Hannah's Reading Room

  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my Amazon links. One of my favorite animals at the zoo has always been the peacock . I cannot get enough of watching these incredible birds fan their feathers around the park, showing zoogoers all of their beauty. There is an old saying, " Proud as a peacock ." It tends to mean a vain or self-centered person when it is used in our everyday language. Kids can't help but get excited with these interesting birds . When I first read the poem by Effie Lee Newsome entitled, " Peacock Feathers ," I thought the poet did such a delightful job of describing the feathers of these amazing birds.  It is a wonderful poem to talk about adjectives and how to describe something to someone who has never seen an object before. A fun science experiment to do with this unit is to take a CD , a sheet of white paper , and a light source and help students create rainbows .  This science experi

  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my links.  Every purchase helps keep this blog going.  We recently completed a unit study on the state of Pennsylvania.  This is a list of books we read together to help us learn all about this great state.  There is so much rich history in this Keystone state.  Read one or read them all.  This list is sure to give you a good idea of what this state is best known for.  I give a small review underneath each title.  If you know of any great picture books about Pennsylvania that aren't included, please leave a comment so others will know.  Here is a  link to our Pennsylvania Unit Study that I created.   Also check out my list of  13 Books to help your Child Learn About the State of Delaware. 1.   K is for Keystone: A Pennsylvania Alphabet  by Kristen Kane  From having the country's largest Amish settlement to having the first Zoo in America, Pennsylvania has a full and rich history and th