What is it about match cards that children love so much? My girls just adore them, which is why you see them so often here at Mama’s Learning Corner! (This post contains affiliate links.) Off and on throughout this school year, the kids and I have listened and read The Story of the Orchestra. My …
Spelling Tips and Ideas
If you are a regular reader here at Mama’s Learning Corner, you know that we use All About Spelling and All About Reading. And we love it! (This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.) All About Spelling was the first formal curriculum that I absolutely fell in love with. …
Vocabulary Word List: Free Printable
In our homeschool, there always seems to be a steady stream of vocabulary words that my children and I are learning. Whether the vocabulary words are in our Tapestry of Grace work, a unit study, or in our book study of the week, there’s a constant list of vocabulary words we’re wading through. How We …
The Best Dictionary for Kindergarten through 2nd Grade
I’m frequently asked what my favorite ______ is for homeschooling. You can insert the word pencil, printer, curriculum, file folders, read-alouds, or any other item we homeschool mamas frequently ponder over. So today I’m sharing what I have found to be the best dictionary for Kindergarten – 2nd Grade. Dictionary for Kindergarten – 2nd …
My Spelling Dictionary – Customize for any grade or subject!
I have a very precious-to-my-heart 7-year-old daughter, my oldest girl. We have taken reading and spelling a bit slower because she’s needed a good amount of extra practice and reinforcement. In my opinion, it’s better for her to go a bit slower and really nail down particular literacy concepts, than breeze on through and those …
FREE ABC Series from All About Reading! & Resources to Practice ABCs
This post contains my affiliate link. See my disclosure policy for more information. I usually squeal with delight when I find that All About Learning releases a new product. If you’ve read here at Mama’s very long, you know that we’re big fans of All About Reading and All About Spelling. Today, All About Reading …
Book of the Week: Corduroy
Book of the Week is a new weekly feature at Mama’s Learning Corner. This series was born out of a search to help my 6 year-old daughter move out of the early reader stage. Note: This post contains affiliate links, which helps support the free printables offered by Mama’s Learning Corner. You can see my …
The ED Sort
This post contains my referral links. View my disclosure policy here. This past week in spelling, my son and I studied the vowel suffix ED. We are currently in All About Spelling Level 3, which introduces the three different sounds that the suffix ED makes when added to a base word. One of the activities was …
Favorite Homeschool Resource 2011-2012: All About Spelling
By far, my favorite resource for our homeschool this year is All About Spelling. I wasn’t pleased at all with our Kindergarten choice of curriculum, so I was determined to pull together the ‘perfect’ curriculum for first grade. While some of our choices have worked out beautifully, others have bombed! As to be expected, I …
