When my oldest was 8 years old, I read Tom Sawyer to her. I had recently moved into the train of thought commensurate with the ideas expressed by Michael Clay Thompson. He believes that if children can learn words like Tyrannosaurus Rex, they can learn complex vocabulary. I started to focus…
As a homeschooling parent, it can be helpful to find out how your child is progressing with reading skills. On this post you will find links to free assessments to give you more information on your child’s skills.
I highly recommend this app as a hands-on way to either reinforce or introduce handwriting skills for preschoolers or Kindergarteners.
When my older two children were in first and third grade I decided to use a journal for communication. Instead of giving them journal assignments or a journal to just write their thoughts, their journals were a communication between my child and I.
I love finding great resources, especially free ones.
Poetry can be an excellent form of self-expression. While I haven’t really assigned poetry for my kids, it is one of the things that would cause us to “skip” formal work. If I see my kid sitting down with pencil and paper in hand to craft some poetry, I don’t…
I love it when I can find a good resource for informal learning. I found a SlimeKids website that offers several games to help your child practice grammar. These games tend to be best for kids who have studied some grammar already which would make them more appropriate for grades…
Movies as Literature is a different approach to literature reading and analysis. The curriculum is designed to be used as a one year high school English course or it can be used to supplement studies from middle school through high school. We chose the latter. We have been using parts…
Literature analysis doesn’t have to be restricted to high school and college classrooms. Analysis of literature is a natural part of the mental processes as you read a book. Even before children are reading, literature analysis can begin. As you read to your child you can: stop in the middle…
My 7 year old and I are learning more about the history of English in her Fun with English Unit Study. Hands-on learning is my daughter’s preference so we got a little messy and made our own printing press with things we had around the house. We used: Washable paint…
