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Tag Archives: SWR
Teaching Two with Spell to Write & Read (SWR)
This year, my oldest is moving onto a Vocabulary/Spelling combo program call Megawords. However, the next two will be using Spell to Write and Read again. I’m going to attempt to teach them both together, even though they are over … Continue reading
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Spell to Write And Read (SWR)
Our spelling curriculum is Spell to Write & Read – otherwise known as SWR. Don’t confuse it with another product named similarly but which starts with “Sing to …” Totally different things. I was drawn to this program when several … Continue reading
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Summer Session: Day 3
We took a two week break after the official “end” of our school year. We started back up on Monday for a light summer session of schoolwork. I start out with Child #1 & Child #2 working together on Writing … Continue reading
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Language Arts for Next Year – Mental Chaos!
As I sat watching my oldest child write from dictation this morning during her spelling lesson (using Spell to Write and Read), I shuddered inwardly in horror. There were words run together, very little punctuation (including, in some cases, no … Continue reading
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Tagged curriculum, GWG, homeschool, LA curriculum, language arts, LLATL, SWR, WWE
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Homeschool Record-keeping
Depending on which state you live in, the requirements for record keeping for homeschooling differ. Even if your state doesn’t require records, it is a good idea, in my opinion, to keep some records and some examples of your students’ … Continue reading
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The Best Laid Plans . . .
I have my book of lesson plans that I refer to daily to see what I thought we would do each day. We have only had three full days of school and already I am glad I am so flexible. … Continue reading
Posted in A Beka, Apologia Astronomy, homeschool, Kids, Math, planning, school year, Singapore Earlybird, Story of the World, SWR
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Planning Next Year and Interruptions
I’ve started planning my lessons for next fall. So far, I have been able to fit 42 chapters of Story of the World I into 33 weeks. I made sure to include some slop for extra reading and activities, but … Continue reading
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