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Literacy instruction isn't exclusively for classroom teachers & homeschoolers. Here are 15+ resources for teaching literacy that any family can utilize.

15+ Resources for Teaching Literacy

In the ’80s, I was an elementary school student.  In kindergarten we learned our letters and numbers, very basic sight words, and spent most of our half-day of school learning through play.  Being a nun was the only requirement needed to teach in Catholic school.  That nun told my parents I wasn’t good a student and …

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Preschool resources don't have to cost an arm & a leg.  The items we use as part of our homeschool day are also used during regular playtime.  That's how children learn best and its how we can keep them excited about learning as they get older.

Our Favorite Preschool Resources

My baby is not a baby anymore.  At 4 years old, he has been asking to start school, so this year we are homeschooling preschool.  This has been a bit of a culture shock for me.  We started our journey with homeschooling kindergarten and first grade, but we were part of a cyber school so …

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One of the things I loved from the preschool my older children went to was the weekly and monthly themes that pulled all of their lessons, stories, and activities together.  This is something I wanted to replicate in our homeschool for my youngest, but to also incorporate the themes with my older children whenever possible.

A Year of Preschool Themes

In another week, we will begin our fourth year of homeschooling.  During that time, my older two children have been homeschooled through Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), and we have been so very grateful for that resource.  However, I now have a four-year-old, and he has been asking to be homeschooled for over a year!  Since …

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The use of sewing cards strengthens the wrist and tiny fingers while perfecting their pincer grip - the use of the thumb and pointer finger that is used to grab things - which is needed to hold a pencil correctly.

DIY Sewing Cards

My youngest is now 4 years-old, and that means we start pre-school.  While I began collecting items for our homeschool at Just Between Friends last spring, there are some items I have chosen to make myself.  Sewing Cards were an easy place to start. Pre-Schoolers Need Sewing Cards While to some, a sewing card may …

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