The Wise Woman
George MacDonald’s The Wise Woman, also known as, A Double Story is a timeless, moral fairy tale rich in virtue. How can arrogant and entitled parents raise a child to be selfless, patient, caring, and kind? As she grew up,…
Melanie Chelpka
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Melanie Chelpka
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National Fairy Tale Day
Let me introduce you to my newest literature guide! Anthology of Wonder: Repentance Features the classic French fairy tale: “Blondine, Bonne-Biche, and Beau-Minon.” …
School Choice
January 23 – January 29 2022 Education isn’t a cookie cutter option where one methodology is right for all. Children learn differently. Whether you prefer homeschool, unschool, charter, public, private, or online, each child has their unique giftings, talents, and…
An Unkindness of Ravens
Collective Nouns My daughter’s English class’ content covered collective nouns. Is there a collective noun for Boston Terriers? I offer to the world: a snorgle of Bostons. (Snore plus grumble equals snorgle.) How many collective nouns do you know? A…
Children Stories
I thought I would share a few resources for classic children stories. By classic: I mean Aesop fables, tales of the Greeks and Romans, and fairy tales. Web The German Project: Well-known children’s stories translated into German and spoken by…
Booker T. Washington
Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington, © 1901 Reading Level: 1320 Lexile I recently completed Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington, which has been on my to-read list for quite awhile now. Earlier this year I read Narrative…
Spoonerisms
The American Heritage Dictionary defines spoonerism as: “a transposition of sounds of two or more words, especially a ludicrous one.” While on an outing with my family, I recalled a time when my uncle recited a famous story from the…
“Moral Illiteracy and the Case for Character Education”
From Memoria Press | The Classical Teacher Archives, POSTED ON JULY 29, 2021 BY WILLIAM KIRK KILPATRICK The new approach is one from which the concepts of character and virtue are entirely missing. From its point of view, the life of a man…
The Lamplighter
The Lamplighter by Maria S. Cummins, © 1854 Reading Level: 9th Grade Because I lately reviewed, King Solomon’s Mines which is a very masculine book, I decided that I should review a feminine one. I typically focus on books that cultivate…
Waxwing Books
Congratulations to Read Aloud Revival! I received a teaser announcement from Sarah Mackenzie this morning concerning the launch of her own imprint for children’s picture books, called Waxwing Books. I find this super exciting because I greatly value her perspective,…