Printable Spelling Dictionary for Kids. If you’ve been following my blog, you’ve seen a lot of Letter of the Week crafts, reading lists, fine motor activities, and math connections. I’ve also shared a few resources I’ve created to help my 4 1/2-year-old learn to read. This week I’m beginning a new venture — teaching my children to love writing. I look forward to sitting down to have regular writing time with my Four and Six — and showing you just what that looks like.
As a classroom teacher, I made Writing Workshop a regular part of my schedule – whether I taught grades 3-5 (as I did for three years), or grades 1-2 (as I did for five years). I want so much to foster that same love of writing in my own children. One thing all writers love is words. My daughter, just finishing kindergarten, turned six last week. 1) Its word lists are a resource for children as they seek the spellings of words commonly used in writing. 2) It is a recording space for children to write the spellings of words they want to use in their writing.
See On. How to Prepare for Black Friday Deals. About the Green Dragonfly. Hi, Im Janette… The purpose of this blog is to journal THREE things; crafts, creativity and my kids. We live in Hamilton, New Zealand. When I tried to think about how I could best explain myself I couldn’t settle on the description, so (among many other things) I’m a… Mama. Maker of stuff. Crocheter. If you would like to get in touch please email me at: janettewise (at) me (dot) com All words and images are Copyright Janette Williams 2011. Like this: Like Loading... Redefining family: the archives | Offbeat Families. About. Hi, I’m Abbie, and M is for Mama is an unapologetic ode to messy, maddening, miraculous motherhood. It’s also where I share my favorite non-M-related passions–like thrifting, endless furniture and knickknack rearranging, exercising, baking yummy treats, putting together ridiculously cheap outfits, hot-glue crafting, and typing out my deep (and not-so-deep) thoughts…almost always with one of my 5 children on or near me.
I love Jesus, good grammar, and ho-cho (which I don’t get to drink nearly as often as I’d like in the muggy, pine tree forests of East Texas). (I also love parentheses). (Can you tell?). I hope you’ll stick around and share what you love too! See that expression on my face? So, who am I? I love icing. I also love to travel, which doesn’t seem like it would work with the aforementioned brood of ankle-biters. I’m a former high school/college tutor, turned high school Spanish/ESL/English teacher, turned fitness instructor, turned homeschool mama.
So, that’s it. Hullabaloo Homestead — A family of seven homesteading and living simply in the mountains of northeastern PA.