Language Arts
100 Easy Lessons Update
Yes, we’re still at them, though I haven’t posted progress in weeks. We kind of fizzled out for a week or two and then masha Allah, picked back up on them. Not consistently doing every day all the time, but my little guy is doing wonderful, masha Allah.
At first, he was having such a [...]
Easy Lessons in Homeschool Cursive
A little background…..
I’ve tried teaching my kids cursive a couple of times in the past, b ut it always seemed to fizzle really quickly. This time, masha Allah, we’ve actually gotten through the whole alphabet (with my third grader)—yeah!— and she yesterday she started trying to do her schoolwork in cursive, masha Allah.
I came [...]
RAFT Writing: Making Writing Engaging! (maybe even fun!)
In the homeschool, writing can seem like a formidable task (for mom (or dad) and for the student). You know you need to have your student practice writing essays, but perhaps traditional writing prompts make your student sigh.
Some years back, while researching writing, I stumbled upon RAFT writing. It’s kind of a creative writing [...]
Second Grade language Arts Curriculum
Before we moved internationally this summer, I had made up my second grade language arts curriculum in advance for this year (and what I hope will be useable for up and coming second graders in our family, insha Allah). Yeay!
Then, Nay.
Our move threw us off and I am only just now trying to get [...]
Phonics: Beginning Blends
Here is a listing of beginning blends. If you make your own phonics program(s), these will come in handy in generating words, insha Allah for your lessons.
l blends r blends s blends 3-letter blends
bl- br- sc- scr- cl- cr- sk- spl- fl- dr- sm- spr- [...]
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