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Beginning and intermediate readers need a multitude of ways to practice phonics. Give your young ones a nice change of pace with this set of Short Vowel CVC Word Search worksheets! My oldest and youngest daughters loved word searches when they were early readers. Even though they both took a bit longer to read fluently, …
My girls each needed quite a bit of phonics practice when they were early readers. In fact, two of my girls needed explicit phonics instruction and practice all the way through 4th grade. I found that phonics lessons in the early years need to be short, plentiful, and most of all consistent. I, however, encountered …
In my 12+ years of homeschooling, I have found that you can’t practice phonics, grammar, Latin, or math facts too often. Add some extra phonics practice to your child’s lessons this week with the phonics sorting activity! ETA April 2022: Note that this post was originally published in May 2013. I have updated it with …
Phonics is a subject that cannot be repeated enough in the early grades. Phonics forms the basis of figuring out how words are put together and why they are formed in the way they are. I have a variety of phonics activities for my young readers – hands-on activities, traditional worksheets, our spelling tiles, and more. …
For years and years, All About Reading and All About Spelling were curriculum staples here at the Hill House. This phonics curriculum is extremely homeschool mom-friendly, and the preparation time is streamlined. All About Spelling and All About Reading both helped me as the homeschool teacher learn how to teach my children to phonics, which of …
My little boy can’t get enough cut and paste activities. He has loved to cut with scissors since he was old enough to hold them in his little fingers! He will have so much fun with Farm Animals Cut and Paste Booklet! He just turned 5 in February, and he is at the perfect stage …
If you have been a reader here for long at Mama’s Learning Corner, you know that I consistently update my worksheet packets that were published in the early years. I have found that worksheets, interestingly, are like paint colors: They become dated over time. I never could have dreamed 10 years ago, that I would …
My 4 year old is a busy bee trying to recognize letter sounds consistently. At this age, I spend a bulk of my “school time” with him using hands-on activities with the occasional pencil activity thrown in there. We are very loosely following Memoria Press’ Jr. Kindergarten curriculum. I’ve been very pleased with it, but the …
Young learners need a variety of phonics practice in the early years of Kindergarten through 2nd Grade. Even if you have children who read easily, they still need ample amounts of phonics practice. I made the mistake of not solidifying phonics with one of my early readers, and it created a multitude of problems many …
While phonics and reading have come very naturally to some of my children, other kiddos of mine have struggled to internalize phonics concepts and read fluently. In the past 2 years, I have read more about phonics than I ever wanted to know, and have truly taught myself how to teach my children. Is it …
It’s been awhile since I shared something fun and holiday-ish. As we head into the pink hearts of Valentine’s Day, download this fun set of mystery pictures for your young ones! If you have been a long time reader here at Mama’s, you know that I often try to incorporate a few holiday or seasonally-themed …
