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Nothing Says Love Like…Doughnuts!

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Last week, our homeschool group celebrated Valentine’s Day a little early…doughnut style! Before going, each child (who was old enough to participate) handmade valentines for the other children in the group.  The boys both enjoyed this activity. ALuv cut out his own hearts and decorated with stamps, stickers and markers…a great way to get in some writing for authentic purposes….
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A Heart Creation Writing Craft

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This past week, we read The Biggest Valentine Ever by Steven Kroll.  At the end of the book, the two mice make something using different shaped hearts and it gave me a craft/writing idea for ALuv (currently 6.5 years old). Like our Leaf Man homeschool activity back in the fall, we used different shaped hearts to make a creation and…
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Y is for Yarn: FREE Printables Included

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Here is our week of Y is for Yarn.  I am really proud of how NJoy is getting his letter sounds!  I saved Y to be one of our last letters because early letter learners tend to confuse the sound of Y and think it makes the /w/ sound.  And why not?  Its name, “why”, starts with the /w/ sound! Y Work…
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FREE Printable: Mirror Me Letter Symmetry

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When I think of Valentine’s Day and hearts, I think of symmetry.  So, here’s a FREE printable that gets kids exploring symmetry within the capital letters: Mirror Me Letter Symmetry.  Students use these letter cards to fold in half vertically and/or horizontally to discover if they have symmetry. Recording sheet This is something you will probably need to explore with your younger child…
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Nonfiction Text Features: Part 1

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Once my students had a broader view of nonfiction, it was time to dive into some nonfiction text features (such as captions, maps, photographs, etc.). I’ve found that students tend to skip over text features and stick to reading the text only.  But text features are put there for a specific purpose by the author: to help the reader better…
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