Spelling Fun

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I’ve been given a premium membership to VocabularySpellingCity.com for a candid, personal, online review.

VocabularySpellingCity.com helps students study word lists using 25 different learning activities such as Crossword Puzzle, HangMan, and Handwriting Worksheets.  Parents can create their own

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Phonics and Spelling with FUN

If you’ve reached the end of your school year, and you’re re-evaluating your curriculum, join the club. :) I am always in a state of evaluation. What works, what isn’t working, and what might just help… all are questions we ask ourselves, whether we are home schooling moms or moms of kids who are just out for the summer.

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Spelling: Habit or Try Something New?

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I think that when it comes to teaching Language Arts, I am a creature of habit. I have used the same curriculum for almost the entire duration of our 12 homeschooling years.  We just finished up our spring break, which was the entire month of April.  School started for us again on Monday,

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"She was right!"

Last Friday my hubby had half the day off, so he went over to the school to see how the boys were doing, and observe in the classes. He told me that Mrs. B (D1′s Resource teacher) told him, in a very surprised manner, “Your wife was SO RIGHT about his spelling! All

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Duelling Spelling Lessons, part 2

Mrs. M and I were both on staff for the See You After the Pole United rally on Wednesday night, and she told me she would call me Thursday, which she did. (The rally, by the way, was absolutely fantastic, with 809 students in attendance from 18 churches!! Worship was amazing, the speaker

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