Spelling curricula, in my opinion, are difficult and confusing to wade through. There are so many options and ways to teach spelling. Here’s why I chose All About Spelling over Spell to Write & Read.
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2011-2012 Curriculum – Kindergarten
I’m so excited about this coming school year. I’m probably more excited than Jonathan. I know I have an obsession with books and school supplies. I’ve been like this all my life. I have no rehab plans. 🙂 Here are our plans for 2011-2012, which will be Kindergarten for Jonathan: Sonlight Core A – This…
A Litte SWR Fun
A little stacking of our photo blocks with Spell to Write & Read phonogram cards from Education Cubes. Jonathan loves to stack the blocs, kick them over, and then run to say the phonograms that land face up. Thomas got in on the fun by driving through the tunnel. I guess Jacob thought maybe it…
Spell to Write and Read Word List A
We finished up word list A in Spell to Write and Read today! As a final “test” for this list, I decided to do something different from the usual dictation or handwriting we’ve been doing. I pulled out the Scrabble letter tiles and spread them out on a tray. Then, one by one, I said…
Pre-K Day 1
Here is what our first day looked like…. Spell to Write & Read Word List A – Jonathan sounded out the words that I said aloud for him. He wrote the first two on his whiteboard. Then he told me which letters to write for the rest of the ten words. Then he traced the…