Copywork: ‘Making Excuses’ Quote by George Washington Carver
Topic: Handwriting Practice Text: “Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” ~George Washington Carver [download id=”197″ format=”1″]
Make Your Own Addition Worksheet (Cut & Paste)
Your child will have fun making their own addition worksheet, cutting and pasting the numbers to create their own addition equations! Simply cut out each number at the bottom of the page. Then choose any two numbers to form the parts of the equation. Now solve the equation and write the answer in the last …
Beginning Letter Match: Ee, Nn, Qq, Hh, Yy
Topic: Match the beginning letter sounds, focusing on Ee, Nn, Qq, Hh, Yy Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten Category: Phonics [download id=”195″ format=”1″]
Sight Word Match: an, the, in, me, go
Topic: The student will match each sight word pair (an, the, in, me, go). Then she will practice writing those words on the given lines. Grade Level: Late Kindergarten, First Grade Category: Spelling and Grammar [download id=”194″ format=”1″] Looking for more help in reinforcing sight words? Follow Mama’s Sight Word Practice Pinterest Board.
4 Children + 1 Room = Mama’s One-Room Schoolhouse!
We are very fortunate to have an actual school room in our home. When we made the commitment to homeschool, we converted our dining room into a school room and haven’t looked back. It was a great decision to give up that rarely-used dining room and create a room that would benefit all of us …
Mama’s Ultimate Guide to Occupying Toddlers During School Time
During our school day, I have a dedicated amount of time carved out for my littlest people (3 years old and 20 months). We read books, play puzzles together, do the occasional File Folder Game, and dig through their ABC box during their allocated “Pre-K Fun Time” each school morning. I found that if my …
Kindergarten and 2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices for 2012-2013
I recently had 36 {glorious!} hours to myself to plan our homeschool year over the summer. It was me, my laptop, and all of our curriculum laid out in a hotel room. Did I mention I was by myself?! It was fabulous. Prior to that planning time, I already purchased our curriculum. I wanted to …
Using Notebooking with My {Gasp!} Kindergartner
The concept of Notebooking is very new to me this school year. While I had heard of the method, I had my doubts that it would be a good fit for our homeschool. My son detests the physical act of writing, so why in the world would I torture the poor boy with even more …
Francis Scott Key Unit Study Worksheets
Francis Scott Key was born on August 1, 1779. He was a popular American lawyer, an author & poet and later a US Attorney. However, he is most famous for writing the lyrics to our national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Francis Scott Key penned the words to our country’s anthem during the War of 1812. …
Recognizing Short Vowel Sounds: Short Vowels in the Middle
Topic: The student determines the correct short vowel sound for each picture. Grade Level: Kindergarten Category: Phonics [download id=”191″ format=”1″]
Number Puzzles: Addition with Two Digits Worksheet
Have you ever solved number puzzles? They are fun brainteasers for your young learners! In this number puzzle that uses addition with 2 digits, your child must figure out what number each letter represents. Tricky, tricky! Make sure you check out all of Mama’s addition worksheets! Download Number Puzzles: Addition with 2-Digits: [wpfilebase tag=file …