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Fourth Grade Language Arts Part 2

Fourth Grade language arts skills builds upon skills learned in previous years. Here is part 2 of the list of fourth grade language arts skills adapted from the World book website along with my suggestions for teaching these skills. Reading: A child’s reading materials must be varied and include short stories, chapter books, poetry, plays. Spelling: There are numerous workbooks and online references you can use for fourth grade spelling exercises as well as a list of words a fourth grader should know. My children loved using the Leapfrog Turbo game to practice spelling words during car trips. Increasing dictionary … Continue reading →

Third Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Below is a list of skills a third grader should learn or have by the end of the year. This list is adapted from World Book Encyclopedia but I have added curriculum recommendations. Silent reading: Your third grader should be able to read silently. Here is a third grade reading list you can use. Reading prose and poetry aloud: Poetry Grades 3-4 is a great workbook to use another option is Instant Activities for Poetry for grade 3-6. Oral presentations: Your third grader should be able to tell a story, describe a book, or report an experience accurately. Give him … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

What Your Third Grader Needs To Learn

Third grade is a really important year as students will finish their early elementary years. Foundational reading and math skills are necessary to have success in future school years. Make sure your student is working at grade level. If you think there may be a potential problem with keeping up, speak to your teacher and/or seek an outside evaluation. Utilization of a tutor or specialized reading program might be necessary if your child is having difficulty. You might see that your child seems to know it all this year, and if they think they do not, be ready to discover … Continue reading →

Beezus and Ramona – Beverly Cleary

When Beverly Cleary began writing her Henry Huggins series, she included neighborhood children as characters to be friends for Henry. Among those children was Beezus Quimby, a little girl just Henry’s age. Cleary later decided to do a series of books specifically about Beezus and her younger sister Ramona. “Beezus and Ramona” is the first book in that series. Beezus is nine years old, and she’s very mature and practical. This is in direct opposition to her four-year-old sister Ramona, who’s imaginative and energetic, and, at times, completely out of control. She disrupts Beezus’s sense of order and causes quite … Continue reading →

Henry Huggins – Beverly Cleary

“Henry Huggins” is Beverly Cleary’s first published novel, and it’s a delight. Henry is a precocious little boy who’s just a bit prone to getting into trouble, not that it’s his fault, but fate just keeps interfering with his plans, sometimes in laugh-out-loud funny ways. When we first meet Henry, he’s buying an ice cream cone after an afternoon of swimming at the YMCA. A hungry stray dog wanders up to him and starts licking its chops. Henry doesn’t want to share, but the dog looks starved, with all those ribs sticking out through its fur, so Henry gives up … Continue reading →

Building a Homeschool Library: The Classics (Part I)

I noticed that Tristi Pinkerton and Valorie Delp have been discussing appropriate reading materials for children. It got me thinking about the items I have, and wish I had in my homeschool library. Why have in-home homeschool libraries? As homeschoolers, it pays to have a library of books children can get their hands on quickly and easily. Of course, there is always the public library, but the public library will not necessarily have all of the books you will want your child to read. When we (my children and I) want a particular classic book, we have to request it … Continue reading →

The Junie B. Jones Books – Barbara Park

Junie B. Jones is one of the most popular children’s book series of all time. I asked one fan, my daughter Caryn, what it is about Junie B. Jones that makes her so appealing to children. Caryn said: “She is funny and a lot of the time I can understand why she does things. Even though she’s a little misbehaved, she’s still very cute and very funny. She is always trying new things. You’ll have to read the book; it’s very fun!” The premise behind Junie B. is simple: she’s an ordinary kid, in an ordinary school, facing ordinary problems. … Continue reading →