J, my first grader, is my first homeschooler and my education opposite. He’s visual; I’m auditory. He likes to move around, I have to sit still to work. Math and art are his interests, music and language are mine. It presents some challenges. Since language is so easy for me, it is often difficult for … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Word Games
Exceptionally Awesome First Week
I have to say that I’m pleasantly surprised about how our first week of homeschooling has gone! I was expecting to feel stressed, overwhelmed, tearful even at times, but Stick Boy has really pulled his weight. He’s eager to get started each day, and even does his “before school” chores without complaint. (I think this … Continue reading
Sight Word Baseball
Even if you aren’t a homeschooler, I highly recommend this game! It can be easily adapted for spelling words or multiplication tables. We used our wipe board to draw a baseball diamond. Then we used the pack of sight words I picked up from Target dollar bins. Each word said correctly equals one base (which … Continue reading