When I was a classroom teacher, we needed to complete 100 hours of professional development over the course of five years. So on average, about 20 hours a year. During that time, I took courses on differentiating instruction, teaching writing, guided reading, developmental spelling, and Everyday Math. I spent hours upon hours writing a literature-based …
Have you wondered what the best homeschool spelling curriculum is? What if I told you there was a way of having just one spelling curriculum that would ultimately work for all of your children at their developmental stage? Luckily, during my classroom teaching experience, I worked in two school districts that allowed the classroom teacher to …
Just like so many things in our children’s lives, learning spelling is developmental. Once you know what the developmental levels are, and what level your child is on, you no longer have to worry about if they are behind or right where they need to be. When we have our children, it begins. The constant …
Every parent needs them, so why not save money when shopping for school supplies this year. I love back-to-school sales! Yes, I’m the crazy parent that starts shopping for back-to-school in June while most are still taking finals. It just fits my mantra – “Never pay full price.” Shopping early and often is the way …
Our family strives to have PE at home, which means indoors in the bad weather and outside when we can. While I prefer outside activities, I need things we can do indoors as well. Having some PE gear at home, along with resources like these fitness games, and knowing what resources are readily available has …
