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50 Hands-On Spelling Activities

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Has your spelling practice become dry or boring? Well, brush off the dust and try some of these hands-on spelling activities! Since readers need to have BOTH phonics and sight words understanding to become good readers, focusing on both phonics AND sight words during spelling instruction is a great way to help words “stick” in a child’s memory.   When words are taken out of…
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Happy Mother’s Day! {and a word about priorities}

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As you experience Mother’s Day today, know that I am right there with you! Being a mom isn’t always easy {it seldom is}. But I don’t think that’s how God intended motherhood. For me, it’s been a refining process like none other. For example, before kids, I kept a completely tidy house. Every single thing had it’s place and there…
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Scoop & Spell – a word building and spelling activity

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Planning for and making learning hands-on for kids does require some prep work. It isn’t as easy as ripping out a workbook page and plopping it down in front of your child. But I’d also “argue” that hands-on learning is typically more meaningful, makes more connections with the child’s brain and way of learning, and is just more fun. Still,…
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Bridgeway Homeschool Academy: an Online Homeschool Science Curriculum

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I received a free online course from Bridgeway Homeschool Academy and was compensated for my time. All opinions expressed are my own. This post contains affiliate links. My second grade son LOVES science! If it was up to him, we’d study science all day long. And while I encourage his love of science, I do not always go above and…
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Helping Children Write by Sharing the Pen

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Welcome back to Preschool & Kindergarten Writing Lessons, a 10-week series from The Measured Mom and This Reading Mama {that’s me}. I don’t know about you, but I have thoroughly enjoyed this series so far! The great thing about it is that even though we are targeting young children, older children, who may be reluctant or struggling writers, can also…
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