ALuv and I just finished a 2-week unit in our science last week on animals in the winter. We had fun and both learned quite a bit! I wanted to share a few resources and ideas of how we integrated literacy into our study. We focused on the three ways that animals survive in the winter time: ... Read More about Animals in Winter
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NonFiction Re-Defined
If you are new to This Reading Mama, welcome! This is the first post of a series I'm going to be doing on nonfiction. I'd like to share ideas and activities I've done with my reading students as a private reading tutor. I feel called to do this for three reasons: 1-ideas on nonfiction are a ... Read More about NonFiction Re-Defined
Polar Opposites: FREE Printable with Sight Words
My Kindergartner is about to begin a study of the animals of the Arctic and Antarctic during our science time. To integrate a little sight word review, I made a word matching activity with sight words that are opposites. I thought I'd share, just in case you'd like to use it! *This post ... Read More about Polar Opposites: FREE Printable with Sight Words
My Homeschool “Curriculum” & Planning
I've been asked lately to post what I do with ALuv (age 6) in each subject area. Since I didn't purchase a homeschooling curriculum, I thought I'd highlight what we do in each subject area. If we continue to homeschool in the upper elementary grades, I will probably buy a curriculum. But since I ... Read More about My Homeschool “Curriculum” & Planning
Elementary Printables
FREE Elementary Printables Elementary Printables for Literacy Literacy Sets/Curriculum Reading the Alphabet- A curriculum I designed for my advanced PreKinder, but would also work for those in early elementary who have need a little more practice with phonological awareness (like ... Read More about Elementary Printables