Wandering through life one season at a time
I found an old stack of writing prompt calendars as I was sorting through some papers this afternoon. I thought you might like to see them. They are so cute!
I made one for each month of the year using the resources in this post. It was very easy, and it is so much fun to read over the kids’ old creative writing journals.
{my scanner won’t cooperate, so click on the pic for a closer view}
There are so many fun things to discover at SparkleBox! I couldn’t possibly fit them into one post, so today I will share my favorite: Creative Writing Templates
These are created for the younger kids, but I will be slipping a few of the sheets into my older girls’ writing journals just for fun!
Here are some of the ideas I had while browsing:
Don’t miss the colorful border pages down at the bottom!
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It is week 1 of the “Not” Back to School Blog Hop and I look forward to browsing all the lists!
I like to use whatever free resources I can find, and I will also throw in seasonal fun using the links that I add to my Month by Month page.
Here are my plans for dd(14), dd(12), ds(8), dd(6), and dd(almost 3):
~Bible~
All – Grapevine Studies we do this with Daddy before bedtime
All – Missionary Blogs
9th & 7th – free Bible worksheets from Heart of Wisdom to be used with history
9th & 7th – Through the Bible with My Child (free) to be used with history
~History~
All – Ancient Civilizations & the Bible (includes art & music)
~Geography~
9th & 7th – Mapwork with history; Geography A to Z (free)
3rd & 1st – Elementary Geography by Charlotte Mason (free)
~Science~
9th – Biology 101
7th & younger –
~Nature~
We go on a nature walk every Friday morning at the duck pond down at the end of our street. No formal curriculum…I just teach something.
~Math~
9th – Life of Fred Beginning Algebra; Khan Academy (free)
7th – Life of Fred Fractions; Decimals & Percents
3rd – Saxon 3
1st – Saxon 1
~Writing/Grammar~
9th & 7th –
3rd –
1st –
~Spelling/Vocabulary~
Spell by Color (free)
~Reading/Literature~
9th – {still working on this}
7th – {still working on this}
3rd – {still working on this}
1st –
~Handwriting~
9th & 7th – Cursive Copywork (free) use as refresher
3rd – Handwriting Model Worksheets (free) use as refresher course, Spacing Paper (free)
1st – A to Z Handwriting Worksheets (free)
~Preschool~
Bubble Activities (free) using stickers from the Target $ spot
Alphabet Animal Puppets (free)
Vintage Coloring Pages (free)
Learning Size Activities (free)
Story Props (free)
