Posts Tagged ‘ language arts ’

Online Educational Resources

I have compiled a list of mostly free online educational resources and homeschool activities to keep students on track with their studies during school closures or breaks.
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Use That Thesaurus and Dictionary! A Free Printable for Language Arts

Do your children know how to find words in a dictionary? What about a thesaurus?  Utilize them in engaging activities for teaching new words!
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Literature Unit Studies I Love!

Literature unit studies are a wonderful way to introduce your students to the wonder of reading and especially classic literature. Let these unit studies help create excitement and inspire a love of learning in your homeschool!
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Word Play: Language Arts Activities for Homeschool

No one likes busy work, but nearly everyone loves learning through games! Whether you’re looking for online learning games, printables, crafts, or worksheet activities, we’ve found some free options for you!
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Get Your Preschooler Ready to Read

It felt like you barely blinked and now your baby is now standing before you as a preschooler, ready and eager to learn. How do you get them ready to read?
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Recycle and Reuse: Manipulatives You Can Make!

Think out of the box to create your own educational manipulatives to keep your homeschoolers learning!
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Get Smarter with Poetry

Poetry is often overlooked in a child’s education and is left behind with the literature reading, spelling, math, and more. It shouldn’t be! This underdog of language arts has great potential and can add some fun to your homeschooling.
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Handwriting – Teaching Cursive and Manuscript Writing

Teach handwriting with free cursive and manuscript printable worksheets. Download alphabet fonts for kids to practice handwriting with their own stories.
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Online Contests For Kids

Academic and skill-based contests that welcome homeschoolers.
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Free Language Arts Curriculum

Take care not to spend so much that you can’t change course while you take time to plan for the future. Take advantage of these opportunities to borrow materials or to get some free supplies outright. This page has links to mostly physical materials you may send away for and receive through the mail....
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Writing and Composition Curriculum

Writing Resources A variety of free resources to help parents and educators teach writing more effectively. Free Writing Resources Beginning Handwriting VocabularySpellingCity allows parents to create their handwriting printable for both printing and script. It also has a feature for left-handers so that the text to be copied can be right justified which makes...
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Reading Instruction Materials – Literature Based Language Arts

Reading Instruction means more than just reading literature, but reading everything, including science and math! Find free and low-cost resources and literature-based curriculum for reading instruction on this page. Free and Low Cost Resources for eBooks Epic A library at your child’s fingertips. Unlimited reading for $4.99/month. Sorted by age groups, newborn to 12...
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Phonics Materials and Instruction

Action Factor Home of Sing Your Way Through Phonics. If you were a child, would you rather learn phonics through rhythm and song or through workbook exercises? AVKO Educational Research Foundation Multisensory reading, spelling and writing materials to help teach dyslexic and dysgraphic children. Some free samples on the site to try first. Candy 4WAY Phonics...
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Hands On Reading Activities Vendors

*This post contains affiliate links. Things you buy through our links may earn us a commission. Sensory & Writing Strategies Alphabet Letter Activity Sheets Use these worksheets to teach a new letter and sound to beginning readers. A-M are free. Small charge for rest of alphabet. Crossbow Education Dyslexia teaching resources: colored overlays for...
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Language Arts Books

*This post contains affiliate links. Things you buy through our links may earn us a commission. Composition The Deluxe Transitive Vampire The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed by Gordon , Karen Elizabeth Our favorite, totally irreverant book about English grammar. Wildly imaginative example sentences. Exorcise such grammatical...
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English Literature for Teenagers

Free literature and lessons on analyzing great books. Help and advice for reading classic books in English.
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Free Children’s And Kids’ Books Online

Download free children’s and kids’ books and read children’s literature online. Listen to stories with audio programs. Reading together, as a family with small and big children can form great bonds. Good books for reading on tablets. I want to listen to a good story I’m a little kid. I just want a story....
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Public Speaking For Kids

Topics for persuasive public speeches. Famous speeches. Where to learn how to give a speech. Websites recommended by your Homeschool Guide.
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Vocabulary Words And Definitions For High School

Connotative and Denotative Vocabulary Practice 20 misused English words that make smart people look silly We’re all tempted to use words that we’re not too familiar with. If this were the only problem, I wouldn’t have much to write about. That’s because we’re cautious with words we’re unsure of and, thus, they don’t create...
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Printing and Binding Classic Books for Homeschooling

Consider the cost of printer ink, paper and covers before you think of printing these as “Free” books. The cost may be more than buying paperbacks or buying a cheap Kindle for reading purposes only. I prefer to call them “Classic books” rather than old. These are readily available on the Internet, and I...
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