Most adults are familiar with the three Rs – reduce, reuse, and recycle, but we had to learn them at some point! Earth Day is a great opportunity to talk to your kids about our amazing planet and discuss different ways to take care of it and be good stewards. These Earth Day coloring bookmarks …
Whether you are doing an Iditarod unit study or just a unit study on dog sledding in general, I’ve got some great resources for you today! As most of you know we are big on living books around here, so I’ve also got a book list of dog sledding picture books and chapter books about …
Mastering long vowel sounds is an important part of learning to read. There are so many vowel teams and phonics words for emerging readers to memorize and understand, that it can be daunting. Today, I’m sharing an activity that I like to use with the first-grader: Sort-a-Scene: Long Vowel Sounds. Related Post: 5 Writing Activities …
Sort a Scene – Long Vowels and Dipthongs Practice Read More »
Fun activities can go a long way to helping a kid who hates writing get more comfortable and improve their skills. When students gain just a little bit of confidence in their writing abilities, it can make writing much less frustrating. Here are a few fun writing activities that have worked well with my child …
Inside: Add some silliness to your next writing activity! WHAT A SILLY SENTENCE is a great way to increase your child’s interest in writing and have some laughs, too! Writing can be hard for early elementary kids and, as a result, it can be hard on both of you! One of the writing resources that …
The MOST CREATIVE Silly Sentences [FREE Printable] Read More »
St. Patrick’s Day is such a fun holiday for homeschooling. And it doesn’t involve candy!! Hooray! My girls love to color, so I decided to whip up a shamrock coloring page for them. I like to create coloring pages that make them think a little bit. So, I made this shamrock coloring page with my …
St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Color By Number Freebie Read More »
Lapbooks are a great interactive teaching resource that you can do at home with your children. The best part about lapbooks is they can be adapted to fit any subject or grade level. So, if you are teaching different ages, you can easily teach the same subject and just vary the difficulty of the lapbook …
