Phoneme segmentation is just one component of Phonemic Awareness. When we talk about Phonemic Awareness, we refer to the ability of manipulating & identifying sounds in a word WITHOUT looking at printed symbols (letters, words). In order for a child to be a successful reader and decoder, he must be able to manipulate & identify [Read On]
Poetry – Laocoon’s Warning
September 4, 2015 by 1 Comment
This year we will be studying Ancient History. Some of our Poetry will be related to the History, so for the next three weeks we will focus on learning a portion of the Latin poem “The Aeneid”, translated by Robert Fagles. We will memorize the segment where Laocoon warns the Trojans about accepting the Trojan [Read On]
My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson
August 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We love poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. This is a very fun poem for kids. So we decided to work on memorizing this piece of poetry. I found an animated video of the poem and my kids love watching it. Here are some of the resources I created to go with the poem. 1. Written [Read On]
Poetry – The Squirrel
August 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Hello readers! The first poem we will be memorizing this year is a short, fun poem. I found that it can have two different titles. Some people have titled it “The Squirrel”, while others have titled it “Whisky, Frisky”. The author is anonymous. I made a short video with the pictures I used in the [Read On]
La Ropa – Clothing
April 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Hello readers! We are on our final stretch for this school year! We have a few weeks left. We are getting started on our last topic in Spanish class. We will be learning a few vocabulary words for clothing. Here’s the video with the vocabulary/pronunciation: At the bottom of the post, you will be able [Read On]
Las Profesiones – Community Helpers
February 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The next topic we are learning in Spanish Class is the vocabulary for Community Helpers (Las Profesiones). Here is the video to help you with pronunciation. 🙂 If you need some sheets for practice and review, you will be able to download them at the bottom of this post. Let me tell you what’s included [Read On]
La Comunidad – The City
January 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
In the next couple of weeks, we will be learning basic vocabulary in Spanish for the city (our community). Here’s the video to help you with the vocabulary and pronunciation. I made a couple of sheets to go with the video and topic. I always like to make a sheet that has all the vocabulary [Read On]
The New Colossus
December 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The next poem we will be memorizing is The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus. We have read a few books about the history of the Statue of Liberty, watched videos, looked at pictures and articles online. We have learned a lot the past few weeks. I love how much I get to learn as a [Read On]
La Comida – Food
October 26, 2014 by 2 Comments
In our Spanish class, we will be learning some vocabulary words about food. Here’s the video to help you with pronunciation: Below you will find a link to download a few worksheets to help your child review the vocabulary words. Vocabulary Words Read and choose the foods you like Read and draw the correct picture [Read On]
Los Vegetales – Vegetables
October 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Our next topic in Spanish class is the vegetables. We are learning basic vocabulary for vegetables in Spanish. Here is the video going over the vocabulary and pronunciation: I created a few sheets to go with this topic. In the link below you will find a document containing the following sheets: 1. Vocabulary sheet 2. [Read On]