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All About Reading - Level 2: Curriculum Review 26 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
All About Reading: Level 2 - A Homeschooling Parent's Review Background I am a certified Elementary and Early Childhood teacher and a certified Speech-Language Pathologist. I am homeschooling my kin...
4 Fun Halloween Picture Books 23 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
What is it about monsters, ghosts, witches, ghouls, and goblins? My children love stories about them (as long as they're nice, and not scary). We discover them when they're out and about during the Ha...
Language Explosion = Speech Intelligibility Issues 21 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
As I mentioned, almost in passing, Ava was discharged from speech therapy at the end of the school year. I was fine with that. She had achieved all of her goals working on specific age-appropriate sou...
Interactive Word Wall - Creating and Daily Use of a Classroom Word Wall 19 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
In our schoolroom we have two 4' by 3' magnetic dry erase boards I got for a bargain at a local office supply store. I use one as our circle time center. The other I decided to turn into a word wall. ...
4 Outstanding Picture Book Variations on the Classic Gingerbread Man Tale 16 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
I always found the classic fairy tale of the gingerbread man to be a little boring growing up. It felt like just another story with a moral. Then I discovered a captivating version of the classic tale...
Homeschool and Teacher Resource: Classroom Alphabet Resource Kit 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Alphabet Kit $6.95 Instant PDF Download! Unlimited Printing. Print and use again and again. Looking for coordinated alphabet decorations for your classroom? Want an alphabet border that also funct...
Scholastic Book Clubs for Homeschool Too 13 Aug 2013 | 05:29 pm
I remember getting Scholastic Book club flyers as a child and poring over them for hours choosing exactly what to spend my allowance on. I remember turning in the paper form and the money to my teache...
Free Simple Articulation Screening Tool 12 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
For those of you who are new, I'm a Speech-Language Pathologist. I also have a daughter with Childhood Apraxia of Speech who wasn't talking at the age of two. Look back in the archives for the full jo...
4 Simple and Sweet Picture Books about Kittens to Read To Your Toddler 9 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Do you have a child who loves cats or kittens in your house? These books are perfect for babies and toddlers because they are simple and sweet. However, as I was cleaning the bookshelves of my 4 and f...
Planning to Open a New Shop - Homeschool & Teacher Resources (and a Testy Shop Coupon) 8 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
I've been creating materials like crazy around here. I made an alphabet border that features handwriting and phonics references as well as digraphs. I created a writing/handwriting journal that could ...
