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My newly minted first grade son is working on sight words this year. Since he is still a beginning reader, he needs much practice with reading and spelling these more challenging words. I needed a daily way for him to practice sight words without getting overwhelmed, so I made a set of Sight Word tracing …
I am finishing up this series of worksheet packets that all focus on CVC and CVCe words. If you are not familiar, those are words that follow a particular pattern: consonant-vowel-consonant AND consonant-vowel-consonant-silent E In this packet, all of the words focus on the sounds of short u and long u. My 6 year old …
As Christians, we know that self-control is listed in the Fruit of the Spirit verses from Galatians: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 As I read through these verses this morning, I began thinking about my …
My 6 year old and I are still plugging along with learning to read during the summer, albeit at a slower pace. We all like the more relaxed days that summer brings! He is still practicing quite a bit with CVC and CVCe words, so it is time to break out a few new activities …
If you and your children are in school this summer, make sure you download this set of Summer ABC Order Cut and Paste Worksheets! It’s always fun to add in a few themed worksheets, regardless of the season! A few summer books, hands-on activities, and several seasonal printables make for “fun” school. Note: This post was …
During our calendar time in the mornings, my girls and I review the Days of the Week often. We sing the Days of the Week song, practice yesterday and tomorrow in their calendar notebooks, and I talk about the abbreviations with my First Grader. Since my First Grader is so eager to “use her pencil” …
For many years, I created a set of traceable monthly calendars for young learners. I needed a break from that particular project last year (just couldn’t get it finished in time!), however, I am back with Printable Monthly Calendars for the 2023-2024 school year! If you have downloaded my calendars in the past, you will …
It’s back! 🎉 The Homeschool Attendance Record for 2023-2024 is finally here! This is the 11th year of this wonderful little attendance record that fits on one sheet of paper if you print front-to-back. Sadly, I think this is the latest I have ever published it. June just got away from me! Thank you for …
Do your children work on writing skills throughout the summer? Even if you take a break from homeschool, some children need to practice writing through vacation months so all is not lost when school resumes in August. These Summer Writing Sentences Worksheets are just the right activity for your young learners that need to practice …
My Kindergartner is just starting with learning to read long vowels, specifically CVCe words. Learning to read doesn’t come very easily to him, so we stay on the slow-and-steady track. Even during the summer, we will read most every day and do a few short and simple phonics activities. This week, he is going to …
For many years, we used a variety of math curricula in our homeschool, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. I would venture to guess that many other homeschool mothers have spent many hours trying to find the right math curriculum for their children! It seems to be a universal struggle for most homeschool families. …
