Have you heard of Poppins Book Nook? It is an online book club for kids with a monthly theme to follow. We have been following along, but this month we are blogging about it too!
This month, the theme was Presidents. Do you know how many books there are about presidents? Trying to find just one or two…yeah, that doesn't work too well 🙂 We decided we wanted to learn more about Abraham Lincoln, so we read a couple of books about him.
My personal favorite was "…If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln" by Ann McGovern. The kids loved learning the differences from our time to Lincoln's time. We had fun learning that the house Lincoln lived in was a log cabin. We decided to build our own cabins out of popsicle sticks. Ray Ray and Little Miss decided that their choice of glue would be a pretty glitter glue…have to add some decorations some how right?
We also learned about the phrase "Honest Abe". The kids are now having fun calling each other "Honest Abe" when someone isn't telling the whole truth. This makes it really fun to listen to 🙂 And who could forget the use of lights…or lack of. We turned on our little electric fireplace and lit a candle to show the amount of light they would have in the dark. The kids weren't sure what to think, but did have fun just sitting for a moment.
Please make sure to visit all of the bloggers participating in the FebruaryPoppins Book Nook:
Enchanted Homeschooling Mom – 3 Dinosaurs – Monsters Ed – Chestnut Grove Academy – Growing in God’s Grace – Life with Moore Babies – Teach Beside Me – The Usual Mayhem – Kathys Cluttered Mind – Adventures in Mommydom – Edventures with Kids – Learning & Growing the Piwi way – A Gluten Free Journey – Preschool Powol Packets – To The Moon and Back – Our Craft ~N~ Things – Fresh Farm Adventures – Are We There Yet? – Afterschool for Smarty Pants – Hopkins Homeschool
Poppins Book Nook Giveaway! Every month the Poppins Book Nook group will be offering readers a chance to win a brand new storybook that ties in with our theme for the month. This month one lucky entrant will win a copy of So You Want to Be President! The winner must reside within the United States. This giveaway is brought to you by the company Enchanted Homeschooling Mom, who is owner and founder of the Poppins Book Nook. By entering this giveaway you are also acknowledging that you have read and agree to all of the Rafflecopter terms & conditions as well as Enchanted Homeschooling Mom's disclosures found here {http://enchantedhomeschoolingmom.org/disclosures/}. Just enter the Rafflecopter below to win:
Did you do something fun with presidents this month? We would love to hear! Link up below and share your fun:
I am excited to be joining in with the Poppins Book Nook soon- although it may have been hard to do the Presidents theme in New Zealand since we only have a Prime Minister.
Cute little log cabins! I wonder what my kids would think if we had to do work by candlelight one day. Knowing my silly kids they would love it!