Amy's Wandering

A Bird in the Hair Is Worth???

May 1, 2012 By: amyswanderingcomment

On our trip to the zoo Sunday afternoon to see the new Koala Walkabout, we discovered a fun Lorikeet aviary.

They are friendly little critters, but it can be a bit unnerving to have them sitting on your head – poop could happen at any moment!

Homeschool for Free: Learn to Read

April 27, 2012 By: amyswandering8 Comments

Free Phonics & Reading Curriculum

Teaching your child to read is one of the most important parts of homeshooling, and it can sometimes be one of the hardest. These FREE Phonics and Reading curriculum resources offer lots of great ideas.

Starfall a fun interactive site for learning letter sounds – don’t miss the Download Center, the Scope & Sequence, and the Site Map

Progressive Phonics books and activity sheets

Literactive lessons, activities, books, & worksheets

Kids Learning Station phonics worksheets

Student Center Activities (K-5) phonics; also covers reading strategies, parts of a book, etc.

First 55 Come Alive! Montessori lessons for the first 55 words a child will read

Striveney 1000 interactive online exercises (British)

Reading Lessons step-by-step lessons & books

ABC The Key online video lessons

Fun Fonix worksheets (great stuff if you can get past the crazy spelling LOL)

Blend Phonics by Don Potter – based on the work of a master teacher born in 1902

Reading for Primary Teachers this site is a bit overwhelming to navigate, but has so much to offer

ABC Fast Phonics phonics tutorials with sound & cartoons

Reading Bear beginning vocabulary & phonics

Stairway to Reading help for the struggling reader

FreeReading open-source reading intervention program

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And the Winner Is …

April 27, 2012 By: amyswanderingcomment

Congratulations Amy!!

Enjoy your copy of That Works for Me!

If any of you would like to purchase an e-book, you can save $1 by using the code SAVE1.

Winner Coming Soon

April 27, 2012 By: amyswanderingcomment

I will have the giveaway winner posted soon!

We have been battling a tummy bug this week … always fun with a big family.

On the bright side, I think I lost a couple of pounds! 🙂

Homeschool for Free: Preschool & Kindergarten

April 18, 2012 By: amyswandering13 Comments

Preschool & Kindergarten can be taught for just the cost of printer ink & paper! This list of free preschool and kindergarten curriculum has a method to suit everyone.

Do you have several little ones of different ages? Choose the Preschool program that you like and then add math & phonics for your Kindergartener. Life is so much easier for Mommy if everyone is doing the same thing!

Updated 08/12/22

Letter of the Week complete plans for every letter; also lessons for older & younger students

A Rhyme a Week 28 nursery rhyme units w/downloads (I used this to teach a preschool Co-Op class)

Hubbard’s Cupboard Bible-based for 2s, 3s, & 4s

Wee Folk Art homeschool companion guides – Waldorf

ABC Jesus Loves Me Bible-based weekly lesson plans

The Perpetual Preschool huge list of themes & activities

First-School lots of great printables

The Virtual Vine themes & units; lots of links to great resources

Preschool Alphabet lots of Alphabet themes

Teaching Toddlers seasonal activities for little ones

Read to Me and ABC letter of the week books & activities