The following is a post from contributing author Heather Harris from Teaching My 3. When I was a young child, I thought that by the time the year 2013 rolled around, we would have flying cars and robot maids much like The Jetsons. While I am a bit disappointed in not having a robot maid, [...]
Writing Prompt Ideas to Inspire Young Writers
April 29, 2013 by
{photo credit} This post is written by contributing writer Becky @ This Reading Mama. Writing can be one of those dreaded subjects. Sometimes, kids simply don’t know what to write about. Let’s just keep it real- sometimes we as their teacher don’t know what to have our kids write either! That’s the beauty of writing [...]
Free Language Arts Resources Online for Homeschoolers
April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The following is a post from contributing writer Dianna Kennedy. Teaching your children language arts can be a challenge – you’ll cover everything from phonics to grammar, sentence structure to poetry. I’m sharing my best free resources for language arts in this list. Get your pencils ready to take some notes! 1.Handwriting Worksheets My boys [...]
Fine Motor Skill Fun with Sight Words
April 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This post is written by contributing writer Becky @ This Reading Mama. The moment I saw the idea of a poke page, I fell in love with it. What a fun way to sneak in some fine motor work! We started last year by using the letter poke pages from Confessions of a Homeschooler. All [...]
Adventure Stories and Activities for Young Readers
March 27, 2013 by 2 Comments
The following post is from contributing writer Jen @ Forever, For Always, No Matter What I love to read to my children and I love to incorporate activities with our literature. We have used Five in a Row for many years in our home and have gotten much inspiration from using that same formula with [...]
Simple Creative Writing and Spelling Ideas for Elementary Students
March 6, 2013 by 2 Comments
The following is a post from contributing writer Roan of Joyful Always. I am currently teaching my “second set” of elementary students. I have a first and third grader. But I also have an eighth, tenth, and twelfth grader, and these creative writing and spelling ideas have served our family well for almost twelve years [...]
HSC Featured Post: God Bless America Lyrics Copywork
February 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Love free printables? Here is a great copywork page to add to your homeschooling day! Hop over to Mama’s Learning Corner to download these copywork pages to practice print or cursive writing using the lyrics of “God Bless America.” This download contains blank primary lines and blank plain lines, with an extra page of [...]
