English is full of beautiful and interesting nuances. When I sat down with my 7-year-old at the end of first grade to see what she was interested in learning for 2nd grade, she asked to learn more about alphabets, letters, and English. I looked around at different resources…
Progress! Measurable and observable progress! Yes, I’m excited because we are finally using a spelling method that works for my son. We had tried several different programs, but my son typically continued to misspell words that he was already misspelling. All of the programs also had him practicing spelling words…
Since my son was in first grade we have used Evan-Moore’s Building Spelling Skills: Grade 1, Rod and Staff Spelling, Spelling City, and Sequential Spelling. Evan-Moore Spelling was a simple way to start with spelling. It is in the traditional spelling workbook format except it also has you learn to see…
It is that time of the school year when you evaluate how things are going and change things if necessary. My oldest son has been using Sequential Spelling since the start of second grade. I started doing pre and post tests to measure progress during the school year and progress…
The other day we tried out a different art activity. It turned out to be more of a spelling activity than an art one though. We had a container of dried alphabet pasta, some glue, and construction paper. The little alphabet pasta pieces were tiny. Now the project would have…
I have been using Sequential Spelling with my second grader this school year. Sequential Spelling teaches spelling according to patterns rather than rules. After the first 40 days I was a little apprehensive about the program. My son had scored a 70% on the 40 day evaluation. While 70% isn’t poor, it…
Late this afternoon about an hour before we finished school for the day I grabbed my camera and took a few pictures of what was going on in our homeschool. While every day is different this moment demonstrated how working with children in different grades can work. Sometimes my children…
I am using Sequential Spelling. with my second grade son this year. Sequential Spelling. approaches spelling through patterns rather than rules or rote memory. Every 40 days in the Sequential Spelling. program you can give your child a test to see how they are retaining information. We just passed the…
Last school year I stumbled on a great resource for spelling and phonics. YouTube. YouTube has tons of Electric Company videos that teach spelling patterns or rules. The catchy tunes really help cement some concepts. I put the videos on a couple times a month while my boys are eating…
We are well into the first Sequential Spelling book now. We have just started to develop a rhythm to our spelling time so we go through everything in about 15 minutes. Here is what we need to start our spelling lesson. I use the Sequential Spelling book and my son uses the…
