Language arts

Slippery, slimy, sugary…adjectives are delightful! Learn how to teach adjectives and apply that knowledge to grammar and writing.

Dividing words into syllables is a game-changing decoding strategy.  If you know how to teach syllables, you can take a beginning reader from “fab” to “fabulous” in no time!

It’s not hard to teach opposites–it’s easy!  Read on to learn just how to teach opposites to kids.

Make your digital lessons pop with a FREE Parts of Speech Virtual Escape Room for upper elementary students! Answer sheet and key included!

Smooth, fluid strokes–that’s cursive in a nutshell.  How do you teach a child to write that way?  We have all the details on teaching cursive handwriting to kids.

Do you want to integrate your teaching around a central theme?  Then you want a unit study. Here’s how to create one!

Reading doesn’t have to be a strictly solitary activity. Discuss the big ideas, share experiences, and develop comprehension when you learn how to create a book study.

Your student is now ready to read sentences. Now it’s time to teach Inferencing! Here is all you need to know about how to teach inferencing.

Break out those picture books! It’s time to teach inferencing! These picture books to teach inferencing are our favorites!

To be fully fluent in a language, you have to know its idioms. Are you wondering how to teach idioms? It’s a piece of cake!

Introduce your students to some word fun with these rhyming activities for preschool, kindergarten, and lower elementary!

Help your preschooler and kindergarten students learn about words by discovering how to teach rhyming words so that they stick!

Vowels are the mainstay of any language; they are the sounds you sing in words. To teach a child to read, you need to know how to teach vowels.

Knowing how to teach CVC words can mean the difference between students grasping the concept quickly or needing extra time. Here’s how!

You know the song: “A-B-C is easy as 1-2-3.” But teaching the ABCs?  Here’s the skinny on how to teach letters in a simple, fun, and memorable way. How to Teach the Alphabet Hands-on Activities If you are wondering how to teach your child to recognize the letters of the alphabet, make it tactile!  Little …

S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G. How do you turn this core subject into a fun and refreshing part of your homeschool day? Try these fun ways to learn spelling words! How to Teach Spelling Everyone knows the importance of teaching reading, but is teaching spelling really necessary? Surely a child will learn how to spell simply by reading, right? …

What do you do when you have to teach writing, but you’re not sure how? You enlist the help of an online middle school writing program that makes it easy! Middle School Research Paper Program With the youngest being in 7th grade, finding a middle school writing curriculum that would compliment what she was already …

Boom cards? They’re not just fun, they’re also great teaching and review tools! Learn more about using Boom cards for ELA! This article contains affiliate links to products that may help you. The Versatility of Boom Cards In a previous post, I introduced an amazing new teaching tool, Boom Cards.  If you’re not familiar with …

Letter reversals can be a struggle for some children. Though it can be troubling for parents and teachers, it’s not necessarily cause for alarm. Letter reversals aren’t uncommon in children 7 years old and younger. Why do kids reverse letters? One of the first things that come to mind with letter reversals is dyslexia. It’s …

Whether you’re doing distance learning or don’t have the school budget to take a big field trip, these virtual field trip ideas are a great alternative to visiting places in person. What Are Virtual Field Trips? Traditional field trips require a lot of planning and preparation. Virtual field trips, on the other hand, are quick, …