What began as an attempt to write a series of lesson plans for the WooJr.com ended with a full-on book for children and parents who are interested in learning and discussing about racism in this county. This two-year journey has taken me on a heartbreaking trip through hurt, anger, sadness, and …
14 Recommendations to Use for Read Alouds
Read Alouds are all the rage in homeschooling circles, but the truth is that reading aloud to your children should be a priority even if your children attend school outside of the home. Many write off picture books because they believe that they are too easy/young for older children. However, when I …
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Teaching Reading Comprehension
New YouTube video up on my channel. In it, I talk about teaching reading comprehension and what I do to ensure that my daughter is getting the whole picture when she reads. Check it out below: Tools that I mention in the video: --- Novel Notes (by me): http://ow.ly/101DVU --- …
ELA Interactive Notebooks: A Photo Post
ELA Interactive Notebooks are my favorite. We use interactive notebooking for every subject as it helps with note taking and reviewing. While most combine Reading and Language into one notebook, we have actually divided it into THREE. We use: a Literature Notebook (for teaching how to …
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Learning to Write Essays Without Calling it an Essay
I've struggled with timing. I never know when to teach essay writing. The Tornado is eight, and while she writes blog posts and journal entries, the concept of essay writing seemed a bit daunting. But, she kept asking me how to write one and, because I am trying to incorporate more child-led …
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Books We’re Reading
I absolutely love the blog, I Capture the Rowhouse, and Farrar's frequent posts about what her family is reading inspired me to share similarly here.We read a lot and I really want a better way of keeping a record of what we are reading. As I look for a way that works for our family, I will share …
Tools to Teach Preschoolers and Kindergarteners to Read
She's reading! That's right; my daughter began reading about a month ago and it has opened up a whole new world for us as a family. Seriously, I finally feel like we can actually do this homeschooling thing now! Truth be told, I have known that she could read longer than she has known. She …
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What We’re Listening To
Peter Pan (UNABRIDGED) by J.M. Barrie and Narrated by Jim Dale. We have actually purchased this one as while I do support LibiVox, sometimes the intros at the start of each chapter gets a little annoying. …
