Our next poem is actually an old nursery rhyme. Here’s the video to go with it: I created some materials to go with the poem in order to help your child memorize it. I typed the poem typed with some pictures to help you remember the words in the poem, and also I made a [Read On]
El Cuerpo – Body Parts
October 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I teach a Spanish class for a local homeschool group. This week we are learning basic vocabulary for the body parts. I made a few resources for the parents to use with the children at home if they desire to do so, and of course, any of my readers are welcomed to download the materials [Read On]
Bible
September 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
This year we will be memorizing a lot of Scripture. Our community (local co-op) has chosen to use the ESV translation. Each grade has a list of Bible verses they will memorize throughout the year. I have created a few resources to use with my children in order to help them memorize the verses. The [Read On]
Poetry – Singing
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The next poem we are working on is Singing by Robert Louis Stevenson. I made a short little video to help your child memorize it. Have your child watch the video everyday until they know it by heart. I also made a few sheets to help you with the memorization process. I added picture cards [Read On]
Pollution
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We are having fun studying pollution. This week we used the picture cards I made to introduce the topic plus to play a few games. The kids had fun matching, sorting, classifying and they even made up a game of their own. We also did an activity where I had them look for some examples [Read On]
Pollution Cards
September 15, 2013 by 1 Comment
This week we will be studying pollution with our kids. To help me introduce the topic and show the kids some pictures of what we are talking about, I made these picture cards with a couple of photographs for each type of pollution. First, I will use these cards to introduce the topic. As we [Read On]
Books of the Bible
September 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
We are working on learning the books of the Bible. I have created a few resources to help us memorize the 66 books. 🙂 First off, I made a couple of sheets with the books of the Bible listed and divided. This will be one of our visual aids as we sing the song. Next, [Read On]
Poetry – Foreign Lands
September 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Here’s the next poem we are working on at our homeschool! 🙂 Read the poem to your child first, and have him close his eyes and picture what the poem is describing. Talk about what the author is describing. Show the video to your child, or the sheet with the written poem and pictures. Explain [Read On]
Sight Words
September 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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
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]