Tag: quick tip

  • Introducing timelines to preschool

    Introducing timelines to preschool

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    I’m super excited for this lesson, it’s a great way to introduce timelines to preschoolers, and is a fun bit of homeschool history lesson for preschool. (Future Ticia here, I’m editing this post with new info, and updating pictures, so I’ll add in a few comments, from the perspective of a middle school parent now, not…

  • Change up your spelling with a dry erase board

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    As I’ve mentioned several times before we’re using All About Reading level 1.  One of the big components of the program is spelling out the words and then reading them.  They recommend using spelling tiles, and I posted an earlier tip how we use ours with velcro and that was working for us. That’s still…

  • Quick tip: Calendar time

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    Use double sided calendar cards (or just use single-sided ones, but double sided have more interest), and when it actually reaches that day turn it around. Okay for whatever reason this has really helped my kids with keeping what day it is straight and they really like turning the card around. I’ve tried adding in…

  • homemade tools: spelling board

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    We use All About Spelling and it has 100 or so spelling tiles.  They encourage you to get a magnetic board that is about 2 foot by 3 foot for this.  The problem is I have problems knocking the magnets off and losing them.  Enter my solution, a homemade spelling board. Supplies needed for a…

  • Solving a problem…..

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    Now they each have a clearly marked spot, and they do not cross it.  We rotate who sits at each spot at a different time.   Someday I will look back on the need to do this and laugh and laugh and laugh.  Today is not that day.  Today it is a necessity.