Homeschooling

Looking for a visual school schedule for your classroom or even homeschool schedule? Here you go! These visual schedule cards are free to download and print. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free download can be found AT THE END of this post. Click on the teal download button.   Free Visual School Schedule One of the things that was required to have posted in the classroom when I was a teacher was the schedule. I sure wish I had a visual schedule as cute as this one! Visual schedules are great for all kinds of learners. I've found them to be especially helpful ... Continue Reading

If you want your learners do so some summer learning, but want a way to customize it, then try these DIY Summer Learning Workbooks! The thing about workbooks is that they don't always match your learners' needs. Some pages will be WAY to easy, while other pages may be too difficult. Well then, why don't you just do it yourself? *This post contains affiliate links. **The free download link to the front and back covers can be found at the END of this post. Click on the teal, download button.   DIY Summer Learning Workbooks Not only can you customize what your learners on ... Continue Reading

Ah...it's time for those relaxing summer days. Except that only happens in my dreams. When you have kids at home together a lot, it's not always so relaxing! This year, I have created a visual summer schedule that I hope will help, especially with the sanity level. {Grab the freebie at the end of this post.}   Why a Summer Schedule? In reality, it will be more of a summer routine than a schedule because I don't want to be too rigid. It is summer, after all. But the plan is to create a little more structure than in past summers. Why? Part of it has to do with the fact ... Continue Reading

This is just a quick post to let you know that we've updated the FREE PRINTABLES PAGE to make it bigger and better! What will you Find? Printables in ONE place {not four, as I previously had} Printables listed by category to make them easier to find Jump links for each category, so you can "jump" to the category you'd like to see Image galleries for each category with clear descriptions underneath {just click on the image to find the post}   To find this page any time you need it, just go to my Home Page, then click on "FREE PRINTABLES" at the top right ... Continue Reading

I find it so incredibly unbelievable that This Reading Mama just turned 6 years old! I was so busy, I completely forgot to celebrate the blog's birthday. So, today we're celebrating with a BIG Birthday giveaway! 6 years = 6 winners! *This post contains affiliate links.   It's Birthday Time! So what's happened in six years? 1. I've built a huge library of free printables! Some of the favorites over the years have been: Printable ABC Packs {Learn to Read} - hands-on activities for learning letters + sounds Reading the Alphabet - 31 weeks of emergent reader ... Continue Reading