Summer is just around the corner, and these ocean books and resources are perfect for your summer unit studies. Fill your book basket and pique your child’s interest in all things ocean. With summer just around the corner, many homeschool mommas are gearing up to study the ocean, beach, and/or sea life. To aid in your unit study planning, I’ve compiled…
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Teaching parts of speech is a must for a good grammar foundation. Teaching nouns is a great starting point for teaching parts of speech. They’re the easiest to teach as they’re naming words. Ask kids to walk around the room and name the things they see. They’re naming nouns. Digging deeper into nouns is easy, too, with the help of some well-written…
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Bring your favorite Dr. Seuss stories to life with a craft! These Dr Seuss painting activities are perfect for kids of all ages. Pick your favorite and let your kids get crafty! Whether you’re looking for a Dr. Seuss’ ABC Book, a salt dough craft, or blow painting, you’ll find them all (and more) below. Some of these require very…
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Onomatopoeia is not only a fun word to say, it’s a type of figurative language that adds some pop and pizzaz to student writing. Words whose sounds suggest their meanings provide a jolt of literary excitement for readers and writers alike. There are so many fun onomatopoeia activities that will engage your students or your own children. Fun Onomatopoeia Activities…
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Alice in Wonderland. Tom Sawyer. Peter Pan. King Arthur. All of these characters come from some of the most popular selections in classical literature. I like start introducing my kids to classic literature when they are pretty young. However, I don’t start with the full, unabridged classic version. Oftentimes, I find that classics, in their original style, are too meaty for most…
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