Reading

Teaching your child to read can be a daunting task to some. There are many different ways to teach reading and even more reading curriculum choices.  And don't even get …

Russia was a fun country to study during our year of homeschool units of countries and cultures. Like all countries, Russia has folktales and we found several variations of each one. …

Out of all of our countries and cultures unit studies Australia was our favorite. We've loved reading about the Australian outback and, of course, kangaroos, koalas, wombats, and platypuses. This …

There are lots of ways to for preschoolers to learn how to spell their name! This list of 26 Ways to Learn Names for Preschoolers is full of creative name activities for preschoolers. …

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man that helped the civil rights movement tremendously. His peaceful but firm approach to getting equal rights for African Americans is something …

For our Africa unit study during our homeschool year's theme of countries and cultures we read some really great books. We studied the grasslands and African animals as well. Some …

Our study of countries and cultures led us to India this time. We learned about the many folktales, the culture, and their beliefs from this list of India Books for …

As we've been studying countries and cultures in our homeschool, we've read some really great children's books about China. These China books for kids have taught us about the way …

As much as I'd like to be a homeschool supermom, the fact of the matter is that I'm not. I have two boys in completely different learning stages--a 5th grader …

In the younger years, we are so focused on teaching kids how to read using phonics and decoding skills. But what happens after that? Do we send them off into …