Simple and short homeschooling post today (and very, very, late). We have been painting the dining room! Today’s post comes courtesy of my 8th grade English teacher. She wrote this simple poem to help her students remember basic figures of speech and to help keep them straight. A simile is like a song It’s as […]
Other Signs of Reading Readiness
A funny thing happened after I wrote last week’s post and mentioned how one of the indicators I use in knowing when my children are ready to read is to have them touch their ear with the opposite hand. My mom, who taught school for years before homeschooling us, was rather appalled that I used […]