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First Language Lessons

As we move from preschool and kindergarten, I believe it is important to start laying the foundation of writing, and First Language Lessons provides a wonderful transition as parents move into 1st grade studies. Here is a brief explanation from the author’s website:

“This one book is all you need to teach grammar for [...]

The Fun Part!

So, that ends our discussion of recommendations for preschool/kindergarten—-”Wait! What about social studies, history, science, grammar, foreign language, and physics?”

OK, you are right. We don’t want to have children who don’t understand the laws of physics or don’t know what a “president” is. This is actually the fun part! At this [...]

RightStart Math

As we look at the needs of most PreK-K students, we have discussed Handwriting and Reading, and today we are going to focus on math skills. As with all the activities/curriculum I have introduced, I must emphasize again that you should take each subject slowly and consistently. At this age, [...]

Teach Your Child to Read

Each Tuesday I am sharing resources that I recommend for PreK-K, and last week I discussed a Handwriting curriculum. In the Three R’s (reading, writing, and arithmetic), one goal is to get your child on the right track as far as reading goes.

I have personally used Teach Your Child to Read in 100 [...]

Handwriting Without Tears

Handwriting Without Tears is a wonderful introduction to handwriting and to the “school” table as well! Whenever a mom of a 4 or 5 year old asks me what they should do to get their child on the right start for education, this is one of the first things I recommend.

The [...]