Reading Journals
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We all want our children to excel as readers. But our job as reading teachers is not over once the phonics and decoding skills are firmly in place. In fact, we want the reading skills to continue to grow over the years as students become more and more independent in comprehending and interacting with text of increasing...
New Ways to Copy Your Spelling Words
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We all know the power of repetition in learning spelling. That’s why our teachers made us copy our spelling words ten times each. Unfortunately repetition can also become mindless as your brain disengages from the task. So the balance when teaching spelling is to give our children the power of repetition without the boredom...
Puppets for Narration
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We have been using narration in our homeschool since the beginning, even before I called myself a Charlotte Mason homeschooler. I find that it’s a no-cost, low-stress technique that fits any reading assignment whether it’s poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction. My ten year old daughter “Sprite” is good at narrating,...
Homemade Board Games
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More than likely your home has quite a few board games. You may even have frequent family game nights. But how about making your own homemade board games? Your children can design the game , create it, and then play it! Here are some steps, but they are not linear. So expect to cycle through the steps back and forth as you...
Mapping Your Backyard
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For some outdoor fun that incorporates math and geography, map your backyard! Even if you don’t have a yard, you can still map some outdoor spot. We live in an apartment, so we mapped our central garden area that has sidewalks, landscaped plants, and a turtle pool. (If the summer heat is truly oppressive, stay indoors and map...
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