Simple Ways to Teach Kids About Anxiety (even if they aren’t anxious)
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Simple Ways to Teach Kids About Anxiety (even if they aren’t anxious)

ByErin

Have you ever had the experience where you know you’re different but you’re not sure exactly how or why?Maybe as a kid you thought you were an alien adopted by an earth family?Or you just knew something wasn’t quite right? As adults, we have enough knowledge to know when something isn’t right. We can tell…

Bringing Homeschool History to Life – Simple and Fun
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Bringing Homeschool History to Life – Simple and Fun

ByErin

Bring homeschool history to life with Dover Publications books on American Presidents, States, Government, Constitution, and more. Great info, great books. We have many reasons for choosing to homeschool but one of the top is that we want learning to be fun.  Learning should be fun – nearly always!  It is exciting to learn. But…

Worm Fractions for Comparison and Beginning Fractions
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Worm Fractions for Comparison and Beginning Fractions

ByErin

Learn about fractions and comparing fractions with the hands on worm fractions. It’s a great way to visualize how fractions work and why!I used to be the kid that loved to hold worms.  Not so much anymore.  It’s weird how adulthood can affect a person!  But playing with worm clip art, not so bad.  Especially…

Buggy Shape Cards Math and Handwriting
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Buggy Shape Cards Math and Handwriting

ByErin

Practice handwriting, shapes and math, and fine motor skills with this gun shape game. Roll the dice, trace the shape cards, and have fun!Logi-Bear has been asking me for something to work on handwriting skills (yes, seriously!) and I’ve been a bit perplexed as to what to add.  He’s not asking for worksheets so I…

Learning to Read with Buggy CVC Short U Word Sort
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Learning to Read with Buggy CVC Short U Word Sort

ByErin

Practice reading with the fun buggy CVC short u word sort! Bugs are the name of the game with this fun reading practice and CVC words.We have been working on a lot of fun reading games for Logi-Bear to practice his reading fluency.  He is so excited to be a reader that I don’t even…

Bee Themed Double E Word Slider Reading Fun
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Bee Themed Double E Word Slider Reading Fun

ByErin

This bee themed double e word slider is perfect for reading practice with those tricky double e words! Make the words and record them on the double e sheet!Working on some of these skills for learning to read can be sort of complicated.  I don’t really remember learning to read – it just comes naturally…

Fun Buggy math with Buggy Make 10 Addition
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Fun Buggy math with Buggy Make 10 Addition

ByErin

it’s springtime and time for all the bugs to come out! Your kids can practice their ten facts with this fun buggy make 10 themed page!I don’t like bugs.  As a kid I loved to pick up worms and other little gross things but these days, that’s a big nope. I do however enjoy observing…

Online Reading Game for Struggling Readers – Nessy Learning
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Online Reading Game for Struggling Readers – Nessy Learning

ByErin

Having a struggling reader who is desperate to read is a challenge.  They work so hard but don’t find the success they should. I’m always looking for ways to encourage Logi-Bear to practice reading.  He falls into the struggling reader category.  While we don’t have a specific diagnosis, reading does not come easily to him….

Scrabble Hack for Spelling Practice
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Scrabble Hack for Spelling Practice

ByErin

Need a fun way to practice spelling? This Scrabble spelling hack is great for fun spelling practice with all ages (and multiple kids)!It appears to be my life goal to find learning activities that include all of my children and their many different levels of learning.  I attempt to combine addition and multiplication, for example….

Garden Roll a Silly Sentence
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Garden Roll a Silly Sentence

ByErin

Roll a silly garden sentence and work on reading and writing skills. It’s more fun to laugh while learning and these silly sentences will get them laughing.We are still going strong with gardening “week”.  I’ve been trying to plan the garden (with assistance) so I hope we can go get  materials for our garden soon! …

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Why Online Homeschool Math Courses are the Solution

ByErin

Have you ever given your child advice only for them to ignore it.  Then a few days later their friends tell them the same exact thing and suddenly the advice is brilliant? Sometimes teaching your kids can be the same way.  I especially hear this advice in regards to learning an instrument – hire it…

Flower Fractions Code Breaker for Equivalent Fractions Practice
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Flower Fractions Code Breaker for Equivalent Fractions Practice

ByErin

Equivalent fractions in a fun activity? Yes indeed! This flower fractions code breaker is sure to be a hit and also provide great practice with fractions. I remember the first time I encountered fractions in school.  It was also the first time I had no clue what was going on.  I had always been strong…