We have chosen the Dolch Sight Words List for our kids. If you are not familiar with sight words, they are the most common words in the English language and a lot of them can not be sounded out phonetically. Since these words cover a high percentage of any written material, it is very beneficial [Read On]
Poetry – At the Seaside
September 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Here’s our first poem! Like I explained in the previous post, I will have a video for each poem so your child can watch it over and over until they have memorized it. Here’s the video … I have also made a few sheets to help you and your child memorize the poem. The [Read On]
Poetry
August 31, 2013 by 1 Comment
This year we have added Poetry to our school work. We will be memorizing different poems throughout the year. We are using the book Harp and Laurel Wreath by Laura M. Berquist, and let me tell you that it is a wonderful book! We are loving the poems! I love that [Read On]
Sentimientos – Feelings
August 26, 2013 by 2 Comments
This week we will be studying the words for Feelings in Spanish. I have made some picture cards and a little worksheet to help the kids remember the vocabulary. We are planning on going through magazines and finding pictures of people showing different emotions. We will review our vocabulary by saying the words in Spanish. [Read On]
Seven Continents Worksheets
August 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
Here are a couple more worksheets to go with our study of the Seven Continents! The first one is a sheet to label. I always like to include the option for younger students to cut and paste and for older students to label by hand. The second worksheet is a color coded map. My kids [Read On]
Months of the Year in Spanish
August 24, 2013 by 5 Comments
Spanish is part of our daily routine in our school day. We practice days of the week, months of the year, counting, colors, among other topics. I encourage you to start including Spanish into your daily routine. Learning another language stimulates the brain and kids love learning another language. I have displayed several visual [Read On]
Seven Continents
August 21, 2013 by 4 Comments
This week we have been working on learning the Seven Continents. I made picture cards and matching cards for the kids to use and help them learn the Seven Continents. We have used the matching cards to play games such as “Race You” and memory game. We set up the timer and see how long [Read On]
Back to “School”
August 6, 2013 by 5 Comments
Hello! Hope you all have had a wonderful summer. We have enjoyed our time of relaxing, playing, swimming, and having fun! Now we are gearing up to start a new school year in a week! I am currently painting the school room and getting things organized (pictures to come). I wanted to share a few [Read On]
Markings on the Globe Color Coded
April 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
We like to create an “art” project each week. In order to make it fit into our day we usually turn one of the subjects we are learning into an art project. By that I mean, something we can use paint, glitter, stickers, etc. anything fun, hands-on, that we can then hang on the wall. [Read On]
Markings on the Globe to Label
April 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As we study the markings on the globe, I created these worksheets to help the kids label and review the material we are memorizing. In this file you will find two options. One sheet is for younger students with the labels ready to cut and paste (my kids favorite). The other sheet is for older [Read On]