Teaching my daughter proper handwriting has always been one of the more difficult challenges for us. I have tried different methods with her so was very excited to try CursiveLogic Quick-Start Pack and The Art of Cursive from CursiveLogic. My daughter's difficulties with handwriting My daughter loves to write stories and lyrics to songs, but the actual handwriting part is not her favourite. This is our greatest struggle in her schooling as a large part of school work requires increasingly ...
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Grade 1 Spelling Workbook
Are you searching for spelling curriculum for homeschooling? I was too, until I finally decided to create something that would work for us - a Grade 1 Spelling Workbook! The Reason We Needed A Grade 1 Spelling Workbook It was time to buckle down and add spelling to my 6 year olds homeschooling day. So I found some weekly spelling lists from the internet and thought we were all set. But now what? Give a list to my Grade 1 student and ask her to look at it and learn it? Hmm. ...
The Day The Crayons Quit Educational Book Activity For Kids
"The Day The Crayons Quit" is a cute children's book that I recommend reading with your children if you get a chance to. Below you'll find some free printables and activities to go along with this book. "The Day the Crayons Quit" is a story your kids are sure to love! Summary 12 of Duncan's crayons each write him a letter, each from their point of view. Beige is tired of always being less used than Brown. Blue needs a break from coloring so much water and sky ...
The Hundred Dresses Activity – Paper Doll Chain Card
I love making hand made cards for people. They're a great opportunity to try out various art techniques, and they are a wonderful way to give joy to others, which in turn gives me joy. ow that I'm a parent, I try to share that love with my daughter. Besides being an art activity and a giving opportunity, it also has the benefit of giving my daughter some great writing practice. (See my post Art of the Pencil - Learning to Write & Draw). This activity goes well with the ...
Number Bonds to 18 Free Math Worksheets
I worked hard this week on some printables for our number study of eighteen. Learning the number bonds to 18 is a big part of this edition of our number bonds worksheets series. The biggest thing I hope my daughter learns with the number 18 is that 9+9=18. In my opinion, the one digit additions of two numbers are important to learn well, and the number 18 has our last one. My goal is for my daughter to have learned these well enough that she knows the answer without any ...
The Art of the Pencil – Learning to Write and Draw
A little over a year ago, I took my daughter to Disney World in Orlando Florida. It was going to be a long drive (about 22 hours) so I googled tips on taking kids on road trips. I read a ton of different parent recommendations. Many recommendations went something like this: "Of course they have their Leapster, but besides that we...." At this point I had never even heard of a Leapster, but I was intrigued since it seemed like such a popular choice for many, almost like a given. Upon ...
