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Quick & Easy Vocabulary Activities

by Sara Carothers | Oct 12, 2023 | Blog, Videos, Workshops | 0 |

Are you interested in making your vocabulary learning fun? Sara introduces a number of great...

Growing Language Arts Skills… like Grapes!

by Ruth T. | Mar 18, 2021 | Academics, Unit Studies | 0 |

Will you go with me to a vineyard and pick grapes? We’ll pick some fruit and maybe even make some...

I Hate Writing! It’s Stupid! Part 2

by Ruth T. | Sep 18, 2019 | Academics | 0 |

Do writing assignments cause tears and groans? Is Exaggerated Composition Revulsion (ECR) running...

“I Hate Writing; It’s Stupid . . .” Part 1

by Ruth T. | Sep 13, 2019 | Academics | 0 |

…my 10-year old child groaned, adamantly, with increasing fervor. No manner of logical persuasion...

Wordup! The Vocab Show Volume 1 DVD

by Zach Smith | Jan 29, 2016 | Spelling & Vocabulary | 0 |

So, you could pick up a deck of cards or start through an endless series of workbooks in your quest to become educated about Greek and Latin roots. Or, you could…

Vocabulary Matters…

by Sara Carothers | Aug 31, 2015 | Academics | 0 |

The reality being that if you are reading to young children, and your older kiddos are reading good literature, you are exposing kids to a broad range of new words. While it is easy to keep tabs on the little ones’ learning, it can be harder to tell if your olders are skipping words they don’t know.

6 Ways to Boost A Child’s Language

by Mindy Brouse | Jan 30, 2014 | Academics | 0 |

I have been taught that children’s language falls to the least common denominator when in a group. If you’ve ever helped with junior high youth activities, you know this. Children (and adults, actually) build language through using the language and they use the language they are most exposed to consistently.

Prentice Hall Reader’s Journey

by Janice Price | Jan 14, 2014 | Curriculum | 0 |

The Big Question. This is what ties together each of the six units in each course. Examples of Big Questions? How do we decide what is true? How do we decide who we are? What is the best way to find the truth?

All About Spelling

by Bob Schneider | Oct 1, 2013 | Spelling & Vocabulary | 0 |

Was this spelling program designed with homeschooling in mind? Maybe not, but it has a bunch of helpful features great for one-on-one instruction. All About Spelling takes a multisensory approach so that the student can be successful in spelling regardless of his particular learning style.

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