Collage Friday - Pumpkins, Science, Voting & Read Aloud Wrap Up

As I sit each Thursday evening to write my Collage Friday post  I am forced to reflect upon our week.   Making the collages allow me to celebrate our accomplishments, joyful moments, and hard work of the week.    It is a time I set aside each week to be intentional, peaceful, and thoughtful.  

We started off our week on Sunday evening with an impromptu dinner with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law.  Their neighbors had new calves in the pasture.   We got out of the van to just stand and marvel at these creations.  The sun was setting, the kids were quiet and in awe, and I was thanking God for this small moment.  

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Andrew Pudewa On Reading Aloud.... with FREE Downloads and a Giveaway (Day 6)

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Welcome to Day 6 of The Ten Days of Reading Aloud.   Did you miss a post last week?   Visit my Read Alouds page to view every post.   You can also download a free printable to keep track of your read alouds and enter to win digital read alouds from Heritage History.  

Today I am VERY excited to bring you a guest post from someone I'm sure you have heard of -- and if you haven't, well then I'm happy to introduce you to him:  Andrew Pudewa.   

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Collage Friday - Ten Days of Reading Aloud/Day 5

It's already Day 5 of The Ten Days of Reading Aloud.    

This week I've tried to share with you why I think reading aloud is so important, how we choose read alouds, my favorite links, and some of what we are currently reading aloud.    Heritage History is also giving away four collections of their living history books.  

All of the posts can be found on the Read Alouds page.    Next week there will be a guest post from Andrew Pudewa, as well as free downloads and a wonderful giveaway.   

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