We seem to be on the threshold of a new era.  Ok…perhaps that was a bit dramatic.  In the past good penmanship was greatly valued, and taught in school.  In the time since I was in elementary school, handwriting practice seems to have become a thing from bygone era.  Excuses for excluding penmanship range form lack of […]

There are a few different approaches to summer when you’re a homeschooler.  You can take the summer off from schoolwork, or power on through as usual.   There are plenty of shades of gray in between too, like maybe keeping the schoolwork going but at a reduced level.
One popular option is online summer courses, so when […]

Have you ever had one of those days when you couldn’t get your child to do vocabulary or spelling words?  At our house we have had to come up with some pretty interesting ways to get those vocabulary words learned.  Some children enjoy the structure of writing the words, and looking up the definitions.  I […]

Spelling is hard enough for kids to learn without throwing them a curve ball full of contractions.  But unfortunately, that’s exactly what homeschooling parents have to do.  So how can we teach about contractions and make the experience a little less painful for the kids?
Look around for some contraction games to keep the kids interested.  […]

How is your child doing with contractions?  It seems like we just get them able to spell with all the letters when we start telling them to take letters out!  If you find it hard to teach contractions don’t fret.  It is probably easier than you think.  After all, they already speak with contractions so […]