Back to school word search puzzles can be a relaxing educational activity for the beginning of a school year. I find word searches especially useful for helping students learn spelling words. Spelling is worked on, as the whole idea of the puzzle is to focus on finding the letters that make up each word. They will be looking at the letters that make up a word, possibly repeating the letters to themselves as they search for a word, and further reinforcing the words spellings when they find ...
Our 4th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Picks
After some thought and research, I've decided on my daughter's 4th grade homeschool curriculum. Required Subjects I have to start by covering what's required by law. Where we live in Quebec, Canada, we have 2 choices. Option A Option A is doing pretty much exactly what a 4th grade student in public school would do. One of the biggest reasons we homeschool is so we don't have to follow a one size fits all approach. So option A is off the table for us. Option B Option ...
Summer Word Search Puzzles
I hope your kids will enjoy these free summer word search puzzles with summer themed words. They are ideal for students in grade 2, 3 and 4. Word search puzzles can be a fun and relaxing past time for kids, but they are also a great educational activity. Kids will be improving their spelling skills at the same time. This first puzzle is at a second grade level. The words are from the summer themed spelling week of these grade 2 spelling words. The next word search is designed ...
Summer Crossword Puzzles For Kids
Crossword puzzles are a fun way for kids to work on vocabulary or to practice some spelling. Here are some free printable summer crossword puzzles for kids. This first crossword puzzle is at a grade 2 level. The answers are the spelling words from the summer themed spelling week of these grade 2 spelling words. The second one uses the summer themed grade 3 spelling words. And this last one uses the summer themed grade 4 spelling words. You can download these free ...
Grade 4 Spelling Words
Spelling can be fun! These Grade 4 spelling words aim to do just that with a variety of weekly themes. Spelling Lists I'm not a fan of spelling lists. At least for us trying to learn to spell with a list has been extremely boring. The words are usually random words without any context associated with them - just words on a page, instead of words rich with meaning. I found my daughter would "get through" learning the words she was supposed to learn but had trouble ...
