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Having fun writing poems

Posted on October 11, 2018 by ofamily

We are making a big effort to do more writing but we are trying really hard to find fun ways to work on the writing.  My oldest has gotten into writing book summaries for all the books she reads and … Continue reading →

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CK or K spelling rule

Posted on April 12, 2018 by ofamily

My youngest has been trying to remember the ck or k spelling rule but it has just  not been sticking.  (The Rule – if the word has a long vowel sound or an extra consonant then you only use a … Continue reading →

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At Home With Spelling 1 Workbook Review

Posted on September 20, 2017 by ofamily

I wrote a review about the At Home With Spelling 2 workbook which I am using with my son but I did not include anything about the first book as we never used it with either kid so I knew … Continue reading →

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Year 1 Grammar book we are using

Posted on April 20, 2017 by ofamily

In February I mentioned that we had received a set of Schofield & Sims Grammar books so I thought it was time to give a more detailed review of one of the books we have been using, the Grammar 1 … Continue reading →

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Usborne Young Reading Series

Posted on March 24, 2017 by ofamily

I am a huge fan of the Usborne Beginners series.  We have a large collection of the Beginners books and I have found them to be perfect for read alouds as well as brilliant beginner readers.  My daughter used a … Continue reading →

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