Adding a spooky ghost, a vicious vampire or a howling werewolf to a worksheet around Halloween time is a sure fire way to keep kids interested in doing school work. These Halloween Printables: Verbs, Parts of Speech will help your second and third grade aged children work on understanding and recognizing all types of verbs. […]
Third Grade Spelling Curriculum: Week Three
When planning your child’s third grade curriculum, be sure to include spelling. Spelling is a dying subject these days for whatever reason. Children should know thousands of words by the end of Grade Three. These Third Grade Spelling Curriculum: Week Three words will help your Kids not only learn to spell the words, but also […]
Third Grade Spelling Curriculum: Week Two
Learning to spell is a fading skill. Everything has auto-correct these days, but children should still learn the spelling basics and to spell many words. I think a spelling curriculum is very important to increasing the spelling skills of my child. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the Third Grade Spelling Curriculum that I wanted. So, I […]
Third Grade Spelling Curriculum: Week Four
Be sure your child is paying extra attention during Spelling Class this week! One of the words on the list is a proper noun. This could be a great time to explain the difference in a proper noun and a common noun. This list of 15 Third Grade Spelling Curriculum: Week Four words will help your children […]
Learn the Muscular System {Third Grade Unit Study}
Last week, we had an awesome time learning about the skeletal system! We are super excited about the muscular system this week, aren’t you? As with last week, we aren’t getting into the scientific names of the muscles, but are learning what they do for the body. I use the Homeschool Tracker Plus to keep […]
Learn the Skeletal System {Grade Three Unit Study}
Thomas and I are spending a week learning all about the skeletal system. As he is only 8, we aren’t getting too into the official science terms of the bones. However, we will touch on them a tad – but I won’t be “testing” him on them. So, since I am building this lesson plan, […]
Review: Reading Kingdom website
I was excited to try out a new site that would help my kiddos read better and Reading Kingdom sounded like a great one to try! About the Reading Kingdom (from their website) The Reading Kingdom is a fun, easy-to-use online program that teaches children 4-10 years old how to read and write to […]