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Spelling words for first graders that teach phonics and handwriting practice for first graders.

First Grade Spelling Practice & Sight Words by Week

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020

For first grade, we opted to do the “Virtual Public School” through our elementary school.   To help other parents who are doing first grade homeschool and looking to follow something similar to what first graders are learning in public school, I will update this list weekly. The words are designed to be used with a…

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How to Carve a Pumpkin Like a Pro

Posted on September 27, 2020September 30, 2020

[convertkit form=1708200] Wondering how to teach a first grader to carve a pumpkin like a pro? This was a fun fall activity we did as a family. For the past five years we have painted pumpkins, but this year our daughter wanted to give it a go and carving a pumpkin. She picked the pattern…

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The Magic Balloon Experiment

Posted on September 27, 2020September 30, 2020

This self inflating balloon science project is a great first grade science lesson. Magic Balloon Experiment Video Supplies Needed 1 balloon 1 water bottle (empty) 4 tablespoons of vinegar 2 tablespoons of baking soda 1 spoon A funnel (or paper to pour the baking soda in the balloon) About the Magic Balloon Science Experiment Pour…

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The Naked Egg Science Experiment

Posted on September 27, 2020September 30, 2020

Are you looking for an elementary science experiment that is perfect for first graders? Look no further than The Naked Egg. Sometimes called “the rubber egg experiment” or “the vinegar egg experiment”, this science activity has a wide array of science lessons you can teach. Naked Egg Science Experiment Video Supplies Needed 1 egg 1…

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First Grade Center Ideas for Homeschool

Posted on September 24, 2020September 30, 2020

One of the things my daughter has missed most since we started doing virtual school is hands-on centers.  She loved them in pre-K and in first grade.  In virtual public school, hands-on centers have been replaced with online games and learning activities.  But first graders need hands-on things too, and her teacher has told me…

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A collage of paint chips converted into educational strips to teach first graders word families

Word Family Activity for Kindergarten and First Grade (Paint Chips)

Posted on September 20, 2020September 30, 2020

This week our first grade spelling words have taken a new direction.  For the first four weeks of school, we were learning word families.  Each week we had five words to memorize and a fluency passage to read.  At the end of the week, we took a test over those five words and a practice…

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Educational Posters for First Grade Reference Binders

Posted on September 20, 2020September 30, 2020

Are you looking for classroom posters you can put up to inspire your first grade students to improve in various areas of their education?  All of these posters were designed at 8.5″ x 11″ so they could be hung up on bulletin boards or placed in a students reference binder. Check back frequently as new…

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Teaching Sentence Structure in First Grade with Silly Sentences

Posted on September 20, 2020September 30, 2020

During a fishing trip this weekend with our daughter, my husband and I were discussing how we could improve her journal writing assignments in first grade.  One of the things she is struggling with is understanding when she’s putting words down on paper that they need articles, nouns, and verbs, along with proper capitalization and…

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Setting Realistic Writing Expectations for First Graders

First Grade Writing Expectations & Samples

Posted on September 20, 2020September 30, 2020

I never dreamed I’d be homeschooling my first grade student.  In fairness, I’m doing virtual school.  But my child only gets 30-60 minutes of instruction a day from the teacher, and the rest of her education falls on me.  In the last five weeks I have taken a crash course on everything from how to…

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Free Homeschool Resources from the Homeschool Buyers Co-Op Webinar

Posted on September 17, 2020September 30, 2020

This week I received an email to attend a webinar on the “Best Homeschool Freebies” hosted by Shiller Learning and presented by Cailin Sandvig from the Homeschool Buyers Co-Op. Cailin went over several freebies that she enjoys using as a homeschool parent, many of which I didn’t know about.  I thought I would share some of…

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