For the week of 4/26/10 I implemented my younger child to practice a strategy not listed in the How to practice spelling post. I call this center the picture to bead spelling. This works great for him. I strung his spelling words together and seperated them by a colored bead. Then I found and printed silly pictures that matched [...]
Spelling Questions:
How do you practice spelling? How do you make spelling practice fun? When are mistakes good? How does one avoid making spelling practice straight rote-memorization? How do you incorporate learning styles into spelling, other than just writing it five times? What are some ways to get my child to practice spelling independently? How do [...]
Email question:
I am having difficulty getting my children to respect their school space. All day I feel like not only am I getting things ready to teach but am also having to pick up and set up… have 3 children at completely different levels it begins to not feel fun. Don’t get me wrong… they are great [...]