Our family spent many years as part of the Classical Conversations homeschool community and the medieval to modern history (Cycle 2) years introduced us to so many great books. So I’ve gathered our favorite medieval to modern history books for kids into one curated list — stories that have worked well for our family and that offer rich, engaging reading for a range of ages.

It’s hilarious to me how the shift in weather has completely shifted their play expectations! And I for one couldn’t be happier! The boys rush down …

Knock-knock-knock-KNOCK! … Ding-dong … DING-dong … ding-dong-ding-dong-ding-ding-DING! …. MOOoooooommmy! I wanna come inside!! Do you hear that theme song played on repeat all summer? I …

It was epic, according to the birthday boy! (Who, like this blog, turned 12 this year! Unbelievable!). Yes, we have avid Tolkien fans in the …

Hey… it’s Valentine’s Eve. Is that a thing? Maybe you have totally forgotten about this heart-filled day but suddenly realized your kid needs to bring …