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Poetry Copywork Pages {2 Levels}

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These free and simple Poetry Copywork Pages are an effective way to integrate poetry and comprehension right into your curriculum. I added these into our mix since we do a monthly “poetry tea time” with another homeschool family. Because you can use poetry to teach so many things skills, it’s a great fit, even if you don’t hold monthly tea…
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MORE Simple Handwriting Pages

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Are you ready for the last of our Simple Handwriting Pages? These pages complete the uppercase and lowercase pages previously shared on my blog. {Links for these are shared in this post below.} *The free printable set can be found by scrolling to the bottom and clicking on one of the teal download button.   Simple Handwriting Pages In all…
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Word Parts Visual {Prefix, Base Word, & Suffix}

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This Word Parts Visual for prefixes, base words, and suffixes is a new addition to our homeschool room this year based on my 5th grader’s request. *The free printable visual set can be found by scrolling to the bottom and clicking on one of the teal download buttons. Please note there are TWO download buttons. The first uses the train…
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Doubling Two-Syllable Words

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Ever wondered about how doubling two-syllable words works? Well, wonder no more! That’s the topic of today’s video. It’s the last video in our Rules for Adding Suffixes to Words Series. *Scroll down to the bottom of this post to find the teal download button for the freebie. Doubling Two-Syllable Words Have you ever wondered why you double the final…
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Helping Readers Identify Accented Syllables

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Helping our readers identify accented syllables is an important part of helping them successfully read longer words. The concept of accented syllables is a higher level phonemic awareness skill and can be difficult for many of our struggling readers. I hope that you’ll find some helpful tips for teaching this concept in the post that follows. Find more teaching tips for…
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