1st grade at home next year.  After that, we don't have any official plans, but we're loving what we've done so far...haha!  Truly, though, it's been a great first day, which I appreciate so much.  Layla is happy, and all of the kids are playing peacefully together upstairs, which is why I'm able to blog right now.

The main emphasis of our education at home will be reading, and I'll be doing a ton of reading out loud to the kids in the early year(s).  So, I want to use this page to keep track of some of the book we read and possibly the kids reactions to them.

Our read-aloud books so far:

Charlotte's Web was a big hit.  Just the right level and interest point for ages 4 and 6.

I truly thought the Wind in the Willows was a bit above their heads, vocabulary wise, but when we stopped half way through to try a different book they begged to return to this one!

Little House in the Big Woods did not draw them in very fast in the beginning (I think they are more into fantasy type stories right now, less realistic fiction), but they ended up loving it in the end.  We'll return to this series later on for sure.

A childhood classic..who could not love it?  We finished it last night and Finn especially was very engaged.