Making homeschool decisions easy
As I was looking through the curriculum we have used over the years, I came across our Christian Liberty Press ‘Building Spelling Skills’ Books. Pictured Above is the first edition – a 2nd edition has since been released as pictured below. I took them out so that I could share a my thoughts on this program with you. While taking a few pictures, my eldest
My eldest son struggles with spelling so I am always looking for resources to help him improve his spelling. Spelling City has been a very helpful resource for my family. It is customizable and is a great tool to use with your favorite spelling program. Spelling City is a free website that is fun and simple to use. What’s Included for Free Members Teach Me Each word is read aloud, spelled
A few years ago we decided that it was time to start introduce formal spelling lessons to our children, especially as one was struggling something fierce to spell correctly. We went with Spellwell which we enjoyed and saw some progress with, but we noticed that all of that didn’t carry over to everyday spelling with our struggler. Which is when we stumbled upon Sequential Spelling
Our authors bring you all things language arts today! A selection from our personal blogs and some choice reviews from the archives. Have you browsed our Language Arts section? It’s full of reviews covering: Grammar Handwriting Literature Phonics Reading Spelling Vocabulary Writing So pin and bookmark this post today to help you with your language arts decisions now and in the future! Giveaway: Since this
Tip Tach Tech knew how much I loved their math facts app Mathopolis, so they offered to let me try their new spelling app: The Spelling Bee. I had high hopes and wasn’t disappointed! What can you do with The Spelling Bee? With this app your child can play games with spelling words and be tested on them. You can add multiple players (I added
I was browsing a local children’s consignment sale last spring when I came across this gem! I picked it up and browsed through it and immediately knew it was all that I was looking for in a spelling curriculum. What is Building Spelling Skills? A one year complete spelling curriculum divided into 30 week-long units. A systematic approach designed to teach your child 300 of
Our family has used the classical homeschooling method in various forms for over a decade. My boys grew up listening to the Story of the World and learning about great thinkers in history. They read poetry, Shakespeare, the Bible, and living history as they connected all aspects of history together in their minds and on paper timelines. One tool that we used in the early
My children learn a spelling list each week, and on Fridays take a test over those words. Using the workbook curriculum, Spelling Workout, has been very successful for both of my children. When we get to test day, however, it just seemed that things could be a little more fun. Enter My Spelling Test, an app that makes studying for and taking spelling tests
