Top Ten Homeschooling Posts From 2017

The new year is a great time to look forward, to make new plans, to think about what’s to come. But the end of one year and beginning of another can also be a time to look back over the previous year. As a new year begins, I always enjoy looking back over which posts from the blog have been the most popular over the the past year.

And so, in this post, I’m presenting the ten most popular posts from 2017. Some of these are newer posts and some have been on the blog for some time. New and old, they’re the posts that have been read most often throughout this past year. I hope that you can enjoy and find benefit from these top ten posts- presented here in order from least to most read.

Not surprisingly, most of these posts are all about books. If you’ve been around the blog at all, you’ll know that I love literature and that we use literature-based homeschool curricula. Several of these posts are literature unit studies. If you like using literature unit studies, you can get my free ebook of 31 Days of Literature Unit Studies to get even more.

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Without further ado…this past year’s top ten most viewed posts…

10. Seasonal Read Alouds

Fifteen Fun Fall Read Alouds– In this post I’m sharing fun read alouds for the fall season. As you’re planning your read alouds for this school year, you can check these out for the fall.

9. Little House in the Big Woods

Literature Unit Ideas for Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder– Do you love the Little House books? In this post you can find ideas for developing a literature unit study for the book Little House in the Big Woods.

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8. Learn About Owls

Literature Unit Study for Owl Moon by Jane Yolen– Read Owl Moon and learn all about owls with these literature unit study ideas for the book.

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7. A Study of the Middle Ages

Literature Unit Ideas for The Door In the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli– I love the book The Door in the Wall. And with the ideas in this post, you can use the book as a unit study to learn all about the Middle Ages.

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6. Christmas Read Alouds and Activities

The Wild Christmas Christmas Reindeer: A Christmas Read Aloud and Literature Extension Activities– Before Christmas I wrote a series that included five read aloud books with fun activities to go along with each. This post is all about the book The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett.

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5. A Mexican Christmas Legend

The Legend of the Poinsettia: A Christmas Read Aloud and Literature Extension Activities– This post is another in the Christmas read aloud series. It features The Legend of the Poinsettia, a Mexican Christmas legend.

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4. Literature Unit Study for a Children’s Classic

Unit Study for The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton- This book is a children’s classic and one of my favorite. In this post you’ll find resources to use to make this book into a literature unit study.

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3. Living Books for Science

Great Living Books for Elementary and Middle School Science- Science is one subject for which it’s difficult to find living books. In this post, I’m sharing living books for elementary and middle school science.

2. Book Talk for Poppy by Avi

Book Talk and Activities for Poppy by Avi- We’ve loved the Poppy books by Avi. This post shares information about the book as well as fun activities you can use after reading it.

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1. Super Teacher Worksheets

Super Teacher Worksheets: Printable Worksheets for Learning, Planning, Fun, and More – A Schoolhouse Crew Review– One of my all time most popular posts is this review post for The Old Schoolhouse. A couple of years ago we had the chance to review this site that offers awesome printable worksheets. The site is a great resource. You can find out all about it in this post.