The following is a post from contributing writer Carlie from So You Call Yourself a Homeschooler? One of my favorite things to teach my children is how to read. I just adore the beginning stages of reading and have thoroughly enjoyed teaching all three of my children to read. From my oldest (who is soon [...]
Celebrate Children’s Book Week: May 13-19, 2013
May 4, 2013 by 3 Comments
This post is written by Karin Katherine @Passport Academy Children’s Book Week is an annual celebration of children’s books and the joy of reading. Originally established in 191, Children’s Book Week is the longest running literacy program for kids. The program is open to everyone: schools, libraries, homes, homeschools and anywhere young readers and books [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Starting a Kids’ Book Club
February 4, 2013 by 3 Comments
The following is a post by contributing writer Michelle of Raising Cajuns. Recently, I began a book club for some of the children in our homeschooling co-op. At first, I felt a little nervous about how the kids would respond. Would they like the books I selected? Would they participate in the discussions? Would they [...]
15 Monster Books and Crafts for Children
January 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
This is a post from contributing writer Dianna Kennedy. If you have little boys in your house, chances are, they LOVE stories about monsters. I’ve collected 15 of our favorites. Have a galley of girls? No worries! The little ladies in my home love these monster books just as much as the boys! 1. Glad [...]
10 Great Educational Tools For Children 2-5
January 9, 2013 by 4 Comments
The following is a post from contributing writer Carlie who blogs over at So You Call Yourself a Homeschooler? and Managing Your Blessings. I don’t know about you, but one thing that has always been a challenge for me is keeping my two active sons (ages 4 and 5) occupied while schooling their big sister. [...]
