Category: Language Arts
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“Slow and Steady Get Me Ready”
If you have very young children “Slow and Steady Get Me Ready” is a great resource. It has activities for your child planned for everyday from birth to age 5. It’s pretty incredible when you think about how many days that is. I really loved this book when my children were little. It has wonderful…
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Book Review: “Fever”
We just finished reading “Fever 1793” by Laurie Halse Anderson. It was a wonderful and entertaining book that we really enjoyed. It is the tale of a young girl living in Philadelphia during the yellow fever epidemic. We watched the following you tube documentaries to give us some background knowledge. Happy Reading! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jb9UOMApak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY5jXKo8Das
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“A Christmas Carol”
I have always been a serious Dicken’s fan. My grandparents introduced me to “A Christmas Carol” when I was little. I could not put down “A Tale of Two Cities” when I read it in middle school. So, reading “A Christmas Carol” this time of year is about as routine as putting up our Christmas…
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Making Wind Poems
We have been studying Japan. As I mentioned, we have read some wonderful books on Japan (click here). As part of our unit we made our very own “Japanese Wind Poems”. All you need to make a beautiful wind poem is a wooden dowel, sharpie markers, double stick tape, and velum or tracing paper. You…
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Book Review: The Unhappy Hippopotamus
“The Unhappy Hippopotamus” was one of my favorite books when I was little. I could not wait to share it with my children. They love it as well. One of the many things I like about this book is that it encourages children to get in touch with their feelings. It teaches the simple life…
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The Raven
Halloween beckons a study of Edgar Allen Poe. Some of our favorite pieces are “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “The Tell Tale Heart”, and “The Cask of Amontillado”. We found this telling of “The Raven” on youtube. The kids found it entertaining.
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Book Review: Doll Bones
If you are looking for a hauntingly good tale for Halloween “Doll Bones” by Holly Black will fit the bill. Holly Black is the author of the popular “Spiderwick Chronicles” series which was released as a motion picture in 2008. Doll Bones is the tale of a doll that contains the ashes of a child…
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Latin Fun
It always feels good to take school outside. This was a fun Latin lesson. I used masking tape to affix the kids Latin vocabulary words to our garage door. I called the words out in English, they had to smack the correct word in Latin. The extra large flyswatters I purchased from the dollar store.
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Samurai Tales
We have been studying Japanese Samurais in history. We encountered some wonderful chapter and picture books along our journey. “The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn” by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler If your child likes a good mystery “The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn” will not disappoint. The story is based on an actual person. Make…
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Making Latin Fun
We started school last week. In Florida it still very much felt like summer. The kids really enjoyed this fun Latin lesson. I did not study Latin in school. I researched different Latin curriculum s and settled on Cheryl Lowe’s Latin curriculum offered by Memoria Press. I have been happy with this curriculum. It is…