My family has loved using Dr. Jay Wile’s book “Science in The Beginning” for our home-school science curriculum. We have loved the fun, hands-on experiments and the way they are connected to the scientific concepts. We do science together with all of my kids ranging from pre-school to middle school. …
Recently my daughter has been reading about a lot of different animals. She is continuously reciting fun facts about the animals she has read about. I am so happy that she has begun to really love to read just for fun. This gave me the idea to create these cards …
After you have downloaded the files in the Simply Reading program there are a few things that you will need to get started. I’ll break it down for you so you can get started as soon as you are ready. Read the Introduction It is important that you read the …
The Simply Reading curriculum includes a combination of several reading instruction methods. The main backbone of the program is based on the Orton-Gillingham Approach. The Orton-Gillingham Approach to reading instruction was developed in the early-20th century. It is language-based, multisensory, structured, sequential, cumulative, cognitive, and flexible. The Orton-Gillingham Approach has …
In the Montessori method, the moveable alphabet is a mainstay. A moveable alphabet is simply a set of letter manipulatives that enable children to arrange letters to form letter strings or words. Letter manipulatives give children a way to interact with the alphabet through hands-on play. They allow for a …