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Spelling Challenge Journal

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... How to practice it?

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 [...]

Responsibility in the School Space

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 [...]