Light Up Literature Curriculum with Debra Shepherd

05/21/2026

Happy National Rescue Dog Day!
Today, we celebrate the unsung heroes who've opened their hearts and homes to rescue dogs! May their selfless acts of kindness inspire us to create a world where every furry friend has a loving place to call their own.
If you're interested in becoming a hero to dogs like our model Cory, take a look at our adoptable animals. We're open daily Noon - 4:00pm
www.stonecountyspca.org/adopt/

05/21/2026

📣 Vendor & Community Partner Interest List Now Open for 2027! 📣

We are now beginning to form our priority interest list for vendors, sponsors, nonprofits, curriculum providers, and community resources who would like to be part of the 2027 Homeschool Show & Share at the Jaycee Community Building in Huntsville!

📅 Primary Event Dates: January 22–23, 2027
📅 Weather Contingency Dates: February 19–20, 2027

Because space is limited, vendors and sponsors will be considered in the order responses are received.

We know not everyone is able to attend in person, so if you would still like your business, organization, curriculum, or opportunities shared with homeschool families, we also have off-site promotional and ambassador-style options available.

If you would like to be considered for the 2027 Homeschool Show & Share, please send us an email to homes [email protected] and let us know: • Your business or organization name
• What type of space or participation you are interested in
• Whether you are interested in on-site or off-site opportunities

We are excited to continue building connections and helping homeschool families discover the many opportunities available throughout our community. 💜

05/17/2026

Leia Baby is stalling progress! Thank goodness she is cute! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6qfZiuaXOdI

Trying to get ready for the week after the Himeschool Show and Share in Huntsville, Alabama this weekend. She is not cooperating. ...

05/16/2026

Good morning from the Homeschool Show and Share! 🔍

If you're here today — come find me! I have free mystery investigator bags with real historical cold case files, a magnifying glass, and a QR code for a free download.

If you're NOT here — you can still grab the free Mystery Evidence Tracker from home.

It's the same tool I'm handing out in bags today. Real historical mysteries. Real critical thinking skills. Real ELA standards disguised as something your student actually wants to do.

Free right here 👇
https://www.lightupliterature.com/checkout/?product_id=14110&product_type=digital_product

See you out there! 🎉

05/15/2026

Real talk for a second.

If your middle schooler rushes through reading, guesses instead of thinking, or freezes when you ask "why?" — that is not a motivation problem.

It's a structure problem.

When students don't have a framework for tracking what they read, they skim. When they don't have a tool for organizing evidence, they guess. When they don't have a system for explaining their thinking, they freeze.

That's exactly why I built the Light Up Literature™ Mystery Series — and exactly why I'm giving away the Mystery Evidence Tracker for free this week.

One page. Four sections. The exact tool that turns a passive reader into an active investigator.

Grab yours free 👇
https://www.lightupliterature.com/checkout/?product_id=14110&product_type=digital_product

05/14/2026

🔍 Can your middle schooler solve a real historical cold case?
115 people vanished from Roanoke Island in 1587. The only clue left behind was one word carved into a post: CROATOAN.

Three lighthouse keepers disappeared from Flannan Isles in 1900. The last meal was still on the table. One coat was left behind. The men were never found.

These aren't made-up mysteries. These are real unsolved cases — and your student gets to be the investigator.

I just added a FREE Mystery Evidence Tracker to my site. It's the exact tool my students use to organize their thinking before they write — and it works with any mystery, any passage, any time.
Grab it free right here 👇

https://www.lightupliterature.com/checkout/?product_id=14110&product_type=digital_product

05/14/2026

Come see me at the Spring 2026 Homeschool Show and Share here in for families.

05/01/2026

We’ll be there!

Next up, May 9th at GTO at Goosepond