Category: Reading
{Fun @ 4} Back to Work
| March 11, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Geography, Handwriting, Kiddos In Action, Math, Reading, Road Trip USA, Science, Subjects & Themes, Writing |
Thing 1 asked to do school almost every day this week. I think the month off was good for his motivation. Here is what his week looked like this week. Sight Words *Reviewed sight words and, me, you Spelling *at, man, sat, am, an, ran, hat, gas, map Math *Singapore Math 1A Lessons 13 Word problems using trains. I put some trains into a shed and asked him to add some more. Then he had to tell me how many there were all together. *Singapore Math 1A Lesson 14 and 15 Reading *From All About Reading: Read stories Slim Went… {Read More}
{Fun @ 4} Short Week
| February 11, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Handwriting, Kiddos In Action, Math, Reading, Subjects & Themes |
We had a really laid back and short week this week, like we only did formal school two days this week. I think Thing 1 enjoyed the lighter week. Reading: We continued working through our version of the All About Reading curriculum. I have also caught him really trying to read a book. Thing 1 continues to amaze me. Handwriting: I am still making simple handwriting sheet for him to use as more formal practice. However, he has also been doing some practicing on his own. Today, he decided to write his own book. So he practiced sounding out his words… {Read More}
{Fun @ 4} New Math Curriculum
| January 27, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Handwriting, Kiddos In Action, Math, Math Printables, Printables, PowerPoints and More, Reading, Subjects & Themes |
Thing 1 had another great week. Handwriting: For handwriting practice I have started to get Thing 1′s input on what he wants to write. So as part of his school day I have him dictate a sentence to me. Then I take the sentence and use the ABC box font and type the sentence for him and leave space for him to illustrate the sentence. The next day, I give that sheet of paper to him to use for handwriting practice and to draw a picture to go with the sentence. At the end of the week we put those pages… {Read More}
{Fun @ 4} Reading and Addition
| January 21, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Kiddos In Action, Math, Reading, Subjects & Themes |
Thing 1 had a light week since I am working on changing his math curriculum and adjusting his reading program to fit his needs. Reading: We continued to read the short stories from the lessons we are skipping in All About Reading Level 1. Math: Thing 1 continued to practice counting to 100. We also did some addition practice. We haven’t done any addition practice since we started using Saxon Math 1, and Thing 1 has missed it. He did a fantastic job with the addition practice. Next week we will start using our hybrid version of Singapore Math and the… {Read More}
{Totally 3} Letter A Review
| January 21, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under ABC Printables, ABCs, Handwriting, Kiddos In Action, Letter Aa, Letters A - I, Math, Reading, Subjects & Themes, Totally 3, Yummy ABCs, Yummy Letter A |
As we jumped back into school last week, I just wasn’t sure how much Thing 3 had retained from our long break off. So I decided that it might be best to do a couple of weeks of review for Thing 2. So we started back with the letter A. Thing 2 has been really interested lately in helping me in the kitchen lately, so I have changed started making some of his alphabet activities relate to food. I have created the Yummy ABCs. This week was the letter A for apples. I though about adding asparagus, but there was no way he was going to go near that. You… {Read More}
{Fun @ 4} : 1st Week Back
| January 13, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Handwriting, Kiddos In Action, Math, Reading, Subjects & Themes |
Thing 1 had a great first week back. I think we all enjoyed getting back to our normal routine. Sight Words: I really like the You Can Read program, but it is just now working for Thing 1 right now. I have not exactly figured what to do next, so I think we are going to hold off on You Can Read for a week. Reading: This week we started the All About Reading Level 1, kinda. I started looking through the lessons and decided that Thing 1 had already mastered the first 16 lessons or so. So instead of… {Read More}
{Fun @ 4} More Reading!
| January 6, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Kiddos In Action, Reading, Subjects & Themes |
We weren’t officially having school this week, since it was a short week for us anyway. However, I have had Thing 1 read to me some this week. This week he read 6 more books from the second set of the BoB Books. He read books 3-8. He reading is starting to get a little smoother and faster. He is also doing a much better job with a few of the letter sounds that he was struggling to pronounce correctly. However, there are a couple of sounds that he is continuing to struggle pronouncing, but there continues to be improvement. So what… {Read More}
{Fun @ 4} : We Finished BoB Books Set 1!
| December 23, 2011 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Kiddos In Action, Reading, Subjects & Themes |
I had no intention of writing a Fun @ 4 post this week, however, I had to share that Thing 1 finished reading the last 5 BoB Books from set 1 tonight. I am so excited! If you remember, I had promised Thing 1 that once he finished reading all of the BoB book set 1, I would let him pick out a prize of his choice. I had done this to motivate him to try to read, because I knew he was ready, but he just needed a little push to get started. Well, it worked, way faster than… {Read More}
{Fun @ 4} : Focusing on Reading
| December 16, 2011 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Kiddos In Action, Math, Reading, Subjects & Themes |
Thing 1 is going through a difficult period right now, and school is no exception. He is 4 going on 14. With that, we are focusing on reading and sight words until the end of the year. Sight Words: This week we focused on the first 4 sets of sight words in You Can Read. He has been struggling with the sight words over the last two weeks, so I thought a review was in order. Reading: Thing 1 finished three of the BoB Books this week! I am so proud of him. He even read the last book for Daddy… {Read More}
{Totally 3} : Letter C
| December 15, 2011 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under ABC Printables, ABCs, Cutting Practice, Handwriting, Kiddos In Action, Letter Cc, Letter Cc Printables, Math, Reading, Subjects & Themes, Totally 3 |
We have had another awesome week. Handwriting: Handwriting practice continues to consist of the writing practice pages from 1+1+1=1 for the first two days of school. On the last day, we practiced writing the letters C and c on the whiteboard. Letter Activity: Monday’s letter activity was making cupcakes! I have learned that Thing 2 responds well to food, he may not eat the most, but he enjoys being in the kitchen. Thing 2 also did a poking page. These are becoming a favorite. Our letter activities for Wednesday consisted of a simple letter maze that I made for him. The… {Read More}
