Category: Language Arts
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Orchard House Needs Your Help!
Did you love “Little Women” as a child? If you did please support this fundraising campaign to document the history of Orchard House. I am so excited because Laura Sullivan read my post about our field trip to Orchard House. She sent an email to tell me about a very exciting project that is underway…
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Field Trip! Orchard House
This past spring we read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. We thoroughly enjoyed this timeless classic. There is something wholesome about stories that capture the overcoming of adversity. Most families struggle at one time or another; it’s part of most of our life experiences. I think it is great for kids to read how…
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Book Review
The book “Wonder” is a truly wonderful tale. It is the story of a boy who was born with physical irregularities. The author not only shares the boy’s tale but the tales of those who interact with him. I had heard favorable reviews about the book by adults and made a mental note to read…
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Back to School Literature
Even kids who have been school a long time can feel a little anxious about the start of school. Lets face it change is scary, even for adults. Children’s literature can help ease children’s fears and create an atmosphere of enthusiasm for the beginning of a new school year. Here are some great back to…
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Getting Kids Excited about Reading
Sometimes a little creativity and enthusiasm can really change a child’s perspective about a book. We needed to read the epic tale “Beowulf”. I was concerned that because of the lack of Hogwarts my children would judge and dismiss it before they ever read a single page. My solution was to create hype for the…
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Book Review
Recently, my daughter and I were faced with a two day car ride. We immediately began discussing potential audio books. After much discussion we chose the book, “I Am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai. We both thoroughly enjoyed this memoir. The book recounts Malala’s life giving the reader a historical perspective of how the Taliban came…
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Summer Bucket List
The kids and I always have a long list of things we would like to do over the summer. It’s easy to loose track of what you intended to do. Summer is after all three short months. This is a fun way to think about summer goals and keep track of your bucket list through…
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Word of the Week
As my children encounter words they do not know in our reading, I use the following Word of the Week template. When a week goes by that we don’t find a word of the week in our reading I pull a word from the high school SAT vocabulary list.
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Contractions
This is a great alternative to a dry contraction worksheet. All you do is type up your list of desired contractions. Next, you cut the ending off each of the words. Mix them all up on a large surface. Then let your “doctors” use band aids to match the word with it’s ending. When doing…