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G is for Gumball

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After we had finished our week of G, I realized that I should have postponed its debut a little longer than I did.  G is a tricky one: the sound in the name points only to the soft sound /j/, so NJoy has trouble remembering the hard /g/ sound.  The same is true with C.  That being said, we may…
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Our Week of Short i

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We’ve picked up the pace over at This Reading Mama’s house as our official school year has begun (we started the week of Labor Day).  I just wish I could keep up with posting!  We are now focusing on one word sort a week versus spreading the one sort out over a couple of weeks or more.  ALuv was ready…
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Saturday's Sites

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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!  From apples and pumpkins to crisp, cool days with blue, blue skies to teachers back in their classrooms HARD at work and posting ideas on their blogs.  (How they even find the time to post anything is what absolutely amazes me!)  Here are some of my literacy gems this week: (Enjoy!) If you’ve enjoyed Carisa’s…
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Roll and Write Sight Words Game

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  *This post contains affiliate links. Please read my full disclosure policy for more information. This is a game I used in the classroom quite a bit to review our sight words and the kids LOVED it.  I used it for the first time with ALuv {currently in Kindergarten} this week and it was a big hit for him as…
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Apple Fun with Our Homeschool Group

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I am so blessed to be a part of a group of mamas homeschooling their little ones.  It makes the journey less lonely and gives my kids someone else to taunt besides each other. 🙂  The great thing about our group is that all of our oldest children are Kindergarten age.  The interesting thing is that all 5 of us…
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